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Thanks Glyn,

Actually, it looks pretty much the same, and it is supposed to fit with the standard shocks.

Tony

 

Hey Folks, just popped in to see whats going on, hope you are all enjoying the slightly warmer weather and that those tyres are getting some wear, and not only in the middle.

My father is 78 years old and rides a yamaha FZ6, he's had a fair few bikes in his day and says he knows what my thruxton is like to ride, so its my ambition to get him on it, the only problem is he is 5 foot 6 and has rather short legs, so his excuse is that he cant reach the floor, so i need some ideas, i thought abought making some kind of temporary lower seat, a few cable ties and he wouldnt have any excuse, so do any of you folks have any ideas how to lower the seat level….?

 

I think he'd be ok, tiptoes, bit of a gentle lean.

 

How about hold the bike straight before he takes off, then ride behind and anticipate any stops with mad acceleration so you can be there to hold the bike vertical.

I’d. Like to be able to offer an engineering answer but the seat doesn’t have much meat from new..
Sorry buddy

 

Mid winter ride!

 

Should that have been posted on the leather whiplash site?

 

Nice one Phil

 

Just been in for the wiring tube fairing recall, there’s also a recall on the same letter for the ignition switch.
I don’t know if you all need to get that looked at if you got a letter

 

Well, pops wanted to be taller

 

What other riding apparel do you think will work

 

Parts are on order. I did take a look around there and noticed the the front brake line is rubbing against the bottom of the ignition barrel where it snakes around, especially upon right handle bar lock. No slack there, needs to be addressed also.

 

I showed him the picture, hes asking what size are they?

 

and Phil that was so funny, i was hysterical for around ten minutes,
had my wife laughing too, and then more laughs on the phone to father, who was laughing for ages too.

 

Always like to give someone a chuckle, cheers mate. Btw, on a trip with 2 oldest granddaughters. Last 3days in London ( Home away apt) Nottinghill. All the major sites that the girls had to see, except Big Ben which is scaffolded up. ( the wife gets to see big ben every nite). Today in Paris for 3. And then Venice, Florence and lastly Rome.

 

So here’s a few from the last week...

A quiet coffee at Newlands Corner...


A muddy ride to Leigh Hill...


And a good scrub this morning...

 

Our Ace Cafe Thruxton and Ducati Cafe Racer

 

Very nice

 

Out for a spot of lunch today!

 

Can’t beat a black Thruxton