Whats The Last Thing You Bought?

I just saw this video, and it has a section in the middle describing his 'ride round the block' test - brought back memories!

 

Got to say, that was brilliant to watch. Had a Suzuki GT 250 back in the day. I always loved the RD, they say bikes today have character, I'm not so sure. The sound of the 2 stroke and the smell with Castrol R coming out the back. I wish some company made an aftershave of that smell. Brilliant memories indeed. Nice find AJ

 

Well, if it does need to happen .. least yer got a tractor to be goin' on with !

 

Ordered this for my Hyperstrada three weeks ago and it arrived today....

 

You’re right, nothing beats that 2-stroke sound and the Castrol R aroma. Imagine if they bottled that as aftershave, it’d be a hit for sure Definitely brings back some legendary bike memories.

 

A set of these for the dirt bike. Reusable, spoke mounted balance weights. The bike rims are quite narrow and of a profile that doesn't lend itself very well for the stick on weights.
The front tyre I've just fitted had no red spot or other mark I could see to aid wheel balance when fitting and the wheel ended up some way out of balance. Not as big a deal as on a 150mph road machine of course but still noticeable.
These clamp onto the nipple with a grub screw and seem a neat and relatively cheap solution. Just some brass rod, drilled and tapped of course but worth it IMO.

 

Anyone who rides in Winter will know the score. You head out, on a nice clean, shiny machine on DRY roads and it comes back covered in salt dust so I thought I'd try one of these "dust magnets". It works a treat on dry dust, something to do with the "natural static charge" of the nylon fibres and is ideal for a quick "dust off" before another ride. No substitute for dried on wet crud off course but better than using a dusting cloth IMO.

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/flash-duster-dust-magnet-starter-kit-handle-refills-x4

 

How do you get the dist off the duster..?

 

I think it's a special duster that Dist doesn't stick too

 

You don't. You Throw the head away when it's clogged and fit a refill. It comes with comprehensive instructions.

 

Hopefully this will enable me to get some use out of my rear brake, worked with my GS,.

 

Hopefully this will enable me to get some use out of my rear brake, worked with my GS,.if find the pedal too small. View attachment 174062

 

This is a terrific idea, @Pegscraper! I don't have to worry about salt dust since we've no winter to speak of. But living in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona plus a drought on top of that, everything is dusty all the time. I can wash my black car and by the time I've finished the entire car, the area where I started is already dusty. I use a California Car Duster on my car but that's not great for the motorcycles. So I'll give a "dust magnet" a go! Thanks.......

https://www.calcarduster.com/product-page/the-original-california-car-duster-62442