Blimey!

Got the new key today.[1]

Put £4 of unleaded in.

Kicked it twice.[2]

Ring a Ding Ding.

Whatever next?[3]

Damned good, these Kawasakis.

The close now looks like it's had a visit from the CRS.

[1]Ordered March 13th.
[2]It hasn't turned a wheel since August 4th.
[3]An MOT, hopefully.


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Salad Dodger says...

Good man, non of that girly low smoke fully synth then?

 

<VVBG>

 

If I get in front, you won't stand a chance, matey.

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Laziness or supplier problem?

I presume this is the kickstarter, rather than just
giving it a boot for good measure...

Some people seem to think so. I saw a wisco 1109 ninja, with
enormous swingarm and nitrous bottle yesterday...

 

I think they inspire the most brand loyalty of the japanese
manufacturers. There's some model-based cults (Glodwings, LCs, etc),
but nothing that matches what Kawasaki gets as a manufacturer.

Wonder if TOG agrees...

 

even I've got one now, FFS.

 

I ordered the original, with the wrong number.

When I re-ordered, the chap faxed it through to the key shop, then got
knocked ff his Blackbird on the way home.

Key shop couldn't read the number on the fax, matey had binned the
original, and was in no position to sort it out, what with being in
hospital, and everything.

I wasn't desperate, and didn't push it. Key shop forgot all about it,
and matey didn't hear anything about it until I 'phoned on Friday.

Given the puddle of said unleaded underneath it tonight, I think a
boot might be in order. I guess the vacuum diaphragm on the fuel tap's
gone. Again.

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|_\_____/_| ..66073../..15556.../.Going./.Going
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
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Salad Dodger wrote

Salad Dodging and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

Chapter 1: The Clutch

 

Far cough.

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|_\_____/_| ..66073../..15556.../.Going./.Going
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
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Salad Dodger wrote

Expectorating right now sir.

 

ah - I did think that despite the braided hoses, they were a bit,
well, shit.

nope - anything that doesn't result in a bin is inherently safe. I
even rode it in the wet yesterday without falling off.

Is that colour scheme actually standard, or is there supposed to be
bits of silver on the fairing? I mean, I know the "ninja" bit is
missing, but the mainly black with silver tank look is odd.

 

darsy says...

IIRC it's meant to look like this one.

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/016957/

 

that's what I thought.