what's the craic!

mornin' all.

just figured i'd drop a wee introductory line.

just hopped over on here on the back of a pointer from one of the lads on TLPlanet.

i'm also active on Biker.ie, boards honda VFR page, 400greybike and the currently not running GS500e forums.

i've three bikes currently; '02 GS500E (Angie), '87 VFR400R NC24 (Lucy), and a '98 TL1000S (as yet un-named cus she ain't quite right)

heard there's a bit of craic about this place so i'd say i'll be around a good bit.

cheers!

No name just 'cause the TL isn't right? Maybe your TL feels that, that isn't right?

What's the bother with the GS500 board - broke it, did they?

by not working right, i mean that i bought it in a pretty poor state.

-frost plugs were popped, so reseated them
-front calipers were in bad shape so reconditioned them
-wiring loom to the headlamps had to be repaired cus she was streetfightered at some stage and it got butchered
-speedo sensor was shot so replaced that
-subsequently found out the the speedo clock was funky so replaced the dash
-sidestand had been butchered so replaced it
-fitted a new sidestand safety switch as the old one had been removed and bypassed
-have also fitted a PCII, GI-pro ATRE, K&N and a full s/s M4 zorst along with Gilles Ti rearsets and a pyramid c/f hugger...


so what needs doing now is:
-new clutch needs fitting (genuine plates and barnett springs)
-new gear position sensor on order as the old one is shot (prob due to water in the sump from the popped frost plugs)
-rotary damper is also utterly shot so bitubo rear shock is en route
-front brakes are very spongy... can't seem to get them bled right
-should really look at the rear caliper too...


and what's also planned is:
-rewire the headlamps off a relay
-rewire the coils off a relay
-proper ground contacts for both as well as the ECU
-take the flapper out of the airbox and lose all the related garbage
-dyno for a day to get a custom PC map
-decent spray job


soo, she's nearly there.. but she ain't getting a name until i've gotten to know her a bit better.


as for the GS5 forums, yeah, they've been down for a good while now - i'd say lev just doesn't have the time to be honest.

Well, it sounds like that bike has had better days. When do you think it will be alive again?

with any luck, inside the next two weeks!

You going to give it a name then lol?

but of course!!

What are the naming options? I can pull up a naming chart if you like

usually go with a female celebrity with a similar personality to the bike...

lookswise the TL is pretty decent but not the best, it's loud but not offensive and it's about as reliable as they get - got to ride it a bit before i'll know any more than that though...

So what are the female celebrity options?

We can make it a game.

lol - and female celebrity with similar characteristics is an option.

don't have enough info to make a decision just yet though.

How 'bout Rosie?

as in rose mcgowan?...

hmmm... not bad actually...

I was thinking more along the lines of the big Rosie. She's loud, a little heavy, and everybody hears her coming. You can tell people it's 'Rosie' after Rose McGowan though.

Rosie

lol! that works too... hope she'll handle a bit less like big rosie and a bit more like ms mcgowan though...

Haha..yeah, well, there is hope for that.