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Post by cyphron on Feb 13, 2010 16:39:06 GMT 1
Today I woke up and saw this beautifull sunny day so I thought it was time to get the aNTy out of the garage... Since looking at some aNTy pictures is always a pleasure, I decided to share with you some pics i've taken today on my 80km ride, near lisbon. Its been a while without posting here because time is not abundant lately... Since my last postings, I've done some required work on the bike. Took the bike to a Honda dealer to adjust valve clearances because the engine was making some valve noise, as I've shown you on some videos. It is much better now ! I bought a black Puig windscreen too, which makes some real difference giving a slightly confortable ride. Now the pics :           I love these curvy roads on green open fields ... :-) |
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Post by oddjob1 on Feb 13, 2010 17:05:56 GMT 1
great pics..wish i could afford to emigrate...freezing here
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Post by McF on Feb 13, 2010 19:32:44 GMT 1
Hi Cyphron and pleased you managed to get some time for a ride, but more importantly, to share news and photos of it with us.
Bike as always is looking really nice, the puig screen is an elegant modification and functional too!
Pleased to see that the valve clearances have quitened your aNTy down - video when you have chance?
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Post by cyphron on Feb 13, 2010 21:13:08 GMT 1
Hi Cyphron and pleased you managed to get some time for a ride, but more importantly, to share news and photos of it with us. Bike as always is looking really nice, the puig screen is an elegant modification and functional too! Pleased to see that the valve clearances have quitened your aNTy down - video when you have chance? Yes, I will post a video of it soon. I also mounted a set of 25mm handlebar risers to improve the riding confort. They are noticeable on the last pic. Don't be fooled by the sunny weather ... It was cold as hell ! (at least for us portuguese people...). My foot frozen on this ride ! Despite the sun, there were only 4ºC, which probably mean nothing for you guys ... :-) |
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Post by kermitt on Feb 15, 2010 10:21:02 GMT 1
hi cool pics, love your exhaust system, i had to get one made up as no parts available in this country for the ntv, yours looks better though.
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Post by JJ on Feb 15, 2010 12:28:45 GMT 1
Lovely pics BLUES SKIES ;D Just a distance memory in the uk  Looks like you had a great blast And lovely looking NTV too  |
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Post by kirriepete on Feb 15, 2010 14:11:53 GMT 1
Nice bike, nice roads, nice weather - I'm not at all jealous, oh no, not me, no way, no sir. However .... that first pic gave me a helluva jolt of deja-vu, could've sworn you'd been over my way - took some time to dig up the evidence, but here goes: Another Honda 650 v-twin on a road that looks like it was separated at birth from your one:  Spooky, huh? Anyone got any more identical twin roads? |
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Post by cyphron on Feb 15, 2010 14:54:09 GMT 1
Amazing ...
Very similar indeed ...
This is the proof that nature repeats itself several times ...
This is not the first time a came across such similarity between two completely different locations ...
Where it that road located ?
Maybe one day I can manage to get over your way indeed :-)
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Post by kirriepete on Feb 15, 2010 16:00:58 GMT 1
I believe that's somewhere along The Slug (yes it is officially called Slug Road) between Crathes & Stonehaven - Google Maps LinkThat whole area is riddled with great roads, the you get over to the West coast and it gets even better! |
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Post by cyphron on Feb 15, 2010 21:38:31 GMT 1
I believe that's somewhere along The Slug (yes it is officially called Slug Road) between Crathes & Stonehaven - Google Maps LinkThat whole area is riddled with great roads, the you get over to the West coast and it gets even better! Uh uh uh ... Very very far away from me ... my ride |
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Post by rj2para (Bisto) on Feb 15, 2010 21:55:05 GMT 1
We could look for wallpaper in these pics I think. It will help us look forward to Summer in th UK  The white house looks interesting, is it yours? |
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Post by cyphron on Feb 15, 2010 22:14:00 GMT 1
We could look for wallpaper in these pics I think. It will help us look forward to Summer in th UK The white house looks interesting, is it yours? That is a military monument (although it doesn't look like one). It's some kind of memorial to some war 'heroes' or something, and it's still being construted ... I pictured it because it was completely isolated near a road I went through while climbing to the top of a small mountain ... Feel free to use the pics as wallpapers. I have higher resolution versions, so PM me if you decide to choose one of them. |
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Post by Jaz66 on Feb 16, 2010 0:44:32 GMT 1
Would get my vote of the pics, for FEB/MARCH background wallpaper.............................. ;D |
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Post by cyphron on Feb 16, 2010 1:34:48 GMT 1
Following McF suggestion, here are two videos to compare the engine noise Before and After having the Valve Clearances adjusted. Before Valve Adjustment : After Valve Adjustment : I guess these two give a nice idea of the difference (maybe more noticeable with headphones). Edited by McF
I changed the to [youtube] which then "embeds" the video into the post. - makes it a little easier to watch |
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Post by McF on Feb 17, 2010 8:16:05 GMT 1
Sounded OK in the first one, but there is a noticeable improvement in the second.
A little less top end noise and I think a little smoother with a slower tick over?
Thanks for posting
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