A few bits on my Blade

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  1. hitch

    hitch Elite Member

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    Note sure if this is the right place to post some pics so move it if necessary.
    Also I included the pictures and not the thumbnails - not sure if anyone will get the hump about that as well :eek:

    Here goes...

    In the attached pics you'll note the original picture from Dobles where I bought the bike.
    They swapped out the weird looking red hugger for a carbon fibre item.
    I bought the Black Edition Titanium Racefit exhaust on Friday from Racefit at the London Bike Show Excel - fitted on Sat. - there are some of the pictures taken during the fitting. The supplied 'retaining ring' (not sure what the official terminology for it is) just would not fit, I couldnt get the tangs close enough together to get the bolt to even touch the threads, therefore I opted for a jubilee clip!

    Anyway the sound is now awesome - it sounds so 'angry'!

    Last job on Sat was to fit the Oxford LED indicators at the rear.

    There's also an R&G radiator guard on there but no pics of that.

    Pics aren't great - they're from an iPhone.


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  2. Lozzy

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    Looking good.....I'm loving the Racefit!
     
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    hitch Elite Member

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    Thanks.
    I used this forum to check out whats what and opted for Racefit. I asked someone on here who has one fitted who advised that it was *LOUD* ...and he wasn't kidding ;)
     
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    God damn that can looks soooooo loud :eek: very nice
     
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  5. Dave dunlop

    Dave dunlop Elite Member

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    Both them clamps are wrong, the bottom one is for a spring mount that's not needed on your model and the other is just a standard jubilee clamp and not really suited for an exhaust clamp!! I would get them to send you a proper exhaust clamp.
     
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    Dave dunlop Elite Member

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    This is an exhaust clamp.... notice how much wider it is to spread the load and also a proper bolt and nut system to get it nice and tight

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    hitch Elite Member

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    Ahh, yes.
    I've already emailed Racefit asking about the correct item.

    Where is that one from? ...if I get no joy from them I'll look into buying one of those.
     
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    Mikalor clamp
     
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  9. hitch

    hitch Elite Member

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    Cheers
     
  10. sps170373

    sps170373 Moderator
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    You don't normally need a clamp for a
    Racefit exhaust on the blade, am guessing it might have been put into packaging by mistake
     
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    hitch Elite Member

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    Oh, ok cheers for the info.
    I've emailed racefit so I'll see what they say.
    The footrest mount is pretty secure so it's not going anywhere.
     
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    That's looking much better, bet it sounds evil;-)
     
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    hitch Elite Member

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    Haha, cheers.
    Yeah 'she' sounds really angry now :cool:
     
  14. chrisjh

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    good looking can
     
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  15. 1000rrboyjay

    1000rrboyjay Active Member

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    Looks great bud. Love the little bike storage too
     
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    hitch Elite Member

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    Cheers, the storage was my old neighbours idea. He is a roofer and for çausing me loads of aggro during his extension he roofed the side access to my garden and we added nice secure doors at each end effectively creating a long skinny garage.
     
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    Ah result. Every cloud and all that. Sound job
     
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  18. Sgt

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    Hello guys, do you know if the race fit carbon sleeve is compatible with the akrapovic megaphone exhuast?. I went on the racefit site and they do sell just the sleeve, but wondering if a) it will fit and b) if all the mountings come with it.
    Cheers
     
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    Different shapes so very much doubt it would fit to be honest
     
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    Oh man. That's annoying! There is another thread that looks like the same with an akra megaphone..... I hate the void that it leaves.
     

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