Newbie from yeovil ,somerset

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  1. tandbiskits

    tandbiskits Active Member

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    HELLO,
    THOUGHT I WOULD JOIN UP AS I HAVE JUST CHANGED FROM A 2008 R6 TO A 2011 CASTROL FIREBLADE. WILL HOPEFULLY POST SOME PICS OF IT IF SOMEONE COULD POINT ME IN THE DIRECTION OF HOW TO. ONCE AGAIN HELLO:blink:
     
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    oh i think this is a 1st on this Forum ......... a Castrol Blade. Have you got an Arrow exhaust?
     
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    tandbiskits Active Member

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    Welcome t&biskits Did you buy from bridge in Exeter or was it a bransons baby?
    I Only live just outside of exeter so will look out for you if your a westbay visiter!
     
  5. Remal

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    welcome to the forum. nice to have another local'ish member here
     
  6. dan.1moore1

    dan.1moore1 Senior Member

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    Welcome.. Is it a johnny rea replica ? Farnham honda ?
     
  7. Jamiestrada

    Jamiestrada JamieMultiTraitor

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    Hello there, I am in yeovil to :) I bought my HRC blade three weeks ago after having a 99 R1 and its amazing.

    Love the castrol blade, was it the one in bransons ?

    For the pics open a photobucket account, add your pics then copy in the link from under the picture to your post and they will show up. I really need to put some pics of my bike up soon !

    Welcome to the site
     
  8. tandbiskits

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    yes, it was the one in branson`s, unfortunately it hasn`t gone very smoothly with my new purchase!!!!!. picked up the bike 6/5/11, got it home, put in the garage as it p**sed down. couple of days later had a good look around it, not happy.
    Scratches on tank, tail unit, & screen. Ducting under headlights not fitted correctly, ducting running into side of frame (airducts), not fitted correctly i.e. left side flush to frame , right side fit fingers down gap between frame & duct!. also had R&G tailtidy fitted, i think it was one of those `f**k it , it will do as it`s not my bike jobs`. took the bike back , had to wait for Dream Mc to come down a week later to have a look.(they do the paint apparently).after they had look a new tank /screen/ tail unit were to be painted up. was told i could have the bike back whilst they wait for parts to be painted. i did inform branson`s that i would have it back when everything was correct. remember that this is a new bike which should have been checked over!! was informed that it is a busy time in the workshop this time of year( read into that what you will!!!!!!!!!!)
     
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    forgot to mention that i might be getting it back tomorrow!
     
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    Jamiestrada JamieMultiTraitor

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    Did you get the bike back today ? hopefully if you did before it started to piss down.

    Sorry to hear about all your problems, hopefully with a few miles on the bike and a big smile on your face it will all seem like a distant memory

    You got any bit on the bike yet or any plans ?

    Think I just caught my first glimpse of the castrol on your way up the dual carriage way into yeovil 12.30 ish sat....

    LOOKS GREAT :)
     
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  11. tandbiskits

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    just picked it up, took for a quick spin up link road , over to ilch & then back home! only thing done is tailtidy. plans are stomp grips, carbon hugger, bsb spec engine & mr rossi`s riding talent. i may be fibbing with the last 2! i will bide my time with modifications.
     
  12. Jamiestrada

    Jamiestrada JamieMultiTraitor

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    I need his talent too (think he has enough for us both tho)

    Really does look spot on, was going the other way in the car.

    I am glad it is all sorted out now.

    I am going to take off the rear footpegs sometime soon (a real pain to do by all accounts), then that is me done for a while (I have run out of money lol), but with the exhaust and Power commander fitted the bike is transformed, not that its bad in the first place !

    I must admit i am a compulsive modder lol
     
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    hopefully meet up some time & compare chicken strips.
     
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    Dream Machine have a terrible rep theses days and it seems its justified when you read stuff like this.

    Glad its sorted now mate, post some pics up for us
     
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    Welcome to the site mate. Nice roads round Somerset.
     

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