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It's a lovely evening i think i shall go and test the rear suspension on the Beta see if i wasted my time changing the spring or not

The spring i fitted on the Beta has made a difference over the stock one in a good way, i was happy with the stock spring until a couple of weeks ago when i turned the pre load up on the front spring which got rid of all the deflections i was having on rocky ground and it also ironed out the small bumps on the road making the ride smoother, but it highlighted the rear was doing the same so i thought i'd swap the spring night before last that i kept off the 22 bike, now front and rear compliment each other the ride on the road is a lot smoother and off road it has made a big difference once i tweaked with the damping. It now rides pretty flat over the shallow whoops at a good speed without bottoming out on the start of my mountain track. i'm convinced the 22 bike had duff suspension from the factory because the manual says their the same but they are totally different.

Changed the white 765 numbers on tank to black … rugged individualism

Yes, nothing like buying an old Nazi company’s bike to get away from political correctness

For @Clive

i havent tried anything like that just yet, i have been thinking bout it so will get some of it tomorrow

Still looks like a dildo.

Nice! When are you changing the rest of it?

Can you do one of Slowly in the Gravel trap ?

So you only drink wine out of a box i didn't think you would go that low Pedro or have you drank it from a can as well

I wish, field shelter to keeps my bikes in in front of the house.

Ooooh a big trailie with road tyres!

A Harley owner calling some one gay...

I will confer but that is BOTM material!

A straight 4 like that will go down to almost tickover in top gear and pull smoothly away with no issues at least my CB1000 did their not like the twin cylinder engines

there are no buttons on the power commander to change map settings its a plug in unit needing a laptop and software to change settings

Charcoal black would be a good option.

Ok Village people

Both great songs.

This day in 1977... The King left the building for the last time.

I meant I use a glass

Make the bike better looking and white, and me fatter, and you’re not wrong. Although I never drink wine out of a bottle!

One for you

Well I got my CBF back in June and it had a manual cam chain tensioner fitted. I wasn't worried as I heard it running before I bought and it sounded pretty sweet, no rattles that I could hear. Anyway I have been catching up with different things over the last 2000 miles and I though it was time to adjust the Cam chain and set a datum of it being done. And yes I have have given some thought to getting a proper Honda replacement Auto tensioner, as the originals have a reputation for failing and there is a upgraded part available from Honda for £60. In the mean time I thought I could hear a very faint cam chain rattle when the bike was cold. I watched a few Youtube vids on adjusting the manual tensioner and it was all pretty straight forward. So I did just that. Basically the consensus said that you screw the tensioner bolt in finger tight then back it off a quarter turn then tighten the lock nut. Easy peasy. Set about doing the deed and to my surprise the tensioner needed 6 full turns in before i could set it. It looks to me like the previous owner fitted it but never adjusted it. Now at this point I think I have dodged a bullet by not trashing the motor, I have done 2k miles at all speeds even a prolonged 40 mile run at 80-100 mph. Not real sign of cam chain noise and pretty healthy power to be fair. Also good mpg. Not sign of distress but then again the bike was new to me I thought all was good. Anyway post adjustment the bike shows noticeable improvement. Sounds much sweeter than it did, revs up quicker and is noticeably less rough at high revs. Also the bike feels much more responsive in the higher rev range. Obviously it's a matter of small improvements overall but still noticeable. Feels like a newer fresher bike. I just thank my lucky stars I didn't find out the hard way. Testament to the overall quality of these Honda fours. As an aside I reckon I have used up about half the available adjustment in the manual adjuster now what that indicates in terms of the life of the chain I don't know but I am not going to lose any sleep over it while the bike is running so well.

Shadow managed to pick up a head cold at work, now passed it over to me. I know it's just a cold but feels like I may expire in the next 30 mins . Pissed me off as I wanted to put up my field shelter thing today. Hopefully the snot waterfall will pass by tomorrow and I can do it then.