Pedro

Going out to dinner with a couple of friends tonight, it looks like rain tonight so on´t want to take Maria's soft top as the top soaks up, decided to take the 320 even if it's in need of a proper service. Who needs brakes anyway?

so just for @Saul:

One main beam bulb was out, so got two and just fitted in 10 minutes, two Osram bulbs for 5€

Then checked the stoplights since I had a warning on the onboard "computer", as soon as I pressed them the warning went out, will look into it. Marvel in the sound of a rotting exhaust

And since it'll be parked outside for a while, also turned the alarm on, which surprised me by working perfectly after many years switched off!

There you go, happy motoring out to dinner!

Miss him too. He probably got annoyed with the place.

12 hours ago, Skippy said:

Ah yes the old back gate problem. Mind you, it also makes it more difficult for some scumbag to get it out!

Yes, the superstitious bike thief who cares about not braking mirrors.

What’s the point in obsessing over having a Honda for it to be bulletproof to then not trust it when out of warranty?

11 minutes ago, Six30 said:

and how is sophia ..may i ask 

Sofia is sort of nuts and I would keep clear if I were you. @Sofia?

I’m about to leave from Sofia’s and going home through the hills. Then sunday riding north.

weather looks iffy.

14 minutes ago, busabeast said:

Well im now back home with said new goggles, luckily I dodged the rain for the most part but its started raining here now.

@boboneleg just want to pick your brains abit so it rides fine though abit snatchy at low rpm and the idle when warm is rather high 1800-2200rpm and the it isnt sharp when i rev it takes a couple of seconds for it to return to idle and seems to sometimes run on 3 cyl. 

I'm starting to wonder if the injectors are abit bunged up or something, I know it needs a service (plugs and oil+filter) but I wouldn't expect that to fiddle with the fueling with exception of the spark plugs but they were replaced in the service it had just before I bought it. 

Would you recommend some fuel additive or something or dive right in with a full service?

Still sounds like a spark plug cable or coil pack.

6 minutes ago, busabeast said:

Definitely getting them setup for weight of you plus the bike will/should make some kind of difference, but you'll still be working to the limitations of the limited travel of the rear mudguard?

Or isn't that going to be much of an issue?

He’ll raise it a bit, go more sporty and have more travel.

Just now, busabeast said:

You have a point, what has to have gone through someone's mind when they've stooped so low and bought a bike that is slower than a vespa 

1 hour ago, busabeast said:

I don't ride a sports bike anymore its classed as a hyperbike apparently...

Though not that he'd get anywhere near me given his hardly accelerates like it's tied to a large ships anchor 

You’d be faster even on a Vespa, dude!

Fucking awesome!

4 hours ago, Buckster said:

As Christ said to Peter, “get thee behind me Satan”

 

Is Pedro Mexican for Peter?

No, it’s Portuguese for 

27 minutes ago, Six30 said:

i cant be arsed with maps, think i'll just go where i want .

1 hour ago, Buckster said:

You are of your father the devil.

Translated, Noah is my dad's name. I'm Peter and my brother John. Biblical stuff!

28 minutes ago, XTreme said:

They're going to be over 10 years old minimum. In many cases 20.

And older bikes don't do well here......gaskets, oil seals etc tend to crack in the heat.

Plus, Spaniards don't generally maintain them properly.

Nice looking roads!

Cool top box, too, nice and square looking. Gone are the days of the little rear seat bag?

15 minutes ago, Buckster said:

That’s says everything you need to know about Indian Motorcycles.

Crocks seem to be a plague to all 

I don't really fancy tubed tires, but the only real options are either going a bigger and getting a Transalp or a 650 V Strom (with tubeless), or smaller and getting a CR300, or keep the current goldilocks option and stick with not too big nor too small CB500X.

By page 10, this thread’s title is clearly misleading 

A Honda CB500X would suit you well, Pete! Maybe a green one next?

Greyhound, with Tom Hanks in charge of a war ship during WW2, it’s good.

Tetris, about the fight for the rights for Tetris, it blew me away what an adventure it was.

5 minutes ago, Otto von Jizzmark said:

 we know what happened last time I did that!   

No we don’t 

The all blacks are gorgeous, when they’re shiny in showrooms, then you get them dusty …

3 hours ago, Otto von Jizzmark said:

I never used to like gold wheels, but this doesn’t half give me the horn…

That’s what has put me off gold wheels. I like them on old Hondas but on a GS’s cast wheels it just feels wrong.