fitted a new Shock today - it came from a gixxer

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fitted a new Shock today - it came from a gixxer

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It's only temporary as the owner wants it back once he's dug it out of the hedge.
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That's must be one of those new Viagra shocks.
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you got wood mate ?
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LOL....mind you don't get splinters ;)
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That's not wood, it's mdf - mostly plastic; so it suits a KTM :mrgreen:
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billinom8s wrote: ↑Apr 10th, '22, 19:03 It's only temporary as the owner wants it back once he's dug it out of the hedge.
Ummmmm why?
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ptolemyx wrote: ↑Apr 11th, '22, 08:34 That's not wood, it's mdf - mostly plastic; so it suits a KTM :mrgreen:
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Knew you'd bite Si =:)
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So is this a development of the leaf spring.
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menzies3032 wrote: ↑Apr 11th, '22, 11:53
billinom8s wrote: ↑Apr 10th, '22, 19:03 It's only temporary as the owner wants it back once he's dug it out of the hedge.
Ummmmm why?
Why what?
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ptolemyx wrote: ↑Apr 12th, '22, 02:16 Knew you'd bite Si =:)
More of a gentle nibble
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layne wrote: ↑Apr 12th, '22, 12:16 So is this a development of the leaf spring.
Woodn't you like to know.
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you're barking up the wrong tree.
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KTM.......Kinky (no)......Tree (Mmmm possibly).....Mono shock (thats it)....Si do i win....ahah
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He wooden have twigged that was the root of his problem.
Poor sap.
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