Snakebite68

Aaah, no, it was simply the stress I was putting on the chains through acceleration that was stretching them. The heavier chain solved that problem. I try to keep it in the speed limits, so I get my jollies from acceleration and cornering... lol

WTF did he call it? A 'Thunder four'??? I can't remember exactly offhand, but I've got in excess of 60k on mine, 3/4 of that I've put on it. I'm not terribly good with upkeep either, but mines still going strong (although it looks like I need a new radiator :( ). I would suggest looking into getting a heavier drive chain on it though. I went through 3 or 4 stretched chains in my first two years with it before getting an uprated chain-set. I've not had to replace my chain since (another 3 years...)

Sheds aren't secure, and around where I live, you need secure! Particularly if you advertise what you have with loud pipes and an open driveway... lol

What do you mean "get out of a Thunderace?"? Speed? Acceleration? Reliability? Money?

Still nice... I was given a go on one of the 1100s back in the day, it's the only bike that's scared the crap out of me (amongst others, I currently own a first gen Hayabusa!). It was an absolute beast back then! And looked SO cool...

Living in a corner house with no real 'back garden', what I really need is a much bigger garage..!

Valve gaps... Timing chain... Deteriorated fuel lines...

Both good looking bikes! I'm not keen on the yellow wheels, but I can't decide what colour I'd paint them. lol

There's a lot of nice bikes there, but my eyes are drawn to that Katana! Is it the 1100 version?

Seems about right...

Wow... I remember those seats!!! Welcome in, by the way...

Yup, that's what's on my Ace... 😁 Now clean your EXUP before you need one of those! rofl P.S. I'm actually a little confused about mine. I upgraded to the BW pipes a couple of years ago, it had a cheap one piece stainless version before. The valve motor is definitely not there, but I also can't find a servo cheater..? Apparently, it's possible that the servo has been switched off in the ECU...

I put copper slip on my axels. Seems to protect them...

I'm West Yorkshire. You need to get that EXUP open and serviced! Like you say, they're rare now, so you don't want it to wear too much...

Looks like you've got your original exhaust on. How's your EXUP doing?