Author Topic: What did you do to your RE Continental GT today?  (Read 390247 times)

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mickey

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Reply #480 on: November 22, 2016, 10:55:18 am
The utility knife made the job very easy. I am happy with the look and for how cheap grips are, it's great to give the motorcycle a little more character.
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Reply #481 on: November 23, 2016, 12:09:42 am
New Biltwell Ox Blood coloured bar grips.
They look good w/black.  Post a photo of your bike....I'd like to see it in full display.
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Reply #482 on: November 24, 2016, 11:19:04 am
Rode it around to give it a little exercise.
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Reply #483 on: November 24, 2016, 03:56:15 pm
Applied a few new decals to break the red up a bit. 535 for the front mudguard ( or fender as you lot incorrectly call it :)  )
Hitchcocks Continental for the tailpiece and a scaled up version for the sidepanels as I thought the Hitchcock ones looked a bit small on there. Still lovin the bike, still getting photographs taken when I park up


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Reply #484 on: November 25, 2016, 05:47:33 pm
Rode it around to give it a little exercise.
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It's gonna grow some muscles soon.  :)


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Reply #485 on: November 26, 2016, 04:20:14 pm
Polished the yoke and changed the oil in the forks.


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Reply #486 on: November 26, 2016, 10:57:30 pm
Polished the yoke and changed the oil in the forks.

This looks great!


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Reply #487 on: December 04, 2016, 02:04:23 am

Added a number 5, bar end mirrors, removed the fender extensions, and some cheap eBay exhaust wrap. Up next is relocating the handlebars lower.


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Reply #488 on: December 04, 2016, 01:48:38 pm
...put the bike back together with the polished front end.  :)









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Reply #489 on: December 04, 2016, 03:51:00 pm
Clean and shiny, nice.
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Reply #490 on: December 04, 2016, 04:04:33 pm
Nice job. Where did the handlebar lowering brackets come from or have you made them yourself ?


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Reply #491 on: December 04, 2016, 04:24:36 pm
After a quick  conversation with Otto I've bought and fitted the air filter conversion kit. Although there doesn't seem to be a big difference in performance over the K&N the  bike runs crisp and clean with no backfires off the throttle. The item itself is very good quality and dealing with Otto was a pleasure. Delivery was no problem and it arrived 3 days after shipping. I'm pleased with the whole thing and think its a good addition to the bike. Thanks for your help Otto
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Reply #492 on: December 04, 2016, 04:45:03 pm
Nice job. Where did the handlebar lowering brackets come from or have you made them yourself ?

Thanks guys.  :)

I've made the clip on's last winter already. Just polished them up now.


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Reply #493 on: December 04, 2016, 04:47:32 pm
After a quick  conversation with Otto I've bought and fitted the air filter conversion kit. Although there doesn't seem to be a big difference in performance over the K&N the  bike runs crisp and clean with no backfires off the throttle. The item itself is very good quality and dealing with Otto was a pleasure. Delivery was no problem and it arrived 3 days after shipping. I'm pleased with the whole thing and think its a good addition to the bike. Thanks for your help Otto

Glad I could help. What muffler and header are you running on your bike Paul? We have learned that the stainless Hitchcocks header is not the best performance wise. If everything is freeflowed there should be an improvement that can be noticed at least.
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Reply #494 on: December 04, 2016, 06:20:59 pm
Hi Otto. I've worded the previous post badly, the bike was already fitted with PCV, Motad freeflow exhaust, standard header and K&N filter so I didn't really expect a significant gain.  For me, after reading the whole of the big gulp post I was impressed with the thought and work people had put in. As well as that the item looks factory fitted which I always like. l sold a K2 GSXR600 to buy this bike so performance was never high on the list but as others have quite rightly said before me, with these mods the bike now runs as it should have done out of the factory. I  would recommend this mod to anyone and prefer it to the K&N because it was developed by people who share my love of this bike. Thanks again