Afk40

If I may........

Your posts are very entertaining and worth the effort of reading in detail despite the difficulties associated with the phonetic. However, having digested your wordage on each occasion that it has been my pleasure to exchange, I somewhat surprisingly find myself asking out loud for a sconn whilst attempting an accent appropriate to proceedings. (and failing)!!!

As you rightly suggest it is all good banter here (as indeed should it be) and I certainly never take things too seriously of that yeee caaannnna be sure. Laddy!

I will be hoping to quizz you about the Islands in months to come as a touring vet and associate of mine has intimated that Skye and the general area ought to be visited in 2011 as part of our touring season. I find my DK guide somewhat lacking in this respect and have to confess that Hillington and the RR establishment, combined with a brief stay in Inverfarigig total my experience of your fair land and as such, I shall be seeking to solicit an opinion from yourself on the merits of such an undertaking.

We could even use a guide if you know of a reputable source, In all probabillity, 4 lads and 4 bikes will be amongst our number


Cheers

Al.

Al... Nae bother at all.... anytime.. pm me fur ma email address fur Direct stuff an some pics o Ma Island,,, a could give ye...., as tae a touring guide an map... its all in ma head.. a could show ye or take ye,, whitever one ye choose.. if ye wanted a trip an some detail.. Yes a think ad be yer man... an am not boasting o ma knowledge o Scotland.. ye`l find,, that most Scots know their land well.. but we all have favourite places......ave been up an aroon our land many many times.. in a van or a car,, the furthest North ave been on ma bikes.. ullapool, North West, 250 miles fae Glesga...

a could show ye a beach near there,, that if ye were blindfolded,, then took the Tie die wraps off,, ye`d think ye wir in Gran Canarie...have a look on google earth.. its Achmavelvic beach... jist awesome.. yje pics there below wi me standin there an ma kid goin fur a swim.. its on the Gulf stream.. its warm water... a could show ye some palm trees,, an a think yel need tae see this tae believe it,, but they Grow Bananas as well...

ave been known tae take the tourist tae places Tourists dont know about,, its like that aul advert when the used tae advertise beer on the telly.. Heinakin.. reaches the parts that other beers cant reach... ave wanted tae head all over europe an a have tae some places,, aye an on ma bike... but ave never jist messed wi Scotland,, an the funny thing is,, the grass is always greener on the other side..

bikers come fae all oer the world tae see this land o ours,, in the height o summer time its like the Isle o man wi bikes,,, all foreigners... looking tae wild camp.. an chill out.. next year God willin,, id like tae go Tour the states,, ave been twice.. an toured a wee bit on a bike.. a pal o ma pal did Australia.. on a Horse fur a year....

well I know a guy in the Florida keys whod lend me a bike..That wid get me tae Kansas,, then another buddy in Kansas wid lend me his,, as ave had them before,,an that wid take me tae Albq, New Mex,. then another buddy wid lend me his bike tae go up tae Collarado... a could go around in a circle if a wanted tae.. i have friends in Canada,, Rochester upstate NY,, Florida, Chigago, pensalvania, Kansas, alb, L.A, a few of then there, Washington, then do the loop....in 1990 a did fae NY tae Calif, an Back, me an ma wife, it took us 9 weeks......man it wis awesome...anyway am away on a tangent,, an ye dont want me talkin,,,, as a dont stop..

well its now 4.42 am ave jist finished watchin Easy Rider on You Tube.. so am away tae bed,,as am a bit o a nite owl.. fur a couple o hours an then if the e=weathers guid,, al head on out the morra.. Rootin tootin Scootin aboot on ma scoot......... ma email. jist PM me, an al let ye have it.....nae bother Al... cheers. Me. some pics below..

that wis some shot eh !!! in the last pic

well am up an ready tae face the Plot again... see ye later..... its now 9.49am...

I've only just found this thread, and i'm still chuckling from reading it, but seeing as the question never got answered - the torque setting for the top yoke pinch bolts is a mighty 23Nm, or 17ft-lb in old money, so thats probably why the bolts are the length that they are.

personally i like threaded holes deeper than they need to be - if the thread gets stripped you just ream out the top half and pop in a longer bolt, easy! Ikleyal works at the other end of the timeline to me - i see things when they're a few years old and things are starting to seize/snap!

Too much, bolts will start to change their shape. My experience on XTR 2007.