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She's clean! 
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hello from Oadby
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Luv the old plate look , that legal  . welcome btw
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Luv the old plate look , that legal . welcome btw
Thanks.
Black plates with white (or silver) digits are legal on vehicles first registered before 1st January 1973.
Even if you have a private plate which was first issued before that date, if it is on a post-1973 vehicle it must have reflective plates.
Im chancing it as i prefer the look of the black & silver plate but could well get pulled over by the police. I think the offence probably carries 3 penalty points & a £60 fine but if i act dumb hopefully i will get away with a telling off & told to change it for a yellow reflective plate.
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it has air injection still on !!!!!!!!!!!
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it has air injection still on !!!!!!!!!!!
Lol. Well spotted. And thats a bad thing?
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Welcome to the site and the bike.
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it has air injection still on !!!!!!!!!!!
Lol. Well spotted. And thats a bad thing?
Welcome to the site and congrats on your purchase, Duncan! 
And what Grzegorz is referring to here is that in most cases keeping the air-injectors will usually result in the header pipes bluing, and yes, even on the double-walled exhaust Cruiser models. However, with your bike already being six years old and according to your pictures with your bike's headers still as shiny as ever, I suppose I wouldn't worry too much about this then.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Nicely done. Losing the orange pumpkins was a .
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Im chancing it as i prefer the look of the black & silver plate but could well get pulled over by the police. I think the offence probably carries 3 penalty points & a £60 fine but if i act dumb hopefully i will get away with a telling off & told to change it for a yellow reflective plate.
They DO look better. If you catch plod on a bad day he might be an asre but you might be lucky and just get a slap on the wrist and be told to change it.
I had a '72 American car and the silver effect had all but come off. Plod pulled me over thinking it was dirty and asked me to clean it.
When he realised it was pretty much black letters on a black plate all I got was a producer.
BTW, if anyone else wants a black plate like this, PM me 
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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Nice looking bike, you should try and get to one of the UK Rallies or meets with some of your BA.com members sometime. Be good to see you and your bike 
Martyn
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Welcome!It's the cleanest 07 I've ever seen!I thought I kept mine clean but it's filthy compared to yours!
Dinosaur.
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Managed to bag a couple of chrome ebay bargains yesterday.... rear footrest hangers, clutch cover & battery cover. Just need a couple more bits of chrome & thats me done!  Roll on the decent weather!
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Welcome Here Duncan, bike is looking good....
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Just need a couple more bits of chrome & thats me done!
Don't be so sure,there's always just a little bit more.
"Then I'll be finished"! 
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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Does it still have that new bike smell? Lovely ride brother!
2007 America Black: ARK, AI deleted, Stebel horn
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Congrats Duncan! I too (sorta recently) got a lightly used '07 this past April 2012. Same colour scheme too!
What are the three horizontal bars on the petrol tank aft section?
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Congrats Duncan! I too (sorta recently) got a lightly used '07 this past April 2012. Same colour scheme too!
What are the three horizontal bars on the petrol tank aft section?
I got mine in June of last year & the three strips that you mention are horrible self adhesive pieces of fake carbon fibre fitted by the previous owner.... Not by choice.
I am intending to replace with e leather bib or something similar but have left them there for the time being as hideous is better than nothing i suppose to stop the scratches.
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Nicely done. Losing the orange pumpkins was a .
Most definitely.
Mine are from a Landrover, 4x lenses & 4x orange bulbs for £10 off ebay.
Just needed slightly modifying to fit. The screws holes just needed opening outwards about 2mm each. Theres plenty of plastic around the holes to accommodate this & it doesnt notice once fitted.
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Welcome!It's the cleanest 07 I've ever seen!I thought I kept mine clean but it's filthy compared to yours!
It takes a good picture but its by no means perfect im afraid mate.
There are a few bits of corrosion around. Mainly fork bottoms, bar risers & the front wheel. But its not a brand new bike, it has been used & will continue to be used so thats just life i suppose.
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I think it is worth removing the AI just for the access to the plugs.
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Dog is right about that. Plugs are a pain with the AI. Plus losing the AI clears some space under the tank and it just looks cleaner.
2008 Speedy, AI removed, DIY airbox destruction with K&N filters, spectres, re-jetted and "custom" rattle can paint job.
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Nice, clean bike Duncan, here's hoping for some long summer days so you can enjoy riding it!
I'd rather ride it than clean it!!!!
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That's a nice bike, mine's an 07 too, same colour scheme. When we get our summer I'll take some pics and hopefully suss out how to put 'em on here! Ride safe.
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Welcome,very clean fer now.
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Luv the old plate look , that legal . welcome btw
Thanks.
Black plates with white (or silver) digits are legal on vehicles first registered before 1st January 1973.
Even if you have a private plate which was first issued before that date, if it is on a post-1973 vehicle it must have reflective plates.
Im chancing it as i prefer the look of the black & silver plate but could well get pulled over by the police. I think the offence probably carries 3 penalty points & a £60 fine but if i act dumb hopefully i will get away with a telling off & told to change it for a yellow reflective plate.
Hi Duncan, was just wondering if you'd had any bother with the police and your number plate yet?
I'd rather ride it than clean it!!!!
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130mph -time to change into fourth on the BA!!!!!!!!! My o8 still has the Ai and 40,000k up with no blueing to speak of. Must be luck of the draw as seen many others with badly blued headers!!!
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A.I still fitted, no blueing of the exhaust & to date no problems with the police regarding the black/silver number plate
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I'd rather ride it than clean it!!!!
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A couple more pictures as ive made a few changes from the original pictures...  
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Looking nice.
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I love that new seat! That a corbin? Makes me wish I didn't go with the plain black.
2008 Speedy, AI removed, DIY airbox destruction with K&N filters, spectres, re-jetted and "custom" rattle can paint job.
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Nope its the standard seat with a foam insert that i made & sculptured for extra comfort with a dark red/black leather seat cover that i got from ebay.
Also have matching pillion seat & backrest.
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