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Posted 02 July 2013 -04:44 PM
Hello all. I found this website today and thought I'd give it atry! I'm near Hull. My bike is a 2003, carb version, with 6,000 onthe clock. I've had the bike since 1,800 miles. I've carried out afew modifications but tried to keep the bike looking kind oforiginal..in a way. I also managed recently to reduce the weight ofthe bike by 26kg. The bike has 120bhp at the rear wheel accordingto a Dyno run last year.I've spent a lot of money on bits over thelast two years but have found all of them to be an improvement onthe ride or performance…….
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Posted 03 July 2013 -06:17 AM
Hello and 
to the site 
Im just up the road from you,im in South Shields (near newcastle)
Thats a very low milage bikeyou have there, i also have a 2003 model but with 36000 miles onher.
Post some pics of yourbike
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Posted 03 July 2013 -07:31 AM
. I get up that way now anagain as my dearest mother lives in one of the nearbyvillages.
PMA – Positive MentalAttitude!!!! 
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Posted 03 July 2013 -08:56 AM
trem, on 03 Jul 2013 – 00:24, said:
Hello and
Im just up the road from you, im in South Shields (nearnewcastle)
Thats a very low milage bike you have there, i also have a 2003model but with 36000 miles on her.
Post some pics of your bike
Could you tell me how please? I have loads of them on photo bucketbut can't figure out how to post them here!
I'm just over the Humber Bridge, on the south side of theriver…no longer such a pain now that bikes get to cross for free!Instead of scrabbling for £1.20 each way…
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Posted 03 July 2013 -09:00 AM
Lisa, on 03 Jul 2013 – 01:38, said:
You're to drop in for a cup of then!You can see a real spider then. I'll introduce you to Freddie theTarantula
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Posted 03 July 2013 -09:21 AM
trem, on 03 Jul 2013 – 00:24, said:
Hello and
Im just up the road from you, im in South Shields (nearnewcastle)
Thats a very low milage bike you have there, i also have a 2003model but with 36000 miles on her.
Post some pics of your bike
loaded some into the gallery… That's the correct place? Is itpossible to insert images into posts.
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Posted 03 July 2013 -10:28 AM
Ah yeah giddayand to the fold, nice lookingcycle ya got there love the window side cases. If you need any kindof help with your XJR you have come to the right place these folkshave done it all if they ain't done it, it ain't worthdoin. 
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Posted 03 July 2013 -10:50 AM
I do like the wheels and theengine casings, also like the small sprocket cover too
as for posting pics, sinceyou have put them in the gallery i think you can link them straightinto the post
(edit, turns out you can lol.James these are your pics)
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Posted 03 July 2013 -01:52 PM
Thanks folks. Like I say, I'm sure the bike isn't everyone's cup oftea but that's the great thing about these bikes..very varied andtweakable. I've done the the following to the bike…so if anyonewants to know suppliers or whatever, just ask..
Galespeed forged alloy wheels + alloy sprocket. Coerce sprocketcover and fork brace. Spin on oil filter conversion. Window enginecases. Pyramid Plastics nose cone and projector lights. Lithiumbattery. Belly pan from Simpson Detour. All fasteners throughoutentire bike and engine bolts, plus front bolt tube, replaced withtitanium. Carbon fibre gearchange rod with titanium ends and rosejoints. Rear master cylinder linkage and nuts in titanium. Samegoes for the chain tensioner and nuts also rear axle nut andswinging arm nut. Front fender extender and rear hugger fromPowerbronze. Stack electric oil temp gauge. LED rear lightassembly. Mini indicators. Armstrong wavy brake discs front andrear. Carbon fibre mirror stems and lightweight mirrors. K&Nfree flow air filter, airbox snorkel modification, airbox 'raincover' removal. 36Y unrestricted inlet manifolds, sitting on alloyadapters attached to cylinder head (36Ys are 10mm shorter than OEM)Dynojet Stage 2 jets and needles. Ignition timing advancer (4degrees). Iridium spark plugs. Removal of luggage toggles andbolts. Complete removal of the AIS emissions system and plugging ofthe inlets. Progressive front and rear springs. Vibranator antivibration bar inserts and Intiminator anti dive fork cartridges.Renthal alloy bars with up and back risers to stop me getting wristand back ache. Seat cowl. Tank cover which seems to livepermanently on the bike for my tank bag. Big beefy drive chain.Pirelli Corsa tyres.
My main objectives were to reduce weight and I've now removed morethan a bag of cement in weight! 26kg. I realise that every time Iback it out of the garage. Also to improve performance withoutdoing away with the standard exhausts, which I personally love fortheir looks and quietness. Also, to keep the bike lookingreasonably like an XJR without losing its identity too much. Butkind of giving it a bit of attitude. And, to make the ridecomfortable.
The weight reduction and wheels have transformed the handling.Especially the wheels. I used to think all the talk aboutgyroscopic effect of heavy wheels was advertising blurb until Ifitted the forged alloy wheels. It really is like a completelydifferent bike and ought to handle etc. yes, I know, I'm making itun-XJRish I suppose, but it just makes for a better bikeIMO.
So, not much else to do now but ride it. …..
Edited by Jamesengland, 03 July2013 – 02:18 PM.
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Posted 03 July 2013 -02:25 PM
Here's the AIS removed and the stub blocked off. It's also cappedoff with a perfect size silicone hose end which gives it less of aplumbing look than using a brass fitting…
Rear wheel hub….not much there…
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Posted 14 July 2013 -11:55 AM
Nice ride once you start younever stop
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