Very happy indeed with my new purchases from the excel show

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I went to get a paddock stand but came out with an Abba Superbike Stand,

http://www.abbastands.co.uk/product_details.asp?id=1

And I wanted to upgrade my boots, so went for Sidi Vertigo £135, what i want to know is … was this a good price? My haggling skills aint up to much as the curryclub found out, and I didnt do any research online before I went to the show :stuck_out_tongue:

And as an update on my bike feeling terribly wobbly and unsafe (on another post) Mark (Thankyou Mark;))did my tyre pressures for me, and i was 30 i think on the front instead of 36…that’ll be why then :D:D:D

Hence the stand, I am going to learn bike maintenance this year before i come a cropper :w00t:

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Wore my Sidls for the first time today - not the easiest to get on / off, but very nice riding :slight_smile:

Think your price was sound for boots was sound. No idea on the stand.

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Abba stands are the Dogs Do Da’s :smiley:

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I know i was very impressed putting the bike onto it myself at the show :smiley: Normally i’d try doing something like that and drop the bike, but you just cant, its very stable.

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Glad you’re happy with your purchases. I nearly went back again today (I was there yesterday) as when enquiring about front brake disks, I was offered a pair of “Braking” disks for £325. This is a good price for decent disks but I had never heard of the make. Now I’ve done some research I realise these are the dog’s doodahs of the brake disk world and I should have gone for them! Unfortunately Talon Engineering were only offering them at the show at that price, so if I order a pair tomorrow I will have to pay the full £400 :w00t: Couldn’t go back again today unfortunately as I already had other plans. Now I have to go to Ally Pally, BMF Show etc until I find a pair at that price again :hehe:

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got a sweeeeet relentless suzuki jacket, love it to bits!

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I got pi55ed :smiley:

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thats not a bad price for the sidi’s i think they retail about 30 quid more in shops

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Has RR got one of these stands then? :smiley:

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cool, saw a demostration and i def would like one.

need a garage first :wink:

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Did you by any chance spend a while putting it on and off the stand on your own ?

If so i think i was stood behind you !

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I did indeed, red bodywarmer on, hard to miss me :smiley:

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I had a brown one on ! :smiley:

Also bought an Abba ! ( Stand that it not album ! )

Did you eventually buy the tray the stand sits on to move the bike around ?

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Especially as she was trying put a Land Rover on it. ;):P:w00t:

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No, i am mastering the 378 point turn to get the bike in the shed :w00t:

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Spin it on the side stand… your bike’s really light :slight_smile:

Sidi’s - good price too.

We bought a few bits including a front stand, but felt the show’s are becoming lame. Just seems to be no enthusiasm from the hosts or the exhibitors.

Oh, and if anyone bought an ARAI RX7-GP in XS beware! The dealer just dropped one on the floor from 4ft and put it back in the box in front of us!!! :ermm: That unmistakeable sound of a lid dropping just makes me cringe.

:smiley:

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I do sometimes spin it on the sidestand, but the honda dealer advised me against it as its not a steel frame or something like that. Abba also do a spinning thingy that you slide under the bike then just spin it round so the weight is not on the sidestand. was another £70 quid though.