Haybusaboy,
I bought my new MK7 Scottoiler 3 years ago as I left my old one on my previous bike when i sold it by accident
so i had to replace it. Then when I got the Busa I bought the HRC kit, so the cost of it all was spread over a few years, but as you're finding now, oiler's are priceless. If like me, you go away for the weekend riding 300 - 1k miles then its nice to know the chian is sorting itself out. I found the chain much easier to clean with only a light oil on it and the dirt does not seem to stick to it as much as wax etc. For the money you paid for your oiler, its a bargin buddy. I'm commuting about 80 miles a day through all sorts of crap / busy roads with narrow sighted door-slammers, let alone paying £1.36- £1.41 a litre a gas. So my bike is set up for commuting / touring, more than speed or bling.
The Scottoiler is not a sexy thing to add to a Busa, but I have done a clean install on it. Then neither is heated grips / sat-nav / frame-sliders / sports-touring tyres / up rated bulbs etc. All way to practical; but necessary in the UK. It makes you want to move to a warmer country.
Talking of warmer countries though, I do really like Indianapolis (USA). We go each year for the Moto GP, and there are rumours that this year could be the last time they hold the GP, so we just booked our tickets to go this year.
On a more UK matter - Redditch - the greatest road junction in the West Mids....The CloverLeaf
Most of my buddies live in Redditch / Bromsgrove, and from McD's Oakenshaw is usually where we meet up, before heading off into the great unknown
The 'Ride to the Wall' is something my mates in the Stratford (Triumph) RAT's group do, and have invited me along this year. I usually join the RAT guys to take part in the Easter Egg Run for the children’s hospital.
The Boss (wife) and i just finished the Welsh Rally 380 miles of goat tracks and bad roads (for a Busa), but the hotels / scenery and beer are always great. -
Clive MCC - Welsh National Rally
I now live around the corner from Streetbike - Mucklow Hill (for my sins), but a Solihull boy really.
The 'out-laws' which we visit on a regular basis live in Poole, so that ride down gives the Busa a nice time to stretch his legs
Today's MCN are showing how great they are at coming up with new idea's on how to balance your wheels using an ABBA stand??? If they had asked me about it, I could have told them how to do it 12 months ago
I use my ABBA stand to check my Busa's oil, by chocking the stand handle, so that the whole bike is sitting correctly, but the ABBA stand holds it perfectly upright
I thought I'd get that one in before MCN steals any more of my ideas