What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[waffles]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Fitted a new chain slider to the crm after the other went south, got caught up in the front sprocket, locked the back wheel up and nearly low sided me. Luckily I was only doing about 35.

New slider cost £65 (!!). Problem was, the underside screw wouldn't come out of the swing arm - for some inexplicable reason. So my mate Phil cut a slot in it with his dremmel and managed to extract the f*cker. Did a great job. Am also fitting alloy 45 tooth rear sprocket and new 13 tooth front, plus chain. Oh and rear tyre.
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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."

Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[Musketeer]

I will add Kriega US20 to my shopping list then
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Current Bike: Yamaha XSR900 Previous bikes: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, Aprilia RS125 2-stroke

[Boris the spider]

After 5 months of Tucano Urbano muffiness and being covered in ACF50 without a wash. Only ever hosed with water..
I removed the muffs and degreased the Bullet with Gunk. Gave it a good wash and a bit of furniture polish
Seems to have survived quite well.
Not too bad for a 7 year old steed.
ACF50 and muffs. Worth the dosh for winter commuting.

https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w545/kitbrodley/20150309_070542_zpsenfpibxc.jpg

https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w545/kitbrodley/20150309_070454_zpsicni8zcy.jpg
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Yes I'm a pig....And yes... The working public do pay my wages. Tho I contribute to your benefits you lazy c##t. You do not pay my wages. So go fcuk yourself.

[Acemastr]

Furniture polish lol, don't get it on the seat or you'll be slip sliding all over
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2017 KTM 350 XC-F - 2014 Yamaha R6 - 2005 Yamaha YZ125
2016 Toyota Tacoma Limited

[Eddie Hitler]

Investing in a good angle grinder tomorrow. My first. I'm excited.

[mentalboy]

I think I may have had my monies worth out of this chain and sprockets (just wish the bloody thing wouldn't eat it's way through so many of them, although fun was had getting there...). That mud on the rear wheel was acquired less than three hours after washing the beast, the joys of the Devon countryside!!

https://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r601/mentalboy1/P31006701_zpshdgnp5cs.jpg

https://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r601/mentalboy1/P31006691_zpszrac256l.jpg
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Make mine a Corona.

[Going]

Took if for a ride.
I feel happy now.

[Boris the spider]

The air filter is a bugger to get to.
Done an oil and filter change as well.
Plugs are fine.
Now taxed and ready to go Cool
Being a saddo. I cleaned all the frame etc before I put it back together.

https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w545/kitbrodley/20150310_154252_zpsxyr4s9zt.jpg

https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w545/kitbrodley/20150310_155738_zpsaye8a8lu.jpg
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Yes I'm a pig....And yes... The working public do pay my wages. Tho I contribute to your benefits you lazy c##t. You do not pay my wages. So go fcuk yourself.

[-Matt-]

[Musketeer]

I think it won't work in mine, there is nothing to attach those straps to anywhere
https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/motorcyclesJZ/Random/DSC_0110_zpshqxvogyr.jpg

I'm thinking maybe I should buy something purely dedicated for my bike
https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTM2WDY1Mw==/z/W0AAAOSw7ThUiiAX/$_57.JPG

Or alternatively buy a bike that serves the purpose j/k

Today I got additional padlock to improve the security.
https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/motorcyclesJZ/Random/DSC_0105_zpslbohuktw.jpg
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Current Bike: Yamaha XSR900 Previous bikes: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, Aprilia RS125 2-stroke

[Matt B]

[Musketeer]

I think I may have an idea, but it's a hassle. I'll look for some alternatives first.
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Current Bike: Yamaha XSR900 Previous bikes: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, Aprilia RS125 2-stroke

[-Matt-]

[Musketeer]

I just cleaned the sprockets and chain. Also the titanium sprocket nuts from my smashed up ZX6R are the same size as those for the Fireblade, so I fitted them too. It's like 10bhp extra, almost as good mod as pink powerbands

https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/motorcyclesJZ/CBR1000RR/sprocket-chain-clean_zpsz0f2zqrl.jpg

And no, the chain is not slack.
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Current Bike: Yamaha XSR900 Previous bikes: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, Aprilia RS125 2-stroke

[Musketeer]

[edb]

If there's nowhere to attach it to, you can loop the straps together and have them held in by the seat.
There's a method on the website I think, I have the instructions in picture form. I'll stick them up when I get to my laptop of you like.

[Rogue_Shadow]

[Matt B]

[Tamsin]

Got the bitch runninig again

[Beehive Bedlam]

General spruce up ready for the spring

https://i.imgur.com/Tcfzuiv.jpg

First I changed the oil

https://i.imgur.com/e64kdHt.jpg

Then cleaned and adjusted the chain

https://i.imgur.com/tls3jqm.jpg

Washed out the brakes with hot soapy water

https://i.imgur.com/evxIqZR.jpg

Finally gave it a quick wash and rinse then went for a cruise

https://i.imgur.com/Ynsy1Pg.jpg

[Irn-Bru]

Changed oil
Installed new radiator hoses
New coolant of course
Cleaned air filter
New spark plug
Slapped on a few stickers I've had for ages, including "DR-Z SM" fork and swing arm stickers and also white rim tape as I am a chav

Tested out my new Shoei lid and I love it long time
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KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM

[Tamsin]

I put the slowped up for sale now I don't need it. Only gumtree for now, but will stick it on ebay if no interest by this time tomorrow

[evoboy]

Turned some new wheel spacers for the rear. Fitted a ZXR750 H1 rim as its 5.5inch wide instead of the stock ZRX 5inch. ( Means 180/55/17 tyres fit properly!)

https://s24.postimg.org/45uzzqqat/ZRX_Rear.jpg

Also make a new wheel spacer for the RHS of the front wheel and milled down the speedo drive face to move the wheel across 5mm. Its been off centre since I got the bike. This also meant making some more spacers to space the calipers correctly. FItted the correct 320mm discs to the wheel instead of the 310mm ones that where on there.

https://s24.postimg.org/tm3gpx679/ZRX_Front.jpg

New chain and sprockets.

https://s24.postimg.org/r3hrp8kh1/ZRX_Chain.jpg

New tyres and then cleaned off all the dust. The swingarm, torque arm, wheels, pillion peg hangers had all been away for powdercoating too.

Looks a touch more presentable now.

https://s24.postimg.org/hy9evdh2d/ZRX_Side.jpg
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Suzuki GT250 x7------- Fazer 600------CB250RS------Aprilia Rally 70----- Bandit 600

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[Tamsin]

Sold the slowped

made a reasonable profit in % terms too