What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[Islander]

I managed to take a rear tyre from just on the wear markers to exposed bead in around 30 miles (admittedly ragging it a bit with a pillion on). Consequently I had to take the wheel in to get a new one fitted. Picked it up today and refitted it.

[FretGrinder]

Fitted a centre stand to the Fazer

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Yamaha MT-09

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[ZX-7R]

New BT-016 Pro on the rear.

£113 fitted.
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Current Bike - 2000 ZX-7R

[pepperami]

Washed, cleaned and dried the Hyosung after its trip around Wales.
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[Islander]

Refitted a street legal end can and MOTd the Bandit. No advisories.

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Snapped off an easy out in a fork leg

Tomorrow I will mainly be drilling.
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

[jakebrownbass]

Stuck it on its paddock stands, moved it up close to the garage wall and plugged in the trickle charger.
Maybe too soon but weekends and evenings are looking pretty full for the next 6 weeks and by that time the salt trucks will be out and the weather will be horrible. No need to commute on it anymore so will make the most of the car.

It will also give me chance to finally fix up some of the damage from last winters spill.

Not going to sorn it though, just in case
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Hyosung GTR 125 ---> Suzuki GSXR 400R ---> Kawasaki 636 ---> Break ---> Kawasaki Versys 650

[Pete.]

[DRZ4Hunned]

Yesterday I went out to start it after not running it for a month or two, battery was flat...

Put it on charge over night and went to put it on today... I'd lost the bloody rectangular nut that goes on the battery whilst carrying it to the shed. I tried the bike out of curiosity by clamping the battery terminal in some pliers and still couldn't get it to run...

3 hours later and the bike half dismantled I couldn't work out why it wouldn't start. Then I remembered you have to pull the clutch in to start the fekker. Managed to find an nut that would fit the battery terminal screws, but had to file it down so it would fit.
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DRZ400-SM
FZS600

[ThatDippyTwat]

Gone from "starts but races, choke works" to "won't start".
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[Musketeer]

Before paying £370 for new alternator I checked reg/rec with multimeter today.
Reg/rec is fine
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Current Bike: Yamaha XSR900 Previous bikes: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, Aprilia RS125 2-stroke

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Musketeer]

Should I call it generator then? I mean rotor and stator without reg/rec.
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Current Bike: Yamaha XSR900 Previous bikes: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, Aprilia RS125 2-stroke

[Islander]

[Islander]

[NJD]

From a mechanical viewpoint it was a half-productive weekend. Planned to do a lot more but one task turned into another and is now an on-going fault finding mission.

Cleaned all three calipers. Hardly ridden - even less in adverse weather - but, somehow, the rear caliper sliding pins were still ineffective on a couple of the calipers. Front calipers were the worst with surface rust on the pistons and gunk galore (I think if there's any task I've done the most during my less than one year of ownership it's cleaning these ruddy calipers; they're good but it soon makes pushing the bike around a chore when it sniffs: dust, rain, gunk etc).

Also, as part of my on-going fault finding mission, cleaned and lubricated the rear brake pedal for the first time. Oddly satisfying blasting it - and everything around it - with degreaser and turning it into a working part again.

Just discovered, however, that the rear brake pedal is supposed to be 40 mm (4 cm) below the top of the rear footpeg as opposed to my adjustment of in-line with. I hope - although I won't hold my breath - that once adjusted it might finally make the rear brake light work properly.

Still a small list of jobs to do before the dreaded M.O.T in less than a couple of months, all fun and games.

https://s26.postimg.org/qil7gd7q1/pedal101.jpg
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[Musketeer]

[FretGrinder]

[Tracer1234]

Took to MOT, failed before it even started.
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Riding: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer Occasionally Riding: 08 Suzuki SV650, Potato: 2011 Yamaha YBR Custom.
Used to ride: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (smidsy) 09 Triumph Street Triple (P/X'd) 08 Yamaha YBR (Sold)
CBT 04/14. A: Mod 1 & 2 13/04/15

[Wheezybiker]

Tracer
Not serious I hope
Give us a clue so we don't fall foul of mot man for same reason

[Tracer1234]

[stonesie]

Just a good clean and polish with a chain clean and overdue adjustment, should ride better now.

[Musketeer]

https://imgur.com/4Y9aBUN.jpg

Bike going into winter hibernation. Many things will be done to it soon.
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Current Bike: Yamaha XSR900 Previous bikes: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, Aprilia RS125 2-stroke

[M.C]

[Musketeer]