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Posted: 16:42 - 18 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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Took these off. Plates are bent from at least 1 PO crash. Indicators were as bright as the Remploy Allstars quizteam, and headlamp alignment was about 3 feet above the left hand kerb.
https://i.imgur.com/Aq8rejWl.jpg
New brackets and LED indicators I had kicking around. Weirdly, the flasher unit is blinking these at a normal rate without fiddling. Rears are LED as well, but were bulb.
https://i.imgur.com/0eJp1wUl.jpg
It now looks like this.
https://i.imgur.com/KgdomHpl.jpg
Ordered front brake switch - existing one has the odd moment where it won't play ball.
Touched up the odd spot of metal showing through.
Lubed ball joints on shift linkage, it now finds neutral without a fight. ____________________ '98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine) |
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Posted: 22:00 - 18 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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Tightend the chain.
Tightend the clutch cable.
Checked the tyre pressure.
Fuelled her up.
Promised her she would get a jet wash/polish/service next month just in time for the weekend warriors crawling out of the woodwork as she loves owning weekend warriors.
Pussies. |
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Posted: 22:03 - 18 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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Bogeyman wrote: | Tightend the chain.
Tightend the clutch cable.
Checked the tyre pressure.
Fuelled it up.
Promised her she would get a jet wash/polish/service next month just in time for the weekend warriors crawling out of the woodwork as she loves owning weekend warriors.
Pussies. |
By all accounts you're slow as fuck apart from speeding on the motorway *yawn* so i can't see you doing much owning... ____________________ Be a REAL MAN! |
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Posted: 22:18 - 18 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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GT200Fan79 wrote: | Bogeyman wrote: | Tightend the chain.
Tightend the clutch cable.
Checked the tyre pressure.
Fuelled it up.
Promised her she would get a jet wash/polish/service next month just in time for the weekend warriors crawling out of the woodwork as she loves owning weekend warriors.
Pussies. |
By all accounts you're slow as fuck apart from speeding on the motorway *yawn* so i can't see you doing much owning... |
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Posted: 22:58 - 18 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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Unstuck the rear brake on the racebike, 10 minute job.
Changed the rear pads on the Nazi Tractor (20,400 miles from new since we're keeping track). Several hour job thanks to Herr BMW using one of those verdammt calipers that requires the axle and wheel to come out (gotta earn them workshop fees). Worse, it's a hollow axle so I had to apply the minimum amount of tippy-tappy drifting to shift it, and it took ages to come clear.
I did have a moment of inspiration when putting it back together for that awkward Billy No Mates Lone Wolf job of getting the wheel lined up with the swinging arm: suspend it from the seat with a rope. The grab rail even functioned as a handy point for throwing some turns around. Bonus, it can be swung clear to finesse the spacers into place then will swing naturally back to the correct position. Very pleased with the success of that technique, I wish I'd Thot of it sooner. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Posted: 23:29 - 18 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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Fitted the new pads + seals to Striple, front and rear. Adjusted chain.
https://i.imgur.com/xjnkj1k.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JYxBDvj.jpg
Made several cockups including, hours hunting air at the front. Lever still more spongy than I'd like (left bungeed overnight).
TuneECU not operating the ABS solenoid, so not a "full" bleed.
Putting front wheel on backwards...
Faffing trying to get the rear wheel, caliper and spacers to line up correctly (as all are connect to axle) without something jumping ship.
Lots of grease holding things in place, block of wood to get the right height. But in the end, it was simply inappropriate technique, due to brembo caliper slotting into swingarm.
Last time I must have fluked it |
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Posted: 09:49 - 19 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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Pigeon wrote: | Faffing trying to get the rear wheel, caliper and spacers to line up correctly (as all are connect to axle) without something jumping ship.
Lots of grease holding things in place, block of wood to get the right height. |
Yup, my least favouritest part of a solo de-wheeling. I usually wedge from the bottom, but try dangling from the top, it'll change your life. Or at least reduce the swearing down to mildly-wounded-pirate. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Posted: 10:16 - 19 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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Shaft drive FTW On both the Divvy 900 and the Pan the rear is dead easy - lift the wheel up, slide it across onto the shaft drive and it'll sit there whilst you mess around with the axle, spacers and rear brake.
It is somewhat irritating that on the Pan you are about 10mm short of space to slide the rear axle out with displacing the right hand side exhaust can upwards or off - I know some people just put a dent into the bottom of the can so the axle can clear it without breaking the seal onto the downpipes. |
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Posted: 00:49 - 20 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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XR250R - New front tyre + tube, stripped caliper.
As ever, took my sweet time due to the usual mix of ignorance, incompetence and where the feck did I put that whatsaname.
New seals (usually pistons are hollow, but these had a metal cap on them).
https://i.imgur.com/AjrRNdH.jpg
Rimlock had me confused for a bit, but will know for next time.
https://i.imgur.com/SaQddOZ.jpg
Old vs New tyre. About 2,000 miles on tarmac and maybe 100 on dirt. Will try and do a few more in the mud this year.
https://i.imgur.com/suH3K2W.jpg
Caliper was being a prick. Airlock in the system somewhere, but banging and shaking wasn't working. Fluid was not coming out the bleeder.
So tried reverse bleeding. The last time I did this on my Tokico shod SV, I blasted my face and garage with brake fluid, but very little ended up in the system.
This time it worked really well, very quick, 10 seconds, job done.
Then used the suction of the syringe to bleed the traditional method. Worked very well. But to double check, rigged up the normal bleed kit + non-return valve. All good, no bubbles, firm lever. Ran a reservoirs worth through. Pumped the pistons out and back again several times before putting pads in.
https://i.imgur.com/esQpD82.jpg
Happy.
https://i.imgur.com/eUI8YKq.jpg
EDIT:
Been checking wheel bearings on my two bikes (so far 3/4 wheels) given the wheels have been off. So far all good too. |
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Posted: 09:42 - 21 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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Got my rod stuck in my muff and it went all stiff.
OK, point to the "muffs be hazardous" massive there. A floppy section of my muff got dragged into the clutch assembly on the bars and the clutch wouldn't quite fully disengage. The bike was ridable but was slipping and over-revving when accelerating.
Disconcerting, but a 30 second fix when I stopped to sort it out. Bit of a freak occurrence and only possible with the particular style that I'm using on the Tractor. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Posted: 16:30 - 22 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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LAst night I managed to get all bar one side of the body work back on. (need to swap starter relay) Wired in the new phone holder.
Over the last month, ive rebuilt forks, all calipers, painted bits, new clutch slave, oil changes including all fluids for brake and clutch. steam cleaned engine and a host of other things to get all good for this years mot and ireland trip!
https://imageshack.com/a/img924/2700/I4jHcT.jpg ____________________ Carbon closet tart! https://www.bikepics.com/members/r6stuk/02r6/
Stolen bike. 2000 R1: https://www.bikepics.com/members/r6stuk/00r1/
Current bike 1991 Honda ST1100 Pan European, 1986 Honda cb350sg (Finished) |
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Posted: 15:25 - 25 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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Tackled exhaust - Outer skin totally eaten through. Inner skin largely gone. To date it was only held on by hopes and dreams, aluminium shims, wrap and Mikalor clamps.
What I was facing. 6mm cap heads had corroded themselves to the flange over the 15yrs they've been on. Not budging, even with nuts welded onto them and a breaker bar. This is after I started to chisel out the corrosion.
https://i.imgur.com/V8Hb6Eel.jpg
Got one to move with locking pliers.
https://i.imgur.com/Zq51sPql.jpg
3.5 Hrs after starting this... the fucker is off.
https://i.imgur.com/3U573jul.jpg
To discover the spunkgobblers had "Guessed it would fit". Refund issued.
https://i.imgur.com/Y8UVDQAl.jpg
Bastids.
https://i.imgur.com/0qrRWZYl.jpg
Borrowing a mates bike until Flex joint and cheap can arrive. I'll bend this to be a bit better in work and bung them on. ____________________ '98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine) |
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Posted: 21:50 - 25 Feb 2018 Post subject: |
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New rear tyre + tube, caliper strip + clean, new seals and bleed screw.
Rear tyre had life in it, but given the time of year and I'd done the front last week, decided now was as good a time as any.
https://i.imgur.com/g6M0Wt9.jpg
Plenty of road salt / crud in the grooves, seals were deformed in places.
https://i.imgur.com/HPdpbg3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/f98KAza.jpg
Piston was pretty grim, caked on crud and rust. But green Scotch-Brite pad got it lovely and smoothe and did not mark the outside, but I don't have a pic of it.
Pin took a bit more effort and some wet/dry. Did scratch it, but its also very smooth compared to what it was.
As usual I fecked up a bit. Put the brake hose back on upside down, with the error not making itself known until I went to put the caliper cage back on and it wouldn't. So wheel out, caliper off, fluid out, start again. Bit faster the second time round though.
https://i.imgur.com/QqEMdvG.jpg
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Ridiculous bodge job, in the snow after work last night, to get it sorted for work until the weekend when I can be less bodgy about it sorting it out.
Didn't fancy cutting stianless flex to length with a dremel in the snow, so it go slapped on as is. It works and doesn't leak.
https://i.imgur.com/bDeMBBQl.jpg
Chucked CO2 in totally flat tyre. No obvious leaks or objects, so likely some joker in work letting it down. ____________________ '98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine) |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 100 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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