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mikester Trackday Trickster
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really appreciate the effort you've gone to keeping this thing on the road, decent topic with the pics. keep them coming |
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chris-red Have you considered a TDM?
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I'm all for keeping bikes long term if you like them. My TDM has 105k miles on it. I bought it with 19k. I have always been happy to spend out for parts on it. I changed the brake discs at 70k as they were 0.1 mm above minimum thickness and pads needed doing too. I remember talking about it on here and people seemed amazed I was splashing out £330 on OEM discs + £30 on bolts and £50 on pads on a 70k mile bike (Prices are very much a guess!) My reasoning was OEM lasted that long therefore I don't need to think about it for another 70k.
I feel with any vehicle it takes time to become in sync with it, to me this means do all the most have mods and and fix and issues. Once you have it perfect generally it is easy to keep that way, yes there is the occasional big job but if you don't have the run it into the ground mentality things can last much longer than people think.
IF the ULEZ hadn't come in I'd still be using it, that forced me to buy newer TDM
One of the biggest smiles the whole ULEZ annoyance came when I thought I'd see what we buy any bike would give me for my bike. The sites validation rules would not allow 105,000 to be entered as the mileage ____________________ Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
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chris-red Have you considered a TDM?
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I've found you can balance a front wheel in the forks with the brake calipers off. At least well enough for no vibration at 120mph ____________________ Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
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MarJay But it's British!
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The tiny bulbs in the clocks are replaced, the one with the darker base is 1.1w and the other 2 are 0.7w.
https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/20210302_162233.jpg
The throttle pull cable is about 5mm longer than the the new one so that's replaced, the push cable actually has an adjuster which is hidden behind a frame rail so that's still on but everything seems good now. |
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The wheel stickers are done and stop the wheels looking like a black hole. Not cheap at £25 a set but they are good quality vinyl and have a large amount of wastage in material for what they are.
https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/20210328_174505__1_.jpg
The next project which should pretty much complete things is to recover the seat with a fancy cover.
Another week and it will be time for it's first oil change since the rebuild which I expect to go fine. I'm also thinking it's time for a tracker unit to be fitted to it as well. |
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Erm, is that the overflow drain from the fuel tank? It's triggering my OCD ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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1claire Two Stroke Sniffer
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It looks good, your hard work paid off. Are you looking at replacing your motorcycle exhaust?
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Zen Dog World Chat Champion
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Do those shock tubes really work? Obviously they stop grit/stones/whatever hitting the damper rod etc., but since they're made of neoprene, I kind of thought they'd end up trapping condensation in the shock when they got wet, and could end up being more of a detriment than a benefit.
With the kind of mileages you've done Sickpup, I'm guessing you've found they're worth it? Or is the shock tube just to cover the swanky shock so no-one nicks it? ____________________ Current - '94 VFR750FR, '00 VFR800FI Previous - '10 Street Triple R, '92 MZ ETZ301, '05 TTR250, NSR125R, KMX125, "Honda" Win (chinese copy of an old Honda design with a C90 engine)
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Old Thread Alert!
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