So... What oiled your gears today? ARCHIVE

[pepperami]

Got a call about ‘Project Scrappy Hyosung’.
T’was good news .
The electrics to the engine are okay and the engine is now running .

Happy Pepperami is happy.

This means I have a viable machine.
Now I can start on the calipers , forks , and swinging arm.

This is not going to be a shiny restoration.
Swinging arm will be painted.
New swinging arm bushes & shock absorber bushes.
Caliper overhaul.
Will have a look at the forks and make a decision?
Headrace bearings?, we’ll see?.

But she lives , yay!!
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I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now!

[to v or not to v]

[Fisty]

The imternet, seriously oiled my gears today.

I was sold a watch as not working, I tried a new battery and still no joy.

Now this is an obscure swiss movement from the 70's. After a google is tells me you have to short the movement out to reset it.

Fuckit I have nothing to lose.

By fuck it works! A £10 watch is now worth £250 because it works!

So thank you to the person who found out that shorting the movement sorts it and thank you for finding the time to publish it to the world!
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Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[pepperami]

[to v or not to v]

[Easy-X]

Took the XSR out for a spin into the centre of town and back. First proper distance I've done since getting it before Crimbo!

It was on the way back, coming down the hill from Roehampton, that rain started: cold and just shy of sleet I instinctively hugged the bike for some warmth and it was like a light switch going on: up till this point I'd unintentionally/unimaginatively been riding the bike much the same as the Rebel Outwardly they'd be no observable transition - just a subtle shift in weight, a slightly bend in the elbow - but it was memory of what an angry little bike the MT-07 was when I did my A licence training

Other than that epiphany a very useful day. Some crossing lights changed at that annoying point where you could either fly by or pull up abruptly. I chose the latter and was quite surprised how much rear brake you can apply without either the back wheel sliding or the ABS kicking in. On that topic the ABS certainly does work as a van slammed on its anchors and then indicated right At this point it was pretty wet and I was using 50/50 front & back.

Everything worked as expected, continued faith in the bike, no falling off required
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 535, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

My local community raised £3000 through GoFundMe for the Tesco’s trolley boy after his Honda CB500 was stolen over Christmas. He’s a hard-working, friendly lad who now feels appreciated.

Just when you thing humans are bastards they go and surprise you.

[chickenstrip]

[yen_powell]

[hellkat]

Put on an outfit for work today, didn't really think much about it.
Woman in black, sorta thing.
Black jeans, biker boots, black jumper.
All a bit Johnny Cash.
But more fabulous
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[hellkat]

(shitty blurry happy snap, sorry-notsorry, haha)
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

I've had 2 successive decent days.

No rhyme or reason to it....which ironically pisses me off.
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The Harry Turner Project

[A100man]

[hellkat]

Chaos theory.

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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Easy-X]

I think I've used my old Skoda twice in the last month but this last time I noticed the gearstick is... sticky Specifically the left/right travel. No problem actually getting it in gear so I mostly got by on muscle memory on my trip to and from Tesco.

First video on YouTube is from "bodget & leggit garage" nice Bless 'im the guy filmed near enough all of the stuff involved including being sent totally the wrong part and completely fucking up the "it just unclips" so it turned into a what not to do video

Anyhoo, the job is made easier if you take the battery out and as it's been running the factory original for the last 10 years / 100,000 miles I might treat the car to a new one. Cost of replacing the gear linkage bracket... £5. Lovely jubbly
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 535, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[jimspeed]

[Easy-X]

[chickenstrip]

Rory Gallagher is oiling my gears today. Might even restring the gitfiddle
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THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE!

[Tracey Suntan-King]

[chickenstrip]

[Easy-X]

Out on the bike after doing some minor maintenance, needed some tea bags. It was still sunny so I stopped by to see a friend on the way back. Chatted bikes and shit till the sun went down (outside, social distanced, etc.)
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 535, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[Hong Kong Phooey]

[chickenstrip]

[Hong Kong Phooey]

^ Rory who?

Sorry I was just insulting Tracey
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

[Blah blah]

Removed all of the torx bolts from the front discs today and everyone came out relatively easily, no swearing, chewed bolts or anything.

Swapped the 300mm discs for some 320s and put the better calipers on.

Just need some new hoses now and we're almost good to go, or will be after I buy a new pot of loctite, take the bolts out again, add a dab of new loctite and put them back in (ran out of loctitie )