What have you done to your bike today?

to v or not to v · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Nov 2020 Karma :

thanks MarJay.
the suspension on my bike is very basic. the only adjustment available is the preload on the rear shocks.
id have to splash out on aftermarket stuff if i wanted any more adjustment.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

A100man · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Aug 2013 Karma :

I've learned that, annoyingly, the safety sensors (side-stand and/or dropped bike) will still allow the Aprilia to fire up for a few seconds => minute before cutting out.

Thus confusing the ignorant... (me Neutral

).
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750, SL1000

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600, Skorpion

to v or not to v · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Nov 2020 Karma :

put some Grip puppies on it because i find the standard grips a bit too thin.
Marjay will be pleased Laughing

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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

panrider_uk · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Karma :

Ordered new brake pistons and seal kits for its front calipers
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Stripped, cleaned and reassembled my pretech 6-pot callipers. For the second time in a month.

Bit of a pain because pretech no longer exist. You can still get parts for them from farkhamhall.co.uk.

Had a sticking piston about a month ago, just before I was going to go away on it. Stripped and cleaned them and all looking good. I needed to fitt new o-rings for between the calliper halves, thinking I'd have some in my kit. It turns out they are actually x-rings (sometimes known as quad-rings) which don't come in the same standared sizes as o-rings.

I took a chance and re-used them because I was going the next day. They worked but one calliper had a tiny weep between the join.

Farkhamhall only list complete rebuild kits and I only needed the four o-rings so cue pissing about and trying to measure them (again, not as easy as o-rings).

Anyway, I can now say for certainty that pretech 6-pot callipers use a 1.78mm Section, 6.07mm Bore x-ring. You can buy them cheap on simply bearings, part number: Q4010. Hopefully any search engines also read this in case someone else is looking.
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to v or not to v · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Nov 2020 Karma :

sold it. the Thunderace.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

to v or not to v · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Nov 2020 Karma :

disabled the emissions gubbins.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

A100man · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Aug 2013 Karma :

put the fairings back on and taxed the Falco for summer..
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750, SL1000

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600, Skorpion

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Fixed the indicators on the KR-1S, turns out I'd forgotten to connect the front ones back up!

Adjusted the controls on the Blade so the reach to the clutch and front brake is slightly less.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F; Cheap project: CBR900RR FireBlade
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.