What have you done to your bike today?

[MarJay]

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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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Moto Guzzi V7.

[A100man]

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

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

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put some Grip puppies on it because i find the standard grips a bit too thin.
Marjay will be pleased
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Moto Guzzi V7.

[panrider_uk]

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]

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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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

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sold it. the Thunderace.
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Moto Guzzi V7.

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disabled the emissions gubbins.
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Moto Guzzi V7.

[A100man]

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]

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.

[A100man]

Yesterday: fitted the Chinese baffles to the Scorpion cans - barely no difference but teh low down 'boom' is reduced - perhaps some wadding will help..

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/kdIAAOSwmlpf~XJz/s-l480.webp

Today: hopefully painting the 'new' unmolested fairing for the Falco to match existing scheme. Discoverd that my neighbours Toyata Yaris Bronze metallic is a damn close match to Aprilia Olympic bronze.
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750, SL1000

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

[kawakid]

Fitted a Power Bronze - Belly Pan to my Z650 what a pain, lots of stupid fiddly brackets. Spent about 2 hours going, perhaps try moving this a little bit and is this bracket meant for here.

Why can't manufacturers print instructions in colour or do a YouTube video.


Looks good though.
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I've a twin and a 4.

[thx1138]

Rubbed the forks very gently with Brillo pads preloaded with soap to try to lift rust marks ahead of mot, then used neutral baby wipes to clean the soap off and a ragged tshirt. Seems to have worked.

[panrider_uk]

Put a new battery in it and found out that the ignition barrel is fooked
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

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fitted a small screen when i got back from a ride this morning. its a cheap thing from China.
hoping it might help with wind at higher speeds.
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Moto Guzzi V7.

[Rob W]

Balanced the front wheel as I've suddenly got vibration from somewhere. Didn't seem to help, so next step is a throttle body sync as I've checked every fixing and nothing at all was loose. Mileage is coming up to 5K so it isn't far off needing to be checked anyway.
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TS50 > Senda 125 > ZXR400 > CB-1 > GSX-R1000 > Bandit 600 > ZXR750 H1 > GSX-R750 SRAD > '98 RR-W Fireblade > T595 Daytona > Hornet 900 > '04 Fireblade > GSX-S1000F (x2) > '23 XSR900

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went out for a joyride. quite impressed with the new screen. makes motorway speeds a lot more comfortable.
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Moto Guzzi V7.

[thx1138]

Took the little bar mounted time piece off the vanvan, to change battery. 20 minutes job. 5 seconds to remove clock. 20 minutes to find the 2mm Allen Key ??

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went out for a ride in the early hours, then gave the Guzzi its annual service.
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Moto Guzzi V7.

[Easy-X]

Not done much bike stuff in the last month but I have a weird problem with the Old Fella's Harley Breakout.

After a longish run, i.e. everything's nicely warmed up, the brake lights stay on. I've run the OBD scanner over it and the complaint is the front brake switch is stuck. "Great, replace the switch!" Nope, we disassembled the switch cluster, removed the brake switch and twisted the wires together - no change.

The problem with these bikes is almost everything runs over CAN-bus, including the switch clusters. Either the SoC in the switch cluster is faulty or the power distribution "BCM" computer. Ker-Ching!!!
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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