What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[thx1138]

handed over £100 for the Zontes that has been knocking around my garden for a few weeks as mentioned in my sig.

and SORN'd said Zontes.

Me and some mates will attempt to get this back on the road with a minimum amount of cash being spent on it.

[zark]

Replaced spark plugs and caps on the fazer to get rid of a crap 'low down power issue'

eBay NGK standard plugs and new caps in red because faster

Worked a treat, no plugs snapped in half, and no more slipping the clutch at 6k revs to get going at the lights.
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Rides a Fazer like an idiot... Edit: Now ride a Fazer Thou...

[UnspeedySam]

[Wheezybiker]

Put 2 new Michelin pr4's on
Very pleased bike feels altogether more planted on the road in my very limited experience
Got to apply for the 30 quid cash back now

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Removed the headlamp grill because, as I expected, one of the legs broke due to vibration last night.
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Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5

[waffles]

Yesterday - broke down in rural France.
Today - eventually been recovered to a dealership in the nearest town.

The joys of motorcycle ownership!
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Theory test - 19/8/09, CBT - 11/10/09, MOD 1 - 16/8/10, MOD 2 - 27/10/10
Past rides Yamaha XT125X, Triumph TT600, Honda XR250
Current rides Suzuki GSXR 600, Honda MSX125

[grr666]

Finally fitted passenger grabrail to the Spacker, It's only been in the shed waiting to be fitted since last Christmas...
But minor mods had to be made as it was actually for a boggo MT09 and didn't quite fit mine without some fettling.
So I had to cut a flange off of some top hat spacers, hacksaw a small piece of my numberboard brackets to allow fitment.
Also so that I can remove it and return the bike to OEM I bought a spare numberplate bracket so I could drill out the welded
in studs to allow for the nuts and longer bolts that come with the grabrail. Once drilled I had the bracket powdercoated
so it was glossy black to match the grabrail and a bit more resilient to rear wheel upchuckings. The original bracket on my
66plated bike is already showing signs of rust, and it's barely seen rain.
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[FretGrinder]

Cleaned it

https://s2.postimg.org/fpjvwwua1/IMG-20170825-_WA0026.jpg

Even did the wheels

https://s2.postimg.org/t7qs976fd/IMG-20170825-_WA0034.jpg
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Yamaha MT-09

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[Tracer1234]

[Groove]

Since Wales the speed triple has been getting harder and harder to start with a 'clack' ing sound getting worse and worse. Research suggests a full replacement of the starter sprag clutch which has been modified by triumph. Didn't particularly want to spend out £400 in parts so took it apart and had a look to see what's wrong.

https://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh163/adam673673/Mobile%20Uploads/20170822_202834_zps1k5uxpuk.jpg

So there's a loop spring that holds the sprag things in place, which is no longer tight or round. Triumph obviously do not sell the spring so I popped down to a car parts place and got the chap at the counter to open a load of oil seal boxes till I found a suitable spring. Fitted a slightly thicker but much tighter one. Fitted new gaskets on the covers and she now fires up quicker and better than ever.

The fork seals have also got increasingly bad until a few weeks ago when I decided that it's time to get them done. I bought genuine triumph ones along with oil whilst getting the above gaskets. Never done fork seals before but figured it can't be that hard...

https://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh163/adam673673/Mobile%20Uploads/20170824_173208_zpsgdg4na3v.jpg

Had to get a new socket and set of spanners and use a lot of inguinuity.

The front seems a lot plusher than it did which could be the old fork oil could have been thicker (it was pinkish so not the triumph stuff) or just a placebo effect.

The result is a bike that starts properly with no leaky forks.

Total cost about £75 compared to the £700 I guess triumph would have charged.
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[Tracer1234]

Top work, always satisfying when all goes to plan, How long did you work on it? Well deserved beer tonight.
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Riding: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer Occasionally Riding: 08 Suzuki SV650, Potato: 2011 Yamaha YBR Custom.
Used to ride: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (smidsy) 09 Triumph Street Triple (P/X'd) 08 Yamaha YBR (Sold)
CBT 04/14. A: Mod 1 & 2 13/04/15

[Groove]

[Tracer1234]

Any reason for the enemy & neg rating Stocker?


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Riding: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer Occasionally Riding: 08 Suzuki SV650, Potato: 2011 Yamaha YBR Custom.
Used to ride: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (smidsy) 09 Triumph Street Triple (P/X'd) 08 Yamaha YBR (Sold)
CBT 04/14. A: Mod 1 & 2 13/04/15

[Howling Terror]

^^^You're enemied...put a whole chocolate bourbon in your mouth..take a large swig of vodka and DEAL WITH IT.
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[grr666]

More time in the shed this morning. Went to Fowlers and collected my new rear shock and spring unit for the scoot,
took more time figuring out how to get the plastics off of the thing than it did to change the shocker.
Still it should feel a bit better to ride than before, original unit is 4 years and 23000 miles old. It's had a good innings,
I think a few two up runs was the last straw that blew the seal. And no the Mrs isn't a jabba.
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[chickenstrip]

[ThatDippyTwat]

Oil and Filter change - Far more effect than I thought, so the old oil had probably been in there for a long time.

Removed battery reading 4V. Running recovery mode on charger, but I'm doubtful. If it works for a few days until the new one arrives, we're good.

Ordered headlamp (corroded reflector), aforementioned battery, and a downpipe from a different bike using the same/similar engine. Hopefully I can bodge on a different endcan.

Found a leak on the oil cooler - Looking for a suitable replacement, Originals are nowhere to be found.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[thx1138]

[Tracer1234]

[Kickstart]

Hiya

Decided to look at the not too smooth throttle cable on the Cagiva. The outer at the throttle end was a bit dodgy, and the splitter section wasn't looking great. Swapped it for a spare 2nd hand cable. Somewhat smoother now.

Will get a new splitter section and make up a new throttle end cable.

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[Tracer1234]

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[Rogerborg]