What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[Falco]

Removed the carbs. Jesus christ what a faff! I know it's always slower when doing something for the first time but 3+ hours? Starting with the tank off? And why is there no damn room to get at anything inside the frame? How I long for a garage with a light (and maybe even some heat).

Found 4 of the 8 screws holding the float bowls on were seized so had to cut a slot in the top and get a long screwdriver on them. Fucked if I'm going to replace the screws at this point, they still work and they will get proper replacements when I am marginally less irate at the bike and when it can prove it deserves them (by surviving the petrol polluted oil trip)

Tomorrow is an oil change (and filter if it arrives and if it stops snowing... ) and cleaning the float bowls after having a quick look without gloves today, but with no way to start the bike (new float needles aren't due till Monday) means I'll be stuck with free time and no way to tell if the bike has been fixed.

[M.C]

[smallfrowne]

M.C - yeah it livens things up a bit, a nice change. It seems a teensy bit stronger than the old engine (which had a Chinese barrel and piston kit) so I'm happy. Not sure on the year, I remember seeing that someone thought there was a model for the jap market that had this config + it has a tacho drive. Could be Chinese engine with a Honda clutch cover, it has a strange engine code with stars in it, don't know why Honda would do that.
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'90 VFR750; '89 NC30; '95 DR650; '89 CD250U; ~'82 CG125; ~C90

[Petemate]

Well, after a few days of riding with my nice new DRLs in operation, I can report that other road users seem to be more aware of my presence. The lamps are now mounted next to the headlight, and a member of my family has advised that they are not blinding as on some cars but very noticeable on approach. Also ATM, there is no confusion with the indicators, which are very visible. Once my new relays and flasher units arrive in about a week I will revamp the system and report back.
Thanks everyone for all the input.
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82 not out....1983 Honda LA250 Custom
2008 Saab 9-3 1.9 Tid 150 Vector Sport estate
2005 Stirling Eccles Topaz 2-berth

[Pigeon]

Road it to Ace Cafe in fairly moist conditions. Enjoyed catching up with SE crew and nibbling on some excellent sausage.

Return journey didn't end well, as the mighty SVbusa decided that 50k miles was enough. Lost power in outside lane of A3, blue and white smoke out the exhaust.
Hobbled into lane 1, clutch in and the engine cut out.



https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w559/pigeon35/170115%20-%20SVbusa%20Death/20170115_140728.resized_zpsgut4lia4.jpg


Where she proceeded to bleed out while I waited for recovery truck.

https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w559/pigeon35/170115%20-%20SVbusa%20Death/20170115_140614.resized_zpsr9hz9h4t.jpg

https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w559/pigeon35/170115%20-%20SVbusa%20Death/20170115_133957.resized_zpsgneiyvcn.jpg


At home, it looked like the oil was leaking out the back of the front cylinder, but I couldn't see. Lifted the fuel tank and the underside was coated in oil. There was oil on the top of the airbox.

Inside the airbox
https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w559/pigeon35/170115%20-%20SVbusa%20Death/20170115_164927.resized_zpsnvbt8wca.jpg


Dropped the oil, had some water in it.
https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w559/pigeon35/170115%20-%20SVbusa%20Death/20170115_171841.resized_zps8hngnafo.jpg


BCF can rejoice, another SV is dead


......possibly. Am naively hopeful that a new head gasket will be all that's required.....


EDIT: Actually, there wasn't much water in that oil. Might re-direct this to the workshop.

[ThatDippyTwat]

New shoes in the Rear drum, "massaged" the exhaust to give clearance under footpeg and rear brake, tidied up exhaust fitting, removed orange fluff from nasty downpipe that's started rusting 2 months in, added a stopper on the centre stand as the original has gone walkies, anti-corrosion applied to fluffy orange spots.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[Dave70]

Gave the chain a quick clean and lube.
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There ain't no devil, there's just god when he's drunk.

2012: R125 killed by white van. 2016 R125 killed by 30,000 miles of redline. Current: 2016 Kawasaki ER6f.

[Groove]

I thought about the 2 in the garage and then thought I like the idea of a mt-10 in replace of them both

thing is the triumph has pretty much sat in the garage since buying it in November. I havnt even had the plastics back from being repainted.

I may have a problem.
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|| Past: 1991 Kawasaki ZXR 250 ~ 2003 Honda CBR 600 F Sport ~ 2004 Kawasaki ZX6R B1H 636 ~ 1999 Yamaha R1 ~ 1999 Kawasaki ZX6R J ~ 2004 Kawasaki ZX6R B1H 636 ~ 1998 Honda VTR1000F Firestorm ~ K1 GSXR 600 Track bike ~ K6 GSXR 1000 ~ 2006 Speed Triple 1050 || Current: 2005 R1 https://www.adrucore.co.uk

[KTMTony]

Stuck the trickle charger on. Pulled out the hid kit as it's stopped working. Bad connection I think. Got another ballast and bulb to try.
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Riding a motorcycle is like living in a video game where people are trying to kill you.

[Falco]

Yesterday:
Drained oil and changed filter. Shortened fuel pipes and hooked it up to make sure I hadn't messed up the carbs to much. Finally started, so I suppose I haven't killed it entirely

Today:
Drained Fuel and removed tank (again), drained coolant, removed the 50 odd pipes, tubes, cables ect that run across the top of the engine and removed the valve cover.

Set valve clearances - had a total nightmare to access the lock nuts and had to remove the oil lines (dropping the securing screw into the engine on one occasion - thank christ of the extendable magnet stick) with the exhaust valve end on cylinder 1 needing pulled out totally before it would re-seat properly, so I know where I am going if I end up with an oil leak!.
Clearances were waaay too tight, not sure what but I couldn't even get the feeler below the mid-range one into the gap .

Spent 30+ minutes trying to dislodge several small stones that had fallen into the spark plug recess and that I knew with certainty will fall into the engine when I change the plugs next week.
Cleaned (sort of) the coolant tube bits that go through the rocker cover.

The end is in sight! Reattach throttle+choke cables, flush and fill with new coolant, fit new fuel lines to tank, top up oil, run to check for leaks, refresh oil and then maybe I can ride the damn thing!

What I wouldn't give for a garage or even a tarp to work under when it is raining.

[haroman666]

[.....]

Bugger, post mortem/resurrection thread is needed though.

[Pigeon]

Thanks guys. Am probably deluded, but I believe the SV will live. It's the Top Gear HiLux of BCF


Need to fix my Striple first (in bits due to electrical issues).


Currently commuting on XR250R with knobblies and quite short gearing.
Cornering, accelerating and braking are a non-optional extra.

On the plus side, I can now straightline ALL roundabouts and go WOT over speed bumps.

[M.C]

[Beehive Bedlam]

My Scottoiler isn't working in had no time to fix it so I had to oil the beasts chain manually 5am this morning.

https://i.imgur.com/dKwAwjf.jpg

[Beehive Bedlam]

Oiled the beasts chain when I got home. Ready for the morning.

https://i.imgur.com/geFQSI4.jpg

[kramdra]

that is not how you oil a chain, trying to drown it? 20 squirts from a squirty can is all that is required.

How did the scottoiler shit itself?

[NJD]

[Azoth]

[Beehive Bedlam]

[M.C]

Christ, I'm only on my second can of chain lube in my biking 'career'. I know you're hardcore and northern, but used engine oil's carcinogenic, just so you know

[Beehive Bedlam]

[Pigeon]

[Kickstart]

[Tamsin]

I did make the ignition work on the new cg