What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[Billy Balthorpe]

Went for a ride, came home, washed all the crap off it.
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M.O.B. Successfully taking the piss since 2014.

[Petemate]

Just finished the last exhaust system bake-on, 30 mins. Paint still on. After lunch when it is cool, a nice brisk ride over to the 'H' at Berinsfield to test the fruits of my endeavours (and of course a coffee along with the other wellards)

PS the stains under the bike are from condensation dripping from the small holes at the lowest parts of the pipes.
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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

[Petemate]

Just got back from the 'H'. Pleased to report that Wilko's finest Stove & BBQ paint is still firmly baked on the headers, right up to the cylinder head. And that is after an 80mph (indicated, officer) blast back on the main road. Also the Rustoleum silver is still intact on the silencers, though they are barely warm near the ends and I can hold them nearly up to where they are welded on to the header pipes.
Time will tell if it will all stay on......
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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

[notbike]

Fit my Akra Slip on. Delivered this morning to the office, rushed home and fit it during lunch time. Managed to get it on in about 25 minutes including removing the exup cables & old exhaust.

After I got home I made sure it was all torqued up and everything's been triple checked. Build quality on Akra is amazing, and I've had multiple exhausts on previous bikes but I'll now forever be an Akra fanboy.

I was amazed at how it sounds too just for a slip on (no baffle, won't be fitting that unless I have to). It's got this punchy bass note when it idles.

Also won't be getting that full race system anymore... I think a full system would be far too loud.

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

[Polarbear]

Took mine out for a ride Wife was at work and it was a lovely day.

Then I decided to clean and tidy the garage so I could actually do some work in there.

Guess what, after removing loads of crap I found two motorcycles that have been hiding . I now have room to work on my bike(s) and I found one of my multimeters I had lost so now I have 5 including my fluke clamp meter. (I like multimeters).

Tomorrow I think I will try and start Penelope Pitstop (the Fazer). It's not been run in over a year. Battery is goosed and might have to squirt some cleaner through the carbs but she has never let me down yet.

Photos of nice tidy garage below

https://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f261/WhiteFurryBear/IMG_0453.jpg

https://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f261/WhiteFurryBear/IMG_0454.jpg
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[kramdra]

Adjustment to muffs. When new, I cut a mounting hole and made these bar ends, worked great. 20,000 miles later the neoprene is worn out and they fall off the end. So today I have used some vinyl offcuts to make a new mounting hole.

https://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m593/Kramdra/IMG_20170208_005344_zps3jxuccqj.jpg~original

This covers half of the previous bodge. As they no longer kept shape and would press on levers, I gave them a fiberglass-epoxy spine, which looked like shit. I will cover the rest tomorrow.

[thx1138]

reminded me of this bodgetastic courier bike I spied, with worn muffs

https://s29.postimg.org/yosg49rp3/muff1.jpg
https://s29.postimg.org/fjxn5oajr/muff2.jpg

[Petemate]

Fitted a nice new pair of mirrors which my lad bought for me. I was going to go for some cheapos from the bay of E, but all the ones I checked on were flat glass and deffo not in the style of my custom machine.
These were from Motorcycle Products, a company which has quite a good selection of decent parts. The mirrors are good quality, and e-marked, and nice convex glasses, which I am used to.

PS the exhaust paint is still on.....lol......

PPS the mirror risers/extensions are necessary as I replaced the custom bars but may refit them later so kept the same mirror type.
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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

[Matt B]

https://i.imgur.com/wX8J3QR.jpg

Put a new front tyre on the ZX6.

Decided it was time to move away from the 2CTs try something different. Went for a Pilot Power 3 instead, not much of a departure because it still says 2CT on the side.

Decent reviews and supposed to last 20% longer than a 2CT plus have better wet grip. Will see how it goes.
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stinkwheel: He had an animated .gif of a cat performing fellatio. It's not socially acceptable. It can have real life adverse effects on other people.

[thx1138]

Put the 50cc into the potting shed (sort of a cold frame lean to on the edge of my house) and put the battery on charge.

It's out of sight, behind two locked gates, about 17 years ago when we layed the garden out we put in a double wide gate to get the turn into the garden from a side passage, not many bikes fit the passageway but this one does.

[sickpup]

Changed out the 4 year old Motobatt for a nice new Yuasa. It was starting to fail in the cold weather.
Just in time as its started to snow here.

[Matt B]

[grr666]

[sickpup]

[notbike]

[natefz6]

After just getting a new chain and sprocket I thought I would try give it the best chance of life with me by fitting a scottoiler to the FZ.

Took about 1 hour to get done and most of that was me um'ing and ah'ing about how/where to run the pipes.

Now its time to see how much oil gets flinged around tomorrow
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"no I didn't steal it that's just the way I ride"

[Pigeon]

Replaced a knackered thermostatic switch:
https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w559/pigeon35/170130%20-%20Resurrection/20170212_162005.resized_zpsjkue8aaq.jpg


Put cleaned carbs back on the bike (with new air+petrol pipes), re-attached choke cables and throttle cables.
New spark plugs.

Was ready to try and start my bike, but found the aux fuel tank leaking. So have (hopefully) put that right and will have a crack next weekend.
https://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w559/pigeon35/170130%20-%20Resurrection/20170212_171451.resized_zpsvzq3qsxz.jpg

[Fisty]

Walked by it and farted.
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Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[Fizzer Thou]

Stripped down the Exup filler cap to clean the internals,enlarge the breathing capacity and to rid the tank of the whistling noise that emanates from the filler when the fuel expands

https://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Workshop/20170204_153755_zpsbudjvp4h.jpg
https://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Workshop/20170204_155503_zpsy0xf3o3j.jpg

Of course I will not know if this has worked until I bolt it back on again
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Just talk bikes.What else is there?

Always have a 'Plan B'

[Beehive Bedlam]

Took the beast in for an MOT.

https://i.imgur.com/QN9ECgS.jpg

Passed with one advisory which is lower suspension linkage has slight play.

[thx1138]

Getting the 50cc ready for MOT. SORN'd it, rode it round my back yard.

Run it in on the stand, tested battery with a load, and whilst charging., all good. Think everything sorted, except for low beam, and not for the first time in my life I've failed to work out how to remove a bike's headlamp bulb (without breaking something anyway)

Will probably book it in for MOT tomorrow.

[thx1138]

Took the front sprocket cover, more chain guard than cover, off of the Beta and scraped all of the mud out. I really ought to have done this a week or so ago, but I was lazy. Hoped it would be all dried and fall out, it was wet and squidgy and I had to scrape it out with a blade and give extra lubrication to the rusty looking chain - shameful laziness really, but I was feeling really ill with a chest infection for a while.

[Hong Kong Phooey]

[stonesie]

Fitted a box of bits.

https://scontent.flhr4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16684335_10155044740218436_3119364443342954658_n.jpg?oh=e5586af8fe038146eaf187ab25ae0cd6&oe=593F3FF7

Then a nice 80 mile ride about to get back into the swing of things, the bike rides much nicer with a bit less pressure in the tyres, 34/38 is more to my liking than 36/42.

[kramdra]