What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[ZX-7R]

[Tigerlea]

Not technically "to" the bike but "for" the bike..
Installed an outside security light, motion sensor and connected to the mains for out the side as added protection for the bike.

Now nice and bright any time someone walks up the path

[fluxco]

While changing the rear disc and pads on my NC30, I accidentally snapped the speed sensor bracket (TLS-SS) for my Translogic. I didn't have any epoxy... so I did some 3d printing instead.


https://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/cheunky/Honda%20NC30/File_000_zpsxm47yagk.jpeg

https://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/cheunky/Honda%20NC30/File_004_zpsn0vsndq7.jpeg

https://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/cheunky/Honda%20NC30/Translogic%20TLS-SS%20speed%20sensor_zpshy39ogh8.png

[Petemate]

Brilliantly resourceful!
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2008 Saab 9-3 1.9 Tid 150 Vector Sport estate
2005 Stirling Eccles Topaz 2-berth

[recman]

[Matt B]

https://i.imgur.com/M0lOZwB.jpg

Started fitting new wheel bearings in the back end of the ZX6.
Bearing in the freezer for 3 hours, warmed the hub and it dropped in. Just a few taps to make sure it seated properly. Will get onto the others later in the week, and maybe clean that sprocket up a bit..
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[fluxco]

More 3d printing. Spacers to make my after market fairing fit a bit nicer.

before, a gap with the bolt screwed all the way in:

https://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/cheunky/Honda%20NC30/IMG_3231_zpsmo4jpcft.jpg


spacer:

https://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/cheunky/Honda%20NC30/IMG_3233_zpsfe0yliqh.jpg

https://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/cheunky/Honda%20NC30/NC30%20side%20rear%20fairing%20spacer%203_zpsd2kfw3qv.gif


after, no more gap:

https://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/cheunky/Honda%20NC30/NC30%20side%20rear%20fairing%20spacer%209_zpsksr8y5iz.jpeg

[Islander]

Oil and filter change on the M750 and the R850R. I started a caliper clean and service only to discover that the pistons wouldn't go back on one of the R850R front calipers. Arse. Rebuild kit ordered from the bay.

[Shinigami]

fixed the indicator wiring on the gpz, re-attached rest of the fairing, still to do at weekend - clean out front brake caliper/pistons and test if all working. Then MOT tiiiime
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"Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.

[ThatDippyTwat]

Scraped what was left of the shit Halfrauds "VHT" paint off the exhaust, put some proper Stove Black on it. I'll touch up anywhere I missed and give it a good run tomorrow, but initial impressions are good.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[Petemate]

[NJD]

Got the Pilot Road 3's fitted and gave the bike is 1/2 yearly wash.

Too soon to say anything about the PR3's other than they handle how I'd expect a tyre to and made going over gravel a breeze compared to the ride in to the shop.

Didn't look new for long, now covered in mud and crap. Sadness all round.

https://s3.postimg.org/3kvgoh0g3/1_rear.jpg

https://s8.postimg.org/tzx084fbp/2_clean.jpg
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[M.C]

MOT'd it. The guy adjusted my chain without saying anything so was probably thinking f'ing noob

[Islander]

Well arsebiscuits. The R850R is turning into a bit of a saga. The caliper rebuild kit arrived today so I fitted the seals, put the caliper back together, bled it and all seemed ok. I cleaned the other caliper and removed it to replace the strange bleed nipple with a standard one. Refitted and bled it through (I wanted to change the brake fluid anyway). All was good.

Topped up the reservoir, fitted the cap and checked one final time. Felt a bit soft so I bled the rebuilt caliper again, then the lever locked solid. Very odd. Tried opening the nipple again and the fluid appeared to be contaminated with some blackish gunge. The lever is solid and the return/relief is working just fine on the master cylinder.

I suspect that I have a collapsed brake hose - apparently not uncommon on older BMWs. I'll investigate further tomorrow,

[Rogerborg]

£15.20 chavzorst showed up today. Bit of flexi, gloop of silicone, hose clips of awesomeness, bish bosh, proper jaaarb.

https://i.imgur.com/SfbU8PW.jpg

(Now has VHT paint on the flexi for properer jaaarber.)

((If I just put new parts on it, I'll never have to clean it.))

What do you get for £15.20 delivered? Well, you get a perfectly functional end can for a small capacity bike. Baffle in, it's quiet at idle, a bit of burble and burp off the throttle, much of a muchness at full powah. No noticeable loss of torque (yay fuel injection), and much lighter than the stock can. Can't really complain, even if it only lasts one, er, "season".

Now a usurious £17.49
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351978448051
From:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/topuk2020

Who were genuinely helpful and sent another one out when Royal Fail lost it, no argument at all.

Oh, there was a pair of what appear to be heat resistant gloves in the box. Bonus!
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GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[NJD]

[Rogerborg]

[Northern Monkey]

https://i.imgur.com/mJ8aJUD.jpg

Mototune style maximum brap run in complete on the XSR. Many kittens have been sacrificed
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Fisty: after polishing the tank with the glistenng beads of sweat from my full hot scrotum, I filled the headrace bearings with 10cc of my manmilk

[Rogerborg]

[NJD]

[Groove]

you both disgust me.

both of mine get a full clean and Polish when they get dusty from sitting in the garage for a month.
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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

[Groove]

[Northern Monkey]

[NJD]

[Groove]

I've done a few short trips out. I don't find being old enjoyable much any more.

I've done my winters commuting and since having a company car (50k miles last year) I'm finding it difficult to motivate myself to go out on the bike, especially in the cold (and never if it's damp).

sad face.
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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