What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[SpannerMonkey]

Fitted a temporary tank with flush filler cap to comply with MSVA regulations (Proper tank will be going back on post-test), uprated my stator from 40w to 100w, also began to wire the bike up to the best of my abilities.

I think I'm gunna outsource the wiring to someone else. If I carry on doing it, it'll look like a loom from an RS125 with 17 previous owners!

Upside is, the following electrical components have been tested and work!
Switchgear
Brake light
Tail light
Indicators
Ignition Switch
Brake light switch
Horn switch (But not horn... duff one out of the box... typical)

Still a load of things to do. I need to get someone to fabricate some mounts/brackets for:
Shotgun Ignition box (CDI+Coil pack in one)
Battery
Reg/rec

Need to space out front wheel to get it in line, then space out disc to bring it back to the caliper

Need to order clocks, mirrors, an offset kickstart...

The list of jobs goes on and on

Here she is anyway, looking like an absolute mess!

https://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Snaphappyalex/18136332_10155027262896351_96378729_n_zps5fmuhuez.jpg
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[pompousporcup...]

Sold it. Well, one of them anyway. I regret my choice -_-

[thx1138]

fitted a new smaller much smaller 5" x4" flexible number plate onto my Enduro bike

[B5234FT]

Finished up my new chain and sprockets by sorting chain tension and wheel alignment and rode it to work with a smile on my face!

[thx1138]

put the 50cc battery on charge

got a mega 16 mile trip on it to a vintage vehicle rally tomorrow

https://www.cavalcade.org.uk/

[Tracer1234]

Got the local all year biker to treat the bike!

Good job done, bike looks great!
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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

[pompousporcup...]

insurance the gpz900. MOT soon

[grr666]

Booked it in for repairs.





Fack!
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[Rogerborg]

[Hong Kong Phooey]

[Fizzer Thou]

Took the FZR-R for the annual MoT

https://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Honda%20750/My%20bikes/20170427_142925_zpsfogdqvw1.jpg

Passed with no advisories
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Always have a 'Plan B'

[SpannerMonkey]

[chickenstrip]

Loomed in the sat nav cables and attached the mount. Fitted the bluetooth unit into the helmet. Just got to pair everything up, then go have a play with it, make sure I know what I'm doing before heading off to Spain. Chickenstrip is being dragged slowly but inexorably into the modern age
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THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE!

[ADSrox0r]

Not mine but a mate's Z1000SX, (trying to) do chain & sprockets.

You think I can get the front sprocket nut off that thing? Fuuuuck me they factory fitted them tight. 2ft breaker bar with a 6ft scaffold pole and STILL can't shift it. Have to wait till Tuesday for an impact wrench (electric 450Nm job) Was going to get an air tool but instinct tells me my compressor isn't man enough for this one. Never really had need for a rattle gun so good excuse to buy man toys.

If I can't shift it then I think we'll take it down to a KwikFit or some tyre fitters and have them rag it off with a more beastly air tool.

Fucking Krapazakis, pff. Told him not to buy it.
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Current bikes: '08 VFR 800 VTEC(yo) , '07 ZZR1400 Winter hack: '95 Aprilia 650 Pegaso Currently lusting after: RC30

[DRZ4Hunned]

[Lowsider]

Today I realised that when I changed my CCT I forgot to put a washer on, causing a small oil leak. I fixed it, and in the process of removing it all I snapped my throttle cable and one of the edges snapped off the throttle body. That washer has probably just cost me an extra £100 odd, plus the time of learning how to put on a new fuel rail/throttle body, and a new cable.

bike 1 - me 0.
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Current: 2006 CBR600F.

[Rogerborg]

[.....]

Front brake pads - the last ones last 12k miles, I can't work out if that's good or not. It's a heavy bike but the 90% of those miles were sat on the motorway

[waffles]

Put the mirror blanking plugs on the grom so that the bars look much tidier, I need to take the new mirrors off and put some Loctite on the bolts to stop them moving when I walk into them.

Gave the gixer a bit of a clean and lubed the chain. Realised that I can't find my tyre pressure gauge and the battery was flat so I couldn't take it for an MOT. Shoved in on trickle charge for a bit.

Not the successful day that I intended it to be!
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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

[pompousporcup...]

Changed head bearings on the gpz900. The fairing is right faff to remove. Why didn't they fit captive nuts on the wing mirror mounts -_-

Wheel bearings tomorrow followed by a brake clean and bleed as well as the spraying of a few rusty brackets

[Pigeon]

Cheapo LED indicators on XR had got water in and stopped working.

Ordered new set with a view to smothering them in sealant before fitting.

They arrived, but instead of black had a vibrant blue surround. Did not have any black paint, so coloured them in with a permanent marker pen.

Bodge bodged

[Chuffin Nora]

[Snowdonia Rider]

[ackack]

Rebuilt the carb. Considering how black and rusty it was last week I'm chuffed with how it turned out.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2874/34355916815_1529740475_c.jpg
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[M.C]

Sold it