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Posted: 17:41 - 21 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Yesterday I did do:-
Take the front and rear suspension off to be serviced
Took the wheels off to have new tyres fitted
Swapped the engine
Re-greased the swing arm bearings
Re-greased and adjusted the headstock bearings.
Knocked it off the stand and dented the front header ____________________ Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
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Posted: 18:28 - 21 May 2017 Post subject: |
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First oil and filter change since I bought bike in January. Thank goodness for a non-rainy Sunday to get it done at last |
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Posted: 22:19 - 21 May 2017 Post subject: |
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M.C wrote: | Falco wrote: | Wait...you mean you aren't supposed to use engine braking? Well shit.
Makes me nervous for my nice clean chain that nevertheless needs replaced.
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As Julian Ryder once spat into a microphone brakes are cheap, gearboxes are expensive, but as that'll be someone elses problem I still do it |
Hmmm, when I was doing my DAS I was told it's fine to brake with the engine, but not with the gears. For example, we were taught to use engine braking to get down to the correct speed when moving from one speed limit to another.
In related news, cleaning and adjusting the chain today, a week of very very wet riding and the chain looked really good! Apparently engine oil is a great lube.
As for what I did to the bike? Bodged it, then bodged it some more.
Failed miserably to drill out the broken screw on the choke slide and ended up drilling the side of the hole. Drilled a new hole, tapped it and put locktite on the replacement screw. A problem to be properly sorted when the carbs are off the bike.
Plastic welded the crack on the side of the fairing from dropping it. Replaced one broken lug with a screw with plastic melted all over it (so it wouldn't cut the rubber mount). Tried to do the same with the other, but I think the mounting brackets must have been bent or something. Would not go in. Will replace with a longer screw at an angle next time fairing is off.
Cleaned particularly rusty bits off exhaust with brass brush in a drill. Repainted with 3 coats of Stove paint. Looks a bit stupid at the moment, but once it's dirty I am sure it will blend right in.
This bike appears to be becoming a reluctant rat bike... ____________________ I tell you what, mathematically, I'm having it |
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Posted: 22:22 - 21 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Found two hoses that are cracked one from the crankcase and the other from the airbox. Going have to replace might explain the bogging down I keep getting. ____________________ CB125>CG125>GN125>ER5>K100RS>R1100RS>K100RS
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kramdra World Chat Champion
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Posted: 22:39 - 21 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Bike has needed nothing. Spent some time tidying the garage and making holes in the floor. Broke my drill |
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Posted: 01:14 - 24 May 2017 Post subject: |
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New rubber + messing with front suspension trying to get some more improvements. Serviced and ready for euro tour later this year
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Posted: 01:36 - 24 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Spot the old school boombox!! ^^ ____________________ 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)
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Posted: 09:13 - 24 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Test fit of the Kriega ready for some hooning around the Peak District at the weekend Can't wait to get up there. ____________________ 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. |
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Posted: 09:32 - 24 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Reorganised the shed, making slightly more room for the bikes. So rolled them out and rolled them in again.
The scooter needed a bit of a dust... Must start using that more and get a topbox fitted to it. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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Posted: 12:46 - 24 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Matt B wrote: | https://i.imgur.com/zsvzI1a.jpg?2
Test fit of the Kriega ready for some hooning around the Peak District at the weekend Can't wait to get up there. |
I'm tempted to say "they're shit, you can't have got enough in there", but I won't
Funnily enough, just test fitted mine yesterday too. 6 days to go till Spain I'm not counting, honest! ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Posted: 21:39 - 25 May 2017 Post subject: |
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I recently got my CX500's forks and calipers back from powder coating and today I finished reassembling them. What a bastard it was to get the fork caps on with the new progressive springs. It's finally starting to look vaguely bike shaped again. Wheels are away for painting along with the final drive gear casing. I have to enlarge a hole on the rear engine case to fit a new water pump seal as the old size isn't available anywhere now (0.7mm difference). Hoping to get that done later in the week along with the rest of the seals I want to change so I can get the engine bolted back up.
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Posted: 11:38 - 26 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Sometimes, FOD does turn up on airfields. Otherwise, why would you do FOD plods at all?
In the RAF, it is certainly not something that is skimped on. Lives are at risk (money is at stake). Can't speak for civvies, but I would have thought it'd be even more important to them. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Posted: 11:42 - 26 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Lifes a ditch mate. I bet my Henstridge repair cost more. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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Posted: 14:23 - 26 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Decided to adjust some things, and feck it, take the tank bag as well for the sheer convenience. So a second test load required, especially to ensure the sat nav can be adjusted to clear the tank bag:
https://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/nicknicklxs/DSCN8716_zpszcymy0aj.jpg
There is one small problem the Kriega luggage causes on my bike: when the straps are tightened, they try to pull the seat up against the catch, putting a strain on it, so I've used a couple of extra straps from the top bag to the grab rails, just to relieve that pressure a bit.
Added some sun protection too ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Posted: 15:25 - 26 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Rogerborg wrote: | chickenstrip wrote: | Added some sun protection too |
Must be hell on the aerodynamics though. |
Dunno, I might take drive off the output shaft and add a tail rotor
Quote: | Actually, a £1 shop umbrella is one of my daily-carries. I think Ted Simons recommended always having an umbrella. Or Che Guevara. |
Nicholas Crane.
Hmm, got one in the car, come to think of it. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 336 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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