What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[Petemate]

All done, just visible is one of the blanks. Top box looks huge against the bike but it is an optical illusion taken from behind (oo-er)

Edited to add pic side view
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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

[Wheezybiker]

Just fitted a pyramid fender extender to my xj6
Very easy to do fits very well
Hopefully keep the winter road cr,ap off my pipes and radiator some waht

[Shinigami]

put some clothes on the fazer

https://preview.ibb.co/jOjYJw/IMG_20171003_150414.jpg
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Current: Honda City Fly CLR125 2003 Honda CB600F Hornet 2008 Yamaha FZ6 S2 + 1991 Kawasaki GPZ500
"Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.

[Tracer1234]

Cleaned it up ready to wack it up for sale.

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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

[Beehive Bedlam]

[Tracer1234]

Gave it a home.

Fairly impressed with the quality of it. Just need to secure it down properly when the old man gives me my drill back.

https://s20.postimg.org/bz24ihetp/IMG_20171006_150748-01.jpg
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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

[ThatDippyTwat]

New friction discs & stronger springs in the clutch, new shorter cable. Much more bite, but it still won't go faster than 20.

Valve clearances tomorrow, then check fuel mixture, then see if I have a manifold leak. If all that fails, It's getting chucked down a fucking deep mineshaft.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[Moxey]

Yesterday technically, finish work early on Fridays so began the strip down (the CB has an oil leak somewhere around the head, possible missing seal).

https://i.imgur.com/Xa2kG6e.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/GEnO6ZW.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/pyhC9di.jpg

Not bad for 3 hours work, these old bikes are a piece of pish to work on, same time on my Street Triple would have seen me remove the tank and maybe the SAIS crap before even starting with dropping the engine!
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Current: 02 FZS 1000 Some Bike Pics...
'I was too busy paying attention to pay attention'

[SophR so good]

Found the likely culprit for the oil leaking out the exhaust header
https://i.imgur.com/dOqwl2Y.jpg

And changed the air filter
https://i.imgur.com/gcoZtcn.jpg

Oil change and tyre to sort and potentially some wiring bodgery then it can be ridden.
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You win again, gravity! - Zap Brannigan, BCF BBQ 2016

[Howling Terror]

^^^Problems with fingers in the old air filter eh...
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[SophR so good]

Yep, all the fingers were clogging the holes in the filter. Can't be good for air flow.
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You win again, gravity! - Zap Brannigan, BCF BBQ 2016

[pompousporcup...]

Added oil and coolant after the recent water pump rebuild. Leak started from the clutch cover. New gasket should sort that tomorrow.

The most productive part of today took all of 3 minutes. I fixed a farked spark plug thread.

Cylinder #4 spark plug on the 900 would not torque up. The bastid just span around taunting me. REALLY not wanting to take the engine out, remove the head and helicoil it i considered using a regular m12x1.25 tap.. the problems with this are swarf getting into the cylinder as well as the tap only being 3, maybe 4 inches long at best.

Cue the discovery and purchase of a new tool. A reverse tap. Works like a regular tap only you can do it from the bottom of the head first where there is more likely to be decent thread still present.

Had it sorted in 3 minutes and the thing brings the swarf out with it!! I taped some 4mm ID tube the the hoover pipe and sucked out anything in the chamber, just in case.

Genuinely didn't know such a thing existed.. Best thing i've bought this year without a doubt

[Courier265]

Replaced the switch for the heated grips and replaced the clutch lever which was worn.

[myvision]

Swapped my ZZR for a fazer.
I couldn't get on with the ZZR most uncomfortable thing I've ever sat on.
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VFR800FI, YZF600R Thundercat and FZS 1000

[Fisty]

https://www.need4speed.ws/images/uploads/speed/Tri-StateRiders_hayabusa_200mph.jpg

Not my pic, but the motorway was empty so why the fuck not.....
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Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[RhynoCZ]

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Snapped the clutch cable.

Luckily for me it was while paddling it into the garage for the night.
New cable on order. Was considering a bodge but I've just fixed the car with my new mig welder so I'll be driving that for the next few days.
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

[pompousporcup...]

Replaced the front wheel bearings on the Thundercat. The old ones were still in seemingly perfect condition but a quick pop of the plastic cover showed no grease in there.. Both span freely though which isnt bad considering they've done 47k miles.

Rears left to do.

Stripped the carbs off the 900r to put dyno jet stage 1 jets in rather than the stage 3. As the recent rubber restore has worked i should now be able to fit the airbox without much of an issue

[sickpup]

ER6F

Stripped out the screen and clock surround. The 2 top mounts for the headlight have fatigue failed so a few holes and a few cable ties will keep it all ok until the new bits turn up.

NT700 Deauville

While replacing the rear tyre the exhaust needed to come off. Unfortunately the bolt going into the frame sheared so need drilling out but to do this the exhaust needed removing. Removing the exhaust two of the cover bolts sheared so they needed drilling.

So drilled out and rethreaded the frame bolt, drilled out one of the cover bolts no problem, the other became a massacre. Now need to weld a square nut in place of the massacred one on the exhaust.

Changed the front tyre, lowered the front end by 10mm by raising the forks and fitted gaiters.

Made up a set of spotlight mounts for it a few weeks back and test fitted a spotlight to them.

[Dweller]

Planned on getting the bike washed and polished today and repair some flaked paint off the chainguard.

Until I forgot I gave my bikestands away a few months ago and forgot to upgrade them with a new alloy pair.

Ran it for a bit today checking everything over, checking for any oil leaks on floor I might of missed upon viewing and check perishables a bit better.

Realised baffle is still in and is already loud, so might be naughty and pop that out for a bit

[BLB_Rich]

Bought it!

Fitted bar end mirrors & put my tiny tail bag on.

[Tracer1234]

[Copycat73]

fitted a tank bag to the spare seat...
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[Hong Kong Phooey]

Fitted clutch cable, smooth on the gear change now so the old one was maladjusted.
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

[ThatDippyTwat]

Re-routed throttle cable - No difference.

Swapped out the brand new fuel line on a nasty suspicion - bastarding thing works. Shining a light through the line, and the ID looks like a fucking toblerone. 2mm maybe at the narrow points.

Tomorrow is tyres and bearings.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)