What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[Islander]

The starter motor failed on the M750. Easy enough? Nope, not a bit of it. Ducati engine design means that to remove the starter motor to replace the brushes you have to pull the left hand engine cover off. That in turn means dropping the oil (I was going to change the oil and filter anyway so no big deal on that). To get the cover off needs the use of a puller as the crankshaft end runs in a bearing set in the cover itself. Fortunately, they had the intelligence to put holes in the transfer gear so that the final fixing bolt for the starter could be accessed. What a faff.

Job mostly done, just the electrical connections to complete and then some new oil and we should be good to go.

[M.C]

[ThatDippyTwat]

Someone with a blue car hit the back of her last night, and fucked off after picking her up with a lass that got out of the car to help. Faces easily identifiable, but reg plate not visible, even though other plates were. Neighbour they were visiting clammed right up when I asked him to tell them to come over and sort out with me, or who they were. I know what car it is, we'll have 'a chat' when they appear again. No point reporting it, all I'll get is a crime number.

Ordered the cheapest decent looking rear light I could find.
Put old, cracked number plate on. Ordered a new one.
The OEM plastic parts fared well, seems just the plate and light were casualties.

Rode her up the street - seems to turn okay, nothing fell or rattled off.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[Gosties]

Washed motorcycle .

Changed Oil, Replaced Spark Plug and Cleaned, Oiled and Adjusted Chain.
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Riding Honda CB 125 F | Previously Lexmoto Street 125|

On the little bike who tries !!!!

[grr666]

[recman]

Gave mine a wash and brush up after a bit of a spin.
Still looks tidy after 8 years.


https://s14.postimg.cc/6p3bj59bl/20180504_163906.jpg

[M.C]

[Fisty]

Been on call all bloody weekend so havn't had chance to ride.
Since I can't go far I have:-

Serviced, new plugs, oil, oil filter, air filter.
New seat hump (old one was the wrong colour)
New screen (old one was cracked and too low)
Carbon rear hugger
Washed and polished.

https://i.imgur.com/J9u7LTm.jpg?1


https://i.imgur.com/WhEbyer.jpg?1
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Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[Courier265]

[bacon]

[nowhere.elysium]

Measured up and designed the mounting plate for my new dash - I'll be making the actual mount up tomorrow, as well as fitting up the dash, tidying away the wiring, and prepping it for MOT.
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'10 SV650SF, '83 GS650GT (it lives!), Questionable DIY dash project, 3D Printer project, Lasercutter project

[bacon]

Oh, last week (meant to make a post...) I set my rider sag on the MT09 (25-30%), the findings reveal soft as shit front springs and a hard as fuck rear.

2mm of the rings showing (6mm with the top nut) up front to get the desired sag and positon 2 at the rear. Measured while I wasn't wearing gear, I weigh 70kg plus gear. So I set it close to 25%, with gear It's likely it will go closer to 30%. Will measure again with gear when I get an opportunity.

Results:

Rear
Position Rider sag (mm)
4 = 27mm 20.8% (stock)
3 = 31mm 23.8%
2 = 33mm 25.4%
1 = 37mm 28.5%

Front
Height including top nut Rider sag (mm)
16mm = 46mm 33.6% (stock)
14mm = 43mm 31.4%
11 = 41mm 29.9%
10 = 40.5mm 29.6%
9 = 40mm 29.2%
7 = 39mm 28.5%
6 = 37mm 27%

[ThatDippyTwat]

Chucked some new rear indicators on I had lying around. Riding her made one come loose and was hanging from the wires. I assume the car caused that.

The same car I saw pull into my street when I was a bit further down the road. We had a 'chat'. They denied all knowledge. I showed them the footage on my phone. I pointed out the bit of rear light lens still wedged into the bonnet line of the fucking car. I wondered aloud how much the local patrol would like to see it. Would you believe it, money appeared to cover the parts.

Fucking parasites.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[Fisty]

Given it some lights so I can work in the mancave.

3x LED 6500k flush fit lights from ebay, £2.99 each delivered from ching chong china.

https://i.imgur.com/2ObzOjs.jpg?3
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Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[Nobby the Bastard]

[NJD]

[Courier265]

washed the Suzuki, she was a tad dusty and she's back on the road this week, as long as the weather holds.

[Hahadumball]

[Maf]

[NutsyUk]

[Polarbear]

He meant Ying Tong not ching chong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nebe1zuEtbc
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[zark]

Not all today, coz Wemoto delivery times but…

New chain and sprockets - gold DID chain because they’re faster - obvs.

While I was there, thought I’d replace rear brake pads as they haven’t been looked at in nearly 3 years and MOT time looming…
Old pads out, yup knackered - pistons cleaned off… no way they were going to move anywhere. Calliper comes out. Split the halves and attempt to get pistons out… Much wrangling and heat and they finally budge. Pistons ruined, seals a melty mess of rubber after heating the calliper to get the piston to move. FFS...

Cleaned calliper - new seals and pistons as the old ones were beyond saving. All back together…

Then disaster strikes. Some numpty either hadn’t tightened the bolts on the torque-arm enough… or the cheap eBay bolts I put on in place of the rusty originals failed… but lost the torque arm around 70 mph on the M11… No damage to the fixing points, so it didn’t shear off… so either both the bolts fell out coz they weren’t secure or the bolts failed spectacularly somehow. That caused the calliper to swing round to the other side of the disc and pinch the brake line between calliper and disc. Luckily - no other damage
New torque rod, new stainless brake line - refilled and bled. Hours and hours spent cocking around with it… Just for a sodding rear brake.

New tyre ordered and front pads and eventually should be MOT ready!
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CBT - Oct 13. Theory - July 14. Mod 1 & 2 - June 15.
Rides a Fazer like an idiot... Edit: Now ride a Fazer Thou...

[grr666]

[Howling Terror]

Discovering that front fairing removal is required for plugcoils, despite what the workshop manual says.



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dcrp9QWW4AEA3sF.jpg

Half an hour later with the throttle body removed it rains.
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[Fisty]