What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[Fisty]

[grr666]

I wish I could say I wasn't a deviant. But...
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[tom_e]

Lubed some bits and filled my tires with Bike Seal.

[ThatDippyTwat]

I Introduced Mr Stubborn Bolt to Mr Angle Grinder.

Exhaust is now secure, and not hanging on a perished rubber bushing and moving itself loose every day (I hope). I'll sort it properly at the weekend.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[bacon]

Pilot Road 5s fitted to the MT09, my recent spat of 2nd gear power wheelies killed off the stupidly soft Bridgestone S20 rear the previous owner had been running.

I'm shit at wheelies for the record, but it's fun that they are so easy to do with this bike. Once I get used to the front coming up I intend to learn with the clutch instead.

While I had the front and rear wheels off I gave the swingarm a good clean and cleaned out the front and rear calipers, copper greased the back of the pads and the slide pins etc.

Gave it a quick around the block to make sure everything was in order and that I hadn't done anything daft.

Job jobbed

[thx1138]

got 50ft of garden hose from junk shop, got drill out and put retainer clips from tap in back garden all the way down the side of house wall and hung attached hose to it, put hose lock attachments either end of hose

washed dirt bike in street using onable and offable water spray, beats lugging buckets of water back and forth

can't really use a jet wash out the front, cos it would go all over neighbours cars and houses, but a £2 quick rinse at the petrol station jet wash before a proper clean back at home will do

[Fin]

Replaced the chain, sprockets and rear disc then took it for a little test ride.

Rather shocked how bad the rear brake was, rarely use it much but full on stomping wasn't really doing shit.

Eventually it started gripping and locking up the rear, when I got back all I could smell was brake pads and the paint melting off the edge.
https://i.imgur.com/af1USa6.png


New chain is so much better, there's no knocking or the weird chaffing sound, I don't feel like I'm going to die so soon now.

[Islander]

Put the Monster 750 through its MOT. Straight pass, no advisories

[Moxey]

Some progress on the 750

Bought some CMA alloy wheels over winter finally knocked the old bearings out and removed the sprocket/discs ready for powder coat tomorrow.

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

Had the barrels rebored and the pistons blasted, gapped and fitted new rings (its still original 61mm bore only a thou skim as there was light scouring on the bores).

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

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

Then fitted bearings to swing arm (suspension and spindle) taped up the roller bearings for the time being.

https://i.imgur.com/LtQ6Np6.jpg

Off to acquire a new stainless grease nipple for it tomorrow then refit to the bike, first bit of progress in a while!
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'I was too busy paying attention to pay attention'

[ThatDippyTwat]

Put on replacement rear light to replace the one fucked by spunkbubbles hitting it with a car. Original is fecking mahoosive. Had to crimp up a new 3 pin connector after testing it, as it came with bullets.
https://i.imgur.com/ZYWRSwRl.jpg

This needed to be mounted in a totally different way, so brackets were cobbled together from 1.5mm Alu and painted matt black.
https://i.imgur.com/xgLUPf6l.jpg

Finished product - a bit on the piss, but so is the rest of the bike. Indicators were properly wired in as well.
https://i.imgur.com/QCNZhKrl.jpg

Added a spring to the clutch cable. The stock one had it, replacement didn't. With bedded in clutch plates, it shows.
https://i.imgur.com/2boFYs1l.jpg
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[recman]

Removed the seat, tank, bars, air box and top yolk.
Hopefully we'll be able to do a proper repair on the ignition cables tomorrow.
If not, at least I'll be able to drill out the ignition assembly sheer bolts.

https://s9.postimg.cc/ptm7v01ov/20180519_135202.jpg
Doesn't look great but it got me home.
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[Fisty]

Had a play with the power commander.

The map that was installed was seriously over fuelling the bike. I installed a zero map took it for a spin then a map for yoshis and a filter.

It idles better, no longer chucks out black smoke and seems to pull better.

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

https://i.imgur.com/AoIBZhr.jpg?1
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TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Bash plate removed, oil and filter changed, air filter cleaned and fixed rotten rubber gasket, rev counter fitted, electrics scoped out for sat nav fitting later. Found the spark plug is an NGK BP5ES, am now wondering why it's not a 6.
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[Rogerborg]

Discovered a whopping great hole in the Enfield end can, bodged it with foil, a pineapple tin, and exhaust wrap, and went for a ride.

Got eyed up by a yummy mummy. I mean, the bike. She'd done 6 months in India on one before getting sprogged up. Well, it makes a change from being buttonholed by older chaps reminiscing about their BSAs and Nortons.
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[M.C]

[recman]

Hopefully this'll be the last instalment.
We were able to perform a much better repair today, bit more confidence inspiring.

https://s7.postimg.cc/hokm4889n/20180520_133646.jpg
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Very little flex in the cable from lock to lock now so all should be ok for the foreseeable. Back in the game.

Oh yeah I might have asked this before, can't remember, does anyone have a clue what this blanked off connection might be used for? Possibly something the R model has that mine doesn't?
https://s7.postimg.cc/p8iajz8tn/20180520_153231.jpg

[ThatDippyTwat]

Changed main jet down (102>100), cleaned everything while in there. Adjusted tension on accelerator pump cable (Y type cable, slide and pump arm). Idle needs dropping, she sits really high when she's got up to temp.

Pissed about with clutch some more.

Still something amiss if it's loaded up in too high a gear, but it's good enough for now, so I caned it round some nice Welsh roads to make a nice change for it.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[Irn-Bru]

DRZ: did the oil and filter, cleaned air filter, new front pads, refit the headlight for upcoming MOT, and replaced one of the LED indicators that was on its way out. Also got new tyres, pilot powers instead of supercorsas that I've used for years.
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[M.C]

[Fisty]

New tyres fitted on the aBusa.

Pilot power 3's from ebay £110 the pair
Fitting to loose wheels £12
That new tyre feeling, priceless.
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TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[linuxyeti]

Fitted the replacement rear luggage rack to the Mash, after I broke the last 1. Not bad, 1/2 the price of a UK supplied one, even before any postage is added to the UK supplied one. And it arrived a week to the day I ordered it

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[Hawkeye1250FA]

Just a basic strip and clean if the rear brake. Was very spongey and wouldn’t hold the bike on a slight hill! 😳

15mins work and good as new now.

Best do the front ones next ....
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[Pigeon]

[Fisty]

Shakedown #2- New tyres edition.

Pilot Powers stick like shit to a blanket, the new Power Commander settings are making it pull like a train and use a lot less fuel.

130 mile to 2/3rds of a tank. It did 145 on a full tank last time out.

Also buzzed Fret on a 175mph flyby.

Front suspension needs a gnats more preload and less rebound.

https://i.imgur.com/1St5UIt.jpg?1
New boots fitted and ready to go.

https://i.imgur.com/0jSV4Q1.jpg?1
Tintern at twilight.

https://i.imgur.com/bZs3ced.jpg?1
5mm chicken strip on new tyres
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Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[Tdibs]

Prepping the SV for taking down to the alps and south of france at the end of the week.
https://my.mixtape.moe/dwfvzk.jpg

Valves done
New rear tyre
Full service
Fork oil changed
Installed usb charger

Just a lot of other cleaning and regular maintenance bits on it.
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