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Nobby the Bastard |
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Nobby the Bastard Harley Gaydar
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Mr Hammers |
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Mr Hammers World Chat Champion
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Posted: 21:10 - 30 May 2018 Post subject: |
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Fed up with the abomination that was my pig ugly headlight/speedo bracket arrangement, i took the bank holiday to finally sort the bloody thing out once and for all. The speedo was held on by shit clamps on the bars, and by christ i don't like things clamped to the bars, so that had to go too. Got a speedo cowling off the ebay, cheapest i could find, but still overpriced at 8 quid imo.
At first i made a cardboard version, but it had very little strength and couldn't hold the weight of the headlight. Worse, it just totally disintegrated everytime it started to rain.
https://www.planetash.net/bcf/cardbrakt.jpg
So, then i decided to make them out of ally instead;
https://www.planetash.net/bcf/braktoff.jpg
In situ;
https://www.planetash.net/bcf/brakton.jpg
That's more like it.
More pics for those with a high boredom threshold. First one is the peak of ugliness it had when i bought it, then the first replacement version, then the current one. ____________________ A Guide To Powerbands |
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Fisty |
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Fisty Super Spammer
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Ed Case |
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Ed Case World Chat Champion
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ThatDippyTwat |
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ThatDippyTwat World Chat Champion
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Cheap ebay "muffler" wasn't muffling anything. Straight through. Drilled rivets out, shortened and put more welds that join the perforated tubes, welded on new end-cap, repacked with ceramic blanket and sealed with fire putty (I work in a Foundry, work perks ). Once the putty goes off, I'll put it on the bike, see if it's A) blowing and B) quieter.
Clone Carb rebuild kit arrived with an extra kit, seller said to keep it, so I rebuilt the stock carb as far as possible with extra kit, as some parts are the same.
Priced up tube to make an exhaust - I'll have to make one, she just won't run properly with it as is. ____________________ '98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine) |
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Old Git Racing |
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Old Git Racing World Chat Champion
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almostthere |
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remembered to take the disc lock off before pulling away ____________________ Beer, It's the reason I get up every afternoon |
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Rogerborg |
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Rogerborg nimbA
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Hawkeye1250FA |
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Hawkeye1250FA World Chat Champion
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NJD |
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NJD World Chat Champion
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Kawasaki Jimbo |
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Kawasaki Jimbo World Chat Champion
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Rogerborg |
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pompousporcup... |
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pompousporcup... World Chat Champion
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Posted: 09:42 - 04 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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MOT'd the 900r. No advisories!
gave it a quick oil and filter change and ordered a braided clutch line to swap when i bleed the clutch and brakes. Fluid is only a year old but the lever feels spongy, like there is air in the system. |
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Polarbear |
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I love that it says 5 Speed on the box. Just in case you forget or don't believe Enfield have got beyond the number 4 yet. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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P. Red Rocket
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Rogerborg |
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Rogerborg nimbA
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FretGrinder World Chat Champion
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AshWebster |
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AshWebster Brolly Dolly
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Wafer_Thin_Ham |
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Tried to ride it. Realised my boots were broken. Didn't ride it. ____________________ My Flickr |
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NJD |
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NJD World Chat Champion
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Posted: 17:04 - 05 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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Spent three hours attempting to remove the front sprocket cover and still didn't get it done -- a sentence so catastrophic I struggle to know what part to italic for emphasis.
Spent ages attempt to jimmy the cover off the bike using a flat head screwdriver convinced it was held on by grime, and chain lube, only to get nowhere. Searched Google and a forum said there was four, although I was convinced the fourth was the one that holds the linkage in place.. oops.
Here's the most stupidly placed bolt in the history on mankind, for reference (inside the recess covered in chain lube):
The manual says nothing about how many bolts there are and only three are clearly visible, without knowing you're looking for a fourth.
https://s15.postimg.cc/3s8c2x8t7/chain23.jpg
Locked the bike away but then realised I had an out of place cover so got it back out again and had another ago.
Get the fourth bolt out, and the cover loose, and find that the engine bars stop the cover from being removed... FUCKING GRAND. Get half way through removing them and wonder why I'm going through so much effort when I've already phoned ahead to book it in to get the sprockets and chain changed.
Take the left side foot peg bracket out, because I'm already half way there, and still couldn't get the cover off.
Put it all back together, including the stupidly placed bolt and locknut in the middle of the engine, and gave up. Plus why would anyone use a bolt and locknut arrangement inbetween the engine but behind the exhaust headers.
When they've charged me a lot of labour costs to change the sprockets I'm half tempted to remove the bars entirely.
Here's the rear, at least:
https://s15.postimg.cc/b5nq2c3a3/chain1.jpg
One more slightly jumpy ride and I'll, hopefully, have a smoother bike; although the correct tension makes the world of difference -- and clean calipers, of course.
If it doesn't fall apart either on my way to, or back from, work I'll be surprised.
Turned into one of those "why the fek am I doing this" type of jobs. ____________________ The do it all, T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶n̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶,̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶i̶g̶ ̶l̶u̶m̶p̶,̶ ̶C̶h̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶N̶o̶o̶d̶l̶e̶ |
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arry |
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arry Super Spammer
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Posted: 17:30 - 05 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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Tried to fix my slipping Oxford hot grip on the KTM.
Not much contact adhesive used here:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1729/28715819718_0c9eab3a2f_c.jpg[/url]
But then there was another bodge waiting for me.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1721/28715820388_c81395de93_c.jpg
I should have two of the middle slash cut threaded pieces but I only have one; clearly the previous owner has managed to lose it somehow when fitting the grips and, as a consequence, found any old nut to try to do the same thing. Problem is, I can't get it to tighten up far enough to not be able to pull out the bar end by hand now. Not sure if it was ever tight enough, I hadn't noticed.
And guess what, you can only buy the entire hand guard and fixings as a kit, not just the fixings. Typical.
I'm buying a Ducati; I mean it can't be any more unreliable |
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Jayy Mr. Ponzi
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sickpup Old Timer
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 288 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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