What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[Hong Kong Phooey]

[ThatDippyTwat]

[hellkat]

[hellkat]

I'm not all that ruffty tuffty, I tried to get the oil cap off today to check the oil level (which was so diabolically low that I was tutted at most severely by the man who was "supervising" me last weekend) ... and I couldn't get it off, its just a twist and pull cap, nothing difficult.

So I'm feeling a bit weak and feeble.
Hopefully its not burning huge quantities of oil.
If I can't get it off myself, I'll get it looked at it this weekend.


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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[NJD]

Ordered a Motobatt..

.. after loosing the square nut for the current battery down one of the million crevices on the bike never to be seen again (and removed a handful of locknuts I didn't even know I'd dropped out of another crevice), and after a few hours of visiting various shops no one had one like it (seems they come with the battery and that's it).

Annoyed the neighbours with the grinder until I realised it was time to give up, mind.

https://i.postimg.cc/rFBdypkY/mehcanics.jpg
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[hellkat]

I got the oil cap off.
Must have had a bit more energy this morning
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[blurredman]

Change front tyre on ETZ250. In the bin goes the worn Heidenau K39, and in goes a Mitas H-03.

Also- replaced chain.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S.
Current: 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (bored to 295cc) - 38k, 1990 MZ ETZ251 - 49k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 9k, 1972 MZ ES250/2 - 17k.

[martin734]

Not much, just ridden it through Poole and Bournemouth. Not ideal on a bike with such a heavy clutch.

[Bhud]

Fitted brand new shocks, but didn't get a chance to test them. These shocks aren't inflatable but standard... The inflatable ones do work but they behave strangely.

When going over the bike, I spotted an issue. Clutch cable badly frayed (about half the strands snapped) near the clutch pivot rod. As I've had a clutch cable fail before, I'm really happy to have caught this in the nick of time. They go all of a sudden - one day they look perfect, the next there are a couple of frays in it, and it snaps completely after that. This will be an opportunity to replace it with a standard clutch cable and dispose of the hideously complex cassette mechanism (this bike has a system that stops you engaging gear with your side stand down).

New clutch cable on order. Took the opportunity to take out, check and reset my auto CCT. They don't make 'em like they did in the 80s. It seems to be holding up very well, but I still would much rather have a manual CCT.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[Bhud]

[Sister Sledge]

Began a partial strip down. The engine (or something) makes an intermittent strange sound and it needs resolving.
Will be checking down as far as inner flywheel and inner clutch area.

Today I removed the side plastic casings from front and rear and also the seat. Then I began the painfully slow full oil draining process - this bike uses a separate dry sump as well as various pipes. It was due an oil and filter change anyway and I need to reach and clean an inline mesh oil filter that sits within the frame.

I think this will be a mini saga for the forum and so I'm also recording it with photos. I'll create an appropriate thread for people to follow.
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CCM 404 DS

[ThatDippyTwat]

Pulled both exhaust studs that a PO had fucked up. Managed to helicoil one to M6, bit had to resort to doing a straight 8x1.25 tap on the other due to clearance, or a lack of it. No more blowing though, so it should be good.

Noticed front tyre has a really weird wear pattern which would explain the (slight) juddering under braking, despite the discs being taken off and measured flat to 0.1mm. spare will get fitted tomorrow, weather permitting.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[wr6133]

Finally got the Fairings fitted. Mostly happy, the blue in the middle is not quite correct but I can live with it. Now just need some NoS Micron badges to rebuild the can and powdercoat the wheels (in the flesh the wheels look 100 times worse than the photo).

Also not sure if the black screen looks crap, got used to blue ones.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48686898028_40abcb6fee_k.jpg

[winz]

K1200s flied through the MOT, time for a service this weekend. Then I think it's going up for sale
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Current Bikes: BMW K1200S
Previous: Honda CBR929RR, Honda CBR1100XX, Honda CB600F

[Easy-X]

[ThatDippyTwat]

Work rat, Replaced sprocket carrier bearing, I've only been putting it off for, oh, 9 months.

Obligatory chain clean, lube, tension as the wheel was off.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[kramdra]

https://i.postimg.cc/qRyP9Gwk/IMG-20190906-233320.jpg

New discs fitted. 0.006mm runout on the right disc, down from 1.65mm on the used-bent-ebay disc.

[Bhud]

Fitted new clutch cable, and went for a long ride with the new shocks fitted. Much better! Feel more in contact with everything, the pogo-stick effect is completely gone, the tyre is in contact with the road all the time, etc. Not as comfortable as with the air shocks, but I'm pleased the wallowy vagueness has gone, and it now feels and behaves more like a bike than a boat when turning (don't have to tell myself to let it move around and do its thing). Looks like the front shocks are next in line for an overhaul, or I might just drop the forks slightly in the yokes.

[Sister Sledge]

Put it mostly back together following a major oil service (internal mesh filter etc). Have ordered two washers that belong in the oil circuit - they were missing! I can't use the bike until they arrive.
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CCM 404 DS

[ThatDippyTwat]

Cleaned the Viffers idle jets - again.
She was running on 3, so I stripped airbox off completely. Got in all the nooks and crannies, made sure nothing could drop back in. Took her out for a stomp, and it seems to have stayed clear. Pic is during - she ended up a lot cleaner than that.
https://i.imgur.com/TUo6dc3l.jpg
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Set all the RC8's suspension to stock, then reduced tyre pressures from 50psi (wtf) to 36.
Good old PDI routine from the dealer didn't pick that up.

Seems smoother, unsurprisingly.

Next up, aftermarket clutch slave as the action is grabby and requires a fair effort.
Parts on order.
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

[annemarie]

Painted the scratches on the scooter that needs to go. Now I have a scooter with black scratches for sale and no takers.
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HD Street 750, Honda CBF125

[1198]

What have I done to my bike today?

Washed vomit off it after a woman started blowing chunks onto the floor / pavement / bike.
I’ve never needed to borrow a bucket from a cafe to wash a motorbike clean of pavement pizza. Stinking cow!