What have you done to your bike today? Archive.

[NJD]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Bhud]

[Serendipity]

New chain and sprockets fitted to the CBF1000.

Emergency surgery as the old chain was disintegrating before my eyes. Rollers had started to disappear and I could feel it flapping and wobbling through the foot rests. Even with careful adjusting it flapped about enough to cut through the Scottoiler line where I'd run it over the swingarm.

From the way it felt I thought the sprocket carrier bearing had gone, but when I took the wheel off all the bearings were good. Just that the chain was so shocking.

The old chain had done 48,964 miles which is a record for me, but seriously not recommended. Probably lucky to have got away with the last thousand miles.

The bike is now on a venerable 110k miles.
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2007 CBF1000-ABS - Commuter heaven | 1994 CBR600FR - Awaiting defibrillation

[NJD]

[Nobby the Bastard]

Took it in for its mot. 4th year in a row its passed first time.
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[Fisty]

The Blandit 400.

When I bought it it was sold as a none runner, backfiring and not going above 4000RPM.
In the paperwork was a receipt for £450 for a full carb rebuild. Odd it still wasnt running right.

Today I found the culprit. The wrong spark plugs were fitted.

A quick trip to Hellfrauds and the correct plugs bought.

It now runs like a new bike!!

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

Next on the list is fork seals.
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Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[blurredman]

Changed fork oil and seals.
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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, 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 17k.

[Nobby the Bastard]

[NJD]

[Skudd]

Rear brake pads, they should have been changed about 2mm of metal ago.
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Famous last words of Humpty Dumpty. " Stop pushing me "
Petty Anarchists look at "1984".............. The Visionary looks at "Animal Farm".

[hellkat]

Started it up, rode it to the sorting office for my parcel, went to McDonalds for breakfast, and rode it back again.

No gloves, bit cold.
Nice sunny morning : only a mile there and a mile back, thinks I, donning some trainers and a warm woolly cardi.

Surprised I still had any feeling in my hands by the time I got back
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Easy-X]

[Fisty]

[hellkat]

[Nobby the Bastard]

Hellcat, not giving a fuck since, well, for ever....
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[hellkat]

I do give a fuck about stuff.
Just not the stuff other people think I should give a fuck about.

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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Bhud]

Engine guard parts, for project bike.

https://i.ibb.co/kMxMWMN/20200117-181739.jpg

[ThatDippyTwat]

After yesterdays sorting of it cutting out at idle, I washed the grubby fingerprints off and slapped somne ACF50 and wax on the work bike. Cleaned and oiled chain, no adjusting needed. Put a touch of air into the reary tyre.

Looked at the VFR, wiped it down, put it away.
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[FretGrinder]

[NJD]

Greased the rear brake pedal; and because I own a Honda that means, of course, the exhaust and pannier rack have to be removed too in order to get to it. I think the design departments brief when sketching this bike was "this part must be serviced by an authorised Honda dealership. "

Warning for future CBF1000 owners: technique overrules simplicity where mechanics are concerned. Much of the time is spent removing parts you didn't want to.

Also fitted some rubber exhaust bracket sleeves I got from eBay to make the exhaust look a little bit more visually pleasing (cable ties because little big bigger than needed and kept flapping around attempting to install exhaust).

https://i.postimg.cc/k5BjQDnk/o0.jpg
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The do it all, T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶n̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶,̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶i̶g̶ ̶l̶u̶m̶p̶,̶ ̶C̶h̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶N̶o̶o̶d̶l̶e̶

[Serendipity]

[kramdra]

Yesterday fork seal clean as the right was starting to weap and left was a proper leak. Clean it up, once with the tool, 30 pumps and done. However the oil looks old grey and emulsified from the extreme recent rain, they need new fluid soon.

Was leaking enough that rear tyre was spinning up on corners with mild throttle. Pr4's and 5's are usually resistant to oils but fork oil is different, far more slippery.

[Dave....]

Fitted a Denali soundbomb mini as my OE horn was impotent.
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Honda Africa Twin

[Bhud]

More progress on project bike.

Yokes re-finished and fitted, with new roller bearings. As the upper and lower are from 2 different models of bike, I don't know for sure if these will line up perfectly to hold the forks. So far, it looks like it might be OK.

https://i.ibb.co/2PkJZSY/yokes.jpg

Stripped all of the rust and most of the paint from a new (to me) swingarm, ready for primer.

https://i.ibb.co/52gcKdm/bare-swingarm.jpg