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A100man |
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Posted: 12:49 - 25 Oct 2021 Post subject: |
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Went to the Super Sausage to meet a mate..
Saw a Husqvarna 401 thingy in the car park. Liked it..
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HtbXmFaun5Jifsqy8
My FZ in the far background.. got home and dumped the oil and drained the carbs for winter..https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/C68uUlCO7uFCVEp8f5xTaNM7JFdJS2-MK6ELgNs2Xfp_FUsuOb8O2jrWlxjSdCMGaD_V4pMnzkJPxtxXNZZStqC-ay5DPTjIDyOjZ-06AgvjxZ6r8U15BD1N9gGalkDir5ZkaOMe9-FBe1e15RLQV2e5dVyvEp6Xi4ZhUIR1olUZx3wANOSOhLYJQnivbua2bX6Y8pjteR3fHQudfFKWVuimlJ0C6JHP02l_sHKNgfZSWX7WgDEbR0jvfMgz_3Q2wO20Eoxf63KobqpQ2HGVJd6Ge3a8Qibju6zgyX56GO9TpaDJE69TJBM1wHt3Gvip70I0JHJNP9YaMeL1cgbbnKfGnpCp0slw1djgy-Acr6aLdJr78eoeIRf9Pqa63pcAISzxSvLg3mAgTv8-iiS-0mDJR-N0l-EM_sf89oFAVJU90LS5LbqCVJ7D43D8bBroLPoD3hjmgeKs20jcbJD_vxwNk4BKMYGDQlA_EWDlSzHx4UqgMLDRD-KU18spDhMDI2C5gw55KFsXLRLgS-vOmujOsVDx9bilJqrYcC5oLBcH86Zpskjd9EKRSRMkavDM00UxmFo4Gaxy8afGc8Nj5rNlrCdrmlG84ZLZy4tdtEcECHex3ll2gBqR21_R1cJUgXQYR3QutXuABB8iNFSNOX6mR6jXDjja5w4e5-TeskKIG9we_b2pFl6HYsL45mW_pjyNlcmA2-7XmYImLJCumcd-=w1292-h969-no?authuser=0 ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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pepperami |
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Posted: 18:28 - 25 Oct 2021 Post subject: |
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I hooked up the bike to my Optimate trickle charger.
And looked at it forlornly as the rain pissed down .
I love this country, but sometimes I fkin hate it .
I have the time and opportunity to get out and about on the bike and it rains like a feckin monsoon .
At least my battery is charged! ____________________ I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now! |
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Posted: 17:50 - 26 Oct 2021 Post subject: |
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Fitted a new battery. Worth noting it actually sits on its side in the tray for the XSR (probably the MT07 too) precluding the use of an unsealed battery, no biggie in this day and age. The usual palaver with the battery terminal nuts ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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A100man |
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Prawny wrote: | I’m cheap so I bought the £35 commuter ones and they don’t have that feature, just a metal toggle switch and only 2 heat settings. |
Relax, you're not cheap! These are cheap!!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154311147226? ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
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I didn't buy them.. ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
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Managed to wrestle the engine out of the old Triumph without taking off the head or rocker covers:
https://i.imgur.com/dDALcUj.jpg?1
Looks quite clean for its age, it did conceal a little patch of dirt on the frame:
https://i.imgur.com/NkR0VdF.jpg?1
____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Wow! There is a limit to how much effort I’d be willing to go to to save money and that is past it.
As an aside I tried my new grips this morning and they were super toasty? Think I’ll be able to use my summer gloves much longer than expected now. Huzzah! ____________________ Yamaha Vity 125 (gone) Kawasaki ER6N(dead) 2022 Royal Enfield Meteor 350 (nicked) 2003 DL1000 V Strom |
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Hong Kong Phooey wrote: | Headstock bearings in the CBR were notchy, got picked up on the MOT. I'd not noticed them and put the slightly hard steering feeling down to worn tyres. After putting a new set of tyres on it felt normal, until it was pointed out on the test.
Riding home after the test failure made me realise how awful the steering was lol.
New set greased and put in, new seals too. Can't wait to ride it as it was handling really nicely even with the issue on its new tyres, and with a washer on the rear shock the tip in was superb. |
Couple weeks back I had just rebuilt half of an accident damaged bike.
I'd regreased the head bearings and re-adjusted them because some clown had tightened them right down. I couldn't see any damage to the bearings or race. I ran a toothpick over the surface of the races - they all felt perfect.
I took it for a spin. Seemed good. Got back, put the bike on centre stand and lifted the front wheel to give the steering a final check by giving the forks a tug. Yoke was rocking. Shit! So I was thinking there was something seriously wrong and that was why the last guy had fully tightened the steering bearings.
So, I take the clocks off, the top yoke, the handlebars. Several scratches on the fuel tank later, I tighten the steering bearings down as they were when I got the bike.
The yoke was still rocking.
Now this is going to be expensive, right?
To cut that little story short. It wasn't the yoke that was rocking. The steering bearings and my adjustment were fine. The centre stand pivot in the frame had just decided to oval off at that moment. This caused the whole bike to rock ever so slightly, perfectly simulating knackered steering bearings when I tugged the forks.
So, I'll have to make some kind of collet, bush or washer for the centre stand pivot. But it can wait. Some fat cunt has obviously had their way with it over the years and now I'm the one landed with the consequences of someone else's fat arse -> https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/520/849/f33.png |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 2 years, 166 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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