What did you do to your bike today?

[Simon Davey]

47 minutes ago, Joe85 said:

What a day for a ride. Sunshine, 17deg.

 

Perfect.

 

Dang, just had to spend 2 1/2 hours driving my pick-up, all the while bikes are everywhere 

Edited March 14, 2024 by Simon Davey

[S-Westerly]

2 hours ago, Joe85 said:

What a day for a ride. Sunshine, 17deg.

 

Perfect.

Envy, envy. Can beat you hands down on the weather but not a bike to be seen.

[bonio]

4 hours ago, Joe85 said:

What a day for a ride. Sunshine, 17deg.

 

Perfect.

6C and hosing it down here in Glasgow. 

[Fender1515]

I seem to remember that the exhaust cans have to have a BS stamp to prove they are road legal, and pass MOT, I also seem to remeber being told you can buy them on flee bay,  Not that I ever did or would

I do remeber it sounded like a rocket taking off when  you hit 6000 rpm, and the go faster valve opened up.

 Thems waz the happy days !!!

[Simon Davey]

So, @Joe85 did you have a good blap about?

[Joe85]

38 minutes ago, Simon Davey said:

So, @Joe85 did you have a good blap about?

I did indeed mate. This bike is insane, it really is.

 

Certainly too much for me to really make any use of. It does wheelie for days, though. Effortlessly.

[Joe85]

Also, finally got the bracket to hold the brake fluid reservoir, so was able to do away with the bar end mirrors.

 

[RideWithStyles]

3 hours ago, bonio said:

6C and hosing it down here in Glasgow. 

down? shouldnt that be up in?

[S-Westerly]

36 minutes ago, RideWithStyles said:

down? shouldnt that be up in?

Hosing it down as in pissing down I think. Even in Scotland it doesn't usually rain up. Horizontal perhaps but not up.

[RideWithStyles]

yep i got it...foot in mouth moment!

[MDUBZ]

Fitted some heated grips and went for a bit of a run to blow out the cobwebs ( me and the bike) earlier in the week; all booked in for a service next week, ahead of a new job/commute.   Mmmmm toasty hands - why haven’t I done this before!?!?!

[curlylegend]

Managed to accurately set float heights on my Yamaha TDM 850. 

Second picture shows the discrepancy which was giving a lumpy idle and a slight hesitancy under 2500 rpm.

If you do get one of these float height gauges from Amazon don't expect them to be precision tools.  I had to use a bit of ingenuity to remove the free play.

[RideWithStyles]

cleaned the wifes cbf125, well i have used it the most for certain reasons and out of choice. most likely sell it, that or pay through the nose -and more for a three wheeler as a leisure toy...

[Phil1]

Doh, just ordered a new exhaust for the sv650. 

 

I'd been looking around for a while and settled on a GRmoto one. I thought about a second hand one but they're like rocking horse doo doo for an 04 model. 

 

They're reasonably priced and look half decent, much better than stock for my 04 with it's 90s style massive bean tin.

 

 

Just had a browse on eBay and they've got 20% off everything in thier shop so it was a done deal 

Edited March 19, 2024 by Phil1

[Joe85]

Got a cheeky 5 day trip down to Strasbourg in April, so have ordered this for the bike:

 

 

Quite a tidy little rack, and saves ruining the rear panels.

[Simon Davey]

2 minutes ago, Joe85 said:

Got a cheeky 5 day trip down to Strasbourg in April, so have ordered this for the bike:

 

 

Quite a tidy little rack, and saves ruining the rear panels.

 

What do you plan on putting on there, a nice 30 litre roll? 

[Joe85]

1 hour ago, Simon Davey said:

 

What do you plan on putting on there, a nice 30 litre roll? 

Yeh by overlander 30ltr bag.

 

Last time i did this trip on the S100R, the bag swung under the bike and ended up getting wedged in the back wheel

 

[Simon Davey]

1 minute ago, Joe85 said:

Yeh by overlander 30ltr bag.

 

Last time i did this trip on the S100R, the bag swung under the bike and ended up getting wedged in the back wheel

 

 

Jeeez, nothing worse than a wedgy whilst riding.

[Fiddlesticks]

I broke my rule and bought a cheap open face helmet off of t'internet without trying it on first. Thought it would do for holidays, not wanting to entrust my Nolan to Ryanair's baggy handlers.

Utter junk. Uncomfortable. Horrible inside and out. Sending it back.

That'll learn me.

[fastbob]

Finally got that damned screw out of the battery box and tightened my loose battery terminal . My fault for not looking properly and trying to use a Phillips on a Torx head . So now the polishing begins in earnest ready for that first dry weekend . 

Edited March 20, 2024 by fastbob

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

11 hours ago, fastbob said:

Finally got that damned screw out of the battery box and tightened my loose battery terminal . My fault for not looking properly and trying to use a Phillips on a Torx head . So now the polishing begins in earnest ready for that first dry weekend . 

Hush - don't say the words 'dry weekend' out loud. I did that last April when I bought a mesh jacket ready for those long hot summer days.

 

It's still got the tags on it hanging in the wardrobe.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

I have fitted the spinger seat for COC Customs, very impressive bit of kit, it's totally invisible.

 

Then I thought I'd fit the progressive springs and preload caps from TEC. They say that the new springs are shorter than the originals so are easy to fit with the preload caps. But no - the springs are longer and it proved to be impossible to fit them without putting the forks in a workmate so I could put all my weight onto them to get the caps to fit. 

 

 

[Simon Davey]

Love that seat, very classy. 

[oudafuq]

I took mine out for the first time today, not too bad to ride but I found the clutch really quite heavy to the point my hand started to hurt when in traffic 

hoping it’s an easy and cheap fix as I’m skint!

[Simon Davey]

14 minutes ago, oudafuq said:

I took mine out for the first time today, not too bad to ride but I found the clutch really quite heavy to the point my hand started to hurt when in traffic 

hoping it’s an easy and cheap fix as I’m skint!

Lovely looking machine, do you have luggage for her?