What did you do to your bike today?

[Simon Davey]

Whip the tank off, pop off the carb's and give those idle jets a clean.....

WTF? 

Took 90 minutes to get the tank off, 89 of those minutes were spent trying to disconnect the fuel sender. 

Strewth, even the air box was a bitch. 

Anyhoo, now what? 

I have a feeling I'll be putting it back together to take to the mechanic. 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

A day of appointments over a wide area...and by the time I got back to foam bit off the cardo mic was missing (I may have inadvertently eaten it of course) and the Cardo unit itself had fallen off. (I didn't fit it, the bloke at J&S did it.) 

 

The unit was still attached with the wires so I can fix that ready for the Dave Myers run on Saturday.  

 

When I did the oil on both bikes I had some Castrol Racing left over from the Bobber so I chucked it into the CBF. The gear change is now very slick. 

[husoi]

13 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

A day of appointments over a wide area...and by the time I got back to foam bit off the cardo mic was missing (I may have inadvertently eaten it of course) and the Cardo unit itself had fallen off. (I didn't fit it, the bloke at J&S did it.) 

 

The unit was still attached with the wires so I can fix that ready for the Dave Myers run on Saturday.  

 

When I did the oil on both bikes I had some Castrol Racing left over from the Bobber so I chucked it into the CBF. The gear change is now very slick. 

The mic sponge thingy is widely available online. like 10 for £1

[Bianco2564]

Did a bit more on the 380.

Replaced the badly corroded front indicator extension arms, bought some shorter and nicer condition ones along with spare lamps and lens. Replaced a pattern indicator lens with one of the used OEM lens. New genuine lens in that style aren’t available anymore

Finished off the front caliper service: painted the caliper, replaced the piston and seals, replaced the bleed nipple, fitted a rubber boot to cover the sorry looking hose and banjo bolt, replaced the pads and retaining screw and bled the system.

Started to replaced all the chewed and corroded engine casing screws.

[Mickly]

3 hours ago, Bianco2564 said:

Did a bit more on the 380.

Replaced the badly corroded front indicator extension arms, bought some shorter and nicer condition ones along with spare lamps and lens. Replaced a pattern indicator lens with one of the used OEM lens. New genuine lens in that style aren’t available anymore

Finished off the front caliper service: painted the caliper, replaced the piston and seals, replaced the bleed nipple, fitted a rubber boot to cover the sorry looking hose and banjo bolt, replaced the pads and retaining screw and bled the system.

Started to replaced all the chewed and corroded engine casing screws.

Which one you taking to Daventry Bikefest ?

[Bender]

On 23/05/2024 at 12:00, S-Westerly said:

Found the dreaded V100 coolant leak so took it in to local dealer who has promised to get it sorted by tomorrow evening. Need it for Saturday so here's hoping. Guzzi forums are full of this issue so not a surprise but as I'd made it to 3000 miles I thought I'd dodged the bullet. Hey ho.....

What is the cause of the leak, least if it's common they will know exactly how to fix it......and should be quick to boot.

[Bianco2564]

44 minutes ago, Mickly said:

Which one you taking to Daventry Bikefest ?

Sadly won’t be going this year, was in Cov hospital for 3 days this week with para-influenza, bit like covid. Had cough and sore throat last week,woke up early Sunday coughing to the point I couldn’t breathe. So at home isolating with Mrs B until it’s cleared up.

[Bender]

2 hours ago, Bianco2564 said:

Sadly won’t be going this year, was in Cov hospital for 3 days this week with para-influenza, bit like covid. Had cough and sore throat last week,woke up early Sunday coughing to the point I couldn’t breathe. So at home isolating with Mrs B until it’s cleared up.

Best of luck and a speedy recovery, wife was ill bout a month ago luckily I appear to have missed it.

[S-Westerly]

17 hours ago, Bender said:

What is the cause of the leak, least if it's common they will know exactly how to fix it......and should be quick to boot.

Turns out I didn't have the known water leak. (Hose clamps that cut the hose. Mine were switched before delivery.) I've something more exotic  - naturally - but apparently the bike is fine to ride "as is" and the dealer will take it in when I go back to sea and sort it out. Apparently needs to take the engine out so quite what it is I've no idea!

Edited June 8, 2024 by S-Westerly

[Trooper74]

Swap all jubilee type hose clips for Norma Wave Spring clips … they expand and contract with your cooling system .. cost pennies and don’t cut your hoses.

Edited June 8, 2024 by Trooper74

[husoi]

Removed both wheels of the pan.

Installing internal sensor toms to replace old one.

Tried to DIY but it's too much work for what I will pay for a garage to do.

Plus, I don't have balancing facilities.

Old external sensor. A pain if I need to top-up.

 

Hopefully this system is as good as old one

[Trooper74]

21 hours ago, husoi said:

Removed both wheels of the pan.

Installing internal sensor toms to replace old one.

Tried to DIY but it's too much work for what I will pay for a garage to do.

Plus, I don't have balancing facilities.

Old external sensor. A pain if I need to top-up.

 

Hopefully this system is as good as old one

Just pull the fuse and check your tyre pressure once in a blue moon like the majority of us do … simples  

Edited June 9, 2024 by Trooper74

[fq-craigus]

Thought about cleaning mine today after getting caught in the rain yesterday……. Then had a nap instead 

[bonio]

Did clean mine.

 

[RideWithStyles]

rain forecast got it completely wrong, didnt get a ride out or clean the bike .

[Joe85]

Dropped it! Thought I had the side stand down while moving it and just let go…

 

 

Minor damage to one of the pegs. 

[geofferz]

13 hours ago, Joe85 said:

Dropped it! Thought I had the side stand down while moving it and just let go…

 

 

Minor damage to one of the pegs. 

Bruh! Shit. Almost happened to me the other month actually 

[Simon Davey]

Removed the heated grips that I don't use, and replaced them with Pro Grips. 

Looks better with less clutter. 

[Stu]

Took the bike for MOT 

 

Passed with flying colours as usual  

 

6700 miles between MOT's! not too shabby I suppose  

[peepae]

On 10/06/2024 at 22:21, Simon Davey said:

Removed the heated grips that I don't use, and replaced them with Pro Grips. 

Looks better with less clutter. 

U dont ride in winter?  

[Simon Davey]

7 hours ago, peepae said:

U dont ride in winter?  

 

Well, I bought the bike in December, and did ride occasionally when it was dry, but my gloves were sufficient. 

This coming winter, I'm sure it'll spend more time inside than out. 

[smallfrowne]

Well I feel slightly bad for Tinkicker because I have decided to get the VFR out of the very back of beyond. It was looking sorry for itself, well what you could see of it under all the strewn debris. Just needed to source a battery from something, it's own having gone with the DR I sold last year. Choke on, starter button on... and rest... and on... and rest...

"[half a zumph zumph]"

Rest...

"[zumph zumph... vrweeeeeeeeeee]"

Ahh lovely. I haven't used it for at least a year. Can't have used it since sometime before I sold the DR650 because it hasn't even had a battery, so maybe two years because I sold that in Feb 23 and I won't have used the Viffer in the winter of 22. Anyway it seems I was bit luckier than you Tinkicker. This bike has the same carbs as yours too. Just to gloat. Ner ner.

 

I've fitted the new Wez brake lines I've had sat on the shelf for a while, just as well because the rear one had a right kink in it. It was steel braided too. Dunno how that happened.

 

I even fixed the get-me-going-again-wiring-fix which I'd made at the bottom of some French mountain. Amazon gets some well placed hate, but you can't knock their logistics - it was the only apparent way to get the required butt connectors next day. Nice non-insulated ones too, not those horrid bright plasticcy things that the very sight of fills me with dread.

 

New Yuasa battery from Tayna too, a little treat which also arrived next day which saved me faffing with the undersized battery I'd been playing with.

 

And MOT this morning, flying colours.

 

Do I stick it on ebay or take it to Germany in September?

[RideWithStyles]

take to the Germ.

[bonio]

Looks great mate.

But you can't leave the KTM back home, just so you can spend days repairing stuff by the side of a road. So my vote is for ebay  

[RideWithStyles]

It would be nice to give it a final big ride? .

 could be the same experience coz you never know? visit to a garage for fork seals, clutch, head gasket .

Im no Honda fan boi nor particularly say a KTM is better but ohhh...just wait and see what fleck and other followers has to say about dissin the winged H and over the orange Ktoom .

 

Im just toying! sure the journey will be interesting either way.