What did you do to your bike today?

[Stu]

16 minutes ago, RideWithStyles said:

I laugh even harder as STU being a bm lover yet completely ignores capty post oblivious to it. .

(trying to avoid points to a ban for a bit longer…)

I would have had to read it to ignore it

[Stu]

3 hours ago, Capt Sisko said:

I had to investigate an absolute disaster. The heated seat stopped working! I mean if it wasn't for the dirty great big fairing & screen on my R1250RT that diverts most of the cold air away from you, the heated grips, my heated vest, trousers, insoles and gloves, then several woolly layers and a GoreTex suit I might have got cold.  It was only a broken connector and BMW relieved me of £22 for a new cable, but at least my nether regions will be warm.

 

Not as bad as mine! 

 

I went out in 5 degrees heated grips on heated seat heated jacket lovely and toasty 

 

Gets home thinking the seats not very warm after been on all day! 

 

Only forgot to plug it in from the last time I had the seat off

[V650]

5 minutes ago, Stu said:

 

Not as bad as mine! 

 

I went out in 5 degrees heated grips on heated seat heated jacket lovely and toasty 

 

Gets home thinking the seats not very warm after been on all day! 

 

Only forgot to plug it in from the last time I had the seat off

That's Real hardship  

[Stu]

1 minute ago, V650 said:

That's Real hardship  

I was extremely pissed that I could have had it working earlier

[V650]

1 minute ago, Stu said:

I was extremely pissed that I could have had it working earlier

At least you got out 

lashed rain all day here and 5 degrees

 

 

[Stu]

Just now, V650 said:

At least you got out 

lashed rain all day here and 5 degrees

 

 

This was a couple of weeks ago! Not been out since due to work and the weather! 

[Capt Sisko]

7 hours ago, Stu said:

Only forgot to plug it in from the last time I had the seat off

I've got to admit that I pulled over, took the seat off and checked to see if I'd done that as well.

1st World Problems.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

9 hours ago, Stu said:

Used simply bearings plenty of times with no issues at all 

Thanks. I'm sure they sell some good bearings, but in this case the bearings sent were their "budget" bearings. 

 

At under £4 listed price I'm not fitting them to my bike. I'll probably need to sell it soon due to hoping to retire and I'm not selling a bike with dodgy bearings installed. 

[Stu]

2 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Thanks. I'm sure they sell some good bearings, but in this case the bearings sent were their "budget" bearings. 

 

At under £4 listed price I'm not fitting them to my bike. I'll probably need to sell it soon due to hoping to retire and I'm not selling a bike with dodgy bearings installed. 

 

Yeah the difference is the quality they have sent! If you paid for decent bearings then that's what you want. 

[ChrisBiggsUK]

9 hours ago, Stu said:

 

Not as bad as mine! 

 

I went out in 5 degrees heated grips on heated seat heated jacket lovely and toasty 

 

Gets home thinking the seats not very warm after been on all day! 

 

Only forgot to plug it in from the last time I had the seat off

And heres me slumming it riding in all weathers with no heated anything.

I'm motorcycling on hard mode! 

[Stu]

31 minutes ago, ChrisBiggsUK said:

And heres me slumming it riding in all weathers with no heated anything.

I'm motorcycling on hard mode! 

 

Don't worry 

 

You will learn one day and then say "why didn't I do this sooner"

 

 

[S-Westerly]

I've got heated grips now and I've been using heated inner jacket and gloves for ages. There's a reason my winter jacket is a size larger than my summer one! 

Edited February 15 by S-Westerly

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

I got the rear wheel bearings installed, came to put it all back together and realised I should have checked the brake pads whilst the wheel was off. And of course they are getting low. 

 

Still usable but no point refitting them. So replacement pads ordered meaning it's still off the road for another few days. 

 

When will I learn? 

[Simon Davey]

@Mississippi Bullfrog

It's the right time of year to keep it inside.

Nice on Wednesday though

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

On 16/02/2025 at 17:28, Simon Davey said:

@Mississippi Bullfrog

It's the right time of year to keep it inside.

Nice on Wednesday though

I've been riding the Bobber instead. So long as there's no salt on the roads it's fine. But cleaning salt off it isn't much fun. 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

The replacement brake pads and pin arrived so all is now sorted.

 

I obtained the new bearings and brake parts from a company I've not dealt with so far. Motorcycle Products. 

 

Ordered Sunday evening, arrived Tuesday morning via Royal Mail. 

 

I'm very pleased with their service and quality of the parts. I shall use them again.   The original bearings are on their way back to the sellers. 

[ChrisBiggsUK]

Over the past few days I have;

Changed the battery.
Changed the oil.
Flushed out and changed the brake fluid.
Removed a broken starter motor and fitted a new one.
Cleaned the bike three times.
Cleaned and lubed the chain.
Buffed my helmet (bike helmet!  get your minds out of the gutter!).

I've gone from being a 43 year old pedestrian to a god-like super mechanic biker in a shorter amount of time than I expected.  This is most excellent! And you are all to blame! 

[RideWithStyles]

See all these useful ideas and skills you would have missed out, we have much more work for you yet , keep up the good work.

[Simon Davey]

64 miles today, first ride in almost 3 months. 

All on country roads. 

I was actually quite nervous. 

I wore my new Nolan which pushes my glasses into my nose, but I'm sure it's my bulky jacket. 

 

Roads were really bad, I went after a couple of challenge tags and the Zumo tried to take me off road at one point, resorted to Google maps. 

 

Still, I was out for 3 hours, managed a couple of naughty red lines, and once I'd relaxed, I had a fantastic time. 

Freaking love my bike. 

 

EDIT: Should have posted this in the "with" your bike.

Edited February 19 by Simon Davey

[V650]

Found a good hiding spot for my new Moni moto 9 tracker 

Also changed the coolant 

[V650]

2 hours ago, Simon Davey said:

 

I wore my new Nolan which pushes my glasses into my nose, but I'm sure it's my bulky jacket. 

 

Snap 

I also tested out my new Nolan N100-6 Today

Love the wide Visor  

Also I would say it was as quiet if not quieter than the HJC I90 that I use most times 

Edited February 19 by V650

[Simon Davey]

49 minutes ago, V650 said:

Snap 

I also tested out my new Nolan N100-6 Today

Love the wide Visor  

Also I would say it was as quiet if not quieter than the HJC I90 that I use most times 

 

Aha!! Me too, I was using a HJC i90 which I thought was very good, apart from being too big for me. Yes, the Nolan is a little quieter. I forgot my ear plugs today, and didn't feel as though I was being deafened. My thread regarding helmet liners, is about my XXL i90 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

12 hours ago, V650 said:

Found a good hiding spot for my new Moni moto 9 tracker 

Also changed the coolant 

Putting the tracker in the cooling system is a novel idea. Well done!

[RideWithStyles]

Probably the best helmet Ive had was an x-lite 801.

 

The race brand which is/was part of the same Nolan group that was viewed more tour/road segment brand.

interior was better than shoie is which is very good.

the mechanism feel was better than arai and sharks.

visor vision, build and cost were with hjc and arai.

lighter than the arai and miles quieter than even my shoei.

pin locks never went missing some how, yet with my shoei I’ve lost twice as many as I did with my arai.

nothing broken or wore out.

probably the only down side was the chin vent could of been a bit wider/useful.

actually I might even still have it somewhere???

Edited February 20 by RideWithStyles

[Essexboy]

Took it to Suffolk where farms and roads merge into one..... 

However, they make lovely cake xx