What did you do to your bike today?

[rennie]

I leave mine on all the time!

Hasn't let me down yet! 

[RideWithStyles]

Just leave it on.
its easy for the battery as it wont be starting a bike (from fresh charge-some discharged state) then running the bike while trying to skim the excess current to recharge the battery from losses it had to do which also depends on speeds/revs/ and the condition of the wired also charging system as a whole.

A good charger wil exercise it and keep it healthy where as most trickles and solar's dont.

[peepae]

9 hours ago, fullscreenaging said:

 

Bet you’re glad you bought the suit. 
Have you tested it in the wet yet?

Too many times already - glad to always be dry hehe 

[Fiddlesticks]

Today I put the new shock on the Explorer and regreased the suspension linkage. Bit fiddly, took too long, but a big improvement over the old one.

 

[Joe85]

Took it for a ride to pick up the lad. Snapped a cheeky pic.

 

 

Also removed the nav cradle and installed the quadlock, which was a bit of a faff.

 

 

[Mawsley]

Farm shop Xmas supplies is a perfect job for the Japanese tractor

 

 

[peepae]

22 hours ago, Joe85 said:

Took it for a ride to pick up the lad. Snapped a cheeky pic.

 

 

Also removed the nav cradle and installed the quadlock, which was a bit of a faff.

 

 

Such a good looking bike!

[RideWithStyles]

Not kidding cheeky...parked on double yellows- lol. 

[Pie man]

Connected the optimate today, not been out on the bike since the beginning of October. 

[RideWithStyles]

Same here and no whisky or beer to drown the sorrows.

[Davidtav]

Took the new V Strom 650 for its first service. Still a bit breezy around. But all ok. I’m really liking this new bike. Probably going to try an aftermarket screen. Everything else good

[S-Westerly]

Chalked up another 110 miles on the Guzzi.  Roads were good and dry although a tad windy crossing the Severn on the QE bridge. Really nice bike to drive and only 600 more miles to do before I can really wind it up. Washed it when I got home. So nice not to have a chain anymore.

[Gerontious]

Oddly enough Ive not reached the point yet where having a chain is a pain. Its still quite the novelty after 21 years of being shafted. The belt driven experiment as a second bike doesnt really count. Bikes before 1997 were all chain driven - obviously. But as most of them lasted just a few years with me (the longest I had a bike was 6 years and thats the only bike I ever regretted selling - the TSS) I never needed to go through the pain and anguish of buying chains and sprocklets.

 

My TSS... I so regret selling it. New owner destroyed it and almost himself. But, it looked just like this. 1982 vintage. 6 years old when I bought it. sigh.

 

[Angela Collen]

I feel your loss Gerontious, that looks super lovely bike, right up my street, the classic look 

[Ian Frog]

what did I do to my bike today?  

Nothing.  Hardly gave it a thought lol.

Although a bike out here in the Caribbean would be quite fun.

Back after Xmas and hopefully we will have a couple of nice days. 

Cheers 

Ian 

[JRH]

Connected the optimate ready for a dry day.

[Tinkicker]

Wandered out to the shed.  Uncovered the VFR and fired it up.  Because the weather was quite mild for winter, she started up pretty easily without the usual cold weather histrionics.

 

Warmed her for 20 mins or so,  till the cases got hot and the fan kicked in.  Nice n warm under the bodywork. Covered her back up and I will see her again around begining of Feb.

[Kenyun]

I needed a ride out today after yesterdays massive Christmas dinner, not much traffic about so free to hoon around some twisties in Leicesterhire. The old Fazer and me today, have now clocked just over 185,000 miles together from new. A bit cold but the Fazer loves winter rides.

[onesea]

Late ride today, evening ride round local Christmas lights, as promised for daughter.

 

Daughter loved her new lid and boots.

She's still on her 50cc so I was on the CBR, not certain the Trophy would go that slow.

[RideWithStyles]

Put some fresh petrol with stabiliser (top up fuel) in the bike, E5 as what was still in from the last ride in nov from a refuel of oct had started to die off as it had taken many attempts to try start the bike.

 

so peeps 2 months my advice is the reliable date of even good fuel to work is without an additive's....

[S-Westerly]

My manufacturer's guide says quite clearly that using fuel additives will invalidate the warranty.  New engine designed for E10 so I'm quite willing to follow their advice. Last bike I us3d to leave it fuelled up usually with E5 for up to 5 months and never had a problem starting it when I came home.

[Tinkicker]

1 hour ago, S-Westerly said:

My manufacturer's guide says quite clearly that using fuel additives will invalidate the warranty.  New engine designed for E10 so I'm quite willing to follow their advice. Last bike I us3d to leave it fuelled up usually with E5 for up to 5 months and never had a problem starting it when I came home.

Absolute difference between a bike on carbs and a fuel injected bike.  It is like comparing apples to oranges in the winter layup.  Neglect your due dillegence on a carbed bike with modern fuel and you are in a world of pain.

[S-Westerly]

9 hours ago, Tinkicker said:

Absolute difference between a bike on carbs and a fuel injected bike.  It is like comparing apples to oranges in the winter layup.  Neglect your due dillegence on a carbed bike with modern fuel and you are in a world of pain.

Why I don't  have a bike with carbs. Also I don't do winter layup unless it coincides with me going back to sea.

[Simon Davey]

Oh dear, I have carb's, I suppose that's a good reason not to have a winter break. 

[Throttled]

This is what will I do to my bike tomorrow and the answer is...

 

https://allyearbiker.co.uk/treatment/

 

Paid for as a Christmas present. That means, for the first time in a few years, mainly due to the pandemic, there will be a winter bike tour.

Edited December 28, 2023 by Throttled