The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

arybvtcw0eolkf

blade1 wrote: »

Lenny is his nickname.
Mary is his real name!:pac:

Now THAT made me laugh :pac:

blade1

This just arrived now.
It's about 18 years since I last used a Conti Sport Attack so can't really remember what they are like.
€100 for a 190/55/17 on Oponeo.
Good price!

arybvtcw0eolkf

I had them on my old R1100S and thought they were superb. I replaced them with PR3's and then Bridgestone T30's and honestly I thought I should have saved the money by going back to the Conti's.

The GS I'm getting needed new rubber, and going on my past with the Conti Road Attacks (I know yours are 'Sport Attacks') I asked for Conti Trail Attacks.

That reads like a mess, hope you make sense of it. At €100 I'd jump on them considering my Z1000 was coming up on needing a new 190/55 on the rear and PR5's and the new T31's were coming in at double that price.

Fair play.

stewygriffin

Front calipers stuck on,on the M50,so had to get the bike to Cotters and rob their workbench to get them cleaned up and back on the road.Then rode home and cleaned the fcuk out of her.:)

frozenfrozen

mr blade sent me replacement levers out of complete soundness :cool:

went to put them on there tried the clutch side first and unfortunately they are a different design, 2 holes rather than 1 though so don't fit, think it might fit on the brake side because that has 2 holes but didn't check yet it was dark out at the bike, but thanks again anyway blade!
If anyone needs them I will send them on

had another look at the bike there must take a picture or two in the light to show the damage

blade1

That's a pity.
Worth a try anyway.
They came of a Tuono but I don't know what else they'll fit.

traco

Had Suzuki replace the stator under their UK recall and fitted and new rear Metzeler Tourance.

arybvtcw0eolkf

frozenfrozen wrote: »

mr blade sent me replacement levers out of complete soundness :cool:

went to put them on there tried the clutch side first and unfortunately they are a different design, 2 holes rather than 1 though so don't fit, think it might fit on the brake side because that has 2 holes but didn't check yet it was dark out at the bike, but thanks again anyway blade!
If anyone needs them I will send them on

had another look at the bike there must take a picture or two in the light to show the damage

Blade1's an asshole like that.. He sent me an Ohlins sticker, which wouldn't go onto my steering damper straight now matter how hard I tried ~ he ruined my bike and now I've to get rid of it :P

(There, got ya back for the slagging )

stewygriffin

Ten-Kate race bodywork just ordered from Holland this morning,should be here next Friday.
Then off to the painter with it.

lennymc

stewygriffin wrote: »

Ten-Kate race bodywork just ordered from Holland this morning,should be here next Friday.
Then off to the painter with it.

Sounds good!

ten-kate always remind me of pianos.

stewygriffin

lennymc wrote: »

Sounds good!

ten-kate always remind me of pianos.

The only seem to use Motocarbons bodywork,and google and a few Honda race forums suggests the quality and fit is very good.

lennymc

stewygriffin wrote: »

The only seem to use Motocarbons bodywork,and google and a few Honda race forums suggests the quality and fit is very good.

ah - sorry - i wasnt saying anything about the quality, but more the fact that when I think of ten-kate, i think of James Toseland, and he used to play the piano.

stewygriffin

lennymc wrote: »

ah - sorry - i wasnt saying anything about the quality, but more the fact that when I think of ten-kate, i think of James Toseland, and he used to play the piano.

And he used to race for Ten-Kate WSS and SBK teams too.and then banging out the tunes on stage on the piano and whth his band.

Mad or what?:D

blade1

Bought one of these air chambers.
Apparently you can put in a wet bike and it will dry it.
We'll see how it goes.
From the little bit of research I done, it seems to be favoured over another system called Carcoon.

TeaBagMania

be interested to hear how it turns out

blade1

TeaBagMania wrote: »

be interested to hear how it turns out

Yep, I'll let you know.
I bought it here
http://www.carcovershop.co.uk/airchamber-protection.asp

stewygriffin

Race suspension service today.
Thanks to NDM for top quality work.:)

Max Headroom

blade1 wrote: »

Bought one of these air chambers.
Apparently you can put in a wet bike and it will dry it.
We'll see how it goes.
From the little bit of research I done, it seems to be favoured over another system called Carcoon.

You know you'll end up like this if you stay in it too long......:p

blade1

Max Headroom wrote: »

You know you'll end up like this if you stay in it too long......:p

BEAT IT!!!

Oh oh, it's started already!:o

Lorddrakul

Small bit of maintenance today.

Removed, cleaned, greased and refitted very stiff (Fnarr!) side stand.

Greased up ignition barrel as it too has been very stick in its action. Something the Fazers suffer from, apparently.

Changed the battery in my tyre pressure gauge and set the tyre pressures.

Topped up the oil. The old five valve Exups like a bit of oil, they do.

Very theraputic to potter about for a morning, doing little jobs on the bike.

blade1

The tabs on the expansion bottle on my Tuono were broken when I bought it so had a eye out for a cheap one to pop up on e-bay.
€13.70 and free postage from Lithuania...
That'll do nicely

lennymc

blade1 wrote: »

BEAT IT!!!

Oh oh, it's started already!:o

That was Bad.

blade1

lennymc wrote: »

That was Bad.

And that was worse :pac:

arybvtcw0eolkf

Cayden Defeated Thunderstorm wrote: »

I had them on my old R1100S and thought they were superb. I replaced them with PR3's and then Bridgestone T30's and honestly I thought I should have saved the money by going back to the Conti's.

The GS I'm getting needed new rubber, and going on my past with the Conti Road Attacks (I know yours are 'Sport Attacks') I asked for Conti Trail Attacks.

That reads like a mess, hope you make sense of it. At €100 I'd jump on them considering my Z1000 was coming up on needing a new 190/55 on the rear and PR5's and the new T31's were coming in at double that price.

Fair play.

Just going back to the Conti tyres, JD's put on Road Attack II's on my GS instead of the dual sport Trail Attacks lol.. Yup, a pure road tyre on a dual sport bike ~ sigh.

D3V!L

Cayden Defeated Thunderstorm wrote: »

Just going back to the Conti tyres, JD's put on Road Attack II's on my GS instead of the dual sport Trail Attacks lol.. Yup, a pure road tyre on a dual sport bike ~ sigh.

Did you get the blame that they were the wrong tyres ? More importantly theyre not wrong if you're the only one saying theyre wrong :P

On a more serious note. Check the manufacture date on the tyres, that model has been around for a good few years and has already been superseded.

stewygriffin

went to a bike show today.

arybvtcw0eolkf

D3V!L wrote: »

Did you get the blame that they were the wrong tyres ? More importantly theyre not wrong if you're the only one saying theyre wrong :P

On a more serious note. Check the manufacture date on the tyres, that model has been around for a good few years and has already been superseded.

I might do that actually (check the dates).

I'm not hugely peeved about it, or rather I'm not terribly surprised. But unlike a lot of GS riders I don't mind taking a bike off road onto light trails.

I've to go back to have the service and replacement battery marked up and stamped into the owners manual, depending on my mood (I'll be calling in on my way home from a 24hr shift on Tuesday, I'm not at my best after one of those shifts).

Sonics2k

Cayden Defeated Thunderstorm wrote: »

Just going back to the Conti tyres, JD's put on Road Attack II's on my GS instead of the dual sport Trail Attacks lol.. Yup, a pure road tyre on a dual sport bike ~ sigh.

Quite often I find myself thinking that I'd love to save up and get myself a nice GS or RT from one of the Motorads, and then I see so many posts just like yours that put me off so much.

You can spend 20 grand on a bike, or less if secondhand, and they can't even put on the damn tyres you ask for, and you can be damn sure they'll kick off about it too.

Lads, you're far more patient than me.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Sonics2k wrote: »

Quite often I find myself thinking that I'd love to save up and get myself a nice GS or RT from one of the Motorads, and then I see so many posts just like yours that put me off so much.

You can spend 20 grand on a bike, or less if secondhand, and they can't even put on the damn tyres you ask for, and you can be damn sure they'll kick off about it too.

Lads, you're far more patient than me.

I bought secondhand.. Tbh with you, and to be fair to JD's too they haven't been all that bad at all, its just small things which are annoying.

Pro's ~ their sales staff have been genuinely very helpful and pleasant to deal with when both my son and I bought our bikes recently.

He had a problem with his alarm, it had to go back to have the fob re-programmed. Not a big deal, but it had to go back again for the fab ~ but it turned out that the battery needed replacing, this could happen anywhere.

Both our bikes were secondhand, and we got 12 month BMW manufacturers warranty with European wide roadside assist.. Compare that to Bikeworld who offer a 3 month shop warranty lol.

I'm really delighted with the bike I got, and the 12 month warranty is a huge confidence boost.

I'd have preferred a dual sport tyre, but hey I'm really not losing sleep over it and tbh if I was going to do anything more than very light trails I'd buy spare rims with very good dual sport tyres ~ the beauty of the GS is that rims can be changed in minutes.

And hey when I bring the owners manual back to have the service stamped I'll get free coffee lol.

It make not reflect it here, but overall I'm happy with JD ~ I'd like to make that clear, and I would recommend them.

If I was to suddenly change my mind and wish to go new, or change my bike for a newer model I'd go straight to them, honestly.

lennymc

stewygriffin wrote: »

went to a bike show today.

i was a bit disappointed with the show. Lots of nice new bikes, but not a lot in the way of gear - only visorshop really in attendance.

Did get to sit on the new h2 sx se which was nice.