The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

blade1

Had the tank full of white vinegar the last couple of days to clean out the rust.

It's gotten rid of most of it.

Just a couple of patches still on either side so I'll give it another bit of vinegar.

Put some bread soda and water after to neutralise the vinegar and then sloshed some 2 stroke and petrol and it hasn't flash rusted thankfully.

What came out of tank

goblin59

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120181812#Comment_120181812

Thats pretty manky! its well worth doing though, will you use por15 on it?

blade1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120182924#Comment_120182924

I was hoping to not use anything.

But this is not my field of expertise so not sure what's the right or wrong thing to do.

goblin59

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120183100#Comment_120183100

my cousins do custom bikes in the uk and always use por15.

Its a risk tbh, if its applied wrong, it can flake off and your in a worse position. but if its done well its the best thing for your tank.

blade1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120183255#Comment_120183255

Yeah that's my worry.

Not sure I want my rgv to be the test dummy 😬

goblin59

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120183655#Comment_120183655

if you follow the instructions you'll be fine. but the stuff is sticky as hell! it takes 3 days to cure and is a very strong smell.

When i did it i washed out the inside with degreaser after i used the acid, rinsed with clean water and then used a hot airgun blowing into it to ensure the entire inside was dry and then slowly rotated the entire tank to ensure the inside was evenly coated.

i put a tiny coating around the lip of the tank too for the fuel cap, and it stops the ethanol lifting the paint there.

So far its holding up well on the airheads tank, but i'd have been close to bringing it to a sandblasters to redo if it was messed up. I've read that the oven for curing metal before powdercoating will destroy the liner and it will come out much easier

blade1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120183780#Comment_120183780

I think I'll hold off and see how it goes for me.

If it's giving me trouble down the line I'll take the extra step needed.

blade1

These arrived today.

Bike will be getting a full respray.

galwaytt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120183655#Comment_120183655

RGV you say............. ?

blade1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120187974#Comment_120187974

Yep

galwaytt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120188082#Comment_120188082

fab. I need to get mine back in action. Been under a cover waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long

blade1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120188235#Comment_120188235

Get it out!!!

I'll race ya! 🤪

LIGHTNING

Took the bike out for its first proper drive over the weekend. Got halfway up with Wicklow mountains and the fog descended, was like a John Carpenter film could barely see my hands. But it was still nice to get out despite all of that.

blade1

A little bit of tidying to the exhausts and around the cylinders etc.

Sprayed the exhausts

Before

Didn't get too anal about it but much better now

Hotblack Desiato

Thought you'd fitted an Aprilia sump pan there for a sec!

Varik

Went on a 5 hour coast to coast trip yesterday and bike finished it up slightly lighter than it started. I didn't have a passenger grab rail there just covers.

So €50 order for 3 bits of plastic and a few pennies for a bolt on the way.

Varik

And turns out the one place that said they'd the part (cmsnl) now emailed me to say they don't after I'd ordered it, so I've changed some bits around and also got a used grab rail coming off ebay so my lost part is costing closer to €100 now.

goblin59

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120212001#Comment_120212001

CMSNL are so ****!

everytime i ordder anything from them thats in stock, turns out its not and then they charge huge shipping fees too.

I get stuff faster from procycle in the states and similar cost than I do from them. last time it took a month to arrive from them

Hotblack Desiato

Similar cost yeah until you get hit with import duty...

Varik

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120214383#Comment_120214383

No where else seems to have the stupid little plastic part so I was stuck buying off them.

Now instead I've got a used grab rail of ebay coming and changed the the order around with them but they've now said this morning that while they've stock it'll be may before all of it ships.

Anyone order off motorcyclespareparts.eu. €40 for everything off them

Also https://www.oemmotorparts.com/ €50 off them

Main parts I need now are 77312MW3600 and 77313MW3600,

Both those crowds also seem to be in the Netherlands, so either it's all because of rotterdam being near or I'm ordering off the different middle men who'll inevitably tell me they too are out of stock.

Hotblack Desiato

I got an SV650/1000 grab rail for £20 on eBay from the UK (although this was before Brexit) still €100 seems excessive - what bike?

Varik

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120214681#Comment_120214681

CB750

For the rail itself I found one and that's €22 plus €15 shipping off ebay.

It's the 2 plastic parts that go between that and the rear cowl trim now. 77312MW3600 and 77313MW3600 that I've to get elsewhere.

If I don't wait for CMSNL and try either of the other 2 (motorcyclespareparts.eu or oemmotorparts) which are cheaper in any case then it's €50 or €40 for the plastic parts and the 4 bolts plus the €37 for the rail and it's shipping.

Have you ever got anything off motorcyclespareparts.eu or oemmotorparts

goblin59

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120214911#Comment_120214911

are you in Dublin? Go to dublinnutandbolt for your bolts, i get stuff off them for rebuilds.

part 77313MW3600, that foam can be bough as a sheet and cut to purpose handily enough. looks like 4 - 6mm thick foam.

Varik

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120215113#Comment_120215113

Are you sure that's foam.

I'd the covers instead of the grab rail, and the plastic parts for those had a similar texture from the photos.

goblin59

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120215132#Comment_120215132

looked like it, but tbh id need a better picture than off their website.

Did you try city spares to see if they have the parts? or Honda ireland?

blade1

Today's task, get decals off and ready for painting.

Bit of a dose with some of them lacquered over.

Also got a new fuel tap

blade1

Last of the body work off and decals removed.

Got in to all the nooks and crannies that had never seen a clean in 29 years.

Sorted a couple of brackets that were starting to rust.

It's a lovely clean bike underneath now.

Would easily pass for a couple of years old.

goblin59

Did some seat repair last night.

Had an old seatpan redone by top sellerie in france for the airhead, while waiting on the seat to come back i had picked up a corbin saddle for £50 from the uk.

The corbin is a much comfier seat, but just doesn't look the same.

had to repair the old seat pan using epoxy, a metal plate and some rivets. plus added rivnuts, not the prettiest fix underneath. but worked. Im going to go for a spin on the bike tomorrow and see how i get on. will likely swap back to the Corbin

blade1

One last job for the day.

Something that was bugging me.

The ignition was changed at some stage so it's key didn't open the fuel cap or open the pillion seat lock.

They needed a second key.

So I took the key barrells for those apart and swapped around the wafers (think that's what they are called) until the key kept all of them in like so in pic.

The end one sticking out is just the one to hold the barrell in place.

All barrells now working with the one key.

LIGHTNING

Got one of these to help me clean my chain

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/603718