The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

Vikings

Drove this home after buying it!

Wonda-Boy

Vikings wrote: »

Drove this home after buying it!

Cant beat the oul stroms for all round good craic.....

DubVelo

Vikings wrote: »

Drove this home after buying it!

Well wear.

I don't know what that means but I've heard it said!

Vikings

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Cant beat the oul stroms for all round good craic.....

Was great craic when I kicked it into 6th on the motorway and kicked the gear shift lever straight off!

goodlad

Vikings wrote: »

Was great craic when I kicked it into 6th on the motorway and kicked the gear shift lever straight off!

LOL!!!! Thats poxy but also hilarious.
Also... dont bother with 6th gear... ever! Its restricted and boring. Ya go faster in 4th

minidazzler

Can anyone tell me the story with fuel injected bikes? Is servicing more expensive? My old man seems to be fully sure it's 600 a year..... I've read online that it's pretty much service free at least as far as injectors go.

Vfr 800 1999 is what I'm looking at

Wonda-Boy

goodlad wrote: »

LOL!!!! Thats poxy but also hilarious.
Also... dont bother with 6th gear... ever! Its restricted and boring. Ya go faster in 4th

And cost a fortune on juice!

Mr Sheen!

Today I received my birthday present in the post, 5 weeks since I ordered it. But I think it was worth it.
Thanks to Blade1 on here who gave me a lot of info and help when purchasing, (I owe you a breakfast).

My Tiger when I bought it a while back.

tiger by Mr Sheen101, on Flickr

And now after a good few mods, the newest being my custom seat.

IMG_1785 by Mr Sheen101, on Flickr

IMG_1786 by Mr Sheen101, on Flickr

IMG_1783 by Mr Sheen101, on Flickr

I know it needs a wash, it will get one later!!

Cienciano

Lovely bike, the seat actually looks great too.

blade1

That's the dogs danglies alright Mr Sheen!!
How was the fit?
The original Tiger seat is one of the best seats I have ever sat on, how does this measure up to it in you opinion?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you?:pac:

Mr Sheen!

blade1 wrote: »

That's the dogs danglies alright Mr Sheen!!
How was the fit?
The original Tiger seat is one of the best seats I have ever sat on, how those this measure up to it in you opinion?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you?:pac:

fit was very good, I was very pleased with the way the seat was packaged for shipping too.

The seat gets a 10/10 from me for how it looks and build quality. I have not ridden the bike with the new seat yet as it only arrived into work after lunch.

I agree that the original Tiger seat is more than enough comfort. But I wanted a new seat for aesthetic reasons and I then decided why not go the hole hog and get a custom one with all the bells and whistles.

I am on the bike 80km every day commuting and prob a spin of 300km + the weekend so I think I can justify it. I also plan on doing quite a bit of touring on this.

blade1

You've got me thinking mine needs a seat now! AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhh!

Mr Sheen!

blade1 wrote: »

You've got me thinking mine needs a seat now! AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhh!

HAHA :D:D Thats what happened me when I seen your ZZR

dunner515

Just a few pictures of the decat installed on the GSXR

DaveD

Advertised the GSXR last night and had a deposit by lunchtime today.

Now to find a replacement....

lostboy75

finally got around to sourcing and fitting a hugger to the bandit. not too sure yet on the looks, the hugger is carbon fiber looks, the bike is a bumblebee yellow and black.
happy with it though and the price was right for a pyramid hugger.
this was the hugger https://www.pyramid-plastics.co.uk/accessory.html?h=14_100328&accessoryCode=339&d=GSF600+2000+-+2004+Carbon+Look+Hugger&partNumber=07002 took a few pics, but they are crap.

zubair

Just had the pr4s fitted. Not even close to scrubbed in and they feel great. Didn't realise how square my other tyres were.

Skill Magill

zubair wrote: »

Just had the pr4s fitted. Not even close to scrubbed in and they feel great. Didn't realise how square my other tyres were.

You could probably sell your old tires to a courier, I knew one that would take your old oil off you and use it in his own

Wonda-Boy

zubair wrote: »

Just had the pr4s fitted. Not even close to scrubbed in and they feel great. Didn't realise how square my other tyres were.

Take it handy Jamie....deffo need a sunday scrub in spin.

Hotblack Desiato

Skill Magill wrote: »

You could probably sell your old tires to a courier, I knew one that would take your old oil off you and use it in his own

A lot of the oil drained out of bikes probably still has a good bit of life left in it. If he had a bike with heavy oil consumption he'd be keeping a regular flow of 'fresh' oil through it just by topping it up - so maybe not as crazy as it sounds.

Pedro K

Did a service, changed brake pads and changed fork seals.

Decided to respray the forks as well.

Before and after attached...

Although this was technically Saturday-Sunday, not today!

blu3r0ri0n

Pedro K wrote: »

Did a service, changed brake pads and changed fork seals.

Decided to respray the forks as well.

Before and after attached...

Although this was technically Saturday-Sunday, not today!

Waiting for my new break pads to be delivered and will be changing them this weekend hopefully. What did you use for the respray of the forks, looks good?

gerrowadat

zubair wrote: »

Just had the pr4s fitted. Not even close to scrubbed in and they feel great. Didn't realise how square my other tyres were.

Do cotters leave you hanging around long? Drive in and out or by appointment? Mine have a while left in them I reckon but might change for the summer.

minidazzler

Bought myself a vfr 800 today it's absolutely beautiful!!!

Richard tea

minidazzler wrote: »

Bought myself a vfr 800 today it's absolutely beautiful!!!

Cracking. What year is it? Ive had a hankering for a vfr for a while now

Pedro K

blu3r0ri0n wrote: »

Waiting for my new break pads to be delivered and will be changing them this weekend hopefully. What did you use for the respray of the forks, looks good?

You're gonna like this!

Wheel Silver spray paint from Dealz with a primer laid down beforehand!

minidazzler

Richard tea wrote: »

Cracking. What year is it? Ive had a hankering for a vfr for a while now

It's a 99 bought it from lee honda in such immaculate condition.... Just took t out properly there it's so gorgeous to ride...

Pierced Off

minidazzler wrote: »

It's a 99 bought it from lee honda in such immaculate condition.... Just took t out properly there it's so gorgeous to ride...

The bars are looking a little high, has it got risers fitted?

Richard tea

minidazzler wrote: »

It's a 99 bought it from lee honda in such immaculate condition.... Just took t out properly there it's so gorgeous to ride...

I regularly look at lee hondas site. I would have no problem traveling to cork to buy a bike from them when the time comes. Will you give a review in a few weeks? mpg & how it rides etc...

blu3r0ri0n

Replaced the front break pads, I left the rear to do when I get a new tire. I forgot how awkward the rear one was! Gave the air filter a clean but its done so I ordered a K&N filter.