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The "Today I did something to my bike" thread
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Exhaust fitted. Fiddly job keeping the clearance for the pannier, but got it done in the end. Haven't removed the baffle yet (giving the neighbours some time to acclimatize), but already sounding a lot better than the stock exhaust and looking a lot better too.Krusty_Clown wrote: »Almost makes me regret my purchase of a Delkevic slip-on, that I'll be fitting at the weekend...
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »Exhaust fitted. Fiddly job keeping the clearance for the pannier, but got it done in the end. Haven't removed the baffle yet (giving the neighbours some time to acclimatize), but already sounding a lot better than the stock exhaust and looking a lot better too.
Was looking at one aswell but in the end snagged a scorpion off eBay a bit cheaper, from the random YouTube vids I've seen they sound pretty good,
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »For a VFR1200? I couldn't find any that were remotely comparable in price, which had me a little worried about the quality of the Delkevic, but I'm pretty impressed with the build quality. When you consider that you could buy four of them for the price of an Akrapovic...:eek:
Lol naw for me wee sv650 mate
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Today I gave the bike an oil, oil filter, air filter, dct clutch filter change. Just under 23k on the bike now.
Nice fresh clutch filter
Motorcycleshop.ie great service
Old & New, This is the first Air filter change
Original Honda filter on Right. The replacement air filter seems like it will allow more air through. Im not sure. The Honda filter seems to have a finer mesh.
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There is an ECU reset that I carried out. It just involves disconnecting the battery. Connecting it back up and leave the bike run until the fan kicks in. When the fan kicks in I hit the kill switch and thats it. Its supposed to take the air temps and other calculations to better decide on the fuel/air flow. Well so im told:)0 -
Richard tea wrote: »Nice fresh clutch filter
Clutch filter?!?!Original Honda filter on Right. The replacement air filter seems like it will allow more air through. Im not sure. The Honda filter seems to have a finer mesh.
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The mesh is only there to support the filter element. The filter element is what restricts the air flow, the slight difference in the mesh is irrelevant but there may or may not be a difference in how much air flow the filter element lets through. Never had a problem with pattern air filters myself.I'm partial to your abracadabra
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EvoTech oil and radiator guards,R+G carbon tail sliders,carbon tank pad,and a 5nm torque wrench.Oh and 1/4 inch 12 point socket set and extension bars and taitide numberplate bracket..Its all in there somewhere.:pac:
Just have to cut and modify the tail tidy for the BMW now.:)
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My bike's filler neck is a bit grotty and the drain doesn't drain all that well.
DSCF8356 by macplaxton, on Flickr
So I decided to kick the can down the road instead of actually taking the tank off and doing the job, because I can do without the downtime. A cap for the cap was needed.
My eye wandered round the kitchen and I spotted this:
IMG_20161023_224358 by macplaxton, on Flickr
Mmmm Tunnocks!
At first I thought about using the base, to cover the fuel cap so over a cuppa I got the scissors out
IMG_20161023_224350 by macplaxton, on Flickr
and used the base of the tub with a flap. It was rubbish as it wasn't quite large enough in diameter. So plan B was implemented and that used the lid rather than the base of the tub and it is just slightly over the diameter of the cap assembly. Attached at the right-hand side with some grey duck tape it did okay for a week or so. Any water pooled on the slightly shouldered lid and would keep most - if not all - of the water out of the way, but I thought I could improve the stop-gap fix (ok, bodge).
This time I measured the cap recess diameter, got the knife out on a second tub (yum) and have now constructed a replacement cap hat. It's now a nice snug fit in the gap between the cap edge collar and the tank top panel.
DSCF8445 by macplaxton, on Flickr
DSCF8446 by macplaxton, on Flickr
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its probably styrene based plastic? the petrol is just gonna melt it Im afraid..
It's PP and just a cover to keep the rain out, it's not containing any petrol the tank and cap are doing that job. All it'll get is a whiff of vapour now and then, by the time it's ready to fall apart I'll either have fixed the stupid internal water drain tube or munched through several more pots of Tommy Tunnock's finest.
It's not going to just melt looking at it. I reckon that sunlight (UV) will finish off the plastic first.0
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