The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

stewygriffin · 04-04-2018 08:41AM

Madmoto rearsets off Ebay seem ok.

Bastard to get working on the race bike with the quickshifter though.
Too much scaffolding involved.

SES Rearsets ordered now from the UK instead.

Sonics2k · 04-04-2018 08:55AM

Not quite as impressive as stewy, but I finally got the wind deflectors on the bike.

Made a massive massive difference to driving last night.

Edit: - massive shout out to Rob Davis and his great website who I got the parts from, and a literal crap tonne of advice too http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/deauville/

Max Headroom · 04-04-2018 09:12AM

stewygriffin wrote: »

Madmoto rearsets off Ebay seem ok.

Bastard to get working on the race bike with the quickshifter though.
Too much scaffolding involved.

SES Rearsets ordered now from the UK instead.

Well at least you'll have an SES sticker for the bike....:p

Riva10 · 04-04-2018 09:39AM

Max Headroom wrote: »

Well at least you'll have an SES sticker for the bike....:p

And make sure to keep the sticker straight. You know what they are like on here.:D

D3V!L · 04-04-2018 12:44PM

Riva10 wrote: »

And make sure to keep the sticker straight. You know what they are like on here.:D

Poor Makikomi's old Z1000 was written off because his steering damper sticker was crooked* !! :pac:

*may be complete lies

Max Headroom · 04-04-2018 02:09PM

D3V!L wrote: »

Riva10 wrote: »

And make sure to keep the sticker straight. You know what they are like on here.:D

Poor Makikomi's old Z1000 was written off because his steering damper sticker was crooked* !! :pac:

*may be complete lies

Maybe the sticker was straight...:)

stewygriffin · 04-04-2018 04:56PM

Funny fookers you lot are.......rofl.

D3V!L · 04-04-2018 04:57PM

stewygriffin wrote: »

Funny fookers you lot are.......rofl.

Shouldnt you be off designing a carbon fibre composite frame for your bike or something ?? :pac:

Max Headroom · 04-04-2018 06:02PM

Got one on order I'd guess.....:)

stewygriffin · 04-04-2018 06:21PM

D3V!L wrote: »

Shouldnt you be off designing a carbon fibre composite frame for your bike or something ?? :pac:

All ready done that.

CBR race bike has more carbon than the S1000rr.....:pac::D

Max Headroom · 04-04-2018 06:45PM

Well at least in hundreds of years when they dig it up they'll know when it was built....:)

I'll get me coat......

Sonics2k · 05-04-2018 01:35PM

Depending on how the exhaust replacement goes, I'm considering adding on some lower fairings to the bike.

Obvious bonuses are standard things, less muck and rain on the engine so should help to lower corrosion, but has anyone got any downsides?

zubair · 05-04-2018 01:57PM

Sonics2k wrote: »

Obvious bonuses are standard things, less muck and rain on the engine so should help to lower corrosion, but has anyone got any downsides?

Annoying to take off when doing your oil change or other maintenance.

CJhaughey · 05-04-2018 04:26PM

Sonics2k wrote: »

Depending on how the exhaust replacement goes, I'm considering adding on some lower fairings to the bike.

Obvious bonuses are standard things, less muck and rain on the engine so should help to lower corrosion, but has anyone got any downsides?

The engine will still get plastered with muck and the fairing will limit access for cleaning so when you do take it off it will be hard to clean and more corroded than before!

stewygriffin · 12-04-2018 03:04PM

Brembo monoblock and RCS 19 MC going on the bike on Saturday.

SBS sintered race pads too.

Max Headroom · 12-04-2018 03:22PM

stewygriffin wrote: »

Brembo monoblock and RCS 19 MC going on the bike on Saturday.

SBS sintered race pads too.

Nice...I wouldn't trust that bit of wire to hold the lever on for long tho......:)

stewygriffin · 12-04-2018 03:29PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

Nice...I wouldn't trust that bit of wire to hold the lever on for long tho......:)

It's a Brembo pin that holds the lever in place. It's not a conventional lever screw that Brembo use.
Needs to be tapped out with a hammer and punch to replace lever.

That bit of wire is lockwire.....so there's no way it can come loose out on track.
Done for safety reasons....just like lockwiring the oil filter and sump plug.

Max Headroom · 12-04-2018 03:41PM

stewygriffin wrote: »

It's a Brembo pin that holds the lever in place. It's not a conventional lever screw that Brembo use.
Needs to be tapped out with a hammer and punch to replace lever.

That bit of wire is lockwire.....so there's no way it can come loose out on track.
Done for safety reasons....just like lockwiring the oil filter and sump plug.

Having wired everything on my track bike i know the score.;)...just pullin yer wire mate...:p

Riva10 · 12-04-2018 06:31PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

Having wired everything on my track bike i know the score.;)...just pullin yer wire mate...:p

DICK EMERY - 'You Are Awful, But I Like You' - 45rpm 1972 - YouTube

Max Headroom · 12-04-2018 08:16PM

Ah poor Dick....loved Dick back in the day......:)

frozenfrozen · 14-04-2018 05:57PM

stuck an old indicator on with a few bolts as a gear peg and went for a spin

The peg fell off 5 mins away but I came home changing gears with my hand and stuck it on again with another washer and went off for an hour. Very nice to be out on it again.

The left footpeg goes past horizontal because the little tab under it was abraded off. So while I was leaning over today it actually went and pointed fully downwards

Not sure whether to go for chinese CNC rearsets for around 100 euro or a set of used vortex / woodcraft for a good bit more money. Or a set from a gsxr, I think some years are a direct bolt on.. I don't want to do an OEM sv replacement, they are all really expensive used and look in bad enough condition

the exhaust "fix" I did isn't really going to last either and it's a bit on the loud side.

I'm in connemara most of the week for work and would love to have the bike up there, so I might speed up a bit and start ordering the rearsets

blade1 · 14-04-2018 06:06PM

What about these ff?
If you use parcel wizard you should only be waiting around 15 days.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F162980867041

frozenfrozen · 14-04-2018 06:16PM

haha "fuxing CNC motor parts" hopefully they're fuxing good ones

it says sv in the title and gsxr in the description I wonder will it fit. seems to be good though 70 euro all in. 'grey' or 'silver' I wonder for the finish lasting longer?

blade1 · 14-04-2018 06:42PM

What year is your sv?
I think 2003-2008 sv has the same pegs as 2000-2005 GSXR600 and 2000-2004 GSXR1000.

frozenfrozen · 14-04-2018 06:47PM

It's 2003, I'll have a look. There should be more used gilles vortex woodcraft etc for gsxr anyway too if it's the same fitment

frozenfrozen · 16-04-2018 10:05AM

put in an offer on some chinese rearsets and if they deny it then I'm going to go with a more expensive set of used ones. mostly because I don't want it to be the 20th of june before I get the chinese ones and there's not a massive amount in the difference between them when you get an extra month of riding the bike during summer

at least that's how I'm selling the idea of gilles to myself

stewygriffin · 17-04-2018 10:04PM

Brembo M4 Monoblocks and 19-18 MC fitted today.

SBS sintered race pads fitted too.

stewygriffin · 18-04-2018 03:58PM

Today I took the S1000rr for a wee spin.

Max Headroom · 18-04-2018 04:00PM

stewygriffin wrote: »

Today I took the S1000rr for a wee spin.

Cafe racer night there on friday 27..c u there...:)

stewygriffin · 18-04-2018 08:49PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

Cafe racer night there on friday 27..c u there...:)

Few of us heading up there this Friday about 7:30pm for a coffee and get together.

Sure come on up.:)

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