The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

blade1 · 21-04-2018 01:15PM

Sort of bike related as the shed if primarily for the bikes.
I have it 4 years and being meaning to fit shoots but only got around to it today.
Got 2 IBC tanks(€25 each)wrapped them in polythene(so they won't go green from algae) and connected the top one to the bottom one.
All I need now is it to rain! :pac:

21-04-2018 09:05PM

Took all the fairings off the Ducati, cleaned and acf 50 the whole bike, even the inside of the fairings got cleaned and acf. Job took nearly the whole day but hopefully the stuff works

listermint · 22-04-2018 08:11AM

blade1 wrote: »

Sort of bike related as the shed if primarily for the bikes.
I have it 4 years and being meaning to fit shoots but only got around to it today.
Got 2 IBC tanks(€25 each)wrapped them in polythene(so they won't go green from algae) and connected the top one to the bottom one.
All I need now is it to rain! :pac:

Where'd you pick them up ?

blade1 · 22-04-2018 08:59AM

listermint wrote: »

Where'd you pick them up ?

County Waterford.
Someone had a good few of them outside their house and I asked where could I get some and he sold me them.
2 fit perfectly into the back of a Renault Traffic!

Nice bit of water in them this morning after a bit of rain last night!

I have a Nilfisk pressure washer so very handy for it.

Richard tea · 22-04-2018 12:36PM

Blade1....I have one of these tanks ready to connect up. What fitting did you use to connect it to the garden hose.

blade1 · 22-04-2018 12:54PM

Richard tea wrote: »

Blade1....I have one of these tanks ready to connect up. What fitting did you use to connect it to the garden hose.

I put a hole in the cap by heating a copper pipe and pushing it though it.
Then just a standard hose fittings that you can pick up in probably any discount store.
You can then use Tiger Seal or perhaps Tech7 to stick it.
I also put a gauze inside it to trap anything that could possibly spit out of the pressure washer.

frozenfrozen · 23-04-2018 07:49PM

new exhaust new rearsets

got the exhaust for 50 euro and the rearsets were chinese with fast postage so around 120 euro.

bike is filthy and looks tatty in the pictures up close but i'll clean it up eventually.

Just noticed in the pic I have to tighten up the adjuster on the gear pushrod

I also have no brake light switch on the rear at the moment. A pressure switch came with the rearsets but don't know if I like how chinese it looks

listermint · 23-04-2018 07:57PM

Did you not have fairings on that ?

frozenfrozen · 23-04-2018 08:39PM

No never just usually take pics from a nice angle

Blanchy90 · 24-04-2018 02:06PM

I fitted new led indicators to the rear of the sv650 at the weekend.
I got them because one of the standard ones was broken but I have to say I'm surprised how much I like how they look

slinky2000 · 27-04-2018 10:21AM

New screen fitted today, should take some wind blast off on the motorway.

CJhaughey · 27-04-2018 12:13PM

Yoshi stuff is niiiice.

Richard tea · 28-04-2018 05:12PM

51500km on the clock on the NC. Fresh oil and filter and front pads today.

I gave the front caliper a good clean. It was caked in salt and crap. I would have done it earlier in the year but the cold kept up for a while and the roads were been gritted into April.

On the downside I was using a parkside dremmel tool from aldi I think and she started to smoke and sound odd. I barley used it. Under 10 mins in total. So thats going back.

listermint · 29-04-2018 02:13PM

Lost power last week on the way home. Dead. Had replaced the battery the week before so looked like stator gone.

Brought it home in the van and ordered electrosport stator and MOSFET rectifier for DL650.

Replace them all yesterday went to start the bike and for an F1 on dash. In dealer mode the got C12, crank position sensor.

Took the stator out again and I'd put the sensor in back to front. :P

Replaced it and she started perfect.

So whole new charging system in now . Happy days

arybvtcw0eolkf · 29-04-2018 06:08PM

listermint wrote: »

Replace them all yesterday went to start the bike and for an F1 on dash. In dealer mode the got C12, crank position sensor.

Dealer Mode on the Vstrom is great.

I love the R1200GS, but I wouldn't be surprised to see myself back on a Vstrom in the future (or a Deauville

)

A seriously good bike. I bitterly regretted changing mine for the Z1000, but I'm happy to be on the 1200GS but had my head ruled my heart on the Zed I'd still be happily riding my Vstrom and saving a wade of money on petrol.

Frank Bullitt · 30-04-2018 11:40AM

New screen and bar end mirrors!

stewygriffin · 11-05-2018 01:49PM

Lighter vented 2013 front mudguard fitted just now.

Chap in Honda said it no way it wouldn't fit........shows what they know....lol.

blade1 · 11-05-2018 02:14PM

stewygriffin wrote: »

Lighter vented 2013 front mudguard fitted just now.

Chap in Honda said it no way it wouldn't fit........shows what they know....lol.

Where's the problem?
I can't make it out on my phone.

I like your discs btw.

stewygriffin · 11-05-2018 02:32PM

blade1 wrote: »

Where's the problem?
I can't make it out on my phone.

I like your discs btw.

No problem.
Just showing that the 2013 lighter and vented mudguard fitted with no problem at all.
Yet Honda said I wouldn't be able to fit it to a 2006 bike.

Discs are Galfer 330mm wavies with Brembo M4 monoblock calipers,SBS Race Pads and Brembo 19-18 MC.

frozenfrozen · 11-05-2018 03:42PM

I'd say that slows down quite nicely now.

Nearly crashed again today about 5 back to back lock go lock fishtails. Don't know how I saved it but even a taxi driver came over and stopped when he saw me a minute later and said it was some serious save no idea how I didn't lose it.

I've no idea either but Michelin pilot road 4 strikes again. Utter ****e from my experience for giving feedback before it's going to let go.

I also need to drive 10x more carefully in the wet

stewygriffin · 11-05-2018 04:57PM

Glad you and bike are on 1 piece.

Max Headroom · 11-05-2018 06:04PM

stewygriffin wrote: »

Glad you and bike are on 1 piece.

Sounds like oil...

frozenfrozen · 11-05-2018 06:32PM

It has happened 4 times now at least

2 low sides, today's fish tail, and a decent kick out of the rear one day in kerry

Many other times it's been squirming around randomly but it feels perfect normally, so much that you ride without enough caution for wet grip and then the tyre just spins up like you're on ice.

Wish I had a video of today's one. I have a video somewhere of the one in kerry from someone following me. Today's was properly full lock to the left and full lock to the right over and over again and I kept changing the amount of throttle over and over as the angle got less and less. Wouldn't bet money I'd ever be able to repeat it successfully.

Went for a nice spin then Galway to ballyvaughan for a bit of food and coffee again. Every road in and out of there is great.

Stopped in a garage in ballindereen to borrow a 24mm spanner just to take a bit of slop out of the chain just so there'd be less lash on and off the throttle to make it less likely to break traction. Sound lad working there and his kids were up sitting on my bike fixing the kriega bags for me.

listermint · 11-05-2018 06:52PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

I'd say that slows down quite nicely now.

Nearly crashed again today about 5 back to back lock go lock fishtails. Don't know how I saved it but even a taxi driver came over and stopped when he saw me a minute later and said it was some serious save no idea how I didn't lose it.

I've no idea either but Michelin pilot road 4 strikes again. Utter ****e from my experience for giving feedback before it's going to let go.

I also need to drive 10x more carefully in the wet

I moved from Michelin annakee on mine to Bridgestone bt A40 the annakees are awwwwful in rain

TeaBagMania · 11-05-2018 06:54PM

Driving around the Burren is one of my favorite. if you get a chance stop in The Burren Perfumery, the have a small coffee shop with an excellent home made carrot cake

https://burrenperfumery.com/

Hotblack Desiato · 11-05-2018 09:34PM

Riva10 wrote: »

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

Dick Emery had one of the first CB750s imported into the UK.

cadete · 12-05-2018 01:43PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Many other times it's been squirming around randomly but it feels perfect normally

Mine used to feel the same now and again the back end would feel really loose, I wonder is it the rear shock? Once I changed mine out I never had the issue again, someone with more knowledge than me might know better but it could be that and not the tyres

frozenfrozen · 12-05-2018 02:20PM

I have noticed I have a raised edge on the back of all tread so could be something to do with suspension alright

frozenfrozen · 12-05-2018 03:25PM

Raised edge on the front of all treads actually I was thinking about it backwards

zubair · 14-05-2018 09:31AM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Raised edge on the front of all treads actually I was thinking about it backwards

I had an SV650 on PR4s and could almost say 100% I never locked the rear once. This is a torquey bike though with lots of engine braking so be careful not to hammer down through the gears, coming off the throttle gives lots of braking alone, maybe you need to blip on decel more and downshift less.

Check your pressures, I found there was a huge difference in a couple of PSI with this bike and tyre combo. The tyre would feel like it was squirming if PSI was even a little low and the feedback was all wrong, I checked the pressures weekly when I had the SV. I used to go one or 2 over the recommended.

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