The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

blade1 · 25-07-2018 04:34PM

They had the right address on the packet FF.
It looks like the postman delivered to the wrong place.
They have all the proof but yet I'm the one left to sort and still might get shafted.

blade1 · 25-07-2018 05:22PM

There may be light at the end of the tunnel yet.
I'm just off the phone to parcel motel and they said anything that arrives there for parcel wizard they pass it on to them and parcel wizard does likewise for them so kudos to them if it turns up.
Sounded like postman fùcks it up regularly!

CJhaughey · 26-07-2018 09:31AM

blade1 wrote: »

There may be light at the end of the tunnel yet.
I'm just off the phone to parcel motel and they said anything that arrives there for parcel wizard they pass it on to them and parcel wizard does likewise for them so kudos to them if it turns up.
Sounded like postman fùcks it up regularly!

Try Addresspal, use the home delivery option if necessary I find their service very good.
No Parcel in the title to get mixed up either!

blade1 · 26-07-2018 09:52AM

CJhaughey wrote: »

Try Addresspal, use the home delivery option if necessary I find their service very good.
No Parcel in the title to get mixed up either!

I do use that as well CJ.
It suits for some things but not always.

Hotblack Desiato · 26-07-2018 11:49AM

If the delivery service THEY chose fcuks up, it's THEIR fault and the onus is on them to sort it out or refund you. FFS.

blade1 · 26-07-2018 12:40PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

If the delivery service THEY chose fcuks up, it's THEIR fault and the onus is on them to sort it out or refund you. FFS.

Some bullshīt alright.
Going by their logic they could hand the packet to their good friend John Smith down the road, he could sign his own name on it and I could basically go fùck myself.
PayPal seem to agree with them.

I've 2 packets arriving later and if it turns up and my appeal with PayPal is successful,I've a good mind to tell them they can go chasing their money now, I won't be lifting a finger to help them.
What goes around comes around.

blade1 · 26-07-2018 04:14PM

Look what just turned up!
Playtime!

Max Headroom · 26-07-2018 05:24PM

Ah sh1t..gutted for ya mate, they sent you the tacky gold one instead of black...ah well.....:P

blade1 · 26-07-2018 05:38PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

Ah sh1t..gutted for ya mate, they sent you the tacky gold one instead of black...ah well.....:P

Tacky??
That's a work of art Max ya Looper!!

The slave cylinders are starting to rack up now! :eek:

Max Headroom · 26-07-2018 05:41PM

blade1 wrote: »

Tacky??
That's a work of art Max ya Looper!!

The slave cylinders are starting to rack up now! :eek:

Looks like you snook into my parts bin.....:D

Hotblack Desiato · 26-07-2018 07:59PM

?? Thought that'd be a "rebuild every 5 or 10 years with a cheap seal kit" kinda job, so why so many? and why aren't there any rebuild kits?

blade1 · 27-07-2018 12:40AM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

?? Thought that'd be a "rebuild every 5 or 10 years with a cheap seal kit" kinda job, so why so many? and why aren't there any rebuild kits?

2 bikes,Tuono +Mille.
That MPL slave (gold and black one) was on the Mille when I bought it.
Tried a used OE when that went but didn't last too long so then got a seal kit that lasted about a year.

And the other one off the Tuono.

Hotblack Desiato · 27-07-2018 11:07AM

The clutch cable on my bike is 14 years old.. just sayin'

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 27-07-2018 11:13AM

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Max Headroom · 27-07-2018 02:18PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

The clutch cable on my bike is 14 years old.. just sayin'

Mine is 38yo afaik...:P

blade1 · 27-07-2018 02:35PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

The clutch cable on my bike is 14 years old.. just sayin'

Max Headroom wrote: »

Mine is 38yo afaik...:P

FFS lads do they even get used??:pac:

Incidentally,while I was getting fluid for the clutch at the local bike shop there was an Aprilia RSV factory R there to get a slave cylinder seal kit fitted!! :pac:

frozenfrozen · 27-07-2018 02:45PM

what's the story with hydraulic clutches is it just to reduce the weight of the clutch pull because they have huge springs on the clutch for all the power?

Hotblack Desiato · 27-07-2018 04:21PM

Prisoner 6753 wrote: »

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It's a Triumph and it's the cable that came with the bike. The standard cables are teflon lined so they last a long time.

CJhaughey · 28-07-2018 06:41AM

When you rebuild them with new seals do you use Red Rubber Grease or is the fluid not glycol based like brake fluid?

blade1 · 28-07-2018 07:26AM

CJhaughey wrote: »

When you rebuild them with new seals do you use Red Rubber Grease or is the fluid not glycol based like brake fluid?

I only rebuilt once CJ, and I just put it on the rubber seal that pushes the rod.
I think I put the outer seal into hot water before fitting though.
I suppose it would be no harm though.

The general feeling with these Aprilia slaves seems to be,just bite the bullet and get an Oberon one and be done with it.
I have 2 Oberon slaves now.
So far so good.

blade1 · 02-08-2018 12:17PM

Been waiting on an oil filter to finish off my Tuono.
Out with the old..

See the o ring on the oil filter cover?
I bought 2 of these.
They fail after a while and when they do, oil sprays onto the rear tyre.
I found this out coming into a bend one night under hard braking.
Bike went all over the place.

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Hotblack Desiato · 02-08-2018 02:36PM

Bit ridiculous not having a spin-on filter, I had a couple of bikes which didn't but the engine designs went back to the 70s/early 80s.

blade1 · 02-08-2018 03:01PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Bit ridiculous not having a spin-on filter, I had a couple of bikes which didn't but the engine designs went back to the 70s/early 80s.

I thought you'd be more old skool and prefer cartridge over cannister!:pac:

I actually prefer the cartridge type.
Better for inspection anyway.
Also,I've bought a couple of bikes down though the years, that I've had to nearly butcher the cannister type ones to get them off.

Oh,forgot to mention, it's a dry sump.

Hotblack Desiato · 02-08-2018 05:22PM

Yeah but the o-rings often weep eventually and some people just whack gasket goo in there which isn't a great solution.

I've never had a spin-on filter weep or difficulty getting one off. I did accidentally overtighten one once but it came off easily at the next oil change with one of those three-pronged wrenches.

blade1 · 02-08-2018 06:28PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

some people just whack gasket goo in there which isn't a great solution.

To be fair that's a people issue more than a filter issue.

macplaxton · 03-08-2018 01:18PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

I've never had a spin-on filter weep

That might have something to do with them including a fresh new O-ring

arybvtcw0eolkf · 03-08-2018 05:41PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

I've never had a spin-on filter weep or difficulty getting one off. .

Oh boy are you in for a treat when it eventually happens. It is an absolute royal pain in the hole, and a little scary when you see this thing all minced up and still stuck to your sump, and you're scratching your head & wondering what next ~ then the relief when it finally turns.

D3V!L · 03-08-2018 09:52PM

I washed my bike this evening for the first time in months. Just used a couple of buckets of clean water and got far better results than using a hose.

Some of the neighbours were dying to catch me with the hose :pac:

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