The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

blade1 · 04-12-2020 04:12PM

F*CK sake, ordered an Oberon slave cylinder, several quick release pins for tanks and seats.
Was supposed to arrive by dpd parcel wizard.
Items arrived in their DO on 18th Nov and signed for.
They are saying they have no parcel for me.
€170 worth :mad:

Also, ordered a used KTM master cylinder for my Mastiff which arrived yesterday.
I knew when I opened the package and it smelled like someone took a dump in it, the signs weren't good.
Doesn't pump fluid and when I opened it up it was rusty inside the cylinder and the piston and seals are coated with rust :rolleyes:

blade1 · 04-12-2020 04:30PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

DPD have always been a useless shower of twits. Wouldn't trust them to deliver good news

Actually now that I think of it, the last Oberon slave cylinder I ordered which was over 3 years ago, was delivered to parcel motel instead of parcel wizard.
PayPal washed their hands of it saying it was delivered so tough.
Luckily it turned up a few weeks later.
Hopefully so does this

blade1 · 04-12-2020 04:47PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Anything I buy online that is reasonably expensive I use my credit card directly and not Paypal. They will try to duck out of any reason not to refund money, where as you Credit Card will help you out pretty handily

Free returns with PayPal though which I got €64 back in the last few weeks.

I wonder how they'll be with the master cylinder?
It was described as used but working order.

flashinthepan · 05-12-2020 07:27AM

enrique66_35 wrote: »

Super impressed with Overlanders - ordered yesterday morning, delivered today! Looks a proper bit of kit as well.

Same here
Ordered Thursday
Arrived Friday :-)
Happy days

Came with a Sae battery connection
Connected it to the battery and tried it out :-)

goblin59 · 05-12-2020 06:12PM

Got a bit further on the DR650se today.

Actually had a look at the engine to see what's there.
Clearing out a bit of space in the house to work on it in the warmth when its too ****e to work outside renovating the mill.

Dad has a second spare engine somewhere here as well, the two were bought for spare parts and turned out the Engine on an Australian import was in very good condition.

We also got a ultrasonic cleaner off amazon for £120 (10 litres, but realistically 7 litre) for cleaning the Carb and other bits for the bikes.

Did the carb yesterday on it.

Turns out we have maybe 6 Carbs for the DR650se around the house including a TM40 Pumper carb that's going into the newer DR650se

H_Lime · 05-12-2020 06:29PM

goblin59 wrote: »

Got a bit further on the DR650se today.

Actually had a look at the engine to see what's there.
Clearing out a bit of space in the house to work on it in the warmth when its too ****e to work outside renovating the mill.

Dad has a second spare engine somewhere here as well, the two were bought for spare parts and turned out the Engine on an Australian import was in very good condition.

We also got a ultrasonic cleaner off amazon for £120 (10 litres, but realistically 7 litre) for cleaning the Carb and other bits for the bikes.

Did the carb yesterday on it.

Turns out we have maybe 6 Carbs for the DR650se around the house including a TM40 Pumper carb that's going into the newer DR650se

Love how the breaker liberated the donor engine from its previous home:)
Carb body looking shiny and new.

goblin59 · 05-12-2020 06:43PM

H_Lime wrote: »

Love how the breaker liberated the donor engine from its previous home:)
Carb body looking shiny and new.

haha i know!
tbh was probally the easiest way to ship the engine.
So far looks decent, I've a set on stainless steel socket cap bolts to replace all the screws on the engine, so I'll be doing that next week as I get a chance and going over the engine as I do it.

This time last year, I didn't even know the switches or levers on a motorcycle xD

flashinthepan · 05-12-2020 06:55PM

H_Lime wrote: »

Love how the breaker liberated the donor engine from its previous home:)
Carb body looking shiny and new.

Beats the hell out of unbolting
Plug in the angle grinder and off you go :-)

goblin59 · 05-12-2020 10:27PM

flashinthepan wrote: »

Beats the hell out of unbolting
Plug in the angle grinder and off you go :-)

also made shipping easier too, didn't need to get a engine support frame made up for shipping.

flashinthepan · 08-12-2020 01:52PM

flashinthepan wrote: »

Fixed a puncture on my own yoke with one of the plug kits
What looked like a panel pin went through it
The little C02 bottles only pumped it up to about 10 psi so out with the foot pump

:-( I thought I had fixed the puncture but It is loosing about 2 psi per day

So i might just get it replaced as it is 6 years old anyway
But being down here in the land that time forgot ( Wicklow ) there's not much choice

I am wondering where is the best place to get a tyre
And also what is the usual approach do the likes of Cotters install if you drive the bike up and do they charge extra ?
Do you need to make an appointment

Or is it more common to take off the wheel and throw it in the car and bring it to them
What are your thoughts ?

Current tyre is a 160/60 /17 Battleaxe bt031
Cheers

CJhaughey · 08-12-2020 02:52PM

That tube is supposed to be loose, tuck it up somewhere it won't get wind blowing into it.
Its something like an atmospheric pressure relief so the slide won't stick to the carb body.
Leaking float valve? Try tapping it with a screwdriver handle, sometimes a bit of dirt will cause the valve to stay open and flood through the port in the bottom of the carb.
No harm getting some tubing and running that drain down below the engine so it drains freely rather than on top of the engine.
Fit a decent fuel filter with material not gauze.

CJhaughey · 08-12-2020 03:38PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

^

Cheers gave it a few taps with a screwdriver and all seems good Thanks for the help. Still learning this stuff. Also looks like my bike doesnt have any sort of fuel filter.

They are good to have especially on older bikes, stops rust and crap causing overflow issues from the float bowl and blocking jets.
You can get right angle ones if space is tight.

CJhaughey · 08-12-2020 06:57PM

I prefer the clear ones that you can see into, bubbles and dirt can be signs of trouble.

goblin59 · 08-12-2020 07:41PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

^

Cheers gave it a few taps with a screwdriver and all seems good Thanks for the help. Still learning this stuff. Also looks like my bike doesnt have any sort of fuel filter.

have a look for a tiny paper cone one that could be in the Carb, we found one in mine. Was about 15mm x 3mm

goblin59 · 09-12-2020 12:41AM

Hlime, does the DR big have the same NSU issue as the DR650?

raven41 · 09-12-2020 06:43AM

flashinthepan wrote: »

:-( I thought I had fixed the puncture but It is loosing about 2 psi per day

So i might just get it replaced as it is 6 years old anyway
But being down here in the land that time forgot ( Wicklow ) there's not much choice

I am wondering where is the best place to get a tyre
And also what is the usual approach do the likes of Cotters install if you drive the bike up and do they charge extra ?
Do you need to make an appointment

Or is it more common to take off the wheel and throw it in the car and bring it to them
What are your thoughts ?

Current tyre is a 160/60 /17 Battleaxe bt031
Cheers

Have bought tyres in Bray Honda and recently in Cotters. Just ring and give them your tyre size and they'll tell you what they have in stock . Cotters not exactly out the door this time of the year. Its a drive in drive out service and they will fit the tyres while you wait..

CJhaughey · 09-12-2020 09:02AM

goblin59 wrote: »

have a look for a tiny paper cone one that could be in the Carb, we found one in mine. Was about 15mm x 3mm

Dellorto carbs generally don't have those filters installed.
Some Japanese carbs do though and you are right its worth checking for them.
I hate filters in places that I can't see. Its a failure point and should be immediately accessible. Thats the main reason for an external clear filter in my mind.

The Hedgehog · 09-12-2020 10:46AM

Here's a nice Exhaust I fitted to me bike replacing the ugly and heavy OEM.

Sounds great - check out the vid

https://youtu.be/HbhRb9ipxCg

Dave

H_Lime · 09-12-2020 11:46AM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

So my 125 started pissing petrol from the bottom of the carb float. Question is the loose pipe in photo 1 supposed to connect to the pipe connector (photo 2 you can see the brass connector) at the bottom of the float where it was pissing out? The brass connector in photo 1 I am guessing is a crank case breather?

Im not sure what the craic is here but that bare brass take off is meant to have a hose on it. Where it goes and what it does couldn't tell ya as I don't know what bike u own to check the fische.
If I was to bet I'd say pump to carb feed as it seems north of the carb but if that were the case she wouldn't run for longer than a min or two as it would drain the float chamber n cut out.

H_Lime · 09-12-2020 11:49AM

goblin59 wrote: »

Hlime, does the DR big have the same NSU issue as the DR650?

Nah tis a different set up on the 750's but it's well worth doing ahead of time on the 650. Get everything clean and dry and red loctite it in.

goblin59 · 09-12-2020 01:16PM

H_Lime wrote: »

Nah tis a different set up on the 750's but it's well worth doing ahead of time on the 650. Get everything clean and dry and red loctite it in.

We have the clutch basket off the bike at the moment to measure the screws so we get the right ones.
have 3 DR650se to do the fix on, I can't believe Suzuki wouldn't just spend the extra on a clip.

We were able to just fingers to remove the current screws on the NSU.

H_Lime · 09-12-2020 02:40PM

goblin59 wrote: »

We have the clutch basket off the bike at the moment to measure the screws so we get the right ones.
have 3 DR650se to do the fix on, I can't believe Suzuki wouldn't just spend the extra on a clip.

We were able to just fingers to remove the current screws on the NSU.

Just in time so, if that got loose, well you can imagine:rolleyes:.
I think 4th gear can be dickie on the later 650's. So much so ricor in the states started making them from better stock for adventure heads who were headed middle of no where wasn't playing on their minds.

goblin59 · 09-12-2020 03:47PM

H_Lime wrote: »

Just in time so, if that got loose, well you can imagine:rolleyes:.
I think 4th gear can be dickie on the later 650's. So much so ricor in the states started making them from better stock for adventure heads who were headed middle of no where wasn't playing on their minds.

There's videos of guys who have done maybe 1000k on the clock and then can undo the screws easily, the plastic on the NSU shrinks and expands with the heat and causes them to come loose

The casing is coming off the side of the 2014 DR so will check that out too.
Dad ordered quite a bit of the Procycle upgrades for it though.

Have the Ricor intimidators on the way for the forks btw, they were a must have upgrade.

H_Lime · 09-12-2020 04:53PM

goblin59 wrote: »

There's videos of guys who have done maybe 1000k on the clock and then can undo the screws easily, the plastic on the NSU shrinks and expands with the heat and causes them to come loose

The casing is coming off the side of the 2014 DR so will check that out too.
Dad ordered quite a bit of the Procycle upgrades for it though.

Have the Ricor intimidators on the way for the forks btw, they were a must have upgrade.

I have the breakdown tool and sandvick shims for them too. Was out in Vegas and visited them and let me and another few lads trial them for the DR and etv. Nice chap Don but I believe the cust serv is gone to sh1t as they're making a killing selling armament parts for military more so these days. Basically if it ain't in stock forget about it!

goblin59 · 09-12-2020 05:33PM

H_Lime wrote: »

I have the breakdown tool and sandvick shims for them too. Was out in Vegas and visited them and let me and another few lads trial them for the DR and etv. Nice chap Don but I believe the cust serv is gone to sh1t as they're making a killing selling armament parts for military more so these days. Basically if it ain't in stock forget about it!

Going to start looking at getting the proper tools for working on the DRs soon, havn't the space though as construction on the garage got stopped with another project coming up and then the covid isolation stuff.

I was considering their shocks, but i'm only about 63kg and would be using soft panniers and stuff on this bike. I'm not stalling the pannier foot pegs either on it. This is going to be a solo bike only!
So going to take the stock shock from the 2014 and Dad is upgrading his to a wilber

flashinthepan · 09-12-2020 06:58PM

raven41 wrote: »

Have bought tyres in Bray Honda and recently in Cotters. Just ring and give them your tyre size and they'll tell you what they have in stock . Cotters not exactly out the door this time of the year. Its a drive in drive out service and they will fit the tyres while you wait..

Cheers
I was looking at Bray Honda Center and read a poor review of same

So in the end I took the wheel off and threw it in the car and went up to Cotters
Great service was there about 20 mins in total as you said not out the door
it was early though

Went for the Michelin road 5
Got home and put the wheel back on then the rain came down
Would have been the perfect opportunity to test but had to get back to work

I will get the front changed too as its also about 7 years old
So might take a trip to Bray Honda as I have since heard from a friend who says they are fine

blade1 · 09-12-2020 07:20PM

flashinthepan wrote: »

Went for the Michelin road 5
Got home and put the wheel back on then the rain came down
Would have been the perfect opportunity to test but had to get back to work

Take it handy for a couple of 100 miles or so.

flashinthepan · 09-12-2020 08:58PM

blade1 wrote: »

Take it handy for a couple of 100 miles or so.

Yeah they said that alright to take it handy :-) for a bit

blade1 · 10-12-2020 06:23PM

Coolant dripping from weep hole of water pump on my mastiff with a while.
Took a closer look today.
This is the seal that's the issue.

This is where the fun begins

It's the same engine as a Yamaha SZR660 and Tenerie XTZ660.
I can't find the seal on its own so I think it comes as part of the whole water pump which is no longer available to order.

Anyone got any idea how to get around this?
I can't see any number on the seal itself.

dubal2008 · 10-12-2020 09:42PM

Where are you based. If in Dublin pop into my work place Hydraseals in Ballycoolin as it looks like a simple oil seal, if it has two springs back to back we still might have one... we would also have all the orings and bearings

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