The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

Cork Trucker · 11-01-2021 05:54PM

Cheers guys, on the look out for a 3x3 this has given me food for thought

blade1 · 11-01-2021 06:07PM

Cork Trucker wrote: »

Cheers guys, on the look out for a 3x3 this has given me food for thought

The only I'll say is go as big as possible first time.

Cork Trucker · 11-01-2021 07:30PM

blade1 wrote: »

The only I'll say is go as big as possible first time.

I’m limited in space so that’s about as good as I can do. Any recommendations on providers?

blade1 · 11-01-2021 07:54PM

Cork Trucker wrote: »

I’m limited in space so that’s about as good as I can do. Any recommendations on providers?

If you are laying a concrete floor I suppose anyone near you that does the steeltech ones.

This is the company my neighbour got his steel.one with wooden floor.

http://trihysawmills.ie/

Cork Trucker · 11-01-2021 08:04PM

blade1 wrote: »

If you are laying a concrete floor I suppose anyone near you that does the steeltech ones.

This is the company my neighbour got his steel.one with wooden floor.

http://trihysawmills.ie/

I'm not too far from a steeltech branch a 3x3 is 1730e and another 5/600 for a concrete base. i'm looking to get a steel shed with the wooden floor and walls if possible. will check those guys out and see what's on offer thanks again

Fox Mulder · 11-01-2021 10:42PM

Does anyone have any issues with condensation in their sheds or know of ways of mitigating it? I get very bad condensation in my garage, everything needs to be covered with cloth sheets or I get a thin film of rust everywhere. I might try insulating the garage door but everyone I know who has tried it says it makes no difference.

ronanc15 · 12-01-2021 12:51AM

blade1 wrote: »

No just a fella that makes them himself.
Cheaper than steeltech.
But while it's well made, the steeltech ones are superior when it comes to the doors.
Better quality and more sealed.

If you were looking for a steel shed without laying a concrete floor, a neighbour of mine got one from a local company.
It has a wooden floor.
I was well impressed with it.
I bought a 20ft X 10ft wooden shed not long before him.
Had I known that they were available I would much prefer one and it was only a couple of hundred more expensive than my wooden one (same size)

Thats interesting, Im not really sure I knew the steel with floor combo was a thing either. Thanks for the heads up. Floor looks solid too considering theres a few bikes on it. Couldnt hack it if there was a bounce with every step. I must do a bit of research on local providers. Easy to jump to the likes of steeltech automatically. What doors have your on your steel one at the moment?

ronanc15 · 12-01-2021 12:52AM

zubair wrote: »

Same.

Went with Shanette Sheds myself. The neighbour got one from them and he only buys the best stuff so I got a handful of quotes to compare and they were all around the same price.

Thanks, I'm going to do some research on local providers and see whats on offer nearby. Had almost forgotten to check local suppliers vs Steeltech etc

Cocoon · 12-01-2021 01:18AM

Here's a picture of my shed with the old Vmax in it, it's amazing how quickly they fill up. You couldn't swing a cat
in it now 😁

Always build bigger than you think you can ever use.

listermint · 12-01-2021 08:42AM

blade1 wrote: »

No just a fella that makes them himself.
Cheaper than steeltech.
But while it's well made, the steeltech ones are superior when it comes to the doors.
Better quality and more sealed.

If you were looking for a steel shed without laying a concrete floor, a neighbour of mine got one from a local company.
It has a wooden floor.
I was well impressed with it.
I bought a 20ft X 10ft wooden shed not long before him.
Had I known that they were available I would much prefer one and it was only a couple of hundred more expensive than my wooden one (same size)

The wood though tends to bow after a few short years especially with the weight and pressure of the bikes.

I'd never recommend them to a motorcycle owner . With the concrete base in the long term

Cork Trucker · 12-01-2021 08:53AM

listermint wrote: »

The wood though tends to bow after a few short years especially with the weight and pressure of the bikes.

I'd never recommend them to a motorcycle owner . With the concrete base in the long term

Plywood over concrete base?

listermint · 12-01-2021 09:03AM

Cork Trucker wrote: »

Plywood over concrete base?

That would work. But you've want to be sure it's completely flat.

Father had one that wasn't completely flat and had a lovely dip right in the middle for the room. Was an absolute ball sack for doing any work on the bike. Unbalanced.

For me i would clean and paint it tbh .

blade1 · 12-01-2021 09:43AM

listermint wrote: »

I'd never recommend them to a motorcycle owner .

Of course.
If it's a recommendation you're looking for, keep your bike in a heated concrete shed.

Cork Trucker · 12-01-2021 09:47AM

blade1 wrote: »

Of course.
If it's a recommendation you're looking for, keep your bike in a heated concrete shed.

Under floor heating or electric wall heaters?

Cork Trucker · 12-01-2021 09:47AM

listermint wrote: »

That would work. But you've want to be sure it's completely flat.

Father had one that wasn't completely flat and had a lovely dip right in the middle for the room. Was an absolute ball sack for doing any work on the bike. Unbalanced.

For me i would clean and paint it tbh .

Floor paint?

H_Lime · 12-01-2021 01:57PM

Cocoon wrote: »

Here's a picture of my shed with the old Vmax in it, it's amazing how quickly they fill up. You couldn't swing a cat
in it now 😁

Always build bigger than you think you can ever use.

I'd have to agree and ban the lady friend from making inroads with house stuff:pac:
Some serious looking locks there!
Nice bird btw;)

zubair · 13-01-2021 07:41AM

listermint wrote: »

The wood though tends to bow after a few short years especially with the weight and pressure of the bikes.

I'd never recommend them to a motorcycle owner . With the concrete base in the long term

Pretty sure there's a metal shed that comes with a concrete base, made up of slabs. Saw one in my search but I was pouring an area much bigger than the shed anyway.

Cocoon wrote: »

Always build bigger than you think you can ever use.

Best shed advice you'll ever get.

Japcati2020 · 13-01-2021 08:55AM

25 square meters floor space is the biggest you can build.
Anything over that requires full planning permission.

Concrete base,get it finished smooth enough.
Then put on 2 coats of industrial floor paint.
Makes it easy to keep clean and wipe up any dirt or fluid spills
Looks nice too.

blade1 · 14-01-2021 06:11PM

H_Lime wrote: »

Be surprised if Bob Wight didn't have seals and pistons for that in some fashion or other. He's a gilera specialist and they use grimeca. I've used him for my grafting of the 4 pot caliper off the nordwest onto both my bigs.
Send him a mail?
If it's pistons you need remove them and ask itsl in Middleton to make you some in stainless. Seals are the deal breaker I suppose.
http://www.bobwrightmotorcycles.co.uk/list_of_gilera_models_we_stock_p.htm
If he's not got specific stuff for the Mastiff then measure the pistons and ask about other models with that od piston.

Got onto Bob last week and sent him a picture of the caliper.
He said he thought it was the same as the one used on some Gilera 600's.
Asked him about shipping a rebuild kit to Ireland.
That's the last contact I've had with him.

Last night I took off the caliper and gave it a clean.
Seals and pistons seem perfect.
Put it back together and it was still spongy.

Today, I said I'd try and pinpoint the problem a bit better.
Took brembo off my 08 Tuono and that sorted it.
Brakes are working perfectly now.

I'm onto a lad in Germany that has a used one for sale(Master cylinder, reservoir and brake light switch) so hopefully that works out.

Also fitted my new motobatt and an air filter as well

H_Lime · 15-01-2021 07:23AM

blade1 wrote: »

Got onto Bob last week and sent him a picture of the caliper.
He said he thought it was the same as the one used on some Gilera 600's.
Asked him about shipping a rebuild kit to Ireland.
That's the last contact I've had with him.

Last night I took off the caliper and gave it a clean.
Seals and pistons seem perfect.
Put it back together and it was still spongy.

Today, I said I'd try and pinpoint the problem a bit better.
Took brembo off my 08 Tuono and that sorted it.
Brakes are working perfectly now.

I'm onto a lad in Germany that has a used one for sale(Master cylinder, reservoir and brake light switch) so hopefully that works out.

Also fitted my new motobatt and an air filter as well

Sweet.
Did you ride the bike with the tuono master? What size bore is in the tuono master you've fitted vs the oem one ye pulled off her?

I ask as I've been down this road before with the Dr's where everyone swore blind a bandit master would improve it. It did, at the lever only where you got a nice firm action but hydraulically a 17mm bandit mc (iirc) bore is better suited to pumping two 2 pot sliding calipers. So how were the brakes in use with this larger bore? Terrible, absolutely wooden with no power as they needed around a 13mm bore from my experimentation.

I used a master from one of those newish kwaker 250 ninja yokes which is 13ishmm bore and I have sufficient lever travel and tons of power. Hydraulically a two pot sliding caliper is roughly equivalent to a 4 pot as you are pumping two pistons but also offsetting the sliding element of the caliper too.

Tbh I'd be surprised if the brake has much power with the tuono mc but it will feel great when just pulling it as it'll be well firm. For a lot of the Dr crew that did them as they were so used to shyte brakes lol.

Chiorino · 15-01-2021 01:09PM

Treated myself to an upgrade for my 40th. Not going to be everyone's cup of tea I'm sure but I'm delighted with it and it's a hell of lot of bike for the money.

Can't wait till restrictions ease and I can get some decent miles done.

robbie_63 · 15-01-2021 01:17PM

Congrats on the new wheels, that's a nice bike, Massive but nice all the same.

listermint · 15-01-2021 01:21PM

That a multistrada ?

Chiorino · 15-01-2021 01:22PM

listermint wrote: »

That a multistrada ?

Benelli TRK502X

GBX · 15-01-2021 02:00PM

Nice bike. I looked into them before deciding on the Tiger 800.
Wear well.

blade1 · 15-01-2021 05:19PM

H_Lime wrote: »

Sweet.
Did you ride the bike with the tuono master? What size bore is in the tuono master you've fitted vs the oem one ye pulled off her?

I ask as I've been down this road before with the Dr's where everyone swore blind a bandit master would improve it. It did, at the lever only where you got a nice firm action but hydraulically a 17mm bandit mc (iirc) bore is better suited to pumping two 2 pot sliding calipers. So how were the brakes in use with this larger bore? Terrible, absolutely wooden with no power as they needed around a 13mm bore from my experimentation.

I used a master from one of those newish kwaker 250 ninja yokes which is 13ishmm bore and I have sufficient lever travel and tons of power. Hydraulically a two pot sliding caliper is roughly equivalent to a 4 pot as you are pumping two pistons but also offsetting the sliding element of the caliper too.

Tbh I'd be surprised if the brake has much power with the tuono mc but it will feel great when just pulling it as it'll be well firm. For a lot of the Dr crew that did them as they were so used to shyte brakes lol.

The outside diameter of both cylinders is 20mm.
Whether they are the same inside I don't know as I haven't opened the brembo one.
Yeah I took it for a spin.
Definitely noticeable which part of the brake system is the far superior part.
The caliper isn't on the same level as my brembos but it stops better than it did.
Just no stoppies over 10mph :pac:

H_Lime · 15-01-2021 05:34PM

blade1 wrote: »

The outside diameter of both cylinders is 20mm.
Whether they are the same inside I don't know as I haven't opened the brembo one.
Yeah I took it for a spin.
Definitely noticeable which part of the brake system is the far superior part.
The caliper isn't on the same level as my brembos but it stops better than it did.
Just no stoppies over 10mph :pac:

Should be cast/stamped on the underside of the old one. Usually in inch. Have a gander.
If you match this closely engugh with something off modern tackle it'll be a major improvement.
In my exp using a mc that was designed for pumping twin calipers on a single caliper generally results in a very firm lever with little free play but crucially without feel or power. Give something in and around 12 to 14mm which the 250 ninja has. Usually bag em on ebalg in good order for 40 quid. Great thing bout these is the brake switch, res and mirror perch are all there. Only thing to watch is banjo is jap 1.25 pitch iirc?

D3V!L · 16-01-2021 03:06PM

Just remapped my KTM 990SM (yes i still have it :rolleyes:). It came with LeoVince slip on's and I found it very lumpy.

I flashed it with a map with Tune ECU that was for the same year and with Akrapovic cans. Night and day results

Can't wait to do a little more tuning with it. Remove the secondarys and then an air box mod.

H_Lime · 16-01-2021 03:26PM

D3V!L wrote: »

Just remapped my KTM 990SM (yes i still have it :rolleyes:). It came with LeoVince slip on's and I found it very lumpy.

I flashed it with a map with Tune ECU that was for the same year and with Akrapovic cans. Night and day results

Can't wait to do a little more tuning with it. Remove the secondarys and then an air box mod.

I'd suggest a dyno sniff to see if you are lean anyplace, always worth the quids.

D3V!L · 16-01-2021 03:33PM

H_Lime wrote: »

I'd suggest a dyno sniff to see if you are lean anyplace, always worth the quids.

I plan on getting it out to Moto Tuning, they're great with these bikes.

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