The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

galwaytt · 28-02-2022 11:58PM

Not a bad day on the spanners: fitted new 'dynamic' indicators to the young lads bike. Now it thinks its an Audi, lol,

Fitted engine bars and a radiator card and bar risers to the SOs NC750s.

Had bar risers ready to fit to my Wing, but she declared it sunny and so we dropped everything and hit the road to Lahinch. Lots of bikes out, so chatted to a few.

LollipopJimmy · 04-03-2022 09:20PM

Bit of a wash and refreshed the rear brake fluid, waiting for new screws for the front master cylinder and fork seals, will do all that together.

blade1 · 04-03-2022 09:46PM

Speaking of fork seals.

Went to Cork today on my zzr and when I got home there was oil pissing out of both forks.

The joys of being laid up for a while 🙄

New genuine ones ordered.

flashinthepan · 04-03-2022 10:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118734040#Comment_118734040

Bummer

Changed out the oil and dust seals on mine for genuine Kawasaki ones a few weeks back even though they were not leaking yet they just looked crusty

flashinthepan · 04-03-2022 10:44PM

Christ on a bike :-) had a pain in my neck

Now they are off the wall :-)

J

goblin59 · 05-03-2022 09:36AM

Made a wheel barrow today

LollipopJimmy · 05-03-2022 02:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118734442#Comment_118734442

I just had my lean on 🤣

Fox Mulder · 07-03-2022 10:46AM

Fox Mulder · 07-03-2022 11:18AM

Sorry about the blank post above. I cant seem to find out how to edit it.

Below are some pictures of a petrol cap and filler neck I have made for my Honda CB550 cafe racer project. The tank on the Honda is rusted beyond my skills to repair it so I have gotten a Royal Enfield Interceptor tank as a replacement. The tank normally uses a Monza style fuel cap but I am not a fan of it so I have made a replacement.

The ring piece will be welded to the tank, the filler neck then bolts to this and Viton O-ring seals them.

The cap itself is aluminium and has a nitrile o-ring which engages on the last thread or two on the fuel cap.

The filler neck is made from two separate pieces. The threaded section and the flat plate are press fit together. I have fitted them so when the fuel cap is fully screwed down the cap is aligned along the centre line of the bike.

Below are some pictures the cap being made.

goblin59 · 07-03-2022 11:22AM

I am well jealous of your skills with a lathe!! I'd love to be able to use one.

robbie_63 · 07-03-2022 12:09PM

Wow amazing work there in fairness

goblin59 · 07-03-2022 01:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118744767#Comment_118744767

Would you ever take commissions?

Bluefoam · 07-03-2022 01:58PM

How do you knurl the edge? fantastic, it looks great!

Fox Mulder · 07-03-2022 02:37PM

I have a cheap ebay knurling tool. It has two rollers with grooves on them at 45 degrees. The rollers pinch the work piece and form the pattern as the part rotates. It works great on aluminum, on steel you cant apply enough pressure to fully form the diamonds and you kind of just get a cross hatched pattern.

Fox Mulder · 07-03-2022 02:39PM

Haha, as I have been at this bike project for ages now and there is no end in sight I don't think anyone is going to have the patience to wait for me to make some parts for them.

Betsy Og · 07-03-2022 02:52PM

Added Shad Top Box Brackets, I already had Givi top box and plate which worked fine. Also, you can see it here but I put an Admore Light under the Top Box, has a accelerometer on it (lights when engine brake). Easy fit, even for me...😳....just take about 4 times longer than anyone else.

I know it'd look better without the box (obv can take off the top box in 2 seconds) & the plate wouldn't stand out, but I don't think it looks desperate either. Will road test it, see if much crosswind difference (had it on a bigger bike and no issues, but that's a 125 so.... Handy to lock up a helmet, carry a gear bag etc (not a fan of backpacks if can help it). I had one of those Bagtec things over pillion seat, not v reliable to stay put & wouldn't fit much either. Am waiting on some cheapo crash bungs (small, barely notice I'd say) and I think that's it for this lady.

goblin59 · 07-03-2022 03:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118745957#Comment_118745957

Haha, i've a friend restoring a series 3 in the same lock up as I'm in, don't think he'd mind the wait for something like that to replace his old fuel cap.

When I get my own permament shed a lathe is one of the first things I'm buying.

flashinthepan · 08-03-2022 06:54AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118746054#Comment_118746054

Also have the Shad top box on mine I think its 40L

The bracket does tend to block visibility of the brake light from anything up high like a van or truck

I picked up a 8" light bar from eBay ages ago just haven't got to fitting it yet

Where did you get the admore light ? is it any good

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Betsy Og · 08-03-2022 10:20AM

I got it from their website, really quick, excellent product (super bright & initial modulation).....but..yikes...really expensive. On top of the price below there was postage from Canada & 23% import VAT.

Anyway, I've burned the receipt and I don't want it ever mentioned again......😳😂. There's surely cheaper ways, or if it was being sold at a show or something you might do a lot better, but as a product I couldn't fault it.

flashinthepan · 08-03-2022 11:35AM

Ouch that is expensive :-)

But it looks like a great bit of kit

Will have to get round to connecting my bar only has 3 wires earth low power ( side lights ) and full on just need to pick up some kind of a plastic sleeve to run the wires through and mount it on the end of the top box bracket

Betsy Og · 08-03-2022 05:37PM

I got to connect it without drilling anywhere which was handy, and they have these pinch connectors for joining to the bike wires, so that was really simple and worked well.

I turned off the tail light function, and didn't bother connecting the indicators. The lack of contrast between tail light and brake light was the main thing I was trying to overcome, so didn't want to recreate the problem with the bar. So now it's dormant until it screams HE'S BRAKING, which is all I wanted. Of a dark or dull day I can always dab the brake if I think the tail light is a bit buried under the bracket and topbox.

If you're not sure of the wires on your bike let me know, Admore have a search function - not sure if you can find it direct on the website but there's a QR code with installation instructions that brings you to page that'll tell you what coloured wires Suzuki (or whoever) use for different functions.

flashinthepan · 08-03-2022 07:50PM

They look great really bright :-)

Hopefully it will stop some fool running up your rear end

Betsy Og · 08-03-2022 08:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118753335#Comment_118753335

Oh behave!!!......😳

blade1 · 10-03-2022 04:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118734040#Comment_118734040

Getting ready to do these.

Need a loan of a special tool so hopefully tomorrow afternoon.

Seals arrived

flashinthepan · 10-03-2022 08:27PM

What oil & wt are you putting in ? just out of curiosity

blade1 · 10-03-2022 08:37PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118764960#Comment_118764960

Apparently 7.5w needed so I'll have to mix 10w and 5w.

Motul.

goblin59 · 10-03-2022 09:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118764996#Comment_118764996

I've 7.5 in the airhead, got the wilburs fork oil

flashinthepan · 10-03-2022 09:45PM

I got Motul 7.5 from Louis for the V

Replaced the seals and oil a while back

https://www.louis.eu/artikel/synthetic-fork-oil-7-5w-1-litre-factory-line-light-medium/10037680?list=121c1c09dbc9b24b44d8c7ebba3fb716&filter_article_number=10037680

blade1 · 11-03-2022 05:09AM

No 7.5w here lads do the mix will do the job.

I'll be checking the springs as well.

If the spring has shortened 5mm+, then it's time to replace.

K-tech 10n springs are what MTC in uk use in these for there conversion.

hairyslug · 11-03-2022 07:23PM

I’m doing brake pads and a bleed tomorrow on a 89 dr750(1st time in nearly 20 years of being on bikes) I’m sure I’m overthinking it but the workshop manual says to only put silicone grease on the calliper axle, with no other grease anywhere. There’s a world of youtube videos out there that mention red rubber, lithium, copper grease etc. and then there are some that say to use no grease. Should I stick with just the silicone or has grease technology come on in the past 30 years.

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