The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

Fox Mulder wrote: »

What a neat job, that turned out really well. Did you score all the bends with an angle grinder and then bend by hand?

Did you weld that up with the blue protective film in place?

Had to score the back of the sheet with a mini grinder with 1mm disc to bend it. I clamped a bit of a plank to the sheet and bent it. It would be too difficult to bend cleanly and it would prob crack or tear otherwise. I can't take the credit for the welding. My mates uncle does metal fabrication so I got him to weld it and unfortunately he left the plastic on too. Suppose it protected it from scratches but was tough to remove. A lot of elbow grease went into removing the burnt plastic and getting the brushed finish.

Wossack wrote: »

got a puncture.. first one in 7/8 years commuting in dublin, so pretty good record in fairness

a screw, straight in the middle of the rear - couldnt put it in cleaner if I tried. Hopefully not there too long either.. as it was holding pressure no bother

3 years and counting. Dreading it

Brought it inside just incase. Twas a tad to blustery for my liking.

listermint wrote: »

What no blanket !

Tell me you made it a cup of tea at least.

gerrowadat wrote: »

Tell me you made it a cup of tea at least.

God no lad, hot whiskeys galore though

ordered heated grips today. Oxford hot grips sports premium. Hopefully they turn up early next week.

Also bought a few bottle of this bike cleaner in Dealz.Gave the bike a clean down with it.

It is just as good as Muck Off.A few bikers buying it too and saying good things about it
And it only costs 1 euro 49 cents a bottle.:D

Wossack wrote: »

cracker

Thankyou.:)

She not too bad a machine.Steve and Kev up in NDM have made her even better for me now.
They will be working their magic on my 996 next weekend.

Was having a few problems with cold start.So out with the old battery and in with the new one.Fired up straight away on cold start.:)

blade1 wrote: »

I think a ytz12s would have fit your R1.
I always go with as big a battery as possible.
Lovely bike BTW, I remember seeing it on Donedeal a while back.beautiful!;)

Think you might be right.The 12S is 17mm higher though,so might be a very tight fit??

YTZ10S
L-150
W-87
H-93


YTZ12S

L-150
W-87
H-110

Fitted Osram Cool Blue Intense bulbs to the R1 today.
Alot whiter and brighter than the OEM bulbs.
Just need to sort out the side lights now.

Picked up a set of W5W Coo, Blue Intense lights in PR Riellys today for 10 euro.
They are 21 euro on Powerbulbs website.

Also had the recall work done on the R1 today.New headlight loom and headlight caps fitted fitted by dealership for free.

Skill Magill wrote: »

Much of a difference? Would you recommend?

Yes,I would recommend the Cool Blue Intense bulbs as your main beams.

I had several cars pulling in to let me pass on the M50 the other evening.
Had a lad in a 131 Audi down at the M50/M1 interface talking to me while the lights were red.

He said that the lights were very white and bright on a bike,and that he saw my bike comming up behind him from a fair long distance back.
Asked me what lights they were,as hes a biker himself and wants to change the bulbs on his Triumph.:)


I also noticed a big difference on my way out to Skerries on the back roads later that night,much better vision at night on unlit back roads.:D

goodlad wrote: »

Good thing some upstanding amazing person told you about these cool blue intense bulbs.
Nightbreakers are ****e in comparison

Wonder who that could be then??;):pac::D


Thanks Goodlad.:)

What a poxy day to be out on the bike.:pac:

Anyways,new banjo bolt rear brake light switch kit fitted (race rearsets) and also renthal grips fitted too.
NDM also did a full suspension setup on the R1,and the bike handles very very well now.:)