The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

BrokenArrows · 02-02-2013 3:30pm

Angry. I can't get the rear axel nut loose. The mechanic was the last person to have the rear wheel off and must have tightened the **** out of it.

I put a pipe on the end of the wrench too but no joy.

minidazzler · 02-02-2013 6:07pm

I just cleaned the fook out of the area in and around the front sprocket.

Cleaned and lubed the chain and sprockets

Swapped out the stripped master cylinder screws (took fooking ages).

Yet the bike is still manky... anyone wanna clean her for me? :pac:

blu3r0ri0n · 02-02-2013 6:28pm

Washed and polished the fz6, cleaned, oiled and adjusted the chain. Rode the ****e out of her for a few hours and now she's durty again

Mr Sheen! · 02-02-2013 6:32pm

blu3r0ri0n wrote: »

Washed and polished the fz6, cleaned, oiled and adjusted the chain. Rode the ****e out of her for a few hours and now she's durty again

Good man blu get the bucket out again:pac::pac:

TheDriver · 03-02-2013 2:32pm

today, I put my new tax disc on the bike..........

KamiKazi · 03-02-2013 3:01pm

Almost ready to start getting her race ready...

Wonda-Boy · 03-02-2013 3:09pm

Makikomi were you out and about today in Trim? We were having a scram and could have swore ou roared by......

KamiKazi · 03-02-2013 3:40pm

Oh and I picked myself up a cracking little bike trailer for £250

BlackWizard · 03-02-2013 4:41pm

I wrote off my bike on Friday evening. It was more my fault than theirs. Exhausted going home I thought I seen a green light to go but it was another set of lights. Pulled out while the left side traffic had an amber/red. Smack.

I'm physically okay (so so lucky to be walking). In few weeks Ill be mended. But my bike is gone forever. I really loved that Fazer. It protected be in it's last dying moments by apparently high siding me out of the accident. I don't remember any of it but a guy who seen it explained what happened.

I'll now have a claim and 0 no claims discount. People keep telling me things could be worse but I still feel like sh1t.

KamiKazi · 03-02-2013 5:07pm

BlackWizard wrote: »

I wrote off my bike on Friday evening. It was more my fault than theirs. Exhausted going home I thought I seen a green light to go but it was another set of lights. Pulled out while the left side traffic had an amber/red. Smack.

I'm physically okay (so so lucky to be walking). In few weeks Ill be mended. But my bike is gone forever. I really loved that Fazer. It protected be in it's last dying moments by apparently high siding me out of the accident. I don't remember any of it but a guy who seen it explained what happened.

I'll now have a claim and 0 no claims discount. People keep telling me things could be worse but I still feel like sh1t.

Sorry to hear about that man.

Chin up, it's not the end of the world. Bikes can be replaced.

In 6 months when you're out for a spin on a nice summers day on your new bike you won't give a fvck about this accident, so don't worry too much about it now!

Oh and you're a true biker when you crash and immediately care more about the damage to your bike than the damage to yourself :pac:

03-02-2013 5:20pm

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Makikomi were you out and about today in Trim? We were having a scram and could have swore ou roared by......

Sorry it wasn't me, I locked her up at 4am this morning and she won't be fired up until tomorrow

03-02-2013 5:26pm

BlackWizard wrote: »

I wrote off my bike on Friday evening. It was more my fault than theirs. Exhausted going home I thought I seen a green light to go but it was another set of lights. Pulled out while the left side traffic had an amber/red. Smack.

****, I almost done the same the other day.

Coming up to a (I thought) green light so I was gunning it, but suddenly realized it was a green chemist sign (the green cross) so I dived on the anchors, stopped short but still!.

If your bike is wrote off see how much the insurance will sell it back at salvage, it might be worth breaking up (pun lol) or evening making a street fighter or rat/survival bike from it.

KamiKazi · 04-02-2013 12:12am

Today I made some helmet storage

RosieJoe · 05-02-2013 11:41am

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Angry. I can't get the rear axel nut loose. The mechanic was the last person to have the rear wheel off and must have tightened the **** out of it.

I put a pipe on the end of the wrench too but no joy.

Happened to me before. Get a new tyre on from a really recommended place and when they put the nut back on they cross threaded it. Stupid rookie's mistake in using the airgun to put the nut on rather than putting it on by hand first!

The mechanic that fixed it spend the night soaking it and working on it to get the nut off. Did a great job and thankfully didn't need to heat it.

Zascar · 05-02-2013 1:12pm

I have not been using my bike cause I have yet to get the dam fuel tank yet fitted, but twice when I have got on it to bring it down to get sorted the battery was flat as a pancake. So annoying, something is draining it. Will get it in this week and get it looked at... Can't wait to get back out on it

batman_oh · 05-02-2013 9:35pm

Sold the 950SM last night - it's been a fantastic bike for the past two years
Hopefully the new thing goes just as well!

Wonda-Boy · 06-02-2013 4:48pm

Best of luck with the new "crotch rocket" hope it serves you well.

thecivvie · 06-02-2013 7:52pm

Dropped the K1100 into the garage to have the non functioning ABS removed, would cost more than the bike cost me to fix. Few other minor jobs to do

minidazzler · 08-02-2013 3:21pm

Finally got around to replacing my rear brake disc and pads after the scoring that happened after Lee Replaced my tyre.

It's my frist time doing anything like this and the majority was on my own, (though I got a little help from my dad with the brake caliper piston being taken out. The rest was me.

So yeah, I'm pretty proud of myself and feeling like more of a biker

nerrad1983 · 11-02-2013 10:00pm

Today i exchanged my licence for the new type un-restricted A learner permit

Was a disaster, sometimes i really wonder where they get the staff in the licence department :rolleyes:I never heard as much crap out of someones mouth!!!!

firstly was told that there was no such thing then they didnt no the price to charge me and finally was told the 2 photos i had were no use even though they were took in there machine

Asked for a supervisor and in the end it was sorted within a matter of minutes

Should have it in the post in the next 2-3 weeks

Mr Sheen! · 11-02-2013 11:05pm

nerrad1983 wrote: »

Today i exchanged my licence for the new type un-restricted A learner permit

Was a disaster, sometimes i really wonder where they get the staff in the licence department :rolleyes:I never heard as much crap out of someones mouth!!!!

firstly was told that there was no such thing then they didnt no the price to charge me and finally was told the 2 photos i had were no use even though they were took in there machine

Asked for a supervisor and in the end it was sorted within a matter of minutes

Should have it in the post in the next 2-3 weeks

What exactly do you need to bring and what forms do you fill out? Can u print them online to have them ready.

What did u day to them. I will be going in to do it this week also and want to have all my facts right before I go in and try and tell them how to do there jobs. Thanks

nerrad1983 · 11-02-2013 11:15pm

I got the form in the motor tax office Brian

It will say Learner permit on the heading

Make sure you bring your old licence with 2 new photos and the €35 fee

They will keep your old licence and should write you out a cover note to cover you until you receive your new card style licence

If you end up getting stuck with a numpty your as well to ask for a supervisor tbh

She told me that with all the new changes that they havent been trained up properly for it, Typical :rolleyes:

Mr Sheen! · 12-02-2013 10:07am

nerrad1983 wrote: »

I got the form in the motor tax office Brian

It will say Learner permit on the heading

Make sure you bring your old licence with 2 new photos and the €35 fee

They will keep your old licence and should write you out a cover note to cover you until you receive your new card style licence

If you end up getting stuck with a numpty your as well to ask for a supervisor tbh

She told me that with all the new changes that they havent been trained up properly for it, Typical :rolleyes:

Grand thanks.

thecivvie · 12-02-2013 11:57am

Somehow yesterday driving from Galway to Connemara I managed to break part of my top box bracket, just the bit that it clips to, was thinking of changing it anyway

nerrad1983 · 15-02-2013 2:41pm

nerrad1983 wrote: »

Today i exchanged my licence for the new type un-restricted A learner permit

Was a disaster, sometimes i really wonder where they get the staff in the licence department :rolleyes:I never heard as much crap out of someones mouth!!!!

firstly was told that there was no such thing then they didnt no the price to charge me and finally was told the 2 photos i had were no use even though they were took in there machine

Asked for a supervisor and in the end it was sorted within a matter of minutes

Should have it in the post in the next 2-3 weeks

Ugggggggggggh :mad:

Todays post arrived an in it was all my application forms, my old learner permit and my €35 fee along with a letter saying they forgot to ask me for my Full Car Licence and couldnt process my new style licence until i handed it in

Complete and utter Numptys, Do they not no what they are doing when there sat behind there desks or what :rolleyes:

Mr Sheen! · 15-02-2013 3:20pm

nerrad1983 wrote: »

Ugggggggggggh :mad:

Todays post arrived an in it was all my application forms, my old learner permit and my €35 fee along with a letter saying they forgot to ask me for my Full Car Licence and couldnt process my new style licence until i handed it in

Complete and utter Numptys, Do they not no what they are doing when there sat behind there desks or what :rolleyes:

That means mine will be coming back also Grr :mad::mad:

Why do thay need that anyway its a separate licence??

nerrad1983 · 15-02-2013 4:18pm

leppla wrote: »

That means mine will be coming back also Grr :mad::mad:

Why do thay need that anyway its a separate licence??

Yes id say yours will be sent back aswell

Just rang the motor tax office and they should have took a photocopy of my car licence just to make sure there is no endorsements etc on it

Have to head back in on Monday and they will sort it out

goodlad · 15-02-2013 5:19pm

Its all the one license lads. They take your care one and then you get sent one with both car and bike marked on it.

Mr Sheen! · 15-02-2013 5:48pm

goodlad wrote: »

Its all the one license lads. They take your care one and then you get sent one with both car and bike marked on it.

But all the advertisement shows a green card for the learner permit and a pink card for the full licence.

So therefore they cant make it the one licence, just the the old system!
Or am I missing something.

blu3r0ri0n · 15-02-2013 6:10pm

Got a new rear shoe for the fz6, went with pilot road 2 since they had them in stock, didn't want to wait for the PR3. Much harder in the middle than the pr3 so I might get more out of it!

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