The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

TheQ_Man · 01-05-2021 3:53pm

blade1 wrote: »

Handy. You can pm him your sort code for the refund

Cash only

nigeldaniel · 04-05-2021 10:03am

Interesting to see Blade1 take on exhausts. I have a Z7 with a nice clean system but its 100% welded by one of the previous owners, no way at all of taking it off without bolting it out from the engine itself. No joints at all anywhere! Makes changing the oil filter [paper one] a big old hassle as the spin cap is partly covered by the exhaust.

Rx713B · 10-05-2021 11:47am

Fitted a Decat to the GSXR - Some bark off it now

listermint · 10-05-2021 4:43pm

You forget to attach the retention spring :P

zubair · 10-05-2021 7:25pm

listermint wrote: »

You forget to attach the retention spring :P

Well he forgot to bolt it on too in that case LOL

TheQ_Man · 10-05-2021 10:26pm

One less headache

knucklehead6 · 11-05-2021 12:54pm

incredibly boring in comparison to some of you lads, but took the ram mount off and replaced it with a quadlock... Will see how it behaves later on today

scudster · 11-05-2021 8:03pm

Replaced the badly bodged silencer on the DT250.
Gave it a good wire wheeling before several coats of Matt black.

Skill Magill · 11-05-2021 8:28pm

knucklehead6 wrote: »

incredibly boring in comparison to some of you lads, but took the ram mount off and replaced it with a quadlock... Will see how it behaves later on today

Neither systems are cheap, but I think I'd go for the quadlock over the ram, the ram mount relies on elastics to keep the phone in place which will just deteriorate exposed to the elements. Is that the reason you changed? How do you find it?

knucklehead6 · 11-05-2021 8:38pm

Skill Magill wrote: »

Neither systems are cheap, but I think I'd go for the quadlock over the ram, the ram mount relies on elastics to keep the phone in place which will just deteriorate exposed to the elements. Is that the reason you changed? How do you find it?

It was more the vibration. I’ve already had to send one phone in for a repair because the camera died due to vibration.

Didn’t get a chance to go out this evening, KH7 is acting up and has decided he wants his daddy all night

hedzball · 12-05-2021 11:21am

knucklehead6 wrote: »

It was more the vibration. I’ve already had to send one phone in for a repair because the camera died due to vibration.

Didn’t get a chance to go out this evening, KH7 is acting up and has decided he wants his daddy all night

Have the quadlock system on my 990adv.. best of the lot

Sir Galahad · 14-05-2021 7:48am

hedzball wrote: »

Have the quadlock system on my 990adv.. best of the lot

What phone are you using ? I’ve read several reports of vibration damaging iPhone cameras.

LollipopJimmy · 14-05-2021 8:15am

Sir Galahad wrote: »

What phone are you using ? I’ve read several reports of vibration damaging iPhone cameras.

Ah yeah but only **** and bollixes buy iPhones

knucklehead6 · 14-05-2021 11:45am

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Ah yeah but only **** and bollixes buy iPhones

What if someone else buys it for you? Does that make me fit in with the bad people?

bladespin · 14-05-2021 12:08pm

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Ah yeah but only **** and bollixes buy iPhones

True but I get them for free, so no worries either way.

knucklehead6 · 14-05-2021 4:03pm

LIGHTNING wrote: »

If the shoe fits :pac:

:-(

Scrappy600 · 30-05-2021 8:29pm

Fitted this little beaut

TheQ_Man · 30-05-2021 9:34pm

Some incoming photos of my 1000F

H_Lime · 31-05-2021 7:37am

Lovely can scrappy. Hows she going with it, loud?
What yr is the bike, didnt know the newer tackle 600's were 36cc up!

Q man yer like a fella who takes in stray cats with worms lol. You do like a challenge. Carefull you dont spend more doing up a cbr thou than a cbr thou is worth.
Unfortunately I've never managed to listen to my own advice on that:(
Re your suspension, strip and grease it yourself, tis nuts and bolts!

Gave the big is twice yearly bath. I used to be always cleaning bikes, these days i leave the acf do its job and it does work.

cantdecide · 03-06-2021 5:04pm

That DR makes me feel all funny in all the right kind of ways

Scrappy600 · 07-06-2021 6:32pm

H_Lime wrote: »

Lovely can scrappy. Hows she going with it, loud?
What yr is the bike, didnt know the newer tackle 600's were 36cc up!

She's a 2015, the AMA homologated the 636cc engine in 2013 for supersport racing so I think they stopped making the rr version after that which was the 599cc you needed for racing....
Entire 600cc supersport class is all but gone on the road nowadays though and I don't like the way it's heading with the aprilia 660 Yamaha R7 and the ducati supersport so will probably go for a thou next.. or even a v4 naked could be considered!
Can is not loud at all once I refitted the pre muffler it's much nicer sounding. The sc system that was on it was just to much, way too in your face and loud and looking for attention!

spiggotpaddy · 17-06-2021 9:26pm

I stripped out the linkages to give the roller bearings a dollop of the old unpronounceable grease. Awkward enough because once you remove any suspension bolt the paddock stand is useless, so it was a trolley jack under the engine and the missus holding the handle bars. And to top it off I noticed my tax disc is gone. Nice.

spiggotpaddy · 17-06-2021 9:26pm

I stripped out the linkages to give the roller bearings a dollop of the old unpronounceable grease. Awkward enough because once you remove any suspension bolt the paddock stand is useless, so it was a trolley jack under the engine and the missus holding the handle bars. And to top it off I noticed my tax disc is gone. Nice.

scudster · 25-06-2021 11:02am

Brake light staying on constant on the ‘wing. Took over an hour of disassembly just to get at the suspect foot brake switch plug just to discover its working fine :rolleyes:
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GBX · 26-06-2021 5:15pm

Stuck on a pair of grip puppies on my Tiger 800. Had them on the FZ1 and they made a huge difference. For €15 can't go wrong. Lads talking about spending on cushioned seats for longer spins, these are an ideal addition.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grip-Puppy-Comfort-grips-Models/dp/B005DJSQ0Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=grip+puppies&qid=1624724135&sprefix=grip+p&sr=8-2

Lorddrakul · 03-07-2021 3:51pm

Put some Motul 660 brake fluid in the Zsx today, in anticipation of a track day.

Brake pads are low, but I reckon I'll get the day out of them and then change them.

Tyres are good, so hopefully a fun day will be had.

LollipopJimmy · 03-07-2021 6:38pm

If the pads are low I'd change before, low pads won't dissipate heat as well as they should and you'll end up with crap braking that'll ruin your day

Lorddrakul · 04-07-2021 11:46am

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

If the pads are low I'd change before, low pads won't dissipate heat as well as they should and you'll end up with crap braking that'll ruin your day

Yeah, good point.

Just had a look again and they are a bit too low.

To the Interwebs!

nigeldaniel · 05-07-2021 7:20pm

looks like I am going to need another new back tyre. even though I can hardly be called a hot spinning wheels type of guy.

Fox Mulder · 15-07-2021 7:31pm

Its not very exciting but I made this dust cover for the headstock bearings for my Honda CB550 project. Thought I would share some pics.

Its just made from some 1mm thick mild steel, I will get it nickel plated along with some other parts at the end of the project.

I turned a form on the lathe to beat over. The material is acetal plastic.

The big disc is the blank I will form. The dark disc is a 3mm thick piece of steel that clamps the part against the form. The clamping piece has a smaller diameter than the form. This allows the material to bunch up around this and form a step.