what have you done to your "bike" today
- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Looks like you've been having fun
Today I picked some more parts up for a man in Lycra !!
Only a few more bits to get for the track bike now
Today I picked some more parts up for a man in Lycra !!
Only a few more bits to get for the track bike now
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Jamoi wrote:
I've never stripped a modern road bike down as much as this before, so was a little nervous! I can't believe how a fully functioning bike can be reduced to this in a matter of hours!
Just need to get engine out etc & prepare everything for powder coat. Oh also got a fireblade swingarm so I can transfer the brace etc
I'm more nervous about trying to put it all back together properly!!!
It's a good test for my sex swing, I wouldn't want anyone suing me if it broke!
Mate this is not a modern road bike lol its a dinosaur compared to a modern fuel injected machines
Firestorm has to be one of the easiest bikes to get at and work on their is
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Ok, well... This is the most modern road bike I have stripped down to this extent. It's 'modern' compared to my previous projects. I appreciate it's not cutting edge.
I'll go away now...!
I'll go away now...!
Jamie
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
its a great bike to work on buddy, strong, very well made imo and simple electrics not much to go wrong with it
fuel injection is great but there is a sh1t load of sensors and wires on the modern bikes,
also Fi is great for fuel economy but i don't think you can get a throttle response as smooth as a carb from the off
always get the on / off snatch with FI when opening and closing the throttle somthing you don't get with well set up carbs
just to get one side panel off the gixxer it was a pain, a mix of 17 tabs, screws and bolts to just get the side off!
fuel injection is great but there is a sh1t load of sensors and wires on the modern bikes,
also Fi is great for fuel economy but i don't think you can get a throttle response as smooth as a carb from the off
always get the on / off snatch with FI when opening and closing the throttle somthing you don't get with well set up carbs
just to get one side panel off the gixxer it was a pain, a mix of 17 tabs, screws and bolts to just get the side off!
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Cost me 35 to put the bike on the dyno in the first place and then 170 to sort the carbs out. Well worth it in my opinion, is running really smooth now. Feels like a different bike. And it increased my bhp to 106 at the same time. Bonus.oorwullie43 wrote:saint gaz wrote:Finally had the carbs balanced and tweaked. Feels like a new bike now, it really was a bag of shite before but never realised it :-(.
Excellent job done at hammer and tongs.
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Might be a bit cheeky, but how many pennies did you spend at Hammer & Tongs? The carbs on mine need doing but might have to wait till spring as I want to get the front end sorted first!
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Thanks for the info, like I sed, I,v got the front end to sort first. I've got a couple of days off after today and seeing the weather has turned I,ll try and make a start this week. If I can make room in the garage!saint gaz wrote:Cost me 35 to put the bike on the dyno in the first place and then 170 to sort the carbs out. Well worth it in my opinion, is running really smooth now. Feels like a different bike. And it increased my bhp to 106 at the same time. Bonus.oorwullie43 wrote:saint gaz wrote:Finally had the carbs balanced and tweaked. Feels like a new bike now, it really was a bag of shite before but never realised it :-(.
Excellent job done at hammer and tongs.
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Might be a bit cheeky, but how many pennies did you spend at Hammer & Tongs? The carbs on mine need doing but might have to wait till spring as I want to get the front end sorted first!
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- lloydie
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what have you done to your "bike" today
Fitted some sp1 viper cans and link pipes :-)
Re: what have you done to your
Is it so hard to not fit new exhausts onto something every 3-4 weeks?lloydie wrote:Fitted some sp1 viper cans and link pipes :-)
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- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
No I try but I have a problemVirt wrote:Is it so hard to not fit new exhausts onto something every 3-4 weeks?lloydie wrote:Fitted some sp1 viper cans and link pipes :-)
- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
And Virt just wait till I fit these
To these
Cream every where
To these
Cream every where
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Stop bragging I still have my competition cans to fit at some point, it won't work..
... Much
... Much
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- turbo_billy
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Re: what have you done to your
Sell them to me.....you know you want too.....lloydie wrote:And Virt just wait till I fit these
To these
Cream every where
- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
If I ever do you'll have a fight on your hands