what have you done to your "bike" today

marravtr · Post by **marravtr** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:38 am

disconected the heated grips as they were wired to the battery! now wired to the ignition as didnt fancy parking up and leaving em on!! no battey left

also fitted 12v double waterproof socket (nice n snug on the side of the clocks) at the same time for tw@ nav and stuff

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:47 pm

Thay have arrived and now fitted ;)

Sorry officer
The voices made me do it

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:55 pm

I knew after you saw them in my garage you were already thinking how to get a pair............tell me what you think when you test drive.........it sounds faster just the way it growls when you give it full throttle.

Still going to get mine on the Dyno to see how it compares to the stock inlets, and to fine tune the jetting........although it feels like it just needs a tweek on the idle air screw

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:12 pm

AMCQ46 wrote:I knew after you saw them in my garage you were already thinking how to get a pair.

hope your on about the stacks

yep i wanted them asap as i was dribbling all the way home

with the flywheel(not been out on it yet) and the stacks the next ride out will be interesting and i will post my thoughts on here .
i need to get mine on the dyno to remove the flat spot but i might wait till the new air filters are ready

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:57 pm

Just got back from a 80 mile test run

))
Fingers now working .
Wow the noise from the intakes is better and louder than the exhausts .
It pulls better smother and quicker than before I likey

I just need to get the front and rear shocks set now

Sorry officer
The voices made me do it

Sandyback · Post by **Sandyback** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:23 pm

Just fitted front intake vacuum adapter and hoses to allow carb balancing using AMCQ46's "how to balance carbs" - much appreciated write up, thanks. :beer:

Next task is finishing off my R/R replacement

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:47 pm

lloydiecbr wrote:Just got back from a 80 mile test run ))
Fingers now working .
Wow the noise from the intakes is better and louder than the exhausts .
It pulls better smother and quicker than before I likey
I just need to get the front and rear shocks set now

Sorry officer
The voices made me do it

Must have been a bit keen to have to go out in this weather, but you see what I mean about the sound, it's addictive

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:06 am

Oh yes It was I had to nip over to
Loughborough to pick up a free tank bag (used twice and stored for 3 years ) cargo magnetic expandable type . Couldn't take the car as its low on fuel .
But the bike had a full tank so I took that and I wanted to test it so a 40 miles there and 40 miles back in -2 conditions

how you winter riders do that every day in this I don't know .
I take my hat of to you's

Sorry officer
The voices made me do it

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:55 pm

before the snow came i started the bike up to warm it through

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this one is with the choke still out

now i have fitted a fenda extenda .

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agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:05 pm

what did you stick it on with lumpy?

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:11 pm

hello bsm

i reinforced it a bit with gaffer tape and glue then i silliconed it . seems solid?

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:12 pm

i've got to mine soon, i was thinking araldite......mmm

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:23 pm

guess that would work ok. its a very awkward thing to hold when its not on the bike though. however hard i tried i did get some silicon on the upside of it which comes off with a wet cloth if your quick! araldite might be a bit trickier!

good luck with it i held mine at the side with clothes pegs and bunged it on top of the boiler to speed things up

Wicky · Post by **Wicky** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:38 pm

Small pilot holes and some all-singing and self-tapping stainless screws wouldn't go amiss ...

futterbingers · Post by **futterbingers** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:39 pm

Today, I've fitted the R6 rectifier to my new vtr, and marvelled in someone else's ability to pre-round exhaust clamps off for me. They were very kind in doing this, I wonder what else they've done for me?

I poked the back end out (ooer missus) of the garage and it starts and runs ok, but I'm buggered if I'm riding it in the snow!

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