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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:59 pm
by Mav617
fabiostar wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:51 am
started dori,the LC and the mighty scooter to let them warm up and took the MT to the garage to fill the tank. mostly sideways as the roads are slimy then covered them up and built a new workbench, oh the drama of it all
got drunk and went on ebay
checked this morning and iv bought two chains
for the LC lol, thankfully the LC and the storm both use the same 530x102 link chains,?
No Dry January for you then Fabio lad I assume!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 11:53 am
by fabiostar
its gona be a strange winter for me Mav, im normally upto my neck in spanners but not this year
... other than stuff that really needs done,tyres,chains,oil etc im not lifting my hand to any of them
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:18 pm
by fabiostar
well actually fitted a set of R&G heated grips today to the MT
toasty warm.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:03 pm
by AMCQ46
Bought one of those bike mover side stand dolly things, you know the ones that are a U channel for the wheels, with a side little extension that the side stand goes on, and it's got castors at every corner..
Pushed the VTR onto it and then moved it sideways so it's tucked right up close to the garage wall. That freed off just under 3ft of space that then allowed the KTM to be moved across as wel, and now I can walk all round the bike ramp to work on the little Ducati.
Very impressed with it
Especially as I got it for half the price of new, and it's hardly ever been used
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:30 pm
by Mav617
fabiostar wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:18 pm
well actually fitted a set of R&G heated grips today to the MT
toasty warm.
Have the Oxford ones on the XSR, and the lil Duke, can recommend them allied to Oxford handlebar muffs in this weather Fab
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:42 pm
by tony.mon
AMCQ46 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:03 pm
Bought one of those bike mover side stand dolly things, you know the ones that are a U channel for the wheels, with a side little extension that the side stand goes on, and it's got castors at every corner..
Pushed the VTR onto it and then moved it sideways so it's tucked right up close to the garage wall. That freed off just under 3ft of space that then allowed the KTM to be moved across as wel, and now I can walk all round the bike ramp to work on the little Ducati.
Very impressed with it
Especially as I got it for half the price of new, and it's hardly ever been used
Haven't you got that Duke fixed yet?
That's beginning to rival Flattie for the award ...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:40 am
by fabiostar
im not touching them i said
ffs that last two days..... so
i learnt yamaha in a moment of madness restricted the MT09!!! why???
so a conversation with a man had my airbox heavily modded and a few bits removed and a nice flashed ECU
christ a what a difference that made. no more restriction,no more flat spots or jerkyness and in a childish way some great flames out the back.
now my work is done
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:17 pm
by AMCQ46
mapping ECUs !!! get you with your new fangled gadgets ............. thats a long way from the months spend taking the carbs on and off Dori
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:12 pm
by tony.mon
Tuning by laptop is the way to go. Saves on swarfega.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:31 pm
by Duffy1964
I mapped my storm when I put a sat nav on it
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:39 pm
by freeridenick
Cleaned and stripped the gravel bike. All components through the parts washer. New inner and outer gear cables and retaped the bars. Back on the road and in less than a day, including a couple of trips to the bike shop for parts and a chinwag. I love working on push bikes.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:45 pm
by Mav617
fabiostar wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:40 am
im not touching them i said
ffs that last two days..... so
i learnt yamaha in a moment of madness restricted the MT09!!! why???
so a conversation with a man had my airbox heavily modded and a few bits removed and a nice flashed ECU
christ a what a difference that made. no more restriction,no more flat spots or jerkyness and in a childish way some great flames out the back.
now my work is done
Nice work Fabio, is the MT09 a beat then (now)? Fancy the XSR900 but my XSR700 is all I think I need right now, lovely bike.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:46 pm
by Mav617
Mav617 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:45 pm
fabiostar wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:40 am
im not touching them i said
ffs that last two days..... so
i learnt yamaha in a moment of madness restricted the MT09!!! why???
so a conversation with a man had my airbox heavily modded and a few bits removed and a nice flashed ECU
christ a what a difference that made. no more restriction,no more flat spots or jerkyness and in a childish way some great flames out the back.
now my work is done
Nice work Fabio, is the MT09 a beast then (now)? Fancy the XSR900 but my XSR700 is all I think I need right now, lovely bike. The MotoVelocity RD900LC, now that I could go for....
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:52 am
by fabiostar
Mav617 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:45 pm
fabiostar wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:40 am
im not touching them i said
ffs that last two days..... so
i learnt yamaha in a moment of madness restricted the MT09!!! why???
so a conversation with a man had my airbox heavily modded and a few bits removed and a nice flashed ECU
christ a what a difference that made. no more restriction,no more flat spots or jerkyness and in a childish way some great flames out the back.
now my work is done
Nice work Fabio, is the MT09 a beat then (now)? Fancy the XSR900 but my XSR700 is all I think I need right now, lovely bike.
im loving it. the engine is a peach of thing, butter smooth and she fair loves the revs.. you read about them having a poor rear shock. its true the rear shocks are dreadful
but thats an easy fix and its worth it for that triple motor
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 12:40 pm
by Nosepicker
Hi guys
Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Like so many others the mrs. and I have been stricken by covid-19, so the last month and a half has pretty much sucked.
Well, the worst is behind us and we´re slowly trying to return to the normal daily routines.
I even managed to get some VTR related stuff done today - finally.
Got some primer on the fairing stay and belly pan - need nap now
Take care of yourself and eachother and let´s hope for a contageous free 2021
