what have you done to your "bike" today

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Nice one ymv :thumbup:

Had a good rideout today too :)
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got some petrol came home and mended the nibs on my scottoiler.
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did ferk all on my bike, but I did spend 8hrs working on a friends taxi, getting it ready for it's yearly overhaul... :roll:
we even rubbed down, prepped and painted the lower half of all 4 doors, i'm knackered now, but I have to go to work....doh!!!!
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Took the bike out, did about 200 miles, trip on a ferry too, felt like a small holiday. Up for a ride out tomorrow
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bigtwinthing wrote:Took the bike out, did about 200 miles, trip on a ferry too, felt like a small holiday. Up for a ride out tomorrow
I could be up for a ride tomorrow too, are you heading to covent garden still?

I went for an awesome blast today with some new biker buddies, the adrenaline has been non-stop!

Ok, I also got bored when I got home...
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So, after a long winter and eager to see how my newly modded airbox lid would work, I decided today was the day to fire the old girl up.....

well, a great f****in' day it was!!!!! So, I put gas in the tank and open up the petcock... surprise, gas is pissing out under the bike!!!! So, pull carbs, check the float bowl screws, could use a bit of tightening, do so and re-install. Re-open petcock... still gas pouring out &^#$@!! Pull carbs out, put new jetting set-up in old carbs and re-install everything (found the source of the leak: spent fuel bowl gaskets). Go to start and..... battery is dead! &^$#@(*^%%

So, gave it a boost to start it, runs good, has wicked throttle response but there is no way I am heading out anywhere with a battery that is screwed. So, a ride will have to wait for a new battery....... Talk about an anticlimactic day.......
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Jamoi wrote:
bigtwinthing wrote:Took the bike out, did about 200 miles, trip on a ferry too, felt like a small holiday. Up for a ride out tomorrow
I could be up for a ride tomorrow too, are you heading to covent garden still?

I went for an awesome blast today with some new biker buddies, the adrenaline has been non-stop!

Ok, I also got bored when I got home...
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they look better Jamie.... :thumbup:
it's looking like lunchtime at covent garden.
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Virt wrote:Thought I'd go out for a ride for 30 minutes or so... 2 hours ago. Just got back. I absolutely love these Road Pilots. Gone from chicken strips that yell "NEW TYRES" to ones I'm rather proud of (even though they're probably 10000000x the size of most of yours :lol:), within those 2 hours. Plus I haven't been able to ride like that since the Hornet was my daily commute :D Feels good.

I'm a Michelin convert now :thumbup:
It helps having Alex play with your suspension too :-)
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Had new super corsa's fitted .
Scrub in time tomorrow :-)
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lloydie wrote: It helps having Alex play with your suspension too :-)
This is true! Although my front end is still carrying water rather than fork oil :lol:

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Virt wrote:
lloydie wrote: It helps having Alex play with your suspension too :-)
This is true! Although my front end is still carrying water rather than fork oil :lol:

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Won't take long to swap the oil :-)
Get yourself some 7.5w and pop over .
Alex did say your forks needed doing :-)
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Said I'd go to him as he'll help with resetting the suspension and he was such a sound guy :thumbup:

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Bugger you then :-(

Use and abuse me then abandon me hay :lol:

He is good and one of only a few mechanic's I would go to
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I said I would and I don't intend to go back on my word. Plus I wouldn't have actually noticed it otherwise!! :lol:

I'll still use you and abuse you for other things. Maybe I'll get a TDM850 and abuse you on that around corners :wink:

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Lloydie, would changing the fork oil & setting air gaps be something we could do to my bike on the ws day? I have new bushes & seals too.

And you'll be able to see the sexy gold valves as per Rogers race tune ;)
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