what have you done to your "bike" today

[VTRDark]

Looks good with that wall as a backdrop. You juts need to remove the clutter in front of the wall.

How are the Stomp grips looking. The bottoms of it in the pic looks like you got either bubbles or dirty finger marks on the sticky bit.

Lets hope it's dry on Friday to finish the secret mod.

(:-})

[agentpineapple]

trust you to notice, it's a dirty finger mark, I advise anyone whose buying stompgrips, to buy the black ones.....

[lloydie]

Looking forward to seeing it at the wsd :-).

Today while waiting for post man to deliver kevs tools I gave kermit a wash,polish,wax,buff.
And removed the exhaust and sealed it back up as it had a little leak .

Then carried on with ck's bike ,
Removed the old head stock bearings ,
Took the lhs fork to the my spanner man Alex to get the lower Allen bolt out but after much Fing and stuff came to a stop as this is turning in the damper as the last person to do it up must of over tightened it and now the bolt and that are just spinning and won't come out .
Looks like the bolt will need drilling out and a new damper to replace it .

[AMCQ46]

Can't you get anything in from the top to wedge the nut?

[Watty]

a little more tinkering today, fitted some biketec preload agjusters, I also fitted some stompgrips and a pair of Germany's finest c/f engine covers, touched up a few stonechips.
i'm just waiting on some renthal grip glue for the left clip-on. fingers crossed my secret mod will be ready in time for Saturday....

Looking good AP, apart from the finger mark on the Stomp . Are they storm specific and if so where did you get em

[Mav617]

Renthal grip glue? Use hairspray mate - I did on my Renthals and they're fine.

[agentpineapple]

universal stompgrips watty......http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290757572391? ... 1497.l2649
you have to cut them to fit, a bit nerve racking but mine turned out ok enough, once I decided on the shape, I cut one side and then used that as a template to cut the otherside.
I was uming and arghing whether to use them, but after a short ride on Jamie's bike(which has stompgrips) I knew it was time to get some...

mav, I've heard that will work, but the glues only a fiver, so I thought i'd use it...

[Watty]

So what you recommend for hair then Mav

[lloydie]

Can't you get anything in from the top to wedge the nut?

You can wedge the damper against the inner fork tube so it don't move but the bolt and other bit move together
This is the other damper that was easy to remove as they should

[Watty]

Thanks AP , how much

[agentpineapple]

Thanks AP , how much

on the plus side, the dirty finger print is free of charge.....

[VTRDark]

Lloyd

Note: The bolt threads through into the lower valve so if you have difficulty with removing and/or the inner cartridge spinning then either apply some upward pressure on the fork stanchion or downward pressure on the fork lower which in effect is pulling up on the stanchion, while undoing the hex bolt. Some assistance may be required.
(Thanks to Diabolus for his research and info on this)
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=29710&start=30#p315670

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 30#p315670

Mav Hairspray is OK as a quick fix but over time as water gets in it washes away and looses it's grip and your grip will start spinning.

(:-})

[Watty]

Thanks AP , how much

on the plus side, the dirty finger print is free of charge.....

I'll have a pair of them there finger prints from you then, you have my address

[lloydie]

Lloyd

Note: The bolt threads through into the lower valve so if you have difficulty with removing and/or the inner cartridge spinning then either apply some upward pressure on the fork stanchion or downward pressure on the fork lower which in effect is pulling up on the stanchion, while undoing the hex bolt. Some assistance may be required.
(Thanks to Diabolus for his research and info on this)
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=29710&start=30#p315670

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 30#p315670

Mav Hairspray is OK as a quick fix but over time as water gets in it washes away and looses it's grip and your grip will start spinning.

(:-})

Tried that too :-(

[MacV2]

Renthal grip glue? Use hairspray mate - I did on my Renthals and they're fine.

Marty will need hair first before wasting cash on hair spray, he just uses Mr Sheen on his dome...