what have you done to your "bike" today
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Nick, the bikes looking the dogs
the older i get,the faster i was 
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Nice tidy Storm 
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Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project
Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Moved 'em all out of the cave to get to the tool chest's...
Changed a wheel on the cage.
Moved some bits into the cave from the house...
Glued the flappy sole on one of me boots.
T-cut a few marks on The Murvinator...
Moved them all back in just as it started spitting rain again...
That'll do for today...
Changed a wheel on the cage.
Moved some bits into the cave from the house...
Glued the flappy sole on one of me boots.
T-cut a few marks on The Murvinator...
Moved them all back in just as it started spitting rain again...
That'll do for today...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
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glad i'm not the only one glueing boots back together
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Out & about on The Murvinator...
Just a quick spin to pick up some supplies but good to get a spin in during a dry spell.
Dry enough to lower the weeds on the lawn when I got back.
Next dry spell I might even clean it...The Murvinator not the lawn...
Just a quick spin to pick up some supplies but good to get a spin in during a dry spell.
Dry enough to lower the weeds on the lawn when I got back.
Next dry spell I might even clean it...The Murvinator not the lawn...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
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Good man in taking advantage of the dry spell
It’s been blowing a gale and piddling down with rain most of the day here
Chris
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That's what bit's doing here now Chris... BAH!
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
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That will save you from having to clean the lawn Mac
Chris.
Chris.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Nothing exciting just oily bits, gave it new oil and filter and a general clean up and a bit of love with ACF 50 for the few days i get to use it during winter.
the older i get,the faster i was
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Had a tinkering session with Rothburg...
So pulled them all out to get to the tools...
Rothburg in pole position...
Tank off, air box off, adjusted the throttle at the carb end, it was a bit sloppy at the bar & using the bar end of the cable adjuster was not doing a lot.
So adjusted at carbs & fine tune at bars, jobs a good un.
The starter button has been a bit erratic of late so faring off to get to the connector block & swapped the switch for a spare.
Starts better now but I think the starter solenoid might be an issue as it clicks more than it should however that is also an possible issue with the battery.
Got it all boxed back up & noticed the neutral light was not on... Hmmm I ain't taking the faring back off, so 10mm T-bar 3 bolts & clocks are free & enough wiggle room to pull the N bulb holder out... Bulb looks OK but loads of corrosion in the holder & one of the wires popped out... BAH !
Scratched head a few times then
I have an old set of clocks with the tacho not working, pulled the bulb holder out snipped the wires, back to the Rothburg, spliced the replacement holder in, LED bulb for good measure... Tested...still not working... Had the bike running, Clicking into 1st, N, 2nd-N-1st-N Still no light... Job for another day as cant be arsed...
Tidy up, bikes all tucked up & snug, Locked up.
Will actually ride one tomorrow as have to go to Lakeside, which means Dartford crossing & it's free on a bike & it's supposed to be dry...
So pulled them all out to get to the tools...
Rothburg in pole position...
Tank off, air box off, adjusted the throttle at the carb end, it was a bit sloppy at the bar & using the bar end of the cable adjuster was not doing a lot.
So adjusted at carbs & fine tune at bars, jobs a good un.
The starter button has been a bit erratic of late so faring off to get to the connector block & swapped the switch for a spare.
Starts better now but I think the starter solenoid might be an issue as it clicks more than it should however that is also an possible issue with the battery.
Got it all boxed back up & noticed the neutral light was not on... Hmmm I ain't taking the faring back off, so 10mm T-bar 3 bolts & clocks are free & enough wiggle room to pull the N bulb holder out... Bulb looks OK but loads of corrosion in the holder & one of the wires popped out... BAH !
Scratched head a few times then
I have an old set of clocks with the tacho not working, pulled the bulb holder out snipped the wires, back to the Rothburg, spliced the replacement holder in, LED bulb for good measure... Tested...still not working... Had the bike running, Clicking into 1st, N, 2nd-N-1st-N Still no light... Job for another day as cant be arsed...Tidy up, bikes all tucked up & snug, Locked up.
Will actually ride one tomorrow as have to go to Lakeside, which means Dartford crossing & it's free on a bike & it's supposed to be dry...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
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Return to Lakeside on The Murvinator, bit damp at my end of the world but dry the rest of the way, traffic no to bad at the Dartford crossing, which makes a change.
Into Lakeside & off to Optical Express to pick up some new specs...
All sorted & back home...Nice sunny ride.
Into Lakeside & off to Optical Express to pick up some new specs...
All sorted & back home...Nice sunny ride.
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
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Good to have a bit of sunshine this time of the year……………………………………….well anytime of the year come to think of itMacV2 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 12:38 pm Return to Lakeside on The Murvinator, bit damp at my end of the world but dry the rest of the way, traffic no to bad at the Dartford crossing, which makes a change.
Into Lakeside & off to Optical Express to pick up some new specs...
All sorted & back home...Nice sunny ride.
Chris.
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As it was dry i popped my smoking jacket on and nipped out on the LC to the bank. was just nice to get out and get some wind round my gills 
the older i get,the faster i was
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I went out yesterday to meet an old friend. I've known him since I was in my late teens, but since he split acrimoniously with his wife ten year ago, we've been out of touch.
He contacted me a few days ago and asked me to help him learn to ride his new bike. He's never ridden before, and is now in his sixties. He passed his part one in April, but then only bought a Mutt 125 adventure bike, with three sandwich boxes, a couple of weeks ago, so he's forgotten some of his training since then and has no confidence. He's wobbled round a local trading estate car park a few times, but has ridden less than 20 miles total since buying his bike.
So I went over to meet him, and we rode to the trading estate he's familiar with. He nearly dropped it at a standstill pulling off his drive, which slopes fairly steeply down to the road.
But he can pull away without stalling (although he forgot to put it into neutral a few times when stopping during the afternoon, so will have to work on that aspect). He follows the advice he was given in training, which was to dial in 3k revs and let the clutch out slowly. That works, of course, but what we all do instinctively, but he hasn't learnt yet, is that it's better to add throttle as you let the clutch out. That'll come in time, so we started on some basics, which I knew he would have done in training- figure of eights, nice wide turns, steady speed; building up his confidence and re-establishing his muscle memory.
Then a bit of slow speed riding, which caused kangarooing.
So I had a look at the bike. There was lots of throttle slack, which I adjusted out. The clutch lever had almost no slack but he has medium sized hands, so I adjusted that so that the bite point was nearer the bar.
Lastly I checked the chain, which was too slack. One of the adjuster sides was also finger tight, so the dealer's PDI wasn't too good. The onboard toolkit didn't have rear wheel spindle sized spanners, so back to his place to adjust it. Knowing that the new chain will stretch in the first fifty miles I left it just on the tight side of ideal, and showed him how to do it. He's not mechanical (an electrician) so has no intention of doing his own maintenance.
But he will manage the basics.
Then back out to see whether it was now easier to ride, which it was, but it now feels different, so there's a bit of re-learning to do.
Back to figure of eights, and this time I introduced using the throttle to pick the bike up as it drops into the turn, which he got right a few times, and understood it, so that'll come in time.
Next, how-slow-can-you-go exercises, using the back brake to keep speed down, while holding the clutch in a bit.
No more kangarooing, so that's another bit of learning locked in.
By then he'd had enough for the day, and we'd had a handful of rain drops, so we called it quits. Slalom turns can wait until next time.
I checked up on him later on, he was pleased with his progress; the adjustments on the bike made it much easier to ride and he's looking forward to another session in a week or so. To be fair, I don't think he'll ever trouble the "progressive" group on our rideouts, but it's good to see another rider out and about.
Oh, one other thing happened which probably didn't do his concentration and focus much good: while we were back at his house adjusting the chain, we heard a crash from his front room. His Alsatian had managed to pull over a tall glass fronted display cabinet, which had fallen face-first onto the carpet. They're doing up the house atm.
When we tried to lift it back up, apart from the broken glass, they'd put a tin of paint inside; the lid had come off, and the broken glass was mixing with green paint on their pink carpet.
To his credit, he just said "I'll sort that out later; with a bit of luck my other half will deal with it before we come back from riding".
So at least he's got his priorities right!
He contacted me a few days ago and asked me to help him learn to ride his new bike. He's never ridden before, and is now in his sixties. He passed his part one in April, but then only bought a Mutt 125 adventure bike, with three sandwich boxes, a couple of weeks ago, so he's forgotten some of his training since then and has no confidence. He's wobbled round a local trading estate car park a few times, but has ridden less than 20 miles total since buying his bike.
So I went over to meet him, and we rode to the trading estate he's familiar with. He nearly dropped it at a standstill pulling off his drive, which slopes fairly steeply down to the road.
But he can pull away without stalling (although he forgot to put it into neutral a few times when stopping during the afternoon, so will have to work on that aspect). He follows the advice he was given in training, which was to dial in 3k revs and let the clutch out slowly. That works, of course, but what we all do instinctively, but he hasn't learnt yet, is that it's better to add throttle as you let the clutch out. That'll come in time, so we started on some basics, which I knew he would have done in training- figure of eights, nice wide turns, steady speed; building up his confidence and re-establishing his muscle memory.
Then a bit of slow speed riding, which caused kangarooing.
So I had a look at the bike. There was lots of throttle slack, which I adjusted out. The clutch lever had almost no slack but he has medium sized hands, so I adjusted that so that the bite point was nearer the bar.
Lastly I checked the chain, which was too slack. One of the adjuster sides was also finger tight, so the dealer's PDI wasn't too good. The onboard toolkit didn't have rear wheel spindle sized spanners, so back to his place to adjust it. Knowing that the new chain will stretch in the first fifty miles I left it just on the tight side of ideal, and showed him how to do it. He's not mechanical (an electrician) so has no intention of doing his own maintenance.
But he will manage the basics.
Then back out to see whether it was now easier to ride, which it was, but it now feels different, so there's a bit of re-learning to do.
Back to figure of eights, and this time I introduced using the throttle to pick the bike up as it drops into the turn, which he got right a few times, and understood it, so that'll come in time.
Next, how-slow-can-you-go exercises, using the back brake to keep speed down, while holding the clutch in a bit.
No more kangarooing, so that's another bit of learning locked in.
By then he'd had enough for the day, and we'd had a handful of rain drops, so we called it quits. Slalom turns can wait until next time.
I checked up on him later on, he was pleased with his progress; the adjustments on the bike made it much easier to ride and he's looking forward to another session in a week or so. To be fair, I don't think he'll ever trouble the "progressive" group on our rideouts, but it's good to see another rider out and about.
Oh, one other thing happened which probably didn't do his concentration and focus much good: while we were back at his house adjusting the chain, we heard a crash from his front room. His Alsatian had managed to pull over a tall glass fronted display cabinet, which had fallen face-first onto the carpet. They're doing up the house atm.
When we tried to lift it back up, apart from the broken glass, they'd put a tin of paint inside; the lid had come off, and the broken glass was mixing with green paint on their pink carpet.
To his credit, he just said "I'll sort that out later; with a bit of luck my other half will deal with it before we come back from riding".
So at least he's got his priorities right!
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.