what have you done to your "bike" today
- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
today i fitted some can hangers i got of ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 1143wt_694.
very well made and they do raise the cans up to a better angle .
before
after
very well made and they do raise the cans up to a better angle .
before
after
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
rode it to tescos about ten miles away and bought a bottle of red wine. it still cheers me up after driving a vivaro with a speed restrictor on it all week.
3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the worlds population.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Bought some carbon Scorpion high levels for my baby,
and made up a bolt to grease the small rear suspension joint,
Hopefully hasn't weakened it by much.
and made up a bolt to grease the small rear suspension joint,
Hopefully hasn't weakened it by much.
Last edited by Kev L on Sat Mar 05, 2011 4:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Today I done nothing to the bike. But a look on egay showed my parts have been shipped. So hopefully I'll get the new hanger tomorrow so I can get back on the road!
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
History:....CZ125....RXS100.....Lifan LF125-14F.....Suzuki GSXR750
Current:...1999 VTR FIRESTORM!
History:....CZ125....RXS100.....Lifan LF125-14F.....Suzuki GSXR750
Current:...1999 VTR FIRESTORM!
- bandsawman
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Fitted my new cherished plate, and my new, black, screen (thanks to Kev L for putting me in touch with the chap selling it)
Going anywhere in a car is a journey, going anywhere on a bike is an adventure!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Hi all going to fit paddock stand bobbins, I've made up a couple of u section brackets in stainless which fit over the swinging and with enough depth to fit a spacer between so you put a long counter sunk bolt through the bobbin bracket spacer and out the outher side with a nylock nut and job done, works well and looks neat.......now for some tea and a warm up
- bandsawman
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Pics?t11 wrote:Hi all going to fit paddock stand bobbins, I've made up a couple of u section brackets in stainless which fit over the swinging and with enough depth to fit a spacer between so you put a long counter sunk bolt through the bobbin bracket spacer and out the outher side with a nylock nut and job done, works well and looks neat.......now for some tea and a warm up
Going anywhere in a car is a journey, going anywhere on a bike is an adventure!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
PICS ?bandsawman wrote:Fitted my new cherished plate, and my new, black, screen (thanks to Kev L for putting me in touch with the chap selling it)
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home
- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
can you guess what ive done
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
cleaned itlloydiecbr wrote:can you guess what ive done
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home
- bandsawman
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
I do believe you've painted yer wheels....
Going anywhere in a car is a journey, going anywhere on a bike is an adventure!
- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
yep painted wheel and fork lowers .
also fitted s/s engine cover bolts .
balanced carbs
just want a belly pan/fairing lowers
i was bidding on the black one on ebay but cant justify any more than £50
also fitted s/s engine cover bolts .
balanced carbs
just want a belly pan/fairing lowers
i was bidding on the black one on ebay but cant justify any more than £50
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Today I have mostly been getting shown by my local mechanic how to do fork springs, seals and bushes whilst he carried out the work on my bike with the occasional helping hand from me. I didn't arf learn a lot today.
Anyone who lives around Kingston/New Malden or anywhere close, look up (google) Revolution Bike Tech next time you need owt doing. Nick is an absolute diamond geezer though his business plan of teaching everyone how to do it themselves probably could use a bit of working on £25 per hour which for these parts is nearly half the price of everyone else.
Now it's got proper progressive springs in, it feels like a bloody different bike. Well chuffed
Anyone who lives around Kingston/New Malden or anywhere close, look up (google) Revolution Bike Tech next time you need owt doing. Nick is an absolute diamond geezer though his business plan of teaching everyone how to do it themselves probably could use a bit of working on £25 per hour which for these parts is nearly half the price of everyone else.
Now it's got proper progressive springs in, it feels like a bloody different bike. Well chuffed
Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Fitted a cyclone v2 alarm, gave her a wash and then took her to the local petrol station for some juice.
Will check the battery tomorrow
Will check the battery tomorrow
It's only easy if you know the answer!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Finished installing, shimming and timing the reground cams I had done last year, now fitted and running.
seems ok, tomorrow I'll pop the fairing back on and give it a clean, then a little run round to see if they've made any difference.
Monday I'll book it on the dyno again to see what the numbers tell me....
seems ok, tomorrow I'll pop the fairing back on and give it a clean, then a little run round to see if they've made any difference.
Monday I'll book it on the dyno again to see what the numbers tell me....
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.