what have you done to your "bike" today
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
i tried the blue bike with the Apex bars....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah thats the very job for me
the older i get,the faster i was
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
You could have saved money and bought gloves with thicker palms.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
id have needed pillows with mt wee short chimp arms lol
the older i get,the faster i was
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Sod all TBH.
So as Custards Insurance will need renewing at the end of the month...
Plan A was to sort out Blonkey, get it all legal, retire Custard from commuting duties...
However following on from Fridays 30mins + just to get the tank off...Yesterday I gave it a good clean...
Air box off, 2 screws missing, no sub filters (well manky bits of one of them...) Popped the carbs (filthy!) off, heat shield out of the way...Brushed on degreaser & steamed it off...Removed some wires for some accesories fitted in the past but now no longer in evidence.
Made some sub filters, made some gaskets for the MCCT's to be fitted...It started raining...So gave up for the day.
I checked the paperwork to see if it had an MOT left...Nope...so to get it through It will need tyres, fair enough...but It also has a leaking fork seal & I doubt the chain has much life left in it & the shock linkage will need doing as well...
MOT history is a bit sketchy last one I have is back in 2015 & it hasn't had a lot of use since then.
I think the bike has been stored outside...probably in a salt mine...
So not wishing to throw loads of cash at it Plan B has started forming in the deepest, darkest & most likely thickest part of me brain...
Custard has now got 53k on it, whilst Blonkey has a mear 34k if I swap the wheels, forks & swingarm over, all being well the only big outlay will be a new C&S kit, get an MOT & insure it & jobs a good un....
Problem with that is I need the bike to get to work on... So weekends only to do the work & MOT place closed on Sunday...Hmmm
Whers PlanC when you need it...
So as Custards Insurance will need renewing at the end of the month...
Plan A was to sort out Blonkey, get it all legal, retire Custard from commuting duties...
However following on from Fridays 30mins + just to get the tank off...Yesterday I gave it a good clean...
Air box off, 2 screws missing, no sub filters (well manky bits of one of them...) Popped the carbs (filthy!) off, heat shield out of the way...Brushed on degreaser & steamed it off...Removed some wires for some accesories fitted in the past but now no longer in evidence.
Made some sub filters, made some gaskets for the MCCT's to be fitted...It started raining...So gave up for the day.
I checked the paperwork to see if it had an MOT left...Nope...so to get it through It will need tyres, fair enough...but It also has a leaking fork seal & I doubt the chain has much life left in it & the shock linkage will need doing as well...
MOT history is a bit sketchy last one I have is back in 2015 & it hasn't had a lot of use since then.
I think the bike has been stored outside...probably in a salt mine...
So not wishing to throw loads of cash at it Plan B has started forming in the deepest, darkest & most likely thickest part of me brain...
Custard has now got 53k on it, whilst Blonkey has a mear 34k if I swap the wheels, forks & swingarm over, all being well the only big outlay will be a new C&S kit, get an MOT & insure it & jobs a good un....
Problem with that is I need the bike to get to work on... So weekends only to do the work & MOT place closed on Sunday...Hmmm
Whers PlanC when you need it...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Just swap the numberplate over.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Or find another reason not to go to work. Tell them you have had a colonoscopy that has gone horribly wrong or something
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Front wheel spindle clamp bolts replaced with nice light titanium ones.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Had this deliverd today...Waiting for me when I pulled up...
No.6
Pic from the advert, It started hissing down just as he wheeled it off the van...
You'll have to wait till the weekend when I can get the bins out...
24k on the clock, a few nice bits on it...& some crap bits...blue leavers & bar ends... Really ?
No.6
Pic from the advert, It started hissing down just as he wheeled it off the van...
You'll have to wait till the weekend when I can get the bins out...
24k on the clock, a few nice bits on it...& some crap bits...blue leavers & bar ends... Really ?
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Oh she's BRIGHT..
Don't hassle me
I'll get there at some time
I'll get there at some time
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Theres a lot of Yella there alright...Belly pan is coming off so that may tone it down a bit...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Best style belly pan by miles, but in yellow it looks sh1t, paint it black.. And while your there the wheels !, either paint them another colour or black the out rims, the smooth bit up to the rough cast would look very good.
And while I'm picking holes in it
The high levels yuk !
Blade front end ok but a slimmer mudguard would look much better, far too chunky for a storm.
The indicators.
Is that another Ohlins damper on the top, did you have to buy the whole bike as you were out of stock of Ohlins
ACCT'S
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And while I'm picking holes in it
The high levels yuk !
Blade front end ok but a slimmer mudguard would look much better, far too chunky for a storm.
The indicators.
Is that another Ohlins damper on the top, did you have to buy the whole bike as you were out of stock of Ohlins
ACCT'S
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http://www.bidefordmotorcycles.co.uk
2014 CRMC Post classic Superbike champion.
2014 CRMC Post classic senior production champion. On a Suzuki Katana 1100
My bikes, Firestorm, Suzuki GSX-s1000 Katana, VFR800Fi. Projects, 1986 popup Katana, 3 XJ600’s
2014 CRMC Post classic Superbike champion.
2014 CRMC Post classic senior production champion. On a Suzuki Katana 1100
My bikes, Firestorm, Suzuki GSX-s1000 Katana, VFR800Fi. Projects, 1986 popup Katana, 3 XJ600’s
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
....or flog it to the AA...!popkat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:58 pm Best style belly pan by miles, but in yellow it looks sh1t, paint it black.. And while your there the wheels !, either paint them another colour or black the out rims, the smooth bit up to the rough cast would look very good.
And while I'm picking holes in it
The high levels yuk !
Blade front end ok but a slimmer mudguard would look much better, far too chunky for a storm.
The indicators.
Is that another Ohlins damper on the top, did you have to buy the whole bike as you were out of stock of Ohlins
ACCT'S
.
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Um
Fitted locks to the Leather panniers ( stop chortling) changed the screen and removed the cat and Fitted Short Tor Pipes, tad loud, 131 db at 2400 revs, so awesome though.
Fitted the Sat nav and Phone charger.
hello again by the way, been off skiing, a lot.
Fitted locks to the Leather panniers ( stop chortling) changed the screen and removed the cat and Fitted Short Tor Pipes, tad loud, 131 db at 2400 revs, so awesome though.
Fitted the Sat nav and Phone charger.
hello again by the way, been off skiing, a lot.
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Put tougher slide spring in front carb, hope it will cure a bit my problem with rich midrange.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Quick Wicky swap the AA for pest control and it could be Mac on his Honda Firedulville
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http://www.bidefordmotorcycles.co.uk
2014 CRMC Post classic Superbike champion.
2014 CRMC Post classic senior production champion. On a Suzuki Katana 1100
My bikes, Firestorm, Suzuki GSX-s1000 Katana, VFR800Fi. Projects, 1986 popup Katana, 3 XJ600’s
2014 CRMC Post classic Superbike champion.
2014 CRMC Post classic senior production champion. On a Suzuki Katana 1100
My bikes, Firestorm, Suzuki GSX-s1000 Katana, VFR800Fi. Projects, 1986 popup Katana, 3 XJ600’s