what have you done to your "bike" today

[lazybones51]

Gave my newly acquired Storm a wash and polish. Pretty pleased with its condition, needs a few bits sorting, but nothing major.

Priority alert... Sort the CCT's out if they are standard OEM units look at changing them.

Looks like you still have the original brake lines on... Go braided. & clean & service the callipers SBS Pads for the win.

If its never been done the rear shock linkage needs a good going over make sure all the bearings are in good order & plenty of grease.

It might still have the original oil in the forks that will be worth changing... & whilst the forks are off re grease the headstock bearings or even better fit a set of needles...

Finally & most importantly paint it RED

The previous owner did the following less than a thousand miles ago, so for the most part it should be OK for a while.

• New brake pads front and rear

• New genuine Honda ACCTs

• New steering head bearings

• New reg/rec

• Valve clearances checked

• New oil/filters/plugs

• Brake fluid changed

• New cush drive rubbers

• New Tyres

The shock linkage is something i'm planning on taking a look at once i've sorted a paddock stand for it. I'll probably do the stopper mod on the CCTs

[sirch345]

Quick spin out on Rothburg just to drop off the script for me next months worth of drugs...

Fekin 3 lots of temp lights on the Grain Road, fek knows what they are doing...& I got caught at the bloody level crossing as well.

We have a level crossing just down the road from us, we try to go the other way as much as possible, they are a pita at times

Chris.

[MacV2]

Gave my newly acquired Storm a wash and polish. Pretty pleased with its condition, needs a few bits sorting, but nothing major.

Priority alert... Sort the CCT's out if they are standard OEM units look at changing them.

Looks like you still have the original brake lines on... Go braided. & clean & service the callipers SBS Pads for the win.

If its never been done the rear shock linkage needs a good going over make sure all the bearings are in good order & plenty of grease.

It might still have the original oil in the forks that will be worth changing... & whilst the forks are off re grease the headstock bearings or even better fit a set of needles...

Finally & most importantly paint it RED

The previous owner did the following less than a thousand miles ago, so for the most part it should be OK for a while.

• New brake pads front and rear

• New genuine Honda ACCTs

• New steering head bearings

• New reg/rec

• Valve clearances checked

• New oil/filters/plugs

• Brake fluid changed

• New cush drive rubbers

• New Tyres

The shock linkage is something i'm planning on taking a look at once i've sorted a paddock stand for it. I'll probably do the stopper mod on the CCTs

New Genuine Honda CCT's wont sort the problem... Do some research on here.

Is the R/R a Mosfett unit ?

Good that the pads & fluid have been done but I still recommend a full strip down & clean of the callipers & get some braided lines 20+ year old rubber hoses wont be as effective as new braided lines... Pads are subjective some people bulk at the cost of decent ones, I've tried various makes & at the end of the day after trying SBS pads I've never used anything else...

You cant do the shock linkage on a paddock stand. Unless you want it all to collapse in a big heap...You need to hang the bike up off the ground... Again plenty of info on hear...

[lazybones51]

Priority alert... Sort the CCT's out if they are standard OEM units look at changing them.

Looks like you still have the original brake lines on... Go braided. & clean & service the callipers SBS Pads for the win.

If its never been done the rear shock linkage needs a good going over make sure all the bearings are in good order & plenty of grease.

It might still have the original oil in the forks that will be worth changing... & whilst the forks are off re grease the headstock bearings or even better fit a set of needles...

Finally & most importantly paint it RED

The previous owner did the following less than a thousand miles ago, so for the most part it should be OK for a while.

• New brake pads front and rear

• New genuine Honda ACCTs

• New steering head bearings

• New reg/rec

• Valve clearances checked

• New oil/filters/plugs

• Brake fluid changed

• New cush drive rubbers

• New Tyres

The shock linkage is something i'm planning on taking a look at once i've sorted a paddock stand for it. I'll probably do the stopper mod on the CCTs

New Genuine Honda CCT's wont sort the problem... Do some research on here.

Is the R/R a Mosfett unit ?

Good that the pads & fluid have been done but I still recommend a full strip down & clean of the callipers & get some braided lines 20+ year old rubber hoses wont be as effective as new braided lines... Pads are subjective some people bulk at the cost of decent ones, I've tried various makes & at the end of the day after trying SBS pads I've never used anything else...

You cant do the shock linkage on a paddock stand. Unless you want it all to collapse in a big heap...You need to hang the bike up off the ground... Again plenty of info on hear...

I read about the CCT issues before getting a VTR, so will get the stopper mod done soon .
I'm well aware of the benefits of rebuilding and upgrading the brakes, my other bike is a pure track bike which runs SBS racing pads, braided hoses and plenty of other goodies. I'll definitely clean/upgrade the brakes on the VTR, as in their current setup they're not as good as they could be.

Paddock stand was more for getting the bike off the ground initially, then i'll stick some axle stands under the pegs to free up the backend

Regarding the R/R, amongst the box of bits that came with the bike was a genuine Honda R/R box, so i'm assuming the owner just replaced it with another Honda one. I'll take a look over the weekend to confirm this.

[neil]

After selling some spare crankcases last week had an offer on my old GT750's. Had one of them 44 years. Gone to someone who does great restorations. Amazed myself how much spares I had collected. Now I've got some space I can work on the VTR to get that on road again.

[sirch345]

After selling some spare crankcases last week had an offer on my old GT750's. Had one of them 44 years. Gone to someone who does great restorations. Amazed myself how much spares I had collected. Now I've got some space I can work on the VTR to get that on road again.

Wow there is a lot of spares there, I agree

Chris.

[fabiostar]

Decided this morning was way to good to go to work .. so took the triumph out for a ride instead..

[sirch345]

Decided this morning was way to good to go to work .. so took the triumph out for a ride instead..

I'm glad you had some good weather

Poxy raining here AGAIN

Chris.

[MacV2]

Sold some stuff. Walked to the PO twice...

Cleared out a wardrobe... http://vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php ... 9d#p507963

Did open the Cave doors but only to get the spiny washing line thing out, got to make the most of the dry sky...

[fabiostar]

Decided this morning was way to good to go to work .. so took the triumph out for a ride instead..

I'm glad you had some good weather

Poxy raining here AGAIN

Chris.

sunny today but tomorrow gives biblical rain

[sirch345]

Decided this morning was way to good to go to work .. so took the triumph out for a ride instead..

I'm glad you had some good weather

Poxy raining here AGAIN

Chris.

sunny today but tomorrow gives biblical rain

That must be what we have here. It's been piddling down most of the day, then the strong winds got up around 4-30pm and are still going.
I thought they said the climate is warming up, it's certainly not warming up here, the temperatures are more like autumn levels

Chris.

[tony.mon]

Silver lining and all that, wet days allow more workshop time.

I stopped sulking yesterday and plugged the diagnostics into my Tuono to find out why it chose to turn off all the electronics on the Devon run but leave full power.

Computer says it's the neutral switch. (Pint next time we meet to Al McQ, who guessed at that over the weekend).

Hundred and thirty quid, so it can wait until my pension payment arrives. I was a bit surprised at the price, because my expectation was a simple plunger switch that illuminated when the selector was in the neutral position. I'd assumed that the ICU calculated the other gears by comparing wheel speed to engine speed.

But instead each position of the neutral switch gives a different voltage, so it's a more complicated device than I thought. At least they're in stock in the UK.

[sirch345]

Silver lining and all that, wet days allow more workshop time.

I stopped sulking yesterday and plugged the diagnostics into my Tuono to find out why it chose to turn off all the electronics on the Devon run but leave full power.

Computer says it's the neutral switch. (Pint next time we meet to Al McQ, who guessed at that over the weekend).

Hundred and thirty quid, so it can wait until my pension payment arrives. I was a bit surprised at the price, because my expectation was a simple plunger switch that illuminated when the selector was in the neutral position. I'd assumed that the ICU calculated the other gears by comparing wheel speed to engine speed.

But instead each position of the neutral switch gives a different voltage, so it's a more complicated device than I thought. At least they're in stock in the UK.

Ouch, that's not cheap, fingers crossed that is the problem Tony.

Well done to Al for guessing the problem,

Chris.

[sirch345]

Silver lining and all that, wet days allow more workshop time.

I like your way of thinking Tony

Chris.

[fabiostar]

It's been pissing down all day but last night one of those nights ,it was dry warm no wind no traffic so bonded more with the little trumpet.

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