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What did you do to your bike today?
« on: 28 October 2011, 12:51:26 am »
(idea stolen from another forum)
 
apart from riding it to/from work, today I fiddled with the screen height, tweeked the fog light angles, and booked a 6000mile service. what did you do to yours?
 
 

 
(ok, this wasn't today, its not a fazer, but does show the lights and screen. you get the idea)
 

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #1 on: 28 October 2011, 12:28:55 pm »
Stripped the rear suspension to it's component parts - greased and refitted.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #2 on: 28 October 2011, 02:43:46 pm »
Walked past it :(
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #3 on: 28 October 2011, 03:29:30 pm »
Thrashed it. :) (well a bit)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #4 on: 28 October 2011, 04:13:24 pm »
posted on 3 identical threads lol
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #5 on: 28 October 2011, 04:36:14 pm »
Looked at it thru the shed window.......the bike was in the shed not me..just in care there IS a smart ass out there... :b
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #6 on: 28 October 2011, 05:59:37 pm »
Wiped my finger across the black grime on the back wheel and thought it could be with a clean. So I went inside and cleaned my finger. And I rode it to work and back.

Yesterday evening I cleaned two mag wheels, a Metmachex swigarm and bew the dust off a Z650 engine that I've sold.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #7 on: 28 October 2011, 06:02:19 pm »
Took it to Stevie to ask about new boots and came home with Pilot Road 3's fitted, noticed my pannier rail has cracked and generally added to her abuse.
Swore that I'd spend tomorrow figuring out if it's the ballast that's gone or if my reggy/rec is goosed.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #8 on: 28 October 2011, 06:44:50 pm »
Replaced the seals in the left hand caliper.
Spent bloody ages trying to get the air out.
Took it for a very gentle shakedown run to start bedding the pads into the new EBC discs and scrub in the tyres.
Tried not to think about the £460 all that lot cost .

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #9 on: 28 October 2011, 06:52:36 pm »
Snapped a spark plug in two. Sadly one part is still in the head! Best advice so far is to try a stud extractor. Professional repair could cost more than the bike is worth in cold hard cash (of course it's priceless to me).

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #10 on: 28 October 2011, 07:01:06 pm »
Nothing - thought about where I will go if it's nice sunny morning tomorrow. Cheddar gorge is top of the list at the moment.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #11 on: 28 October 2011, 07:45:53 pm »
Snapped a spark plug in two. Sadly one part is still in the head! Best advice so far is to try a stud extractor. Professional repair could cost more than the bike is worth in cold hard cash (of course it's priceless to me).
Smashed the rear light lense against a shoe rack on the wall in the garage - I was gutted 'till I read this and realised how much less bother my problem is - best of luck Slimted.  :'(
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #12 on: 28 October 2011, 08:18:30 pm »
Snapped a spark plug in two. Sadly one part is still in the head! Best advice so far is to try a stud extractor. Professional repair could cost more than the bike is worth in cold hard cash (of course it's priceless to me).



How did you manage to do that?

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #13 on: 28 October 2011, 10:39:35 pm »
fitted fazer screen to the streetfighter project i'm messin with


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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #14 on: 29 October 2011, 12:28:34 am »
Took it for an MOT. Passed. :D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #15 on: 29 October 2011, 08:47:45 am »
Washed it, cleaned and lubed the chain, checked the tyre pressures, put the optimate on it.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #16 on: 29 October 2011, 01:44:54 pm »
Opened the shed and gave it a start, first time in about a month, might go out for a wee spin later.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #17 on: 29 October 2011, 04:31:07 pm »
Rode it and Garaged it, nice..

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #18 on: 29 October 2011, 05:35:56 pm »
took the front forks offin an attempt to stop them leaking, 1200 wet & dry and some araldite should do that bit, removed the clutch and ref counter cable and removed the decompression cable as well ready to remove the side cover for a new clutch when it arrives, not on a fazer or anything even close to being that new, it's on the XL185  ;)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #19 on: 29 October 2011, 10:38:58 pm »
Yesterday rode it up to Wallington (S.London) via the A24 and A25 which was pretty good fun. Today rode to Southampton and back on the M27 which was boring!

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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #20 on: 29 October 2011, 10:42:29 pm »
Nothing- I am 150 miles away from it in the car  :'(

I did ride it a few times last week though commute- 10 miles in on a deadline and 40 miles home
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #21 on: 30 October 2011, 02:56:59 pm »
Took of the HID kit, adjusted the headlight alignment, adjusted the spotlight alignment, figured out the cheap LED indicator on the rhs has gone pop, got confused as me scottoiler seems to have started working again and generally wound up the neighbours by revving past 7.5k to see if it was a ballast problem or reggy/rec problem.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #22 on: 30 October 2011, 05:32:47 pm »
pushed out of garage to clean, lube, check tyres etc. forgot about it put it away
again about 20 minutes ago. might do tyres and chain in a bit but can't be arsed
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #23 on: 31 October 2011, 11:50:11 am »
Felt abit bad for it when I got off at work and realised it could do with a good cleaning, forgot about how dirty it was the minute I turned my back, will probably realise how dirty it is again on the way home tonight.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today?
« Reply #24 on: 31 October 2011, 01:24:56 pm »
(Saturday am) - thought about washing it - though better of it (it looks like a courier hack) - lubed chain  :z
(Sunday pm) - caned the fook oot of it for 2 hrs - :woot upset (woke up) a few ramblers  :evil  - grinned from ear to ear and laughed inanely in helmet - put it away (dirty)  8)