Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today? (Read 38207 times)

steeeve66 · « **Reply #125 on:** 17 May 2012, 08:08:53 pm »

Replaced the throttle cables - and if I'd known what a stupendous fag it was going to be to the carbs out I might not have bothered...

All sorted now tho - looking forward the Isle of Man...

ddtwelve · « **Reply #126 on:** 17 May 2012, 08:48:15 pm »

changed the front tyre on the bike for the first time

went for a continental motion

know your limitations · « **Reply #127 on:** 17 May 2012, 08:57:53 pm »

Quote from: ddtwelve on 17 May 2012, 08:48:15 pm

went for a continental motion

I've had the same.
I think you get it from eating too much foreign food

dcm1000 · « **Reply #128 on:** 17 May 2012, 09:35:39 pm »

Rode it, then washed it.

mcyoungy · « **Reply #129 on:** 17 May 2012, 10:46:09 pm »

Looks good and clean that.

I relocated my Scottoiler to under the seat. All ready for a day out on it tomorrow.

Grahamm · « **Reply #130 on:** 19 May 2012, 01:17:33 pm »

Went on a Slow Riding/ Machine Control morning with my local IAM group which was great fun and very useful.

This afternoon I'm off for a ride with a friend

paul1606 · « **Reply #131 on:** 19 May 2012, 02:22:41 pm »

Went to France ,Italy ,Switzerland & back home 6 days 2500 miles corbin seat best purchase ever

JZS 600 · « **Reply #132 on:** 20 May 2012, 10:25:44 am »

Oil change and wash, sounds and looks sweeter now.

Don't think much of Silkolene Fuchs Off,,, it didn't.

rufus t glasgow · « **Reply #133 on:** 20 May 2012, 05:33:34 pm »

Today I gave my new love a quick clean and took the chance to give her a proper look over.

It appears that the forks have been dropped by 10mm or so, will need to measure to be sure.

The only thing I want to change, so far, is the header bolt nice stainless ones me thinks.In fact one has went missing and been replaced with a regular nut. I'm also thinking about a radiator cover also.

Also done my first mod. Velcroing an old watch to the console.

Gaz73 · « **Reply #134 on:** 20 May 2012, 06:12:35 pm »

Give the bike a final check over before MOT tomorrow night

Hodge · « **Reply #135 on:** 20 May 2012, 08:24:34 pm »

Rode to the petrol station to fuel up for work.

Ben Diesel · « **Reply #136 on:** 20 May 2012, 08:35:57 pm »

KangaStu came over to mine and we did a carb balance and TPS check on his Fazer.

Brake caliper strip down and clean on my Gen2 (its first proper wash since September).

MOT on Wednesday.

Enceladus · « **Reply #137 on:** 20 May 2012, 08:42:45 pm »

went for a ride for an hour or so then checked the brake / oil / coolant levels this evening and lubed the chain ready for the next run

dolau · « **Reply #138 on:** 23 May 2012, 03:35:33 am »

Rode to work- 10 quick miles

Rode home from work 30 quick miles

Setting up my baby video camera so I can see through the screen and the speedo ready for my Bikesafe and Castle Combre track time week Saturday

Ben Diesel · « **Reply #139 on:** 23 May 2012, 06:33:42 pm »

MOT - it passed with flying colours, natch.

imax · « **Reply #140 on:** 23 May 2012, 09:47:16 pm »

Picked it up

After 3 yrs, I'm now back on 2 wheels

Motorbreath · « **Reply #141 on:** 23 May 2012, 09:52:19 pm »

Congratulations

Ben Diesel · « **Reply #142 on:** 26 May 2012, 12:24:54 pm »

Oil and filter changed

Phil TK · « **Reply #143 on:** 26 May 2012, 02:01:02 pm »

Dropped a surfboard on it.
I was rearranging my fishing rods which are strung on hooks in the roof of my garage and managed to dislodge my trusty 7'6'' gun which crashed down on the bike. The Fazer was undamaged but the board has a few dings in it.

Just before I shoved the board back up I had a couple of rose tinted minutes recalling those carefree days spent at Newquay, Perranporth and Rossilli, long, long ago. My board was shaped in Oz 'for Bali juice' so it says in pencil on the foam underneath the glass, which sports an excellent Lost Boys paint jobbie. That's where I bought it -at Uluwatu, Bali in 1992 during a six month sojourn of Indo breaks. Ah, heady days of gettin stoked on Kuta reef, massages on the beach, those golden sunsets, Bintang beer and perhaps an opium bong in the late evening to send me off in my hammock.

On monday, I'l be joining all the other sad cunts streaming into London for the 9-5. What happened.........

dickturpin · « **Reply #144 on:** 26 May 2012, 02:16:04 pm »

Don't talk like that Phil, I too have many fond memories of the past...including Newquay...otherwise not quite so exotic as yours. I also have 9-5 on Monday....what did we do wrong $:\$

Enceladus · « **Reply #145 on:** 26 May 2012, 08:23:31 pm »

i washed it

at this rate it will get more washes than my car ever did

Hodge · « **Reply #146 on:** 26 May 2012, 08:34:28 pm »

Trip to Oford and back. Lovely bright hot weather but the wind was really gusting and it was tiring 2 up. Back there again tomorrow but in the car. The joys of looking at accomodation for your kids.

fazercol · « **Reply #147 on:** 26 May 2012, 08:49:51 pm »

Picked up my new FZ8 Fazer

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JZS 600 · « **Reply #148 on:** 27 May 2012, 10:11:29 am »

Washed it and tried Motul's Shine and Go polish.

Bloody hell it works really well, the bikes now got that "wet look" and the engine comes up superb!

Top tip: take the seat off first before applying as riding it after, with just a touch of over spray on the seat was like trying to ride a bananna boat covered in baby oil.

Andrew1967 · « **Reply #149 on:** 27 May 2012, 05:32:56 pm »

Just finished fitting the seat belt in my Fazers sidecar. Easy, just time consuming.