Author Topic: What did you do with whatever else you've got? (Read 564513 times)

unfazed · « **Reply #700 on:** 01 February 2015, 06:43:38 pm »

That is way to quick for you, stick with the Fazer

red98 · « **Reply #701 on:** 01 February 2015, 06:45:03 pm »

Quote from: noggythenog on 01 February 2015, 06:35:24 pm

This

I have one of those

.....its not a two stroke though

Anquetil · « **Reply #702 on:** 07 February 2015, 05:09:23 pm »

100 mile round trip on the XJ600 to Colwyn Bay.An hour on the prom, coffee and cake.Dry, snow in the fields at Bwlchgwyn, A balmy 6 degrees. Saw many bikers today, presume heading for the Dragon Rally campsite, as they were loaded up with what looked like tents and sleeping bags.

youngsterbiker · « **Reply #703 on:** 07 February 2015, 06:12:13 pm »

Tried to start the blackbird. failed
Put a heater infront of it. Failed
Tomorrow may be getting the plugs out and cleaning. (internet says 4 - 5 hours to do this. foccin fairings :@ )

red98 · « **Reply #704 on:** 07 February 2015, 06:54:48 pm »

Fitted a new cat to the cage...MOT coming up and the last couple of years its just scraped through the emissions test so thought I it about time for a new one....should have been a simple job if it wasn't for the parts man giving me the wrong one.......twice

Rexr · « **Reply #705 on:** 07 February 2015, 07:01:44 pm »

Thought about washing the car.......then thought fook it, it's to fecking cold......

unfazed · « **Reply #706 on:** 07 February 2015, 07:23:17 pm »

One clean Serow again, now devoid of salt for a few days I hope

JoeRock · « **Reply #707 on:** 07 February 2015, 10:58:16 pm »

Took off the KLEEN air pipework and crap on my ZX-9R and ZX-10R, and fitted crash bungs to both. Pipework took about 30 minutes on the 9 - well over 2 hours on the 10. Bloody modern bikes will 6 million interlocking fairing pieces!

Kosmic Kartman · « **Reply #708 on:** 07 February 2015, 11:16:04 pm »

Finished installing burglar alarm in my Villa. 200 metres of cable... 22 window sensors, 4 external door sensors, 8 internal door sensors (didn't feel the need to do the third floor

), 4 PIR's, Phone dialer and a bell box, Tested. Few! Never want to do that again.

Opened bottle of beer.

stevierst · « **Reply #709 on:** 07 February 2015, 11:48:55 pm »

Took daughter to Preston trax on the R1 for a moto-x photo shoot (40 miles) then a 95 mile slippery blast out with the bro-in-law through the trough of bowland on the R1, finishing off with an urgent blood bike run to Blackpool Victoria hospital on the Thundercat (20 miles).
An awesome days biking, but a chilly one!

Dead Eye · « **Reply #710 on:** 21 February 2015, 03:13:57 pm »

The RX-8 went out for its MOT. I was a little sceptical as to whether it would pass especially as I had to erase the ECU warning about the CAT emissions in the morning (I know, I know) but thankfully it passed with only some minor quibbles.

Time to figure out if I shall keep the car and spend money putting it right (it needs new suspension and CAT as a minimum) or just have a bit of fun and move it on. The aren't expensive to buy, but they are damn expensive to run. Never thought I'd be looking forward to getting back in the ZS for it's fuel economy :|

Millietant · « **Reply #711 on:** 22 February 2015, 03:53:15 pm »

Liz and I did 40 miles on our mountain bikes taking in bits of Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Northanptoshire - cold, wet, miserable........... and the weather was rubbish too!

stevierst · « **Reply #712 on:** 22 February 2015, 11:08:56 pm »

Shortened my r1 high level can as it was enormous before. I also took the pillion peg hangers off to tidy her up a bit.

Also balanced the carbs on the Thundercat (again) trying to get rid of the bottom end fluffiness.

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #713 on:** 23 February 2015, 07:33:53 am »

Quote from: Kosmic Kartman on 07 February 2015, 11:16:04 pm

4 PIR's,

If 4 Parachute Infantry Regiments can't stop burglars, nothing will. The lengths you have to go to, eh?

Kosmic Kartman · « **Reply #714 on:** 23 February 2015, 10:18:50 am »

Quote from: nick crisp on 23 February 2015, 07:33:53 am

Quote from: Kosmic Kartman on 07 February 2015, 11:16:04 pm
4 PIR's,

If 4 Parachute Infantry Regiments can't stop burglars, nothing will. The lengths you have to go to, eh?

It's a big 6 bed house Nick.

Next up is razer wire around my perimeter, acid filled moat with draw bridge and gate house, and machine gun turrets with those auto fire guns like in the alien film. Hopefully that will stop the Deer, evil Muntjac and Pheasants from fighting their way through my hedgerow, hoofing up my nice lawn and eating my vegetation.

Orf my land!

HarryHornby · « **Reply #715 on:** 23 February 2015, 10:38:35 am »

Oh, how the other half live!!! sigh......

tex · « **Reply #716 on:** 23 February 2015, 05:57:16 pm »

Got the new bike lift in the shed.

tex · « **Reply #717 on:** 23 February 2015, 05:58:49 pm »

Another

Ebme Geek · « **Reply #718 on:** 24 February 2015, 11:17:16 am »

I am very envious of that lift,
but I must ask how rigid is that shed floor, all the ones I have come across have been quite flimsy.

Might be wise to put some 3/4" plywood pads (even if it's just shuttering ply) under the feet to spread the load across at least a couple of rafters, I would be tempted to put a whole sheet under it.

If its as flexi under foot as the ones I have experienced the thought of the combined weight of the lift and a FZS1000 plus any forces by yanking on spanners, leaning on bench etc all going down through the feet just scares me, the risk of it punching through the floor and tipping over

Judge it for yourself, and again - Nice

tex · « **Reply #719 on:** 24 February 2015, 12:44:27 pm »

Thanks for the advice, yes I think your right now I think about it, the floor is quite thick, but there's a lot of weight there especially with the thou, I'm going to put a sheet of ply under the hole lift.

Anquetil · « **Reply #720 on:** 24 February 2015, 12:51:19 pm »

Just removed the XJ600 exhaust. Awaiting delivery of a stainless steel replacement, hopefully this afternoon.

Anquetil · « **Reply #721 on:** 24 February 2015, 04:46:34 pm »

New exhaust arrived. Fitted ready for tomorrow. I'm going to Oulton Park to meet some friends who are doing a trackday.

noggythenog · « **Reply #722 on:** 24 February 2015, 06:10:13 pm »

That exhaust has spruced up the whole bike Anquetil.

midden · « **Reply #723 on:** 24 February 2015, 08:13:19 pm »

Would it be rude to say...........Christ XJ600's are ugly?

Anquetil · « **Reply #724 on:** 24 February 2015, 08:56:31 pm »

I must admit that it does look a lot better than the corroded Motad, Noggy.
It wouldn't be rude at all to say that it is an ugly beast, Midden. When I bought it in 1989 it was the belle of the ball, but we all age. I have to say that she has been a good servant over the years and I do have a sentimental attachment, which is probably why I keep spending more money than she is worth on her. The exhaust, (£260.00), is worth as much as the bike.