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Re: What did you do to your bike today? - dolau - 29-10-11
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
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - Aegis Bearing Mel - 30-10-11
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.
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - Jacko - 30-10-11
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
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - DryRob - 31-10-11
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.
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - moffmeister - 31-10-11
(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)
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - Bracechenko - 31-10-11
- I've just fitted my Hotgrips and Oxford muffs to my FZS600 ready for when it goes properly cold.
- I also adjusted the chain and realised that it's pretty cacked (30,000+ now so not surprised)
- I also noticed that the front wheel bearings are shagged and it'll be unsafe to ride, a good bit of freeplay going on there....BOLLOX!!!
Haven't got the time to faff with replacing the bearings myself so booked into a garage for the weekend. Ah well :rolleyes
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - devilsyam - 31-10-11
nowt went fishin
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - peejay - 31-10-11
Plugged in the Optimate and adjusted the clock to GMT
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - theboydougie - 31-10-11
Took her out for a blast along the mean streets of toryglen. Loaded the boot with baby food, nappies & wipes, then put her back in the garage & lubed the chain
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But she was in a thousand serviceable pieces this time last week
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - Fergwad - 31-10-11
Changed oil and filter (yamalube - good stuff it seems!) pulled clutch apart to check springs and plates (all good) adjusted clutch at engine end, pulled off exhausts for a pre-winter clean, patch and spray (need stainless very soon), put back on with plenty of copper grease on the header bolts so they come off again next time! Cleaned rear calliper and checked pads for wear, adjusted, cleaned and lubed chain....then had a cuppa and went for a quick spin through Windsor great park!!
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - pitternator - 01-11-11
satday - worked all day so no biking ! - doh. was a bit miffed cos weather was nice.
sun- weather was damp initially , but brightened up. Took the speed triple out for a good blast , first ride for a couple of weeks. Spent most of ride mulling over the fact it was exactly 5 yrs since my big crash ( on same road) and whether or not I am gonna change the bike for something new ! Came home safe and sound though.Still completely undecided too ! But I have now done 11k miles on her since buying new 2 yrs ago...so I either pay big money to get the 12k service done ( £400+) or think of part exing ...I do fancy a change, but the sheer bonkersness of this bike still keeps me smiling . Every time I wap that throttle past 6k rpm she just wails man ! The stubby handling nature of the bike both rewards and frustrates at the same time.Maybe its the sort of character which while dont always make sense, is the reason we love a bike ????
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - Trossman - 01-11-11
After 4 months I finally completed my Fazer 1000 respray.
All that's left now is re-assembly, new braided hoses, chain + sprockets, Akra can etc etc etc
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - GringoRojo - 01-11-11
took Tigger in for a 6000mile service and map update. got a street triple as a loaner to get me to/from work. fiesty little beast so it is. although not really able to test it out on the M8 other than blowing off a lotus elise round the cardonald bend. :lol
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - pitternator - 02-11-11
hi gringo
would you be tempted to get a street triple then ? Is it comparable to ur 800?...or have you got the 800 for its off roady capability.
I ask cos tbh I fancy trying one of these bikes. If I could lower the suspension a bit on the 800 I reckon I would get one. It just feels quite tall for me, whereas the street is much lower.I really was taken with the handling of the 800, and I bet its good doing a tour too.Th estreets attraction i sit shandling and sheer fun factor, but the 800 ha sgot that potential off roading ability which I do find very appealing too.
cheers
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - GringoRojo - 02-11-11
not as a sole bike, but would consider it as part of a stable if I ever got the opportunity. never been a knee down chin on tank rider. but it might be nice to have the option. power delivery was fun though -bit more urgent that the 800 but wasnt as manic as I'd expected. couldn't live with the cramped knees for long though, and I like long trips.
my tiggerXC is part chelsea tractor, part landy. ie I intend to green lane/forest trail with it but it'll be once in a blue moon. its having the option if the chance is there.
I love the smooooth torque curve which can feel flat coming from a more hightly tuned engine, but then you realise it can pull from low in any gear with no snatch whatsoever. the riding position is great for me too - I've got the seat on high and can't always flat foot both sides - but that's only a problem when your stopped :lol
still getting used to it when filtering in heavy traffic due to the wide bars which exaggerate movements. not bad, just different, even to the renthal 758s I had on the Thou.
check out the tiger800 forum, there's plenty folks who have lowered their tigers - both versions. give it a look, Mick is the man making the bits.
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - paul.s - 02-11-11
had a link pipe custom made incorparating the exup valve for my gen 2 thou so best of both worlds pulls like a train to the redline but no fluffynes below 6k.i bought an arrow can on ebay of a zx10 and a tatty std fazer can for the valve and a local genius fabbed me a link pipe 8)
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - ZiggyCol - 07-11-11
Over the weekend did a deep clean in preparation for winter:
-dismantled exhaust, removed rear wheel and rear suspension
- cleaned and greased all suspension parts
- stripped and greased exup
- removed, cleaned and greased brake calipers
- thorough degrease, clean and ACF50 application to engine etc.
- reassembled
Went for a blast to disperse copious smoke emanating from heated ACF50 !
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - Fazerider - 07-11-11
Realised, whilst riding in to work this morning, that the bike became a teenager today.
Thirteen happy years and 136,000 miles together.
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - GringoRojo - 11-11-11
that's good going. so its a keeper then?
Re: What did you do to your bike today? - Looney tune - 11-11-11
Popped my head in the garage to see if they were still there, yippee, they were.
Decided at lunch I would finaly wash my CCM ( not that it needed it ) and take some photo's so I can put up a proper for sale advert.
Started them up ( first press of the button ) and left running for a while.
Now I'm itching for a go.