YC's got a new bike

[xXBADGERXx]

Is this the thing you are riding to my gaff this weekend ?

[yorkie_chris]

That reminds me! To bike talk!

[yorkie_chris]

Right now that's done, I dunno mate, I'd like to but it might be a bit much to ask of the owd bugger for a first run out.

I need to
Determine what a couple of random wires are doing hanging around the place
Receive and fit new tyre
MOT
insure
tax
Find 1m of braided line, make line for front
bodge up some sort of rear caliper and line
possibly acquire and fit new shocks
nick some rear indicators from someone or something and fit.

So just a couple of little bits :)

Oh I also need to change the front sprocket and service my SV in the meantime as well. Busy evenings :-)

[xXBADGERXx]

Finished yet ?

[yorkie_chris]

I determined what the wires are :)

[xXBADGERXx]

Let me guess , they are for a crappy old alarm that is no longer there .

[rictus01]

if it turns out they are a one bar electric fire.....you've got it wrong....;)

[yorkie_chris]

Let me guess , they are for a crappy old alarm that is no longer there .
No other evidence of alarms which is strange. It has me confused actually why anyone did this to wiring but meh. I reckon rictus is right :)

[xXBADGERXx]

He usually is :)

[yorkie_chris]

It weighs as much as a house, you can sit on the settee and toast marshmallows over the 1 bar electric sidelight holder lol.

[BanannaMan]

A yamaha with a huge fairing?
All you need now is some black and white paint and a cape. ;)

http://www.barris.com/_from%20server/store/images/csc_batcycle.jpg

[Owenski]

nick some rear indicators from someone or something and fit.



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190513956633

a set of these can be yours for the cost of you coming to get them ;)

[dizzyblonde]

In other news, we have almost working electrics. Trust yamaha to have 2 wires in the same place, the same colour, doing totally different things.



have you bent matts ears? After all, hes slightly more accustomed to Yams than any other bike;) Old Yams at that.

[yorkie_chris]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190513956633

a set of these can be yours for the cost of you coming to get them ;)

Sweet, what time you home the night?

have you bent matts ears? After all, hes slightly more accustomed to Yams than any other bike;) Old Yams at that.

Already circling his spare parts box like a peckish vulture around a starving child.

[Paul the 6th]

has the bike been revealed yet? Cba trawling through looking for pics :)

[dizzyblonde]

Already circling his spare parts box like a peckish vulture around a starving child.

ahh good, and while your at it be sure to get him to help fit any you find. That should keep him occupied for a while;););)

[yorkie_chris]

has the bike been revealed yet? Cba trawling through looking for pics :)

Yes. Though you can trawl through them you lazy bugger.

[xXBADGERXx]

Ha !

[yorkie_chris]

Pwnt :)

Just heading to mr ski's house to get indicators! Wales the weekend or death!*



*In a cloud of electrical smoke on the M56 probably.

[dizzyblonde]

Rather than breakdown cover, I'd suggest hiring a mate and a van to follow you.....be cheaper ;)

[BanannaMan]

Rather than breakdown cover, I'd suggest hiring a mate and a van to follow you.....be cheaper ;)




Haha
That's what harley riders do.
(it's a lifestyle)

[yorkie_chris]

It's not looking good for the weekend, probably going to end up going on the SV.

As tempting as it is to risk it just to prove you buggers wrong!

[yorkie_chris]

Well after that feeling of impending doom this morning, everything, worryingly, seems to work.

We've almost got a rear brake, it's charging consistently (albeit a bit high at 15V), it runs sweet.

Main problem seems to be the fuel tap, which doesn't shut off, due to the amount of corrosion on the plunger seat for the vacuum cut off.

[xXBADGERXx]

And optimism is running at an all time high ...... you know it`s gonna break down on you ?

[yorkie_chris]

No I've pretty much abandoned the idea of taking it to yours, I still need a tyre and the only reason the shocks aren't leaking is because they're EMPTY.

[xXBADGERXx]

Rideable then ?

[yorkie_chris]

Needs
front tyre (en route)
oil in final drive
brakes finishing off

So I could probably get there on it. Come on people stick some money in a pot for mine and badgers beer fund and I'll have a go at it!

[orose]

Better idea... take it, and we will have a sweepstake for how far you get :p

[dizzyblonde]

Better idea... take it, and we will have a sweepstake for how far you get :p


I'll go with that :lol:

Admit it you bought a bucket....and right now you have a hole in your bucket.......altogether now #start singin peeps#

[andrewsmith]

Better idea... take it, and we will have a sweepstake for how far you get :p

I'll take the highest point of the M62 :lol:

[Paul the 6th]

Does anyone know what this bike is polease?

[dizzyblonde]

XJ900 shaft drive(lemon) or summat.

[andrewsmith]

Does anyone know what this bike is polease?

Paul it weighs about the same as your van!

[Paul the 6th]

with me in the van or without? big difference :razz:

xj 900... guessing it's a yam then? First he passes his driving test, now he's bought a truck of a bike. That guy used to be alright?

[dizzyblonde]

Definately with you in it Paul :)

[Paul the 6th]

blimey... is he training for a marathon then?

[dizzyblonde]

Hardly going anywhere to be training for a marathon:lol:

[andrewsmith]

Paul its you in the van fully laden towing a fully trailer.
Theres more chance of him being a powerlifter by the time its running.

[xXBADGERXx]

I have faith in your skills lad (pulls face and spins around quickly) ..... as far as the bike goes ... .weellllll that`s a different story

[yorkie_chris]

with me in the van or without? big difference :razz:

xj 900... guessing it's a yam then? First he passes his driving test, now he's bought a truck of a bike. That guy used to be alright?

Says the man who sold his bike and is now selling lucky heather and tarmac

[xXBADGERXx]

Has he tried to sell you a "Dug" yet ?

[dizzyblonde]

After visiting the garage of doom this fine afternoon, I can now confirm to all, that this bike is indeed a mammoth of the dinosaur variety. The fork legs compare to that of an anorexic chicken, which are likely to collapse round the first corner under the strain of carrying the weight they have to bear!! :lol:


....thats without adding to the equation the weight my young pie munching friend !!

[xXBADGERXx]

They`ve kept many a despatch rider on the road , until they spill most of their fluids and still carry on going , it`s not a scratcher by any stretch of the imagination but it does exactly what it says on the Tin , gets from A to B ............ somehow , eventually ....... with something glowing . Keep the Faith :)

[yorkie_chris]

Not with no front tyre it doesn't.

Unfortunately the R compound tyre I ordered (that's R for Rock 'Ard by the way) REFUSES to seat on the f***ing beads and scuppered the whole plan of MOTing it this afternoon :(

We're buggered. SV heading to Wales.

[xXBADGERXx]

Have you tried melting the rim with a Gas Torch and bending that around the tire ?

[dizzyblonde]

......theres me thinking you were just foot pumping for the exercise :)

[xXBADGERXx]

Foot pump ....... seriously ?

[yorkie_chris]

Yeah I tried that after compressor had failed (my air chuck broke). Then tried a bit of pipe clipped over valve stem with air gun stuck in that, then schrader chuck with nitrogen cylinder. The tried ratchet strap round it, then blasting it on with carb cleaner. (holts carb cleaner is CRAP for that BTW). Needs a cheater tank methinks.

[Dicky Ticker]

Chris,Probably me being inane but have you tried it without a valve?

[yorkie_chris]

Yeah that is with core out of valve. I'm fairly sure taking it somewhere that has a better compressor than mine will pop it on fine.

[Dicky Ticker]

When I have been in the house garage I have used a rachet strap round the outer casing to compress the tyre on the rim partially and it has gone on.This tends to force the bead outwards just enough for it to pop into place ,then inflate as normal,but as you say a blast from a high pressure compressor will do it failing this method.

[Whitty]

If you can get wheel over to my work (Firstbus garage on leeds road near macdonalds)in huddersfield you can try our air lines which are set at 120psi. I do my own at work and they always just pop on. In fact I am putting another supercorsa on tonight I bought of mr messy last night. I am on a late shift and gaffers will be gone from 6 onwards. give me a bell if any good 07980745907 if you dont have my number anymore

[yorkie_chris]

Thanks very much for the offer mate, sorry I'm off down to Wales today though. May well take you up on it next week though?

When I have been in the house garage I have used a rachet strap round the outer casing to compress the tyre on the rim partially and it has gone on.This tends to force the bead outwards just enough for it to pop into place ,then inflate as normal,but as you say a blast from a high pressure compressor will do it failing this method.

Normally this works a treat, but didn't on this one :(

[Whitty]

No worries, last late on monday. A few days off then earlies. Will only be able to do it on weekend on earlies.

[punyXpress]

" set at 120psi " . . and leave it at that - think of the mpg you'd get! ;)

[carelesschucca]

Are you bringing this Leviathon to the GM if you can get the tyres on it?

[yorkie_chris]

MOT today :)

[dizzyblonde]

well you know it'll pass, no matter what you take there they always do!

[AndyBrad]

lol

[yorkie_chris]

Well he was going to fail it because the cable ties holding the clocks on don't match but I showed him the rust inside the tank and he let me off :)
Got an advisory for lack of rust on the exhaust and not enough cracks in the tyres though :smt082

Overall it actually rides and goes far better than such a knacker has right to, the empty shocks don't seem to make much difference. Must be the oil I put on the hinge in the frame. Pretty nice comfy, characterful torquey beast TBH, feels a lot lighter than the divvy 9 too.

[dizzyblonde]

and it went off down the road as akward as

http://sketchedout.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/cowrollerskates.jpg

[yorkie_chris]

Haha it's not that bad at all! Handles better than a stock SV!

[dizzyblonde]

You keep telling yourself that......you may start to believe it :)

[andrewsmith]

Haha it's not that bad at all! Handles better than a stock SV!

for something that weighs the same as this!!!

http://www.sciencepunk.com/v5/gallery/panzer.jpg

*Runs*

[yorkie_chris]

Just to prove you all wrong I'm gonna take it greenlaning.

[dizzyblonde]

Just to prove you all wrong I'm gonna take it greenlaning.

oh thats very clever.....its gonna end in tears!

[andrewsmith]

this could be a laugh!

[yorkie_chris]

Well I dunno about greenlaning quite yet, though something along those lines might be on the cards... but it made it the 220 miles to badgers and back today without the slightest hiccup :)

[dizzyblonde]

The rest of it might be rotting, but those pipes are well shiny!

[xXBADGERXx]

I heard you going past the back of my gaff after you got petrol , getting a bit of a Moo-on to get home by the sounds of it ?

[andrewsmith]

The rest of it might be rotting, but those pipes are well shiny!

Been replaced?

I heard you going past the back of my gaff after you got petrol , getting a bit of a Moo-on to get home by the sounds of it ?

And the locals didn't try and burn him at the stake this time :lol:

[xXBADGERXx]

Nah , it`s not loud like his SV but it still has that loudness that late 80`s bikes had before everyones bumholes got tightened up with "laws"

[yorkie_chris]

I heard you going past the back of my gaff after you got petrol , getting a bit of a Moo-on to get home by the sounds of it ?

It pulls well up until about 500rpm shy of the limiter in top :) Would probably go right to limiter on a bit of a hill lol.

F*** knows what that is in mph because the speedo bears no relation to reality, speedo was pointing at 140 ish but there is no way it felt that fast. Perfectly comfortable even at that speed.

[dizzyblonde]

Still a tank though ;)

http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_apr2006/TankBike.jpg

[yorkie_chris]

Those things are called kettenkrads and I'd bloody love to build one as a project!

[dizzyblonde]

Well you're already halfway there :lol:

No chance of any knees down either! At least you'll get through a pothole in one piece.