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I've now installed some customised stock cans. These have had their guts removed and sound much better for it.
https://youtu.be/rMqsgR6cu3Q
😁 it's not too loud. Just a much better tone. It sounded like an egg whisk before.
if it were not for the SV exhaust being the size and weight of a bazooka i would have left it on as i dont really like loud exhausts as it gets a bit much after 100 or so miles even with ear plugs. your cored cans sound not too bad though.
I had a standard can on my curvy SV and that sounded poor, no hint of that distinctive vtwin bellow. My pointy came with a Scorpion and that sounded fab, not loud but had that nice deep burble. When I got the VFR my wife laughed when she heard it and had been taking the Micky ever since. The gutted cans sound remind me of a Subaru, not loud but distinctive.
The gutted cans sound remind me of a Subaru, not loud but distinctive.
I expect to see a post soon with your new fluorescent green paint job & LED ground lights :p
Red ones
13-08-15, 09:20 AM
No tinkering today. Just a case of enjoying the new head bearings and the ability to steer!
Craig380
13-08-15, 12:36 PM
I did the 'freeing up the disc bobbins' trick this morning, so I'm looking forward to marginally better braking on my next ride ....
Geodude
14-08-15, 06:50 AM
'freeing up the disc bobbins'
:confused: whats this trick?
Craig380
14-08-15, 07:23 AM
Here you go - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw
Helps keep the floating discs floating. Mine's an 06 model that's only done 9K miles but I thought I'd do it, as it's probably never been done before.
Geodude
14-08-15, 07:40 AM
Ta Craig :)
Corny Gizmo
17-08-15, 08:57 AM
Yesterday I spent 9 hours getting a GSXR shock to fit on my Pointy.
Happy I did it but next time a garage is doing it, I even had the pleasure of it falling over when I undone the dogbones.
Mounted a PIR in the garage.
So when I open the door the lights come on and the door bell rings.
Littlepeahead
17-08-15, 05:49 PM
Mounted a PIR in the garage.
So when I open the door the lights come on and the door bell rings.
Can you set me up one of those so when Stu goes into the garage an alarm rings when he opens the beer fridge?
Can you set me up one of those so when Stu goes into the garage an alarm rings when he opens the beer fridge?
http://www.electroschematics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/fridge-door-alarm.gif
http://www.electroschematics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/fridge-door-alarm.gif
So now we just have to guess the values and IC types?
Hmm it's probably not a 741 op amp... :-?
I admit I cheated and bought a kit...
Then hacked a wireless door chime.
Toooldtodie
28-08-15, 08:36 AM
Here you go - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw
Helps keep the floating discs floating. Mine's an 06 model that's only done 9K miles but I thought I'd do it, as it's probably never been done before.
Just did mine. Took 10 minutes. Satisfying and slightly worrying amount of crud washed out of them and they actually move much freer now.
Will be added to my maintenance routine from now on. Thanks for the reminder Craig.
nutzboutbikes
02-09-15, 07:27 PM
Been rather busy on the bike today I fitted an R6 throttle tube, moved the carb needles up one notch, checked and then re-torqued the spark plugs, trimmed the spark plug leads and refitted the caps as one had loosened, added an extra 2mm to the rear shock and lastly fitted a +1 tooth rear sprocket along with new cush drive rubbers.
wideguy
03-09-15, 08:19 PM
Been rather busy on the bike today I fitted an R6 throttle tube, moved the carb needles up one notch, checked and then re-torqued the spark plugs, trimmed the spark plug leads and refitted the caps as one had loosened, added an extra 2mm to the rear shock and lastly fitted a +1 tooth rear sprocket along with new cush drive rubbers.
Have you ridden it yet? I'd be in a hurry to try it out.
All I did was fit a new battery. I got six years out of the last one, so I bought another. It's Chinese manufacture, so the quality may vary. I hope not.
nutzboutbikes
03-09-15, 08:56 PM
Not yet I cant wait to try it out, I'm waiting on a longer chain and the 20th for my next trackday.
That's not bad at all, 6 years out of a Chinese battery!!.
Balky001
05-09-15, 05:34 PM
I fitted a quickshifter today :D Was easy except I'm not very neat with the wiring under the tank but hopefully only I'll see it. Top bit of kit, like the sound of full throttle upshifts :smt068
Craig380
05-09-15, 07:44 PM
re-torqued the spark plugs
I did that last weekend, glad I did as they were barely finger-tight ...
millemille
06-09-15, 09:00 AM
This....
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...my wife's GSF400.
Turning it from a wrenchmonkee style cafe racer into a chopper/cruiser kind of affair as she's developed arthritis in her neck and can't cope with low clip ons any more.
Lowering links on the back, pushing the forks down at the front, new seat pad, riser clamps and ridiculous handlebars.....
Been a busy few days.
Fitted a gsxr 750 radial master cylinder, hoping for a bit more braking power.
Picked these up from eBay, includes the Harris levers.
The dbl bango was of course the wrong pitch so I'm waiting on a replacement.
Clutch lever wouldn't fit the std Clutch perch so picked one up from a K7.
Of course, the bar end screws were seized so needed drilling out. R&G replacements on their way.
Clutch ignition switch wouldn't fit so the spade connectors needed to be freed from the housing. Refitted and filled with some silicon.
Front brake light stopped working, thankfully it was the switch and the replacement works perfectly.
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Next up R6 throttle tube, No pics. A bit of a pain reattaching the cables at the pulley, probably because I didn't bother detaching at the carb.
Renthal dual compound grips on the way.
Then came my nemesis, the DR140 belly pan install. I bought this direct from the manufacturer rather than through eBay saving a small fortune.
Belly pan needed a lot of filing and some cutting in order to fit. As did the universal brackets. No match for the Dremel.
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All in all but to bad to fit. Wish the manufacturer would make model specific fitting brackets though.
Finally a tidy up of the exhaust hanger botch.
The idea will be to have something made up to go back to the pillion peg mounts but until then this will do.
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mister c
08-09-15, 06:03 AM
This. :) Looking at starting my own Garden Maintenance business & 1 of my old customers asked me to repair his chainsaw for him.
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This. :) Looking at starting my own Garden Maintenance business & 1 of my old customers asked me to repair his chainsaw for him.
That's easy. The endy cutty bit is missing :cool:
Decided not to trade in my pointy, so doing lots of little bits to give her a sprucing up.
So, a smoke black double bubble screen and new fork springs have been done, and have ordered some mirror extenders from Chewy's as I've been promising to sort them out for ages!
been messing with my spare cartridges for my forks over the past few weeks in preparation to service them. lapped the pistons, polished the shims, rearranged the shim stacks and closed the top bleed holes. put the forks back together two days ago with 70% pro rsf 2.5w and 30% pro rsf 5w to give a cSt@40c of roughly 17.5 (suzuki SS-05 is 15.7).
just been out for a little blat about and i must say it feels pretty good but i think i need to remove another fast comp shim as its still a bit fierce over large bumps. feels much much better with the lighter oil mix in it as before i was using full pro rsf 5w and the forks always felt really stiff but now they are a lot more compliant but still dont dive on the brakes. the forks actually feel a lot better than the MCT custom valving i had in the other carts.
garynortheast
06-10-15, 03:18 PM
Spent the last 3 days repairing the cracks in my fairing lowers. There are a couple more to repair yet but I have put the fairing back on to see how the JB Weld epoxy resin holds up over a couple of month before I invest any more time and effort in them.
I also repaired the windscreen mount for my mobile phone. It was only a cheap one and I suppose I could have just bought another but firstly, I hate the wasteful nature of chucking stuff out when it could easily be repaired, and secondly, I get a huge amount of satisfaction in making broken things work again.
Gary. I too like the challenge of a repair. Saved a lot of money too as a result.
maviczap
06-10-15, 08:05 PM
Spent the last 3 days repairing the cracks in my fairing lowers. There are a couple more to repair yet but I have put the fairing back on to see how the JB Weld epoxy resin holds up over a couple of month before I invest any more time and effort in them.
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I've got to fix my left lower, as the rear mount cracked and split off the fairing
garynortheast
06-10-15, 09:25 PM
If it's come away completely Mav, it may be worth having it plastic welded.
Stripped more bits for sale off the SVs. Now got a CB500 to race prep so bits for that also for sale.
atassiedevil
07-10-15, 03:33 PM
Let me know about CB500 bits please, got one i'm having to rebuild.
Replaced the plastic bushes for bronze types on the Saab swirl flaps.
TheRamJam
08-10-15, 07:09 AM
I have this lot to fit at the weekend :-)
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AlexAdams
10-10-15, 08:02 PM
Old brake fluid flushed out front and rear. Pillion seat cowl wobble virtually eliminated. Clip on bar ends, installed properly, have to assume previous owner oblivious to them hanging out 10mm too far!
Mirrors - although I should say it's more of a constant tinker process!
Fitted Chewy's extenders, fabulous item that I wish I had bought sooner, but I'm now in the "it's not quite right, fiddle fiddle" phase of getting my mirrors exactly how I want them, only to adjust too much and start the process all over again at the next set of lights :)
Niall_farley
12-10-15, 07:35 AM
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Stickered up my freshly painted nose fairing.... Talk about bum twitching nerves! Got it as near as makes no odds blob on.
Nutsinatin
12-10-15, 04:35 PM
Changed the front bulbs and had a check of the alignment as I've noticed I can't see anything at night, horizontal was fine but vertical was 120mm from vertical marker, now 35mm below vertical marker so lets see if I can see anything tonight, cleaned the lenses as well.
AlexAdams
14-10-15, 05:25 PM
MotoSliders no cut frame sliders installed, I'm still not sure if all the washers are in the right place but it seems to fit properly!! Idle & TPS adjusted first time to about 1400rpm!!! Ran micro USB cable to front for phone holder, need the M24 x 1.5 locknut now.
AlexAdams
30-10-15, 06:50 PM
Am I the only one tinkering? M24 x 1.5 locknut sourced and phone holder installed into yoke. Clear indicator covers popped on. Digital voltmeter installed into dashboard to the left of the clocks, works brilliantly in the garage just a shame it's not really bright enough to read easily outside!!!
Swin,sorry I don't know what chewy's mirror thingies are!!
maviczap
30-10-15, 07:15 PM
Swin,sorry I don't know what chewy's mirror thingies are!!
These are they, great upgrade
These are curvy ones, extends the base by about 20mm, which is enough to see past your elbows
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Took pipes off the Triumph America, polished them up with Autosol. Also started ACF50'ing it and ACF50 Corrosion Block grease on all the fasteners. Only 1200 miles on it, but previous eejit must have put it away wet.
Loads of chrome, so looks like I'll be spending most of the winter using a whole tube of Autosol to make her shine. Welcome to the world of cruising !!!
andrewsmith
31-10-15, 06:30 PM
Tube!? You mean 3 gallon pot surely
sent with all the fury of a clogged drain!!
Changed the leaky 'Cup Seal' on the SV's clutch slave cylinder. There was some right cack in what was left of the old fluid when I popped out the piston.
Alan
Craig380
31-10-15, 07:46 PM
Re-tightened the spark plugs, lubed the chain, then a test run up to Glossop, down the Snake Pass, past Monsal Head down to Bakewell, then through Buxton and up over the Cat & Fiddle home.
Everything seemed OK but I'll probably need another test run tomorrow ;)
Nutsinatin
31-10-15, 08:53 PM
Thought my rear caliper had seized Friday night on the way home from work, so had it off today, turns out the rear piston side pad had delaminated, luckily there were a few little fragments of pad left which stopped me wrecking the disk. Cleaned the caliper up anyway. Sorry for the huge image!
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Never seen that before. OEM pads?
Nutsinatin
31-10-15, 09:11 PM
Never seen that before. OEM pads?
OEM pads, they're six years old and have been in for 25,000 miles so that might have something to do with it. It was just quite sudden, one minute the pad was there, the next the lever went to the stop, no warning.
It nearly happened on my last SV with OEM pads, 5 years old and in for 30,000 miles, but luckily I caught them in time when I noticed that the pad material was starting to break up and chunks were falling out and replaced them.
I only really use the rear for hill starts, sitting stationary, slow first gear corners or occasionally to smooth braking with a pillion, so they don't wear out. Both my SVs have been second hand so I guess the lesson is to change the rear pads when I buy a new bike then every few years or so after!
Still odd. My pads just usually wear down to nothing. Never had a separation. Contamination maybe.
My tinkering for today was bump starting ☺ . Bikes not been used for a couple of weeks and its been quite cold (it lives outside under a cover). 4, 5 second prods of the starter resulted in a flat battery. Hopefully getting it over to a mates garage for winter storage tomorrow. Will also do some tinkering while its off the road (twin exhausts, service front forks and repaint legs, service etc)
Um rear exhaust mods on the 9-3 ....
fitting a headlight bulb to a car .. its the only car that requires the wheel removed first before changing it.
andrewsmith
01-11-15, 06:16 PM
fitting a headlight bulb to a car .. its the only car that requires the wheel removed first before changing it.
Ford ka? saying that my focus you need to remove the entire left hand unit to swap the bulbs. My weather cover came off and never went back on
sent with all the fury of a clogged drain!!
fitting a headlight bulb to a car .. its the only car that requires the wheel removed first before changing it.
Astra.???
Nutsinatin
01-11-15, 06:32 PM
Modified one of Bibio's gizmos to fit a 2002 Bandit and fitted a pair of heated grips to friends Bandit.
@ntecuk
one you might have come across .. megane ;)
After putting bars on the pointy last summerI bought some mirror extender blocks and at £25 a pair(a tad expensive) they only improved the view of my elbows a bit,so purchased a pack of 4 rubber door stops from the £ shop and 2x70mm Allen studs and added them as well,they now eliminate the elbows and don't look bad either!!!sorry for some reason I can't upload pics at the moment
New tyre today. Now have PR4's front and rear.
Adjusted the valve clearances on my Yzf r125, hopefully good for another 5k. What a pokey fiddly job.
Tinkered, or more accurately swore and raged at my SV, which started first thing, but then refused to start again after I'd filled up with fuel.
I suspect my starter motor is on its way out, so more tinkering in the very near future!
Fitted my Stebel Nautilus Airhorn to my Triumph America. I had it on the SV, but couldn't find any space on the gixxer to fit, even splitting the compressor and horn, nowt much room under a gixxer fairing!
Used the loom I made up for the SV and just extended the leads to the Stebel. I took the feed for the relay from the original horn (did the same on the SV) and ran this to the relay and then the output to the Stebel. Means the original horn sounds a fraction of a second before the airhorn pumps out it's racket.
For such a big bike, no space under the seat for relays or bib's gizmo !!!
Had a new front tyre fitted, the speed sensor drive came out in bits, which would explain the occasionally erratic speedo, so have ordered a new one,
Also made a pair of mirror extenders ( similar to what can be found on flea bay ) which seem to do the trick
Removed speedo drive and fitted captive spacer, removed coolant tank, removed fan, removed undertray and all electrics waiting for race subframe.
Jamesreabrookes
08-11-15, 10:46 PM
Spent the day de spider webbing a sv650s I bought as a project and cursing my brake bleeding problems
Next weekend probably going to be cursing electrics as can't get headlights to work either
maviczap
09-11-15, 04:06 PM
Checked bike, pre mot, bloomin LED number plate light isn't working :twisted:
Its OK it came with a spare, which I found straight away \\:D/
Strip away heat shrink I cut old one off \\:D/
Go to electrical kit, where's my god dam soldering iron :mad:
Its ok, I've got another one :eek: Finds box
Who took the plug off it :smt095:smt095:smt095
Geodude
09-11-15, 04:40 PM
Lol mav :)
garynortheast
10-11-15, 12:05 AM
Bleedy car boot catch. Two hours in the rain dismantling, cleaning, lubricating, and re-assembling the sodding thing.
maviczap
10-11-15, 06:05 AM
Checked bike, pre mot, bloomin LED number plate light isn't working :twisted:
Its OK it came with a spare, which I found straight away \\:D/
Strip away heat shrink I cut old one off \\:D/
Go to electrical kit, where's my god dam soldering iron :mad:
Its ok, I've got another one :eek: Finds box
Who took the plug off it :smt095:smt095:smt095
Lol mav :)
Yep lol Geo, i forgot i also burnt my thumb on the soldering iron too. :-?
Found my other soldering iron after going to Homebase and seeing they wanted £20 for a new one! Feck off, screwfix only wanted £8!
Soldered the new led on, low and behold it still didn't work :smt017
New pair ordered off ebay for £3, all wired and ready to go, one for now, one spare.
Gonna get me one of them gas powered soldering irons, as both my electric ones don't cut the mustard.
A CBF 125 :) Just got hold of a nice one at a bargain price for my son, using it myself while I wait for a rear bearing to turn up for the SV - rear suspension has finally given up after 4 years of advises for increasing play :)
As long as you keep firmly in mind that it's a little 125, it's surprisingly decent, especially once you hit the smoke, where you can't use a bike's top speed in any case!
Toooldtodie
13-11-15, 06:28 PM
Yep lol Geo, i forgot i also burnt my thumb on the soldering iron too. :-?
Found my other soldering iron after going to Homebase and seeing they wanted £20 for a new one! Feck off, screwfix only wanted £8!
Soldered the new led on, low and behold it still didn't work :smt017
New pair ordered off ebay for £3, all wired and ready to go, one for now, one spare.
Gonna get me one of them gas powered soldering irons, as both my electric ones don't cut the mustard.
IRODO soldering iron! Gas powered and now I've given up the fags I've got about 4000 years worth of fuel for it!!
muzikill
13-11-15, 07:12 PM
Laptop backed up for win10 and the start of all taped media being turned into digital files. Getting rid of the casettes and dvds soon.
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maviczap
13-11-15, 07:45 PM
IRODO soldering iron! Gas powered and now I've given up the fags I've got about 4000 years worth of fuel for it!!
Yep, just bought one, fed up with carp electric ones
Nutsinatin
14-11-15, 02:16 PM
Yep, just bought one, fed up with carp electric ones
What one did you go for, I got the 70W one for about £15 on some offer but I've found it's not quite got the juice to shift old blobs of solder off contacts so I've been eyeing the 120W for myself at Christmas?
Also changed the oil on the SV, realigned the rear rack as it was starting to twist where one of the mounts was working loose, cleaned and checked all the connectors for the heated grips (still switching themselves off unexpectedly but quite a bit warmer now there's a few more V's getting to them), and glued my throttle grip back on, again (must learn to be more gentle with it!) Cleaned the downpipes and all the bits of the engine that I could get to whilst I had the lowers off as well.
Charging system test, 14.7 @ 5000 and 14.5 @ 2500. All good I believe
maviczap
19-11-15, 08:39 PM
What one did you go for, I got the 70W one for about £15 on some offer but I've found it's not quite got the juice to shift old blobs of solder off contacts so I've been eyeing the 120W for myself at Christmas?
This one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321809714761?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Didn't use it today, just crimped the new bullet connectors on tonight.
Still a terrible faff, but new LED numberplate light working and installed for Monday's MOT
Toooldtodie
19-11-15, 09:20 PM
I got the smaller one (70W), but they are pretty adjustable for output, just turn up the gas. Would think the bigger one is more versatile, but the small one is good for general use and they all have an attachment for heat shrink which is very useful. I've used it outdoors in windy conditions and it's still performed well. Recommended.
SikFiddy
19-11-15, 09:54 PM
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Adding to the list :smt069
Changed my first ever tyre using nothing but YouTube, tyre levers, an ice cream tub and washing up liquid. I was so smug listening to the beads pop on, until I counted the home made rim protectors and was one short. My second tyre removal and refit was much quicker than the first. Lesson learnt!
Red Herring
22-11-15, 03:29 PM
My XR650. Hadn't been started since last winter but usually goes within a few kicks. Jumped up and down on it for what seemed like an age yesterday before it finally ran like a pig, so pulled the carb off and cleaned it all out, new fuel, started first time and is back to being the arm wrenching beast I love......:D
Red Herring
22-11-15, 03:33 PM
Changed my first ever tyre using nothing but YouTube, tyre levers, an ice cream tub and washing up liquid. I was so smug listening to the beads pop on, until I counted the home made rim protectors and was one short. My second tyre removal and refit was much quicker than the first. Lesson learnt!
You're not the only one who has done that......:hackedoff:
Just a tip but if you're going to be doing it regularly get some proper tyre soap. It's dead cheap on Ebay and washing up liquid has a habit of staying slippery, especially when wet, and that can lead to the tyre moving on the rim (although maybe not with just SV power...)
Yeah, I was planning to get some soap but had a couple of hours spare so just did it with what I had to hand. It's the rear on the blade that I've done so I'll have to keep an eye out for any sign of it slipping.
Corny Gizmo
23-11-15, 11:25 AM
Took the front callipers off and inspected them for grubbiness and seizure, all good after 21k (18 months), was quite surprised. I changed the pads, greased the retaining pins and put it back together, flushed through some new dot 4 too :)
Got some braided lines to pop on but couldnt be bothered yesterday, will do them eventually.
... and that can lead to the tyre moving on the rim (although maybe not with just SV power...)
but still perhaps on the brakes, even on an SV
Red Herring
23-11-15, 02:03 PM
but still perhaps on the brakes, even on an SV
Technically I'm sure that is true, but I've never had it happen to me or heard anyone else experience it. I wonder if the way the force is applied to the tyre makes a difference, i.e: braking tends to be a steady increase of a fairly smooth load where, especially on a big single or twin, the rear is subject to a pulsing load?
The only bike I've had it happen to me on was my XR650 and that only makes 50bhp. It ripped the valve right out of the rear inner tube!
Fitted a loobman oiler. Have done a review ( in reviews! ) if anyone interested:study:
Tigerjohn
26-11-15, 05:12 PM
Fitted a lovely titanium Scorpion powercone to my '15 Gladys. Tried it without the baffles - bit noisy - so keeping them in for now. Still sounds great and seems to pull a bit more between 50 - 80 mph. Expensive, even with 10% discount from Ghostbikes, but I've already been down to my garage twice just to look at it......so worth every penny! Hopefully a couple of pics below:
Fitted a lovely titanium Scorpion powercone to my '15 Gladys. Tried it without the baffles - bit noisy - so keeping them in for now. Still sounds great and seems to pull a bit more between 50 - 80 mph. Expensive, even with 10% discount from Ghostbikes, but I've already been down to my garage twice just to look at it......so worth every penny! Hopefully a couple of pics below:
I've just ordered a Scorpion CF Serket for my SK5, 20% off on M and P for black Friday plus another 10% off all Scorpion exhausts. I think I'm going to be the same as you probably just sit and stare at it for a while.
Sir Trev
29-11-15, 04:00 PM
My flashgun. The pop-up flash on my DSLR is OK for a bit of fill-in but it's not suitable for properly lighting a subject. I also chose a model that has wireless release so you can position it away from the camera pointing in from a different angle to alter the lighting. After reading the manual a few times I eventually worked out the right sequence to make just the remote flash or both the remote and pop-up fire. Cool. Time to think of some creative situations to use it in.
Bought a Chromecast so that's my latest tinker toy. Anyone know any good apps for it?
andrewsmith
29-11-15, 06:05 PM
Have a look
We had ours for TV streaming
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Livecasting looks good for streaming anything from your phone.
andrewsmith
29-11-15, 07:47 PM
It is
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damienga15de
29-11-15, 10:24 PM
Today was a bad day. I tried to have a go at bleeding my front brakes and broke both bleed nipple so iv ordered some banjo bolts with nipples. Tried to fit my hugger but had a screw in the old chain guard siezed too. Managed to change the oil without much fuss and the only good point of today took out a k@n filter I didn't know it had so that's getting a clean up tomorrow in work
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Started to fix the crash damage from Almeria. Straightened the rearset, fitted new footpegs, replaced the rad, replaced the clipon, cleaned and oiled the chain, packed the end can to go for repair. Need a R6 throttle tube, new renthal grips, make a rear brake lever, need a front brake lever.
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