What have you tinkered with today?

[DarrenSV650S]

Doesn't your tomtom come with a ciggy lighter plug?

[admin]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

Doesn't your tomtom come with a ciggy lighter plug?

It does but I haven't got a socket on the bike. I did fit a waterproof one on my previous bike but on this one I thought I'd go for a USB as it was less bulky.

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Convertrd my trailer to hinged drop down tailgate type. Checked and loaded my eldest boys pitbike in the trailer ready for today. Picked the kids up from their mums and they dont wanna go until tomorrow. Ruddy kids, forecasts rain here tomorrow.

[yokohama]

A couple of hours this morning and I got the new indicators wired in.
First, removed the birds nest from under the passenger seat.



Connected the new ones in using the Oxford indy leads. Soooo much simpler.
A comparison - before and after. The 21 watt bulb is so much better than the LED. I'm happy with that; much more visible now.




New indicators and a brand new shiny rear tyre too. Good excuse for a test ride.

[Craig380]

Treated it to an oil change thanks to Halfords 20% off when ordering online. Lubed the chain then a couple of hours round the Peaks and Moorlands. Lovely

[Sir Trev]

Today I have mostly been tinkering with the lawn. Bit early but the scarifier was de-spider-webbed and a light scrabbling was completed. Feel knackered now.

[admin]

Well the plan today was to remove the fairing off the VFR and see what corrosion lies beneath. First problem was that I couldn't move the bike. I had a flat rear tyre. I must of picked up a nail or something on my jaunt yesterday. No nail to be found but I did find a nice piece of flint about 2cm long pushed in at 45°. The tyre looked too damaged and my local shop confirmed that this was a cut rather than a pierce so not repairable. Bugger, there was still loads of tread left.

The next pain was trying to remove the fairing. One allen headed bolt rounded off so out come the drill and all my bits were blunt. I got it off eventually.
I can't say I found much corrosion, which is good as I'd sprayed ACF50 everywhere. The weakness of the VFR is it's electrics. So all the connectors were pulled apart and checked for green fungus and most were fine. Those that weren't were cleaned up and sprayed with contact cleaner.

I then spent an hour or so looking for a set of Allen keys. I found them eventually in my drill bag. No idea why I put them in there. I'm going senile.

[maviczap]

Always the way

[DomP]

Removed my mirror extenders flatted down the runs in the terrible paint job a previous owner had given them then wondered what to spray them with. Black bike so black seemed sensible, only thing I had to hand was satin black stove HT stove paint. Primed them and sprayed them dropping one while tacky so had to start the whole process again. Anyway once done I cut two pieces of black rubber pond liner as gaskets against the fairing and reinstalled only this time the correct way around unlike the previous tinkerer.

They look really good and quite oe. Just need the stainless bolts to turn up to replace the rusty ones with.

[Red ones]

Washed it.

It gets a proper wash twice a year. Once now, once in October. Sprayed all over with ACF50.

It'll smell great on the way to work tomorrow.