What did you do to your bike today?

Not trynna sound like a dick, but the way you've described your solutions makes you sound like you are just adding more complication and failure points to an already tricky loom.

Vehicle electrics can be absolute ballaches when things start getting introduced, like an air horn.

How old is the bike? Can you take a bit of time over winter to tinker with the loom?
 
No, I get what you mean...

I have a habit of waffling and so I am making it sound worse than it is.

The Electrics are fairly straight forward, but while the switch gear both have the same things on them ( indicator, DIP, Horn, Flash and Hazzard ) the colours are different.
But as I was wiring them together, I started to get weird results.

The Hazzards I added some time ago as a seperate thing but now they work just fine without the extra wires. thats cool and it means that I can get rid of those wires.

Where I am freaked is that the Headlamp high and low DIP, is not even connected to anything and yet it seems yo be working... No,m not seems to be, it IS working.

The flash and the horn are connected but the issue is obviously not the switch, so I will look deeper there.

Its a trike not a bike and I built it myself and I have done the wiring all myself and so yeah, I should be able to know what I am doing, but clearly, I am confused with something?

Not difficult these days. Im a moron.
 
I made a hover bike. Then I fitted some right angled valves, then fitted and balanced a pair of tyres for her, put her all back together and gave her a wash. Also had a check of the front sprocket, which is fine. Dug out all the accumulated greasy dirt from inside the cover, which was nice. Quick shakedown - all good. Threw the old tyres in a hedge. Happy days.

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The string/cord I put into my puncture is thankfully still going strong, though the tyre has worn down now, so I'm hoping they wear along with the rear and don't get ripped out (it's in one of the tread cuts)
 
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Scort said:
The string/cord I put into my puncture is thankfully still going strong, though the tyre has worn down now, so I'm hoping they wear along with the rear and don't get ripped out (it's in one of the tread cuts)
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Ye, they generally do (wear down that is!!). They often sit a fraction higher than the tyre, but wear at the same rate
 
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The string/cord I put into my puncture is thankfully still going strong, though the tyre has worn down now, so I'm hoping they wear along with the rear and don't get ripped out (it's in one of the tread cuts)
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Surely if its does rip off, you can just replug it?
 
Or whip the tyre off and put a proper internal plug in - that'll deffo fix it!! Only good if:

A: You actually *can* whip the tyre off
&
B: You have proper plugs/reamers/cement etc....... lol!!

You can always shove another bacon strip in!
 
Tbh, it's probably only got another 1000 or so miles in it, so will do for the rest of these season, so I'll replace it next year - probably just bing another Sportsmart 3 on, the front has plenty of meat left; at this rate I should do 3 rears to 1 front
 
Yesterday I thought about riding the S1000RR. Then realised the MOT expired a week ago :rolleyes:

The last three rides must include its last trip to the MOT station :cry:
 
Left the keys in the ignition and the ignition switched on while i gone off shopping for an hour or so
Surprised the battery haven't gone flat as the lights are on when the ignition is on.It first thing i notice when walking back to the bike :o

This is the third time i done this in a matter of weeks :o
 
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Left the keys in the ignition and the ignition switched on while i gone off shopping for an hour or so
Surprised the battery haven't gone flat as the lights are on when ignition on.It first thing i notice when walking back to the bike :o

This is the third time i done this in a matter of weeks :o
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Maybe get one of those long curly cords and attach it to your belt so you can't walk away from the bike without the key.
 
Put new front, rear sprockets and chain on the 1290 today. Little daunting as had never done it before. Bending over the lock washer on the front sprocket nut wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. Chain breaking/riveting took the most time. Glad I did some research and looked up the DID specifications for the rivet flare sizing otherwise would have been guessing!

Was slightly annoyed by the repair manual which stated the front sprocket nut was M20. Bought a 30mm impact socket to do the job but when I got there it was 32mm!

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Changed the Suzuki's battery, after it died... It still had 12.4V, but would not start the bike, the voltage would drop a lot when trying to start, would not even start using jump leads.

Also I've put the Fireblade away already until next year, as I don't have time atm to ride it.
 
Drangueos said:
Changed the Suzuki's battery, after it died... It still had 12.4V, but would not start the bike, the voltage would drop a lot when trying to start, would not even start using jump leads.

Also I've put the Fireblade away already until next year, as I don't have time atm to ride it.
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Which brand did you go with for your Suzuki?
 
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Put new front, rear sprockets and chain on the 1290 today. Little daunting as had never done it before. Bending over the lock washer on the front sprocket nut wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. Chain breaking/riveting took the most time. Glad I did some research and looked up the DID specifications for the rivet flare sizing otherwise would have been guessing!

Was slightly annoyed by the repair manual which stated the front sprocket nut was M20. Bought a 30mm impact socket to do the job but when I got there it was 32mm!

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Ah I did the same last year! My biggest issue was the front sprocket wouldn't clear the swingarm pivot point thing. Seems to be a combination of tolerances and happens to about a third of em. I had to half remove the swing arm thing in order to just squeeze past it.

Agree on the rivet thing, was stressful!
 
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Ah I did the same last year! My biggest issue was the front sprocket wouldn't clear the swingarm pivot point thing. Seems to be a combination of tolerances and happens to about a third of em. I had to half remove the swing arm thing in order to just squeeze past it.

Agree on the rivet thing, was stressful!
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The repair manual states there is a cutout in the frame to remove the front sprocket. It wasn't what I anticipated when I got to it and gave the false impression you could remove the sprocket straight out.

I had to get it just off the splined shaft and then remove at an angle (side closest to the front of the bike first).
 
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The repair manual states there is a cutout in the frame to remove the front sprocket. It wasn't what I anticipated when I got to it and gave the false impression you could remove the sprocket straight out.

I had to get it just off the splined shaft and then remove at an angle (side closest to the front of the bike first).
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Yep I recall that notch, and not quite making it! Though hopefully I'll be on a 1390 before I have to worry about it again... Or I may just get KTM to do it. Help keep em in business!
 
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