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I don't want to jinx it but so far although it's a bit grey looking it looks like I might get a dry ride home from work :D some nice dry roads are just what I need to chase this can't be ****ed feeling away.

Is it just me or do most people seem to magically have replaced tyres, chains, sprockets and things like that only a few hundred miles before they sell the bike? I could understand if they were replaced and the bike instantly put up for sale if they were totally shagged but it seems a little suspect that a lot of people seem to throw this into their ad.
 
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Clov!s said:
Supposed to be nice here the weekend too, every weekend for the last few weeks it's been rain or really cold temps, if it's dry Saturday I'm taking my bike out for a nice long ride. :)
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Same. I honestly thought winter was over a few weekends back, it was so nice and dry and getting warm that I even got rid of my winter chicken strips!
 
My tascam recorder came today, it has a DB reading, so I'll try and see how loud my exhaust is :D 600 rpm is just below the VTEC zone though so I doubt it's really loud.
 
Slightly odd intermittent problem on SV650 my indicators don't work for the first minute or two of riding but are fine after that. Both the indicator switch and hazard switch do nothing so I leave the hazard switch on and they will suddenly start flashing and all is well again.
 
phil675 said:
Slightly odd intermittent problem on SV650 my indicators don't work for the first minute or two of riding but are fine after that. Both the indicator switch and hazard switch do nothing so I leave the hazard switch on and they will suddenly start flashing and all is well again.
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Only thing I can think of that would cause that sort of strange behaviour is a duff relay, they're solid state so it may be something about it having to warm up a bit before it jumps into life.

I've got my old relay that I swapped out when I got LED indys, I can drop it in the post if you want to try a known working one.
 
phil675 said:
Slightly odd intermittent problem on SV650 my indicators don't work for the first minute or two of riding but are fine after that. Both the indicator switch and hazard switch do nothing so I leave the hazard switch on and they will suddenly start flashing and all is well again.
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My Speed Triple did exactly that twice after it sitting out in heavy rain at work.

Sprayed ACF50 in to the switches and it hasn't done it since. I'm sure WD40 will work as well as that'll also push out the wet
 
Woohoo, looks like my hyperpro springs will be delivered tomorrow :D

Now to bend over when getting a price to get my fork seals replaced and have the new springs fitted at the same time... :(
 
Shouldn't be that much more than one or the other I wouldn't of thought as everything is already in bits either way.
 
Yeah it's more the price of getting the fork seals done, I wouldn't expect an extra charge for putting different springs in as they have to take them out anyway! And hyperpro supply oil too.

My local guy who did my fork seals for £50 on my 125 is now 10 miles from work rather than 5 minutes walk but I'll try him again - just a pain to get there and back as he doesn't do loan bikes. It's that or bend over for main Honda dealer prices, £100+ easy.
 
TallPaul_S said:
Yeah it's more the price of getting the fork seals done, I wouldn't expect an extra charge for putting different springs in as they have to take them out anyway! And hyperpro supply oil too.

My local guy who did my fork seals for £50 on my 125 is now 10 miles from work rather than 5 minutes walk but I'll try him again - just a pain to get there and back as he doesn't do loan bikes. It's that or bend over for main Honda dealer prices, £100+ easy.
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Some reckon even up to as much as £300 for main dealer if you want them to take the forks off as well.

If you take in forks on their own, it should be a lot cheaper.
 
Craig321 said:
Some reckon even up to as much as £300 for main dealer if you want them to take the forks off as well.

If you take in forks on their own, it should be a lot cheaper.
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:eek:

I don't have a headstock paddock stand so that would be an extra £50 I'd have to spend. I'll pop in at the weekend, need to go out and have a look at a Tuono Factory near me on Saturday anyway :cool: Not to but though, it's a bit pricey but I've never actually seen one in the flesh haha :D

Oh and sportsbikeshop are awesome - my Held racetex gloves broke (the small plastic pin where the wrist strap goes round broke on one so couldn't do them up) I sent them back in late January, they were sent off to Held after a few days as they were over 12 months old (2 year warranty) and I chased them today as they hadn't heard back from Held.

They're sending me a brand new paid of gloves to replace my broken ones and will take it with Held. Awesome :)
 
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Well if you've feeling patient (I say patient as it's not a difficult thing to do, but just takes time and might be annoying), then a decent seal driver tool is only around £40 on Amazon, then you need some genius way of propping your bike up which might be easy if you can stick blocks under your engine.

Moonfleet on YouTube does a good guide:



The USD guide is probably better/newer and the process is almost the same as normal forks.
 
Finally got the bike out, Yayyyyyy to start with until I saw how much cleaning I have to do. Started up fine though & after an extended period on choke for safety sake it ticked over nicely.
Front tyre is as bald as a badgers **** though so I need to book in for a new one asap, Checked over everything else & although my near side rear indicator is misted up it worked & so does everything else.
After a clean & a bit of a polish I couldn't resist a ride out so off I went for a bimble & nearly **** myself when it started dying half way through my ride out, Onto Reserve then Stupid. :o
Then I came home & the fun started, Pulling up onto my lawn before I knew it the rear tyre had spun up leaving a massive muddy groove in the lawn covering my rear tyre in an inch of mud. ******* rear garden is like a Marsh & now with me working on my bike it looks like a horse has been trampling over it, **** knows how I'm going to sort it but I reckon a few bags of gravel chucked over it will be the best bet.
Mission tomorrow will be getting some gravel early & chucking it about then getting the bike out again for a decent clean. I'll have to scrub the mud out the rear tyre before going anywhere though.
Front brake felt a little stiff so I'll take a toothbrush & some brake cleaner over the tyre place with me & clean up the pistons whilst he does my tyre, The less I do out back the better with the state its in.
Despite all that though the effort was well worth it as cruising about again reminded me just how much I Love riding my bike. It'll probably take 3 or 4 cleans & polish before I get it back to how I had it but I'll enjoy every second of it whether just working on it or riding it. :cool:
 
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Finally got the bike out, Yayyyyyy to start with until I saw how much cleaning I have to do. Started up fine though & after an extended period on choke for safety sake it ticked over nicely.
Front tyre is as bald as a badgers **** though so I need to book in for a new one asap, Checked over everything else & although my near side rear indicator is misted up it worked & so does everything else.
After a clean & a bit of a polish I couldn't resist a ride out so off I went for a bimble & nearly **** myself when it started dying half way through my ride out, Onto Reserve then Stupid. :o
Then I came home & the fun started, Pulling up onto my lawn before I knew it the rear tyre had spun up leaving a massive muddy groove in the lawn covering my rear tyre in an inch of mud. ******* rear garden is like a Marsh & now with me working on my bike it looks like a horse has been trampling over it, **** knows how I'm going to sort it but I reckon a few bags of gravel chucked over it will be the best bet.
Mission tomorrow will be getting some gravel early & chucking it about then getting the bike out again for a decent clean. I'll have to scrub the mud out the rear tyre before going anywhere though.
Front brake felt a little stiff so I'll take a toothbrush & some brake cleaner over the tyre place with me & clean up the pistons whilst he does my tyre, The less I do out back the better with the state its in.
Despite all that though the effort was well worth it as cruising about again reminded me just how much I Love riding my bike. It'll probably take 3 or 4 cleans & polish before I get it back to how I had it but I'll enjoy every second of it whether just working on it or riding it. :cool:
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Welcome back :)
 
Craig321 said:
Well if you've feeling patient (I say patient as it's not a difficult thing to do, but just takes time and might be annoying), then a decent seal driver tool is only around £40 on Amazon, then you need some genius way of propping your bike up which might be easy if you can stick blocks under your engine.

Moonfleet on YouTube does a good guide:



The USD guide is probably better/newer and the process is almost the same as normal forks.
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You know I am sort of tempted to do it myself - a headstock paddock stand is £40, a seal driver is £40, and the seals are £40 OEM honda, £16 non OEM. And I have an impact gun, just need a long allen bit to fit into the bottom bolt. I'll see how much Honda want to rape me for and go from there :D
 
TallPaul_S said:
You know I am sort of tempted to do it myself - a headstock paddock stand is £40, a seal driver is £40, and the seals are £40 OEM honda, £16 non OEM. And I have an impact gun, just need a long allen bit to fit into the bottom bolt. I'll see how much Honda want to rape me for and go from there :D
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i was the same, then i got a quote for £60 all inc for the seals/oil and labour

thought what the heck!
 
Was toying with the idea of getting a Honda MSX125 (Grom) for my daily commute and to compliment my Hornet 600

got an insurance quote and it costs more to insure than the Hornet! :rolleyes:

wacky insurance
 
lmfy2k said:
Was toying with the idea of getting a Honda MSX125 (Grom) for my daily commute and to compliment my Hornet 600

got an insurance quote and it costs more to insure than the Hornet! :rolleyes:

wacky insurance
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Nice little 125 like the grom is going to be right up there on the "Things ****** want to nick" list unfortunately.
 
tom_e said:
Nice little 125 like the grom is going to be right up there on the "Things ****** want to nick" list unfortunately.
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yep, think ive been easily manipulated by the dozens of moto vloggers who have them.

hoping my new hornet exhaust (when it arrives) will take my mind off it for a while :D
 
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