What did you do to your bike today?

[dangermouse425]

SO anybody wanting a tyre or any tyre work get yourself down to R&S Motorcycle tyres in Leicester. I personally will never use anybody else.

Great news. Always good to hear a story about a garage squaring people away.

 

[Souleh]

@Souleh Where's the Test & Bike looks great & the specs are

A track called Kirkistown

It has a biiiig long straight into a first gear hairpin. Baptism of fire for the brembos!

Wheels might be a different colour by then. I crashed last year and couldnt source a new front wheel after buckling it in 3 places so ive just ordered a set and theyre repsol orange- same as my Scott Repsol leathers.

 

[Luke]

A wee tad extreme no? Unless you often hit dirt trails?

Extreme? No, it's 90% road 10% trail rated.
I don't do any off-tarmac riding so this is a far better choice than the mix of Anakee 2 rear and Maxxis crap I had on before.

 

[4T5]

A track called Kirkistown

It has a biiiig long straight into a first gear hairpin. Baptism of fire for the brembos!

Wheels might be a different colour by then. I crashed last year and couldnt source a new front wheel after buckling it in 3 places so ive just ordered a set and theyre repsol orange- same as my Scott Repsol leathers.

I am insulted that you think I have never heard of Kirkistown


Stay up the right way & are you wearing a CAM if so post vids.

 

[agnes]

Well, 2 hours in and I've almost finished my quick clean on my bike. Using it as a commuter has let it get FILTHY! Not cleaned in a while. ACF 50 has kept it very rust free though from it's winter use.

Just popping out for 30 mins then back to finish it off with an ACF 50 spray via compressor then chain wax/adjustment and tyre pressure check. Then all set for tomorrow

 

[kidloco]

Yeah I think I might, didnt FB or performance bike get some a few years ago and the quality was pretty good, I know of the colour scheme I would love but they don't have it :/
Its this one, 2005 MotoGP colours, I know I can get the sticker kit for £50 though


On the K5:

I think I will probably just do that paintwork on the track fairing though, have a go at bodging it myself.... haha

Look at item 281289533418 on the bay, looks pretty similar to me

 

[wazza300]

5 free gifts too

 

[agnes]

Healthy lathering of ACF 50 @ 90psi through a 0.5mm paint gun. Perfect application, wiped down and looking new

Won't need to clean again until I sell it in October! Happy times.

 

[bakes0310]

Healthy lathering of ACF 50 @ 90psi through a 0.5mm paint gun. Perfect application, wiped down and looking new

Won't need to clean again until I sell it in October! Happy times.

Wait what, your selling the multistrada in October whats your plan?

 

[agnes]

Wait what, your selling the multistrada in October whats your plan?

Add the funds to my postponed traveling (postponed a year due to family reasons). I figured buying the Multi was the best way to invest £11k for a year lol. Might lose a couple of grand at most. But bloody worth every penny so far and summer has not even hit yet!

 

[Fireskull]

Look at item 281289533418 on the bay, looks pretty similar to me

Amazing thanks!!

Ok decision decison....

 

[Tefal]

forgot the disklock twisted the inner rotor of the front disk

doest look like its damaged the calipers or forks though. garage is closed till monday though

 

[wazza300]

take the disc off and hit with a hammer?

 

[Tefal]

take the disc off and hit with a hammer?

nah its the inner Carrier that the disk is floating riveted to and it's ****ed twisted an bent lol

big padlock typoe through the rotor rather than the litle pin type through the disk

 

[4T5]

@Tefal Gutted for ya mate but that's why we all have them long brightly coloured stretchy things that go between the Disclock & one of your bars/grips. Mine is bright orange, Only cost a couple of quid but save you loads.

Linky - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-...20713&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=disclock+reminder

 

[wazza300]

that's why I stopped using my disclock I kept bashing my calipers

idk how you'd get it fixed other than buy a new one,

 

[Fireskull]

Call Motoliners and see what they can do, I am going to be sending two sets of disks to them next week.

 

[Tefal]

@Tefal Gutted for ya mate but that's why we all have them long brightly coloured stretchy things that go between the Disclock & one of your bars/grips. Mine is bright orange, Only cost a couple of quid but save you loads.

Linky - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-...20713&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=disclock+reminder

yeah i had one, it got stolen along with my r6 nevber got round to replacing it.

 

[Tefal]

that's why I stopped using my disclock I kept bashing my calipers

idk how you'd get it fixed other than buy a new one,

yep gonna be a new one, the actual carrier is proerly ****ed not the disk as in can see it visibly kinked,

cant find where the lock actually hit its the big padlock style typ and i think it caught on the fork not the caliper.

first time i've done it in over a year of using them lol

 

[Luke]

Tefal, I feel for you. I've done that 3 times.
The most embarrassing was in a car park at Lakeside Thurrock.

Got on, let the wife get on and started the bike up. Bikes always get attention in car parks for some reason so plenty of people there to watch me pull forwards far enough that my feet were both on the pegs, stop dead and the bike and passengers fall silently down onto the ground sideways. Plenty of laughter and thankfully no damage to us. The bike however needed a new disc new calliper, pads and speedo sensor/cable. That little fubar cost over £400.
I've done it twice since then but to no damage as I now put the lock behind the fork so there is no time to get up any speed before it hits the fork.