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Wash and rim tape were today's jobs!
Very colour coordinated! What does rim tape actually do? Or is it just aesthetic?
What did you do to your bike today?
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Very colour coordinated! What does rim tape actually do? Or is it just aesthetic?
Mines both aesthetic and reflective.
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Had a few nice days recently in between the rain/thunderstorms so clocked up about 1000km. Rode up to a mates house and it started to rain (bloody new zealand tropical temperamental weather)... Time for a high tech garage using some cardboard found at my mates house!
Also flushed out and changed the clutch fluid today and managed to undo the wrong bolt introducing air into the system
Think I've managed to get all the air out as clutch lever feels solid again, but will find out tomorrow if the gears change OK (wet clutch on the 848 Evo!).
Also flushed out and changed the clutch fluid today and managed to undo the wrong bolt introducing air into the system
Think I've managed to get all the air out as clutch lever feels solid again, but will find out tomorrow if the gears change OK (wet clutch on the 848 Evo!).
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It adds a good 5mph to the top speed
Now that IS something my Bonnie needs! Is this just the green variety that achieves this?
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It adds a good 5mph to the top speed
Nah more like 5 extra bhp!
Finally got all the water out of the headlights and sealed the crack in the casing. No more steamed up headlights for me!
my steering head bearings are on the way out now
again
starting to feel like steering a ship,and can feel a notch in the middle of the steering,last time I replaced them was bout 5 or 6 years ago and they are a bitch to do
@Jess yh I thought your headlights looked foggy,i had to split the ones on my zx10,the chrome parking light cap came loose,had to open it up and glue it in place
againstarting to feel like steering a ship,and can feel a notch in the middle of the steering,last time I replaced them was bout 5 or 6 years ago and they are a bitch to do
@Jess yh I thought your headlights looked foggy,i had to split the ones on my zx10,the chrome parking light cap came loose,had to open it up and glue it in place
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my steering head bearings are on the way out now
starting to feel like steering a ship,and can feel a notch in the middle of the steering,last time I replaced them was bout 5 or 6 years ago and they are a bitch to do
@jess yh I thought your headlights looked foggy,i had to split the ones on my zx10,the chrome parking light cap came loose,had to open it up and glue it in place
lots of bearings going on you recently!
15 mins with a 4mm allen t bar and the front end was off. drained the headlights, hairdryer through the bulb holes for 10 mins and some sealant on the crack. job done. Found a fair few little bits of damage from the lowside so refixed the plastic with good old superglue! saves buying a new headlight assembly and new ram air bits.
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was a crack that must have happened when it went down so super glue and electrical tape to seal it 
just took her for a spin, a tiny amount of condensation but i reckon running it with the caps off for a few days should sort it.
just took her for a spin, a tiny amount of condensation but i reckon running it with the caps off for a few days should sort it.
my steering head bearings are on the way out now
starting to feel like steering a ship,and can feel a notch in the middle of the steering,last time I replaced them was bout 5 or 6 years ago and they are a bitch to do
@jess yh I thought your headlights looked foggy,i had to split the ones on my zx10,the chrome parking light cap came loose,had to open it up and glue it in place
Got them to do on mine also, do you have the proper tools or just the old right socket size trick?
Had a few nice days recently in between the rain/thunderstorms so clocked up about 1000km. Rode up to a mates house and it started to rain (bloody new zealand tropical temperamental weather)... Time for a high tech garage using some cardboard found at my mates house!
Also flushed out and changed the clutch fluid today and managed to undo the wrong bolt introducing air into the system
LOL! I hope that's a joke
This is what gives us Ducatisti a bad rep for pampering our bikes!
New handlebars on the speed triple. They're a touch wider than stock, and also look much nicer Took a while to fit, as I didn't realise that the switchgear requires holes to be drilled in the bars. I also need new bar-ends, as I rounded one of the bolts off taking it off, and had to dremel it out.
Took a while to fit, as I didn't realise that the switchgear requires holes to be drilled in the bars. I also need new bar-ends, as I rounded one of the bolts off taking it off, and had to dremel it out.LOL! I hope that's a joke
This is what gives us Ducatisti a bad rep for pampering our bikes!
Knowing Totality thats no joke
Got them to do on mine also, do you have the proper tools or just the old right socket size trick?
hammer and a tube,i squished one set last time trying to get them on
managed to pickup a spare yoke off fleabay,so might do straight swap then put new bearings on my yoke
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Cleaned it a bit. Considering removing scottoiler based on how much oil/grease there was around the chain area and on the sprocket!
Noticed the other day that I'm missing a bolt for the chain cover too, another reason to get a rear hugger as soon as possible!
Checked the weather for next week. Looking gooood!
Noticed the other day that I'm missing a bolt for the chain cover too, another reason to get a rear hugger as soon as possible!
Checked the weather for next week. Looking gooood!