What did you do to your bike today?

MatteH Oxford · 16 Oct 2012 at 18:15

I put her up on the paddock stand & removed the shock to start the refurb' on it:

Listerine · 17 Oct 2012 at 20:04

Got new tyres fitted today. Replaced BT045 & BT020 with a pair of Metzeler Z8's!

wazza300 · 17 Oct 2012 at 21:02

MatteH Oxford said:
I put her up on the paddock stand & removed the shock to start the refurb' on it:

The state of that shock is shocking!!!! :eek:

MatteH Oxford · 18 Oct 2012 at 13:20

wazza300 said:
The state of that shock is shocking!!!!

That's what happens when a bike does 18K & 15 years without a hugger (thanks to the previous 2 owners).
I'm fitting one once the work is done on the shock, it still works fine despite looking crusty!.

Thankfully that is the only bad bit about the whole bike, the rest of it is in good condition.

Souleh · 18 Oct 2012 at 14:40

Should be able to pick one up for 20-30quid if worst comes to worst anyway!

MatteH Oxford · 18 Oct 2012 at 14:56

Souleh said:
Should be able to pick one up for 20-30quid if worst comes to worst anyway!

I don't think you'd find one in decent condition for that price, I've never seen (since owning the bke) a 92-95 sc28 shock for a CBR900 that wasn't scruffy 2nd hand.

I've been looking for the past year!

Edit to say, I'd love to restore the whole bike but seeing as I'm 95% sorted towards emigrating I don't think I'll have time. I'm just tidying up the bike ready to sell it.

Souleh · 18 Oct 2012 at 15:18

Try american based user forums.

I did a swingarm/shock swap on my old zx6r and got all my parts from california. To do it here would have cost me 300+ but postage included it cost me under 100quid.

I also recently got a race shock from florida for about 150quid less than it would cost here. Overpriced and as soon as sellers find out im in belfast they think its a free pass to rip off another biker. USA everytime! Exchange rate helps

MatteH Oxford · 18 Oct 2012 at 15:31

The postage must have been at least £40 on top though, going from previous experience by buying stuff from the USA?.

I'd get a new rear shock & some decent fork upgrades if I was keeping the bike, I have a real soft spot for this old girl

wazza300 · 18 Oct 2012 at 15:34

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-CBR...68?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2c684f0ca4

anygood? your right needing a hugger,my shock still looks new on a 98 zx6,and fit a front fender extender

MatteH Oxford · 18 Oct 2012 at 16:13

wazza300 said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-CBR...68?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2c684f0ca4

anygood? your right needing a hugger,my shock still looks new on a 98 zx6,and fit a front fender extender

The actual shock looks better but the spring is peeling paint & I've no idea of the mileage. Mine has done <25K and still does its job well enough.

It'll look all right once I've got the bit of dirt/rust off,repainted it black & done the spring in red.

On Holiday · 18 Oct 2012 at 19:48

Ordered a Puig Double Bubble.. Also took some pictures and realised (what I think to be) the Chain Guard has been snapped off by previous owner perhaps?

4T5 · 19 Oct 2012 at 15:34

@Matteh - I like them old Blades. :cool:

Rode it, smothered it in FS365, Put it away till the morrow.

Souleh · 20 Oct 2012 at 13:36

First run on my new road bike and got this for the race one

Will get a pic of the road bike when I clean it, stinking isnt even the word!

bakes0310 · 20 Oct 2012 at 14:06

Cleaned bike, pump tyres and lube chain i love a saturday

On Holiday · 20 Oct 2012 at 15:18

Fully fixed that annoying fairing vibration on the Kawasaki ER6F for less than £2 !

And fitted a tank pad!

Fireskull · 21 Oct 2012 at 20:03

Have you used a QS before Souleh??
Be interested to hear your thoughts on it!

Yarwood how did you fix the vibrations? I think my brother has complained a bit about the vibrations on his ER

On Holiday · 21 Oct 2012 at 20:37

Fireskull said:
Yarwood how did you fix the vibrations? I think my brother has complained a bit about the vibrations on his ER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUtRjaau4DE

Bit of thick rubber tape where the fairings overlap eachother. Mine show up a bit, but it can be hidden much more better than I hid mine - I was rushing it

I'm going to re-do it with black tape so it's less obvious.

Really easy and took less than 10minutes.

Fireskull · 21 Oct 2012 at 20:43

Thanks mate I will have a watch!

Souleh · 21 Oct 2012 at 22:10

Fireskull said:
Have you used a QS before Souleh??
Be interested to hear your thoughts on it!

Yarwood how did you fix the vibrations? I think my brother has complained a bit about the vibrations on his ER

Nope never, be good to see how its like. I know they can eat dogbones from gearboxes but ive only 3k on the bike so hoping for no probs.

Got the grips on, feel much better :-)

Just fell victim to have the killswitches on opposite sides of the bike. I need to move my killswitch back to the right hand side on the race bike.. I went to start the road bike up today and went straight for the left hand side and gave myself a full blast of the horn in the garage- near jumped out of my own skin!

On Holiday · 23 Oct 2012 at 17:26

Fitted a rear hugger + puig double bubble. Not sure if I trust the double bubble though, as it's not 100% firm in place..

Also need to get the side-pannier brackets removed, as I only the box to go with the top one. Shame the last owner threaded the bolts trying to get it out, I'll have to use a grinder or drill :eek: