What did you do to your bike today?

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

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wazza300 said:
The state of that shock is shocking!!!!:eek::eek:
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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 said:
Should be able to pick one up for 20-30quid if worst comes to worst anyway! :D
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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.
 
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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
 
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 :)
 
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!
 
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
 
Fireskull said:
Yarwood how did you fix the vibrations? I think my brother has complained a bit about the vibrations on his ER
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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 :p I'm going to re-do it with black tape so it's less obvious.

Really easy and took less than 10minutes.
 
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
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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!
 
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Fitted a rear hugger + puig double bubble. Not sure if I trust the double bubble though, as it's not 100% firm in place..

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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:
 
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