What did you do to your bike today?

Rizo-UK · 30 Oct 2012 at 17:27

Today consisted of a chain lube and adjusting session. Yesterday i changed the Spark Plug. Much crisper on the throttle

Zbornak · 31 Oct 2012 at 15:38

Installed hot grips under supervision of dog.

Brackish · 31 Oct 2012 at 16:38

Finally got round to finishing my brakes! And so happy I can ride it again although no rest for the wicked....

Needs a wash and polish and got to clean and lube the chain which has to be done within 30mins tomorrow morning

alexakasloth · 31 Oct 2012 at 19:45

What would the rubber tube going from the exhaust back towards the engine do? I've got the bike booked for a MOT Saturday morning and the tube had a small hole in it which is sealed with some duct tape, will they laugh at me and fail it? What sort of things are common for bikes to be failed on? It's the first time taking a vehicle to get an MOT.

Brackish · 31 Oct 2012 at 22:47

What bike is it $loth?

Sounds like part of the backfire system to reduce emissions. (02 sensor?) Eg My ZRX has a system called octopus.. corny I know

alexakasloth · 1 Nov 2012 at 07:29

Cheers for the reply, it's a YBR 125 custom.

Morbius · 1 Nov 2012 at 11:57

$loth said:
Cheers for the reply, it's a YBR 125 custom.

I used to have the Haynes manual but I gave it away when I sold the bike.

Does it have carbs or injection?

wazza300 · 1 Nov 2012 at 11:59

i think he means the rubber gaitor from the carb to the inlet port on the engine,if its leaking it will suck air into the engine and mess up the air/fuel mixture

Morbius · 1 Nov 2012 at 12:04

Could it be a crankcase breather?

VoG · 1 Nov 2012 at 12:16

@ $loth. Take a picture, it would save a helluva lot of time & guess work for all concerned.

alexakasloth · 1 Nov 2012 at 13:40

Haha, I will do after I get home from work

On Holiday · 1 Nov 2012 at 14:30

Dropped it doing a U-turn on the driveway, luckily the only damage was my pride!

EDIT: Now restricted to 33bhp.

Morbius · 1 Nov 2012 at 16:28

This may be a stupid question but please humour me. I've got new brake and clutch levers to install and obviously I'll need to grease the pivot bolts. I've never had to grease anything and consequently have no grease. What sort should I be getting?

wazza300 · 1 Nov 2012 at 16:31

normal lithium based grease? forget what its called now,copper grease might be fine also

Mucky_Pup · 1 Nov 2012 at 22:09

Swapped over my left hand switch cluster for an R6 one the other day, add main and dipped on at the same time, rather than just one or the other when the switch is activated, and also adds hazzard lights.

MatteH Oxford · 2 Nov 2012 at 10:40

Maybe in the process of fitting a hugger in a few min's, a 'day off' today but working Sat + Sun

Sorted!

Incinerat0r · 2 Nov 2012 at 13:21

Bike failed to start on me for the first time in 2 years

. Stuck in Sainsbury's car park with a dead battery and a misfire, got it going with the help of a booster pack but it misfired like crazy at lower RPM, been a bit sluggish to get going the last few days but I put it down to the cold weather (carbs). Got some new plugs on order so I'll start there.

wazza300 · 2 Nov 2012 at 15:41

put new sintered brake pads in front n back,£37.50 for a full set

Dogbreath · 2 Nov 2012 at 15:45

Morbius said:
This may be a stupid question but please humour me. I've got new brake and clutch levers to install and obviously I'll need to grease the pivot bolts. I've never had to grease anything and consequently have no grease. What sort should I be getting?

Any kind of general purpose grease will be fine, it's not a very critical or demanding application.

Souleh · 2 Nov 2012 at 15:59

Incinerat0r said:
Bike failed to start on me for the first time in 2 years . Stuck in Sainsbury's car park with a dead battery and a misfire, got it going with the help of a booster pack but it misfired like crazy at lower RPM, been a bit sluggish to get going the last few days but I put it down to the cold weather (carbs). Got some new plugs on order so I'll start there.

Dead battery or charging problem imo

Obviously didnt start and when it did its not holding enough power to hit all the sparks. If you can get a loan of a battery and see if it helps