What did you do to your bike today?
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Rode it to my brother's stricken 95 Blade, he'd puled up at a mate's place and flashed the fullbeams at him stood outside = instant death!?. With the key on, there were no ignition lights and the starter wouldn't turn. I told him over the phone that without tools it will be hard to diagnose, so made him check the basics like battery connections and the main fuse. Both o.k. so went and had a look.
First I checked the battery voltage, that was good at 13.1 so I jumped the starter relay and it turned over fine. Pulled the connector block off the starter relay, checked the fuse again, checked the in/out connections for voltage, all good so on to the main fusebox at the front of the bike.
Here things got a little more interesting, no power on the ignition 10 amp fuse. I disconnected the battery earth and checked for continuity between the 10amp ignition fuse output to the CDI, dash etc and the chassis, that was fine (i.e. no short circuit present), so reconnected the battery negative & used my cheapo sealey power probe to jump the fuse with 12v. Hey presto, ignition lights!
Checked the ignition switch continuity, that was good hmmmmm closer look at the ignition connector block and the 12v feed to the switch was good, but the black/red tracer wire male connection, from the switch to the fusebox, was crusty creme!
Cleaned it up, all is good again.
First I checked the battery voltage, that was good at 13.1 so I jumped the starter relay and it turned over fine. Pulled the connector block off the starter relay, checked the fuse again, checked the in/out connections for voltage, all good so on to the main fusebox at the front of the bike.
Here things got a little more interesting, no power on the ignition 10 amp fuse. I disconnected the battery earth and checked for continuity between the 10amp ignition fuse output to the CDI, dash etc and the chassis, that was fine (i.e. no short circuit present), so reconnected the battery negative & used my cheapo sealey power probe to jump the fuse with 12v. Hey presto, ignition lights!
Checked the ignition switch continuity, that was good hmmmmm closer look at the ignition connector block and the 12v feed to the switch was good, but the black/red tracer wire male connection, from the switch to the fusebox, was crusty creme! Cleaned it up, all is good again.
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Fitted a Pipe Werx exhaust the other day, i have of course removed the DB-kiler but do i also remove the baffle or not?
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Stator came so I've swapped the old one out. The gasket however is the clutch side not alternator gasket. Will have to wait until mid week for that to get here. By that time the pinch bolt socket should be here as well.
Tired of messing around now, just want to put her together again and get out on the road once more!
Tired of messing around now, just want to put her together again and get out on the road once more!
Fitted a Pipe Werx exhaust the other day, i have of course removed the DB-kiler but do i also remove the baffle or not?
Does yours have the evotech tail tidy or the R&G? Could you also record a short clip to show what the exhaust sounds like please?
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Heads up for anyone wanting some merino wool base layers - Aldo have them from tomorrow at £16 each.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thur-24-sep/product-detail/ps/p/mensladies-merino-base-layer/
They work really well, I wear the some (mountain warehouse ones) under my kevlar jeans and they cut out the wind when it gets in up your leg, they keep you just right, not too cold or too warm.
Popped down to Aldi and got these today. Top was too big and they didn't have the size smaller, but the bottoms are nice. Think I'll get myself a top of Amazon or something, they're gonna be so good for the winter.
I bought 2 sizes, there were only layers for ladies, but I asked 1 girl at the store and she was kind enough to ask the manager. She brought a whole box of those layers
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Does yours have the evotech tail tidy or the R&G? Could you also record a short clip to show what the exhaust sounds like please?
It has the R&G tail tidy. i will try to get a video over the weekend.
The db killer bolts into the top of the exhaust and the baffle is in the bottom so you have to remove the can to remove it.
Db killer
Baffle
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That's WITH a tail tidy?! I thought that was the standard massive one, not very tidy for a tail tidy IMO 
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Replaced my clock facisa today. Had to take off my screen with involved loosening the bars, loosening the nose and light, very fiddlely.
Got a replacement from China, decent quality except one screw hole wasn't drilled so had to botch it but looks fine and is sealed. Also under my screen so no an issue. £12 rather than £200 for a 2nd hand original anyway.
pReplaced my clock facisa today. Had to take off my screen with involved loosening the bars, loosening the nose and light, very fiddlely.
Got a replacement from China, decent quality except one screw hole wasn't drilled so had to botch it but looks fine and is sealed. Also under my screen so no an issue. £12 rather than £200 for a 2nd hand original anyway.
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That's WITH a tail tidy?! I thought that was the standard massive one, not very tidy for a tail tidy IMO
It's the L plate that makes it look out of place, with a smaller plate and no L plate it's not so bad.
This is the original.
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That looks ridiculous.
