What did you do to your bike today?

tom_e · 28 Sep 2015 at 16:42

Clov!s said:
Which one did you go for?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00...chain+lube&dpPl=1&dpID=21CWIYYa3nL&ref=plSrch

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00...chain+lube&dpPl=1&dpID=41xwXafG6ZL&ref=plSrch

The first one, you paint it on so there's no chance of over spray either.

I agree Craig the Wurth stuff really is crap, used on my YBR after I replaced the chain and in a couple of weeks you could see rust developing already.

TallPaul_S · 28 Sep 2015 at 16:50

Clov!s said:
WD40 Chain lube

That's the stuff I'm using - it's a bit messy but it's plenty sticky, and I've probably done a good 7-8000 miles on the chain and only had to adjust it once.

Need to buy some more lube soon actually, I'll have a look for that castrol stuff.

Craig321 · 28 Sep 2015 at 17:22

Clov!s said:
WD40 Chain lube

Ok, redeemed

Is that the one that makes your chain white, or the other one? My only problem with that stuff is the mess! I had a sample bottle which I used on a courtesy bike. Worked and stuck nicely, but lots of jizz and stuff everywhere!

Captain · 28 Sep 2015 at 17:56

Craig321 said:
Ok, redeemed

Is that the one that makes your chain white, or the other one? My only problem with that stuff is the mess! I had a sample bottle which I used on a courtesy bike. Worked and stuck nicely, but lots of jizz and stuff everywhere!

Yeah it's the white one, looks so out of place though riding with a white chain!

MowyTone · 28 Sep 2015 at 19:14

Got the new engine in to find that one of the mount holes has been ****** with. Can't get a bolt more than 5mm in....

Bad mount:

Good mount on old engine:

Spoke to the guy I bought it off and he has agreed to pay to get it drilled.

TallPaul_S · 28 Sep 2015 at 19:17

Clov!s said:
Yeah it's the white one, looks so out of place though riding with a white chain!

Ahh that's the chain wax, not the normal lube.

MowyTone said:
Got the new engine in to find that one of the mount holes has been ****** with. Can't get a bolt more than 5mm in....

Bad mount:

Good mount on old engine:

Spoke to the guy I bought it off and he has agreed to pay to get it drilled.

That looks like it's been drilled out. Probably had the bolt snap off and had to drill it.

MowyTone · 28 Sep 2015 at 19:19

TallPaul_S said:
That looks like it's been drilled out. Probably had the bolt snap off and had to drill it.

Yeah thats my thought as well. It didnt come with any bolts though and the standard mount bolts won't go in...so pretty useless to me unless I get it drilled to work with standard bolts

ShakenNstirred · 28 Sep 2015 at 20:40

Clov!s said:
WD40 Chain lube

I have used the WD40 chain wax the past 2 years, no complaints with that

TallPaul_S · 28 Sep 2015 at 21:11

Well, just ordered a Xiaomi Yi and waterproof case.

Now to find a decent 64gb SD card and genuine gopro curved mount, j buckle and little extension thingy.

Had 2 cars pull out while filtering past slow moving traffic this morning with 500m of my house! neither bothered indicating, just pulled right out of the queue of traffic. I sensed both were going to do it so allowed room, but should be able to capture some nice driving on my commute!

IC3 · 28 Sep 2015 at 21:19

TallPaul_S said:
Well, just ordered a Xiaomi Yi and waterproof case.

Now to find a decent 64gb SD card and genuine gopro curved mount, j buckle and little extension thingy.

Had 2 cars pull out while filtering past slow moving traffic this morning with 500m of my house! neither bothered indicating, just pulled right out of the queue of traffic. I sensed both were going to do it so allowed room, but should be able to capture some nice driving on my commute!

Nice! Where did you order from?

BTW

You can probably get over 4 hours on 32gb sd card.

TallPaul_S · 28 Sep 2015 at 21:28

Gearbest - same as you. Same case too, I went for the EU option, 1-2 days shipping, free delivery.

Curved gopro mount with j buckle and an extension arm for £10 on the rainforest, I'll get an SD card from there too.

wazza300 · 28 Sep 2015 at 21:33

Samsung evo SD cards are good

TallPaul_S · 28 Sep 2015 at 21:38

wazza300 said:
Samsung evo SD cards are good

That's exactly what I'm looking at

TripleT · 28 Sep 2015 at 21:45

How much all in Paul? Tempted but new tyres and all weather biker treatment this month.

TallPaul_S · 28 Sep 2015 at 21:49

TripleT said:
How much all in Paul? Tempted but new tyres and all weather biker treatment this month.

£83 and 19 of your English pennies.

For camera, case, official gopro front helmet mount and 64gb samsung EVO card.

wazza300 · 28 Sep 2015 at 22:01

I'll have to get me one of those cams and go dogging

TallPaul_S · 28 Sep 2015 at 22:02

Well as you've seen the night performance is quite good

TripleT · 28 Sep 2015 at 22:02

Cheers

wazza300 said:
I'll have to get me one of those cams and go dogging

POV is where its at.

IC3 · 29 Sep 2015 at 00:27

If anyone has any questions, ask me. I'm still trying to workout the best settings for this cam, I've over 1 hour of footage from today's ride. But I'm too tired for editing...

Edit

Has anyone ever owned any supermoto? I would be especially interested in DRZ400SM, I've never had a chance to ride a SM.

Is anyone using Projector for main beam? They're suppose to be better than HID's?

wazza300 · 29 Sep 2015 at 00:43

Projector is just the lense? No reflector