What did you do to your bike today?

I will every so often put it on cold if I need to clean/lube but it's nasty outside, or I'm not planning on going for a ride, but I'll always then leave it overnight, so don't get any splash issue.

Even in Scotland, I would sometimes lube about 30 mins before setting off for the day as I couldn't get it done the previous night and it'd be absolutely fine.
 
Covered my bike for the time being, not sure when I can get it back out, builders have dug the path up outside my house, one small step in the middle of the path to step on :rolleyes:
 
Booked it in for its MOT, arranged a demo bike for when it's being done - went for an NC750x.

They had a VFR1200x, CB1000r or CBR650f as the other demo bikes, the vfr1200 is a huge heavy thing, the CBR1000r is nice but not much different to the GSX-S1000 I rode, and if/when I ever replace the CB400 for another commuting bike, the NC750x could be high on the list, depending whether I get on with the engine :D

Oh and I tried on a Shoei NXR - perfect fit, although my jaw seemed a little more exposed, but that's just the cut of the helmet. If Sena release their 10U headset for the NXR it will be my next helmet to keep as a touring/weekend helmet - it's so light it doesn't feel like you're wearing a helmet so perfect for long days, and they're meant to be pretty decent for wind noise.
 
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Yeah as a commuting only bike they're hard to ignore - 75+mpg would save me £25-30 a month in petrol.

The engine will be the main thing in whether I could live with the bike, 6500 rpm redline! My CB400 doesn't wake up until 6500rpm :D

The NC750x has similar power at just over 50bhp, but nearly double the torque - 50ft/lb vs 28ft/lb so should be easier for overtakes etc. I regularly see one on my commute and he doesn't seem to have any problems wafting past cars.
 
Isn't it based loosely on a Honda jazz engine or something? Look interesting, the cbr650f apparently does 60mpg+ so doubt I'd be able to base a choice just on mpg as the 650 would be much more fun. Does look a useful bike with the storage too, topbox fixes that though.
 
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If you don't hear from me after tomorrow morning it's because my new chain and/or sprockets have given up due to being fitted by me and I'm face down on some tarmac somewhere :D

Pity I didn't have the impact driver yesterday so I could have got the service done and the scottoiler fitted as well, but the old chain was close to giving out on me so at least that's done.

Although the only number that looked like a tooth count on my old rear sprocket looked like it was a 49t one so it'll be interesting to see how it feels back on a 44t.
 
wazza300 said:
is 44t the stock amount of teeth? should be quicker I think?

atleast you wrestled the front cog off eventually
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Yep 44 is stock, less lower grunt more top speed I think.

I ended up having to grind the lock washer off with the dremel it was so rusted and crap and there was no way I could bend it out of the way.

The rear sprocket nuts were made of cheese and completely seized up even with a good dose of penetrating oil over the last few weeks, the nut splitter was useless but luckily the impact driver saved my backside again after hammering the socket on they zipped off pretty easily.
 
it must have hardly been touched if they were that seized up?

I was lucky I used to let the shop do mine till I started doing it myself so everything was free'd up already

those impact guns are a good tool to have,ive even seen those not touch it though and needing a bigger one

did you rivet on the soft link? make sure you give the riveting tool a good tighten?
 
From the state of all the nuts it definitely looked like it hadn't been touched in a very long time, it's on 25k miles at the minute so at a guess I'd say it was probably done at 12k ish.
Fingers crossed once I get the Scottoiler on it'll never need doing again while I've got it.

Then again just looking at the MOT site and it had done less than 3k between being made in 05 and 2012 so I wouldn't have thought they'd have been on there that long considering it wasn't the stock kit.
 
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TripleT said:
Isn't it based loosely on a Honda jazz engine or something? Look interesting, the cbr650f apparently does 60mpg+ so doubt I'd be able to base a choice just on mpg as the 650 would be much more fun. Does look a useful bike with the storage too, topbox fixes that though.
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Yeah I always tell everyone about the half Honda Jazz engine. I love my NC700s for practicality and it's a great beginner bike, very tame but unfortunately that kinda makes it a bit boring.
 
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Yeah as a commuting only bike they're hard to ignore - 75+mpg would save me £25-30 a month in petrol.

The engine will be the main thing in whether I could live with the bike, 6500 rpm redline! My CB400 doesn't wake up until 6500rpm :D

The NC750x has similar power at just over 50bhp, but nearly double the torque - 50ft/lb vs 28ft/lb so should be easier for overtakes etc. I regularly see one on my commute and he doesn't seem to have any problems wafting past cars.
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I used to get 65mpg from my SV650 on my (60 mile total) commute if I kept the speed down to reasonable levels e.g. 75-80 on the DCW, and resisting the temptation to be a silly sod through the B roads. My CBR900RR will return almost 55mpg given similar speeds, though more usually about 45mpg.
 
A lot of my commute is stop start traffic and 50-60mph roads. I get 55mpg out of the CB400 but 75-80mpg is another level.

The new nc750x looks decent, LED headlight too which can only be good for a year round commuter, by the time by cb400 dies they should be plenty around on the used market.
 
Stop start traffic and motorbike? You're doing it wrong :p

Is £25 a month worth sacrificing any fun? My 105bhp 58ft/lb ancient 750 will doing 55-60mpg and itll be more fun for when you want to open it up. No need to spend a fortune on a winter hack commuter, it'll be more money towards something nice.

Mine was £2200 for a 10year old bike but mint and only 9k on the clock, so long as it lasts a few years its done its job.
 
R&G crash bungs fitted. £225 quid option so I was hesitant buying them when I first purchased the bike but after suffering a knock down I seriously regret not doing so earlier might have saved my radiator. Although not as good as the crash bars I originally wanted and usually more expensive unlike the bars they're actually insanely simple to fit and as I got them new on ebay & I only paid £70 so result.

I'll never ever purchase a bike again without budgeting and fitting it with crash protection.

Next job Wire wool for rust spots, then a clean & ACF-50.
 
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Stop start traffic and motorbike? You're doing it wrong :p

Is £25 a month worth sacrificing any fun? My 105bhp 58ft/lb ancient 750 will doing 55-60mpg and itll be more fun for when you want to open it up. No need to spend a fortune on a winter hack commuter, it'll be more money towards something nice.

Mine was £2200 for a 10year old bike but mint and only 9k on the clock, so long as it lasts a few years its done its job.
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Oh I filter a lot, but there are sections on my commute where it's too dangerous to filter (narrow single carriageway with artics coming the other way round bind corners!).


Keeping one eye on the Ducati Live event at the moment, new 400cc scrambler, pikes peak multistrada (with non electric ohlins), new hypermotard/strada 939 (which looks 98% the same as the old one) so far...

959 panigale, and a new multistrada 1200 enduro model - spoked wheels, long travel suspension, 19" front, dual sided swingarm, big tank (280 mile range) - looks pretty nice!
 
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