What did you do to your bike today?

edd1e · 8 Mar 2013 at 08:13

metbandit1 said:
Might have bought some 2nd hand arrow cans....

Good man! really need to get one sorted for mine.

edd1e · 24 Mar 2013 at 11:56

I always remove them from my bikes, but I keep the motor in place to avoid FI error codes.

No cables = valve always open = more noise

edd1e · 27 Mar 2013 at 22:52

rim tape looks good to me.

edd1e · 28 Mar 2013 at 06:48

MonkeykingZX said:
I quite like it, rim tape for me only becomes a problem when it doesn't match the rest of the colour scheme and just seems to be stuck there for the hell of it

+1. Lots of new bikes come with it now too (mine included)

edd1e · 30 Mar 2013 at 15:12

Just come back from a ride, good fun but my hands were soooo bloody cold, i couldn't even undo my leathers.

Warm up god dammit.

edd1e · 2 Apr 2013 at 17:18

prefer the Yoshi, love it

edd1e · 3 Apr 2013 at 22:01

dangermouse425 said:
Today I booked the Bonneville in for a service with Triumph on Friday, blagged myself a Street Triple for the day as a courtesy bike. Winning.

You enjoy it mate ? they're good bikes

edd1e · 11 Apr 2013 at 16:01

acemastr said:
Alarms on bikes, great idea, awful in reality

+1

edd1e · 14 Apr 2013 at 17:03

Went out today and opened the 'R up a bit more. Loving it so much, it's like cornering a house fly. I had a play with a few other bikes that I met on the road too, great fun.

Then I came home and gave the old girl a clean

edd1e · 21 Apr 2013 at 12:34

Incinerat0r said:
Also got me knee down for the first time on the new bike, quite a different position/style compared to the old R6 the difference of wear direction on the knee slider is rather noticable (new on top)

Was the knee down on a roundabout? I always find that when getting knee down on roundabouts it wears at the top, like you can see in your pic... whereas on corners/track it wears flat across the face. (that's what i find anyway!)

edd1e · 23 Apr 2013 at 22:10

I went out for a run this evening after a crap day at work. I came across a Caterham R400 on my favourite B road. As soon as the driver clocked me he was off, I hung with him the whole way. It was epic, one of my best rides to date. Pulled over afterwards and had a chat, jolly nice chap.

edd1e · 24 Apr 2013 at 12:41

you picked the wrong day! sunshine and yesterday and over 20degrees tomorrow!

edd1e · 25 Apr 2013 at 06:44

looking forward to that thread

edd1e · 28 Apr 2013 at 17:01

So today i got around to fitting my tail tidy, smaller plate and Evotech bobbins.

The tail tidy tidies the back end up so much (oo'er).

Before, the dinner tray and plastic mess:

During...

After.. much better!

This is the first time i have taken the 675r apart and it comes apart sooooo much easier than my old 10R, it was a joy to work on. I just hope the front half is as nice

Now all I need is the Arrow and the Official Mini Triumph indicators (£110 for all 4.. ouch).

edd1e · 29 Apr 2013 at 06:40

I think the plate / reflector has to be at a certain level or distance from the bike/wheel I believe.. which why they look horrid as standard.

edd1e · 30 Apr 2013 at 08:26

yeah hope you're OK mate and got the drivers details. What a ****.

edd1e · 1 May 2013 at 20:36

Rode it!! Not bad for an evening's work.

edd1e · 11 May 2013 at 09:50

I really like that (even with the red tank), they are not Chinese fairings are they though? i've heard some horror stories about those!

Sorry to hear abut your off though matey.

edd1e · 12 May 2013 at 16:28

looking great, although not sure on the gold footpegs. Were the whole rearsets gold before?

edd1e · 26 May 2013 at 15:42

I went for a ride, but it was one of those days, had a headache and my mind was really not in it. Came home after 30mins as I wan't even enjoying it.