Soldato
- Joined
- 19 Nov 2011
- Posts
- 4,867
Been raining since 7am here, still going as strong now, so much for my first day out.
Tomorrow is supposed to be better, not all is lost
What did you do to your bike today?
- Thread starter edd1e
- Start date
Tomorrow is supposed to be better, not all is lost
Associate
- Joined
- 21 Apr 2006
- Posts
- 1,476
I got up at 6:30 this morning with plans of doing a crazy long bike trip. I had jotted down a 200 mile journey, but looped back at around 50 miles, so did around 90 miles in total.
125's are a lot of fun around a city, their power is perfect for such stop-start trips. Once you get out into the country, their lack of power becomes apparent very quickly. Down hill I could hit 70, but on some of the inclined roads saw my speed drop to sub 50, and that was thrashing it.
I had a lot of fun, and it's the longest I've ridden by far in one sitting. but it made me realise I need to get my DAS passed asap if I want to do more journeys like that.
On a positive, the Sena 10u and tomtom rider 400 worked fantastically well. Although the sena really needs to be controlled by the handle bar attachment with gloves on, as the helmet buttons become too fiddly to press.
125's are a lot of fun around a city, their power is perfect for such stop-start trips. Once you get out into the country, their lack of power becomes apparent very quickly. Down hill I could hit 70, but on some of the inclined roads saw my speed drop to sub 50, and that was thrashing it.
I had a lot of fun, and it's the longest I've ridden by far in one sitting. but it made me realise I need to get my DAS passed asap if I want to do more journeys like that.
On a positive, the Sena 10u and tomtom rider 400 worked fantastically well. Although the sena really needs to be controlled by the handle bar attachment with gloves on, as the helmet buttons become too fiddly to press.
Tomorrow is supposed to be better, not all is lost
It's been raining again this morning but the sun is out and it's drying quickly, having some dinner at 1 so if it's still nice after I'm going out
Soldato
- Joined
- 19 Nov 2011
- Posts
- 4,867
It's been raining again this morning but the sun is out and it's drying quickly, having some dinner at 1 so if it's still nice after I'm going out
It is looking lovely where I am! You know you want to
You know you want to
It is now absolutely hammering it down
Got some riding in this morning while the weather was good. Then came back and did some tinkering.
Took the stickers off the front of the bike. I first started with a Stanley blade but realized I should be using a hair dryer. Once I used the hair dryer it became a lot easier....
Then it was only the glue I had to clear up. After a few tests with nail polish removed etc I found that petrol is the best to break down the glue and get it off.
Before and after:
Took the stickers off the front of the bike. I first started with a Stanley blade but realized I should be using a hair dryer. Once I used the hair dryer it became a lot easier....
Then it was only the glue I had to clear up. After a few tests with nail polish removed etc I found that petrol is the best to break down the glue and get it off.
Before and after:
Could you let me know how much you pay, please? I need to get my Hornets ones done but not sure how much I should expect to pay
In Manchester, prices vary a lot, 2 places quoted me £60 all Inc for both front seals and new oil. Another place quoted me £160.
Hmm thanks, so I guess I should expect around £100 or so round here, sounds about right.
Yeah I was wondering what to do with them. Just not sure how much effort I'm going to put into it as I'm not sure how long I'll be keeping her.
Saying that I'm in the process of buying a house so I doubt I'll have cash to upgrade for a bit!
Last edited:
Which were they out of interest?
I no longer travel in to the city so need to find somewhere else I think.
More fireblade fork conversion for me. It's fair to say I've changed my mind a few times as I was going to use the 929 forks, but they are designed for huge 330mm discs so I'd either have needed to find an SP1 front wheel (hard to find by themselves, and expensive) and a set of 929 discs, or have a custom 330mm disc made to fit my VFR800 wheel (also ££££).
I remembered the years ago I picked up a set of tidy GSX-R750 K6 forks when I had my SV650 as I was going to put a set of USDs on it, so thought about using them. However they didn't fit the lower yoke (53mm forks, 54mm yoke) so I made a set of 0.5mm shims. Then I measured up and found the forks were too long, and the shape of the uppers made it impossible to slide them up through the yokes (the diameter narrows down immediately below the clip-ons).
Then I spotted a set of GSX-R1000 K2 forks on eBay which are ordinarily nothing special but these have a full K-Tech valve and adjuster upgrade and they were an absolute steal. My Fireblade calipers bolt right on, and they are the correct length. After many hours spent making accurate spacers to get the discs centered on the calipers, and modifying the wheel to allow the larger diameter bearing spacer, I'm finally getting close.
Need to tidy up the paint on the wheel next, it's not bad but has a few chips and a small patch where the paint has lifted.
I remembered the years ago I picked up a set of tidy GSX-R750 K6 forks when I had my SV650 as I was going to put a set of USDs on it, so thought about using them. However they didn't fit the lower yoke (53mm forks, 54mm yoke) so I made a set of 0.5mm shims. Then I measured up and found the forks were too long, and the shape of the uppers made it impossible to slide them up through the yokes (the diameter narrows down immediately below the clip-ons).
Then I spotted a set of GSX-R1000 K2 forks on eBay which are ordinarily nothing special but these have a full K-Tech valve and adjuster upgrade and they were an absolute steal. My Fireblade calipers bolt right on, and they are the correct length. After many hours spent making accurate spacers to get the discs centered on the calipers, and modifying the wheel to allow the larger diameter bearing spacer, I'm finally getting close.
Need to tidy up the paint on the wheel next, it's not bad but has a few chips and a small patch where the paint has lifted.
Soldato
- Joined
- 19 Nov 2011
- Posts
- 4,867
Don't scare yourself
I wouldn't even think about trying anything like that until I'm experienced
