What did you do to your bike today?

wazza300 · 22 Feb 2016 at 14:00

Oh don't you have standard ones aswell? I forgot

Edit: not sure but I think I read something about if they are fitted they should be working,if not you can use hand signals and should pass mot without them

Kreeeee · 22 Feb 2016 at 14:08

Ahhh, it was great to get back out on the bike... ooh pretty mountains! Uh oh, snow on the road!

Craig321 · 22 Feb 2016 at 14:09

I thought you technically needed something like 10cm (or was it 20cm maybe) between the two indicators?

Looking good Kreeee

You do need to get non-bar end mirrors though

(saying that, they are way better than stock anyway).

Kreeeee · 22 Feb 2016 at 14:21

Craig321 said:
Looking good Kreeee

You do need to get non-bar end mirrors though (saying that, they are way better than stock anyway).

Nah, the ones that attach to the stock mounting points all look really stupid on naked bikes. It makes the Triumphs look like some daft insect!

I can't filter here anyway so the extra width is not an issue.

Junglist · 22 Feb 2016 at 14:21

So that's the back end.

Kreeeee · 22 Feb 2016 at 14:22

Nice arse!

Craig321 · 22 Feb 2016 at 14:23

Kreeeee said:
Nah, the ones that attach to the stock mounting points all look really stupid on naked bikes. It makes the Triumphs look like some daft insect!

I can't filter here anyway so the extra width is not an issue.

Something like the Rizoma Elisse look amazing... they do on mine anyway.

Most of them do look a little retarded, not the Rizomas though

Junglist · 22 Feb 2016 at 14:25

Kreeeee said:
Nice arse!

Shame it might cause me problems lol

wazza300 · 22 Feb 2016 at 14:28

I think if stock indicators arnt fitted it will still pass mot as you can use hand signals,it's only if they are fitted they should be in working order

Kreeeee · 22 Feb 2016 at 14:34

Craig321 said:
Something like the Rizoma Elisse look amazing... they do on mine anyway.

Most of them do look a little retarded, not the Rizomas though

That's the joy of biking, it's all about individual tastes

ConTRo13R · 22 Feb 2016 at 16:27

Washed her for the first time this year, dried and waxed, just as i was buffing it rained.. this is why i don't bother washing bikes. ACF-50'd her and admired my handy work whilst she got soaked.

MowyTone · 22 Feb 2016 at 19:14

ConTRo13R said:
admired my handy work whilst she got soaked.

Gigidy.

Hopefully got some downpipes for £25. Cheers ConTRo13R I seriously doubt I would have found anything that cheap without your suggestion

misterjingo · 23 Feb 2016 at 09:30

On the commute in today I was filtering (5ish mph), braked, and the back of my bike swung out. Was more of an embarrassing moment. I got my feet down so the bike didn't drop.

When I got to work, there was a greasey ring all around the center of the tyre. I'm guessing it was diesel. I just checked it again and the tyre looks dry now (do they absorb this stuff?)

Looking back at the footage from my cam, it doesn't look half as bad as it seemed at the time

lmfy2k · 23 Feb 2016 at 09:53

stripped front and back brake calipers last night

ready to fit new seals and braided hoses in next few days

then that's it for any maintenance ! time to enjoy riding the bike

Craig321 · 23 Feb 2016 at 09:54

misterjingo said:
On the commute in today I was filtering (5ish mph), braked, and the back of my bike swung out. Was more of an embarrassing moment. I got my feet down so the bike didn't drop.

When I got to work, there was a greasey ring all around the center of the tyre. I'm guessing it was diesel. I just checked it again and the tyre looks dry now (do they absorb this stuff?)

Looking back at the footage from my cam, it doesn't look half as bad as it seemed at the time

Sounds like that was just water on your tyre & you just went over something on the road to make you slip.

tom_e · 23 Feb 2016 at 09:55

misterjingo said:
On the commute in today I was filtering (5ish mph), braked, and the back of my bike swung out. Was more of an embarrassing moment. I got my feet down so the bike didn't drop.

When I got to work, there was a greasey ring all around the center of the tyre. I'm guessing it was diesel. I just checked it again and the tyre looks dry now (do they absorb this stuff?)

Looking back at the footage from my cam, it doesn't look half as bad as it seemed at the time

Didn't happen to be near the white lines at the time did you?

misterjingo · 23 Feb 2016 at 10:04

Checking the footage, my back tyre was just on the end of a white line as I moved back in. I didn't realise the lines could be so slippy(!)

tom_e · 23 Feb 2016 at 10:05

misterjingo said:
Checking the footage, my back tyre was just on the end of a white line as I moved back in. I didn't realise the lines could be so slippy(!)

Absolutely lethal if you're not careful especially if they're relatively new and therefore well proud of the road surface and extra shiny.

misterjingo · 23 Feb 2016 at 10:16

tom_e said:
Absolutely lethal if you're not careful especially if they're relatively new and therefore well proud of the road surface and extra shiny.

I'd been lazy on miny roundabouts, and just riding over some of them which take up nearly all of the junction - I'll rethink doing that from now on

Kreeeee · 23 Feb 2016 at 10:35

misterjingo said:
I'd been lazy on miny roundabouts, and just riding over some of them which take up nearly all of the junction - I'll rethink doing that from now on

Did they not teach you that on your lesson? It was drilled in on my CBT and I'm very glad they did as the painted surfaces and drain covers are lethal in the wet.