What did you do to your bike today?

[Kreeeee]

My ball mount arrived yesterday. I'll be fitting everything in spring though as it's too cold to work in the garage.

 

[One]

Got the new exhaust on, fully clamped up and tightened. It sounds so much more awesome now and isn't a ginormous monstrosity either.

 

[misterjingo]

Full clean, even got the spokes sparkling, then acf50'd it. I somehow managed to drop a microfiber cloth on a hot downpipe, so now have a nice black mark there .

 

[Sin_Chase]

Noting a bit of autoglym cant fix.

 

[phil675]

I need to get a new front tyre, having a Corsa Rosso II or whatever it is on the front and the Angel GT on the back doesn't feel great in cold and damp. I had a ride yesterday and just wasn't feeling it at all.

 

[Participant]

Got a flat tyre, yay.



AA man plugged it and I limped to the garage. Tyre was on its last legs anyway, luckily.

I was in a 'hazardous' location so the AA attended within 20 mins. Lucky really as I was freezing my arse off.

First flat on a motorbike and what struck me was that it was still pretty manoeuvrable!

 

[TallPaul_S]

Get yourself a tyre plug kit then you can fix them yourself, they're only £10 or so.

 

[The_Abyss]

It took me a while but I finally saw the light on carrying tyre repair kits after a long weekend to Wales last year when my mate's Multistrada chewed through two rear Angel GTs in three days (that's horrible luck!).

Now I always carry a canister of tyre foam, a plug kit and three canisters of gas, hoping I'll never have to use them.

 

[Craig321]

Luckily with my last puncture I got home before it was completely flat, I think the goop i had put in there before slowed it down a lot.

I also have this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CCE6100/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Well worth getting. I should probably carry it with me really, shame it won't fit under seat.

 

[TallPaul_S]

Yeah I have nearly the same kit, bought from wemoto, bought it for my euro trip. Fits under the seat of wither bike.

 

[Scooby_WR1]

I have the same kit, fits nicely under the seat of the street triple.
Can't get anything else in with it though.

 

[Crowze]

Changed the coolant on the Capo while I'm waiting for the rear wheel to be repaired, and now one of the headlight bulbs has popped. Got a pair of Philips bulbs on the way, plus LED replacements for the parking and brake lights (not convinced LED headlights will get enough cooling, and I'm not touching the indicators as I don't really want to get into rewiring them).

 

[tom_e]

Took advantage of the dry and warmish conditions today.
Adjusted and cleaned the chain.
Wound the idle rpm up a little.
Put the snorkel back in my airbox in case I come across some bad weather and standing water don't fancy a puddle in my airbox.
Changed my plugs.
Adjusted my clutch, splashed some ACF50 around and finally copper slipped some bolts that hadn't been done.

Nice little afternoon in the garden.

 

[Participant]

What chain lube are people using these days? I've tried the Wurth one from Amazon but my chain always seems a little rusty. Not sure what it's actually doing.

The other two highly rated ones on Amazon are the WD40 one and the Castrol one. Any preferences here?

 

[ElliorR]

I like Motul C2 road chain lube. I have 2 cans of the Castrol and hate it.

 

[^JP^]

Motul here also.

 

[misterjingo]

I've been using silkolene chain lube. no fling, and riding in all weathers has shown no rust or issues.

 

[Freeman]

What chain lube are people using these days? I've tried the Wurth one from Amazon but my chain always seems a little rusty. Not sure what it's actually doing.

The other two highly rated ones on Amazon are the WD40 one and the Castrol one. Any preferences here?

I use Castrol. Wurth is **** as you found out.

 

[Yaayuh!]

Motul C1 & C2 here

 

[TripleT]

Castrol all the way, brilliant stuff.