What did you do to your bike today?

[BigRazer93]

Looks nice scooby. Same sliders as me, and indicators too!

Since the arrow map install and reset adapt, gear changes with the quick shifter seem 100% spot on now.

 

[TallPaul_S]

Fitted the replacement coil pack, put it all back together again, had a 40 min test ride and....


She's back to full health!!!

*I think/hope Didn't have any issues in the 40 min ride, gonna ride to work tomorrow on it so it gets a decent 45 min run out.

If it was the coil that was the problem, it's a Bosch part, so Aprilia reliability hasn't faulted me yet

Of course the big vibratey v-twin italian engine may have had something to do with it!

 

[Craig321]

£300 for sliders?! I thought I was bad for spending too much on stuff like that

R&G sliders are about £60 for a set, £100 max for some bikes iirc

 

[TallPaul_S]

£300 for sliders?! I thought I was bad for spending too much on stuff like that

R&G sliders are about £60 for a set, £100 max for some bikes iirc

£300 for one set is too rich for me!! I've got 2x sets on mine (front and rear frame sliders) and paid £160 for all 4!!

 

[Scooby_WR1]

£300 for sliders?! I thought I was bad for spending too much on stuff like that

R&G sliders are about £60 for a set, £100 max for some bikes iirc

£300 for the quick shifter not the sliders, they were £110.

 

[The_Abyss]

If it was the coil that was the problem, it's a Bosch part, so Aprilia reliability hasn't faulted me yet

Of course the big vibratey v-twin italian engine may have had something to do with it!

Probably not - the engine is Austrian

 

[TallPaul_S]

Probably not - the engine is Austrian

Ha, true! Fingers crossed it's fixed, it did seem to be firing up much more eagerly than before. I got a few miles down the road before realising my stator connector was unplugged (did so to test the voltages) so the bike was running on pure battery power for a while.

 

[Junglist]

Put a new battery in last night and left the bike to run for about 20 minutes to make sure there was no leaks around the stator area.

Just need to wire up my new indicators and put it all back together now

 

[TallPaul_S]

Good run in on the tuono this morning, plenty of slow speed stuff so the engine and could would have got nice and hot, no further issues

 

[acemastr]

Changed the oil in the KTM, so nice having everything so open and accessible, still expensive though! 1.1 liters (really KTM?) of motorex 10-60.

 

[Captain]

Adjusted the clutch lever and cable, sits closer to the bar now. Next thing is some softer grips, the standard ones are so thin, it feels like you're just holding metal bars after a while.

 

[unKle]

Took my bike for service/warranty check, it had the starter switchgear replaced, apparently the starter button was sticking/stiff.

They gave me the R1200GS TE for the day, I spent most of the morning and part of the afternoon riding it, did around 180 miles, usually I take a bike I've not ridden before around tight country lanes, B and A roads and a bit of motorway to see how it feels. I did like it, was very comfy, first time I've ridden a bike with a boxer engine/shaft drive/telelever suspension, perfect touring tool.

Another 10 years and I can see myself on one, but not yet. My back can just about put up with the S1000RR for now.

 

[MowyTone]

Always good to try new bikes

 

[edd1e]

My box of bits to fit is getting big



Anyway, cracked on and installed the Rizoma bar end mirrors, KTM power parts seat, rad guard, engine guard and tail tidy to the KTM:



Looks so much better already. (the bike has 80 freezing cold miles on it. first person to mention chicken gets slapped ).

 

[unKle]

Looking good edd1e. Not going to mention the chicken strips (dammit) more concerned about that antiquated tyre warmer against the wall, must be a bugger carting that around to trackdays...

 

[The_Abyss]

 

[The_Abyss]

Took my bike for service/warranty check, it had the starter switchgear replaced, apparently the starter button was sticking/stiff.

They gave me the R1200GS TE for the day, I spent most of the morning and part of the afternoon riding it, did around 180 miles, usually I take a bike I've not ridden before around tight country lanes, B and A roads and a bit of motorway to see how it feels. I did like it, was very comfy, first time I've ridden a bike with a boxer engine/shaft drive/telelever suspension, perfect touring tool.

Another 10 years and I can see myself on one, but not yet. My back can just about put up with the S1000RR for now.

They're so good - very refined over the years. Another 10 years and I think I'll end up on one too but I just worried that by that point I won't want to go long distances across Europe for a week or longer!

If I didn't tour any longer I think I'd drop down to an R Nine T or similar - I keep looking at them even now as a possible second bike. My brother's just about to take delivery of a Street Twin, and I really enjoyed it when we took it out for a test. He's 12 years older than me, so I think I'm possibly seeing my future in what he does...

 

[edd1e]

more concerned about that antiquated tyre warmer against the wall, must be a bugger carting that around to trackdays...

works wonders

 

[TallPaul_S]

Replaced the fork seal on the CB400 and gave it a covering of elbow grease to clean it off a bit.

On the tuono, adjusted the gear lever up one spline, replaced the oil catch tube on the air box, rubbed down the brake discs (after checking they're not warped, which they aren't), adjusted the chain (need a new one, I'll order a DID gold and black xring at the end of the month) and then gave it a little run out for 40 minutes on the little fuel i had left on the tank.

 

[VoG]

Spent the best part of 5 hours replacing the down pipes & collector box on my Bandit 12 after it fell apart due to a dose of uncle Suzuki's box rot, not a good way to spend your Sunday afternoon when you don't have a garage to work in so wind up lying on your back on the drive in the cold.

still atleast it didn't rain, just bloody windy.