What did you do to your bike today?

Kreeeee · 16 Apr 2017 at 01:57

Just blip on the downshift.

lmfy2k · 16 Apr 2017 at 09:41

Bought a headstock stand for the sv650

Captain · 16 Apr 2017 at 09:43

Kreeeee said:
Just blip on the downshift.

I do, my downshifts are nice and smooth though sometimes they are clunky if I'm changing down gear quickly.

TallPaul_S · 16 Apr 2017 at 11:04

I love the slipper clutch on the Tuono, it's not a 'proper' slipper clutch but still works well. Without it the engine braking would be horrendous without blipping on each downshift.

Kreeeee · 16 Apr 2017 at 14:54

Yeah with a slipper clutch you don't need an auto blipper or a manual blip. When pushing hard though it still pays to blip as the clutch can only do so much.

edd1e · 16 Apr 2017 at 17:59

Ready for some spanking tomorrow

Kreeeee · 16 Apr 2017 at 18:52

Lovely machine!

ZedPowered · 16 Apr 2017 at 20:01

Clov!s said:
Cheers, I was tempted by the official triumph one as I saw one going for £159 which is half the price of brand new. They are good fun though but you can't downshift with them, did you install it yourself?

yea was dead easy. Airbox off and route the cables from the coils to the control box under the seat. About an hour if that.

kidloco · 17 Apr 2017 at 07:46

Wow edd1e that thing looks awesome. What a beast :cool:

My R1 is getting collected today buy it's new owner

Was doing a couple of hundred miles a year, not even that last year. Thanks to new job and child, I don't even have time to tinker with it any more. The new owner has got one clean, well sorted old girl.

BigRazer93 · 17 Apr 2017 at 11:13

Lovely condition that r1! Normally they are wrecked with chrome/shiny tat. You see a lot of them down at the raven.

Ps I use to work for abba, never do

helpimcrap · 20 Apr 2017 at 22:15

I went outside to the CBR to tidy up the wheel and get it all ready for putting back in at the weekend. I ended up staying out the for an hour and putting wheel back in etc lol. Only went out there while adverts were on TV and came back and hour later missing my programmes lol.

russell664 · 21 Apr 2017 at 08:11

helpimcrap said:
I went outside to the CBR to tidy up the wheel and get it all ready for putting back in at the weekend. I ended up staying out the for an hour and putting wheel back in etc lol. Only went out there while adverts were on TV and came back and hour later missing my programmes lol.

I do that all the time, I get mega sidetracked!

tom_e · 21 Apr 2017 at 09:52

I've gone out to check tyre pressures and ended up sat on the floor surrounded by bits of the rear wheel and suspension linkage

Yaayuh! · 21 Apr 2017 at 10:06

tom_e said:
I've gone out to check tyre pressures and ended up sat on the floor surrounded by bits of the rear wheel and suspension linkage

Oh dear, what's up?

I have this issue where I say to the other half that I'm just going to be a little while to adjust and lube the chain, then come back in two and half hours later...

tom_e · 21 Apr 2017 at 11:05

Absolutely nothing, I'm just easily side tracked and decided it all needed cleaning and greasing

Diddums · 21 Apr 2017 at 11:51

whyscotty · 21 Apr 2017 at 15:59

tom_e said:
I've gone out to check tyre pressures

Talking about pressures -- how often are peeps checking theirs?

Mine are checked weekly - just curious to know.

tom_e · 21 Apr 2017 at 16:22

Same here usually check them at least once a week.

Yaayuh! · 21 Apr 2017 at 16:30

I put weight on them and if it looks a bit dodge then i check and pump

TallPaul_S · 22 Apr 2017 at 11:27

Sold it!!!

The CB400 that is...

It was collected a little while ago to be delivered to it's new owner.

They say you never forget your first (big bike), I'll never forget my little CB400. It's taken me to Wales, Devon, Germany, has been perfectly reliable even after being chucked down the road and covering 25k miles with me riding it.

I will miss the 14k rpm redline and the vtec noise, but not the 50bhp and 9000 rpm cruisng at 80mph on the french motorway!

The first day I had it:

Wales

On the North Devon (Exmoor) coast:

The Germany, Mosel valley euro trip:

And finally, with it's garage mate after it had been cleaned ready for sale.

So long, plucky little CB400!!!