Soldato
Fantastic, enjoy! I'll be two weeks behind you!
What did you do to your bike today?
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Jealous 
Was hoping to do something similar before the summer ends!
Enjoy it!
Was hoping to do something similar before the summer ends!Enjoy it!
Nice gcaster, I'm looking to do something similar instead of Scotland next year or the year after 
Went to take my bike for petrol ready for trip to Hereford tomorrow and the overheat error came up, engine light on, temperature bar flashing, etc. Switched it off and back on, same thing came back up after the bike ran for a few mins.
Plugged it in, lifted tank to check wires etc., ran TuneECU which showed a temp sensor error. Cleared the error but it came back straight away.
Left it plugged in for a while, then lifted tank again and fiddled with wires again, this time the bike stopped thinking it was over heating and I cleared the error which hasn't come back since.
Odd. Hope it's OK for Scotland trip the week after next :S
Went to take my bike for petrol ready for trip to Hereford tomorrow and the overheat error came up, engine light on, temperature bar flashing, etc. Switched it off and back on, same thing came back up after the bike ran for a few mins.
Plugged it in, lifted tank to check wires etc., ran TuneECU which showed a temp sensor error. Cleared the error but it came back straight away.
Left it plugged in for a while, then lifted tank again and fiddled with wires again, this time the bike stopped thinking it was over heating and I cleared the error which hasn't come back since.
Odd. Hope it's OK for Scotland trip the week after next :S
Soldato
Whipped the wheels off the VFR in preperation for a nice new set of M7RR's to be fitted tomorrow. The rear Bridgestone is down to the wear bars and squared off to hell, and the front is, well... a bridgestone. Yuck. 
Even with taking the exhuast off (2 bolts) and the 4x wheel nuts being tight as hell (glad I've got an impact wrench!) it's so much easier than a normal double-sided swingarm bike.
And yes it's nice and stable, no chance of it falling over/backwards.
Even with taking the exhuast off (2 bolts) and the 4x wheel nuts being tight as hell (glad I've got an impact wrench!) it's so much easier than a normal double-sided swingarm bike.
And yes it's nice and stable, no chance of it falling over/backwards.
Associate
wow. looks like a future hover bike
Man of Honour
Solved the mystery of a knocking noise coming from my chain. No tight links, everything was lined up properly took the front sprocket cover off just in case there was something funny going on in there.
Sprocket nut was loose tightened that back up and gave the lock washer a proper battering. Noise gone, that could have ended very badly.
Got a new nut on order as that ones looking a bit battered now, not looking forward to getting that lock washer flat again
Sprocket nut was loose
tightened that back up and gave the lock washer a proper battering. Noise gone, that could have ended very badly.Got a new nut on order as that ones looking a bit battered now, not looking forward to getting that lock washer flat again
Soldato
Fresh new rubber fitted (M7RR's) and as it was nice out it'd be a crime not to get them scrubbed in, wouldn't it?
120 miles down to Beachy head and back, nicely scrubed in now.
The handling has been transformed, tips in with no effort now at all. The combination of a round rear tyre and a raise in rear ride height due to the new tyre has made a huge difference.
120 miles down to Beachy head and back, nicely scrubed in now.
The handling has been transformed, tips in with no effort now at all. The combination of a round rear tyre and a raise in rear ride height due to the new tyre has made a huge difference.
Soldato
The handling has been transformed, tips in with no effort now at all. The combination of a round rear tyre and a raise in rear ride height due to the new tyre has made a huge difference.
You've missed a bit
I like the m7, good tyres.
Soldato
So strange how good new tyres look on a bike
Soldato
Checked valve clearances, changed the oil and cleaned the air filter on the KTM
Soldato
Not too bad for 400 miles old. That's about a thumbnail width chicken strip left.
They truly have transformed the handling of the VFR.
They truly have transformed the handling of the VFR.
Soldato
Why yes, I do have big hands, thank you very much
Associate
I really don't get this "you must scrub your tyres to the edge or there's something wrong" attitude. It's your bike, ride it in a way that's appropriate for you and the conditions. Who cares what anyone else thinks?
Besides which, committing to the edge of the tyre on the road for street or Internet Forum cred is a shortcut to hospital. There's a time and a place.
Besides which, committing to the edge of the tyre on the road for street or Internet Forum cred is a shortcut to hospital. There's a time and a place.
Man of Honour
The same reason L platers get a ribbing it's mostly just a bit of light hearted fun.
Soldato
Well, you see motorbike tyres are designed in such a way so that when you corner (which many will say is the most fun part of biking) the bike leans over, using parts of the tyre that aren't in the middle. Riding around a corner, at a speed that is safe for the conditions, I just happened to use a part of the tyre that wasn't in the middle.
I very much doubt anyone here is 'committing to the the edge of the tyre on the road', in fact are you aware the contact patch when leant over at 45 degrees is BIGGER than when you're bolt upright, on most tyres? You'd have to be hitting 50+ degrees to be running off the edge of the tyre, which I'm certain is mostly impossible on a good percentage of road bikes. The exhuast/pegs/bodywork will scrape before that.
As Tom said, just a bit of light hearted fun, and a gentle ribbing at those who have strips. If I was that worried about having them I'd be getting the belt sander out
We ll been a long couple of weeks ordering various bits to get the Tuono back on the road . All last year i was was plagued with issues . Stalling at lights and roundabouts . Spluttering and loosing power at wide open throttle . Backfiring a lot and generally being a real pain . So much so i took it off the road as it was unsafe .
So ordered fresh oil and filter . new plugs (NGK Plat) and full fuel pump assembly with all the filters as i have had 3 occasions where i had water in my tank (the drain was blocked causing the water to go in the tank )
I suspected the water had clogged or damaged the pump so it had to be replaced . Had read many stories online about what a pain the pump is to do due to the supplied fittings with the new pump so ordered a full set of otiker clips to replace like for like . This turned out to be a wise decision and the replacement procedure went exactly to plan with no issues with clamps (although the old ones are a git to get off )
On stripping the fuel pump my heart sank when i seen it .. the pictures below look better than when i first removed it so im sure you can imaging the state it was in
I decided i want to see what was in the sealed filter as it was going in the bin anyway so out with the hacksaw
Urghh pretty grim given its a fuel filter !!
And the pickup filter didnt look much better !!
All cleaned and replaced now with new filters all round and tank rinsed out .
I did the oil and filter change the other day and swapped the plugs today but noticed my loom and pretty much everything under the tank/seat area was looking pretty bad. Some poor storage and rubbish bike covers had pretty much made my fabric loom tape into its own eco system so grabbed a couple of rolls from the workshop and started redoing the loom ..
Run out of light so hopefully get on it again tomorrow and get some more done . Brakes and clutch to bleed then mot and go test if my pum has fixed my issue . Might even treat the old girl to a throttle body balance before she gets traded in for a new toy
So ordered fresh oil and filter . new plugs (NGK Plat) and full fuel pump assembly with all the filters as i have had 3 occasions where i had water in my tank (the drain was blocked causing the water to go in the tank )
I suspected the water had clogged or damaged the pump so it had to be replaced . Had read many stories online about what a pain the pump is to do due to the supplied fittings with the new pump so ordered a full set of otiker clips to replace like for like . This turned out to be a wise decision and the replacement procedure went exactly to plan with no issues with clamps (although the old ones are a git to get off )
On stripping the fuel pump my heart sank when i seen it .. the pictures below look better than when i first removed it so im sure you can imaging the state it was in
I decided i want to see what was in the sealed filter as it was going in the bin anyway so out with the hacksaw
Urghh pretty grim given its a fuel filter !!
And the pickup filter didnt look much better !!
All cleaned and replaced now with new filters all round and tank rinsed out .
I did the oil and filter change the other day and swapped the plugs today but noticed my loom and pretty much everything under the tank/seat area was looking pretty bad. Some poor storage and rubbish bike covers had pretty much made my fabric loom tape into its own eco system so grabbed a couple of rolls from the workshop and started redoing the loom ..
Run out of light so hopefully get on it again tomorrow and get some more done . Brakes and clutch to bleed then mot and go test if my pum has fixed my issue . Might even treat the old girl to a throttle body balance before she gets traded in for a new toy
Soldato
Sounds somewhat familiar... 
Out of interest, how many miles has yours done? My replacement fuel pump died a few weeks ago, haven't had the enthusiasm to drain/pull off the tank as yet (stuck it in the garage and it hasn't been let out since...) and I may look for a new OEM fuel pump rather than a non OEM replacement. Thinking that I may do the big fuel filler too at the same time as that may be causing the pump (s) to die as well although my Tuono had only done 13k miles.
Then I need to get the lower ohlins fork leg clamp replaced over winter and see how it behaves next summer...
Out of interest, how many miles has yours done? My replacement fuel pump died a few weeks ago, haven't had the enthusiasm to drain/pull off the tank as yet (stuck it in the garage and it hasn't been let out since...) and I may look for a new OEM fuel pump rather than a non OEM replacement. Thinking that I may do the big fuel filler too at the same time as that may be causing the pump (s) to die as well although my Tuono had only done 13k miles.
Then I need to get the lower ohlins fork leg clamp replaced over winter and see how it behaves next summer...
Associate
Have you double checked the state of the tank interior? I had fuel pumps die on my TL due to internal corrosion. Had good results lining it using POR15 though.
Edit: Or do Milles have plastic tanks?
Edit: Or do Milles have plastic tanks?