What did you do to your bike today?

Yeah, used to be be a regular occurrence on my old FZR1000 back in the day. With Exups, when it stops rattling, you start spannering :)

Maybe the previous owner got rid because of the power loss without realising it's an easy fix?
 
It's out and the servo is working okay so it's just a case of cleaning it up, copper grease and new allen bolts and its back.

I've taken the chance to renew a few of the fixings on the failings that have been chewed up over the years as well.
 
Copper grease should be OK but won't last long in an Exup. Molybdenum disulphide grease handles the heat and exhaust gases a lot better.
 
CGrieves said:
Copper grease should be OK but won't last long in an Exup. Molybdenum disulphide grease handles the heat and exhaust gases a lot better.
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That might explain why the owners clubs are having to do theirs every 12 months if they are using copper grease then. Ordered a small tube of Molly. Thanks :)
 
Hi flow TZ fuel tap 8mm fuel line and 28mm flat side carbs. When the original carbs and fuel tap won't be man enough. Dis gone be good :cool:

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Fitted some boring indicators

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Found an original picture. 20 years sat in a damp shed

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Makes you wonder just how many bikes have been stuffed away in a shed like that. I've worked with a few guys over the years that have done that with their Triumph/Nortons.

Those spannies are fetching ridiculous amounts these days, Micron or Allspeeds? Did you keep them or were they past salvaging?
 
unKle said:
Those spannies are fetching ridiculous amounts these days, Micron or Allspeeds? Did you keep them or were they past salvaging?
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Allspeeds and they are okay with a bit of work. They shouldn't have been on the bike really as it's a tuned 375 it needs race pipes.

I'm looking for a shed of a frame to do a rough one as I have so many parts left
 
Dielectric grease added to electrical connectors, they were a bit difficult to get to!
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1 hour service, plenty of metal caught on the magnetic drain plug.
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Quick ride and a clean afterwards!
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Fitted rear indicators. The stalks they are attached to have been chopped down so are rather short. Quite a bit of dremel work to get them to fit nicely.

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khemist said:
Why are you selling it on?, i'm considering getting one or the rally version.
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I’ve just bought an enduro bike (images further up the page) so selling the crf to make space.

The crf is an amazing bike, I’ve not tried the rally but it gets a lot of excellent reviews. If you’re going to do any off road then the standard crf is fantastic, if you’re almost always on the road the rally is probably the best bet if you can look beyond the looks!
 
Will be almost all on road but i really love the look of the rally and it's a bit taller, i'm 6ft 4 so might have to put lower footpegs on it as well.
 
CGrieves said:
Yeah but it ain't a 300 stroker :D

Good choice sir, suits you....
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Yeah it’s like night and day but the crf is a very capable and reliable machine, I’ve easily outdone quite a few folk on the crf who had fairly expensive bikes. They usually start the day ignoring the bike then afterwards they can’t believe how good it is.

The only issue with the crf is the power and the suspension. The 300 addresses both of them issues fairly swiftly :p
 
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