What did you do to your bike today?

Scort · 30 Apr 2019 at 09:16

Bar risers installed:

20mm higher, felt very nice on the way into work this morning, and my arse slides forward less on the seat now

Fireskull · 30 Apr 2019 at 14:52

Rear brake is still non existent when riding, 5% better after a quick bleed this morning, so going to order new seals for the caliper and master and hope that sorts it!

tom_e · 30 Apr 2019 at 15:15

Fireskull said:
Rear brake is still non existent when riding, 5% better after a quick bleed this morning, so going to order new seals for the caliper and master and hope that sorts it!

Have you cleaned and greased the pedal pivot? That was the difference between nothing and half decent on the SV.

Fireskull · 30 Apr 2019 at 16:26

Oh the pedal moves fine, too much in fact, as before I bled it this morning it was moving too much and its taken a chunk out of the fairing paint -_-

In the garage it works fine, bite feels nice, releases fine, holds the wheel etc, but once riding it's just barely working, definitely not enough pressure being exerted to stop the bike under load, and of course have cleaned it up, checked the pads/disc etc..

MowyTone · 1 May 2019 at 10:46

Replaced the battery on the CBR after having to bump start it on Monday morning. It now starts straight away and doesnt need any help with slight throttle. Seems the battery has been on it's way out for at least a month or so

HoneyBadger · 4 May 2019 at 12:18

I also replaced the battery and added a battery optimiser.

Danm54 · 4 May 2019 at 12:42

VBN said:
Finally out for a good run, after lots of winter tinkering and a brand new period SS2R just needs a run on the Dyno for a bit of top end tweaking. Not a bad looker for 28 years

Love it!

Draeger · 5 May 2019 at 18:06

Took my Mavic Pro with me today - top of Glen Ogle, Scotland. Quickshot selfie

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MowyTone · 7 May 2019 at 09:30

Rode 220 miles yesterday over to Cheddar gorge and Yeovil. Some great smooth flowing roads and some not so great roads. I got off the bike tired and aching though

tom_e · 7 May 2019 at 10:39

MowyTone said:
Rode 220 miles yesterday over to Cheddar gorge and Yeovil. Some great smooth flowing roads and some not so great roads. I got off the bike tired and aching though

I drove past that way with a stinking hangover, not quite as fun.

Karl · 10 May 2019 at 11:56

MowyTone said:
Rode 220 miles yesterday over to Cheddar gorge and Yeovil. Some great smooth flowing roads and some not so great roads. I got off the bike tired and aching though

Around the gorge area there are plenty of gravel patches ahoy.

It might just be my luck, but every time I ride the roads around there during nicer weather, I see someone who's come off due to one reason or another.

mattcrane · 14 May 2019 at 11:45

Karl said:
Around the gorge area there are plenty of gravel patches ahoy.

It might just be my luck, but every time I ride the roads around there during nicer weather, I see someone who's come off due to one reason or another.

Probably more to do with the ever increasing number of idiots on bikes who believe they are the reincarnation of Barry Sheene but on a public road not a track.

Karl · 15 May 2019 at 15:14

mattcrane said:
Probably more to do with the ever increasing number of idiots on bikes who believe they are the reincarnation of Barry Sheene but on a public road not a track.

Possibly. I know summer brings out a lot of riders who don't ride all year round and try to re-apply skills that they haven't used in 11 months, might just be down to that. I don't think it's a beginner's road, by any stretch.

tom_e · 15 May 2019 at 19:12

Fitted a new battery and removed the baffles from my cans, the neighbors will love that tomorrow morning

CGrieves · 15 May 2019 at 21:30

Fresh tyres, packed up and ready for a weekend at Le Mans!

MowyTone · 17 May 2019 at 08:57

Bought her home yesterday. Bit of a dent on the tank but I'm not too fussed about that for now. This bike is so much fun and it just sounds naughty. Not really tried to go fast yet but it's just effortless to get upto speed

tom_e · 17 May 2019 at 09:09

Taken the baffles out yet?

Dogbreath · 17 May 2019 at 09:12

Make sure the cam chain tensioners are working properly! They are a big weak spot on these and plenty of Firestorm engines have been ruined through the timing slipping.

MowyTone · 17 May 2019 at 10:17

tom_e said:
Taken the baffles out yet?

Not yet. To be honest I really dont need to with the way it already is. I will probably take them out for the next bike night though

Dogbreath said:
Make sure the cam chain tensioners are working properly! They are a big weak spot on these and plenty of Firestorm engines have been ruined through the timing slipping.

Fair point, I'll have a look. Seems people say to change them at 30K miles. As mine is at 37K miles I'll see if there is any paper work to say they have been changed or if they are now manual ones.

Munchies · 17 May 2019 at 17:44

Decided to finally get round to checking the valves on the ol' VFR as I have no idea if / when they were last checked, and she's sitting on 63,666 miles.

There was a surprising amount of access to the front cylinders with the radiator out of the way, don't know why people say it's such a pain.

not sure how concerned to be about all 4 plugs having a coating of sludgy oil on the neck, don't seem to be burning any oil, and the coolant came out clean.

and the results, if you can make sense of my scribbling.

intakes are supposed to be 0.16mm +/- 0.03mm and exhaust 0.25mm. Looks to me like someone has shimmed the rear cylinders, but not touched the front. Tomorrow i'll have to pull the camshaft and measure up for shims on the front intakes, that may be more of a pain.