What did you do to your bike today?
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It is, treated them to a set of Stahlbus valves.
The only set of bleed nipples I'll be taking off when I sell the bike
I split them and stripped them down then gave them to a man who can for blasting and cerakoting. Not got the space or skills to do that good a job
Bit more of rear-end tidying up with an eBay 2nd hand R&G purchase:
Also used Fish Hill to bash the front chicken strips a bit
Sadly had some fork stiction, so popped the dust seals and cleaned/greased up:
Much better now, but I'll probably need a fork service later this year.
Also used Fish Hill to bash the front chicken strips a bit
Sadly had some fork stiction, so popped the dust seals and cleaned/greased up:
Much better now, but I'll probably need a fork service later this year.
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Loving the RGV, had one back in the 90s and is was mental.Chucked some foamy water at the 1290R then lashed on some Motul shine and go, and fired up the smoker for 15 minutes (I will refit the fairings and get it on the road this summer)..
Need a vid when you finally get it on the open road.
Yeah, if I miss the proper mirrors too much I will stick them back on even though I prefer the look without them. Safety first!
They're the perfect bike for taking the long way on some nadgery B roads! Feels like the polar opposite to the CB650R. If you can get a demo on one I'd definitely recommend it. It definitely only has one purpose!
They look good, as least they don't look as daft as when people have bar end mirrors hanging downwards - these are nice and hidden away.
Also not obscured by my arms at all which I can't imagine underslung bar ends can achieve.
I don't get it. You see threads like this on every biking forum on the internet, you're such a vulnerable person on the roads and all it takes is one second of lapsed judgement from not just you but anyone around you and you could be in hospital with life changing injuries or worse.
Mirrors are such a vital part of your situational awareness, for me the bigger the better, I don't care if they look crap, they could literally save my life. So why replace them with awkward little box-tickers the size of a postage stamp and as useful as not having mirrors at all?
(PS this isn't aimed to you Logsi, just in general, see loads of bikes with crap mirrors or no mirrors at all)
Mirrors are such a vital part of your situational awareness, for me the bigger the better, I don't care if they look crap, they could literally save my life. So why replace them with awkward little box-tickers the size of a postage stamp and as useful as not having mirrors at all?
(PS this isn't aimed to you Logsi, just in general, see loads of bikes with crap mirrors or no mirrors at all)
It's hard not to agree with Diddums.
I did try the bar end mirrors on my Blade which were a present from a mate, but it only reinforced that there's a reason why every single manufacturer puts them where they do, and that's because it's the optimal position.
That's just my opinion and preference, and not a dig at anyone who relocates them.
I did try the bar end mirrors on my Blade which were a present from a mate, but it only reinforced that there's a reason why every single manufacturer puts them where they do, and that's because it's the optimal position.
That's just my opinion and preference, and not a dig at anyone who relocates them.
I'm amazed no one's come up with a camera system tbh. We've got those clip on mirrors for cars with a little camera at the back, they're fantastic, if someone made something like that for bikes I'd be all over it like a rash. Glare could be a problem though.
I was at a track day earlier in the week and one of the guys there had a rear view camera on his bike. It was wired into a small 8”-ish screen attached to the bars. Intriguing application but with the wide field of view on a small screen I wasn’t convinced it was suitable for situational awareness.