What did you do to your bike today?
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Just got it back from the garage.
The bars were a bit bent and tattered, the exhaust was in poor shape and had started rotting through at the bottom of the down pipe so both were replaced with Renthal handlebars and a Leo Vince exhaust. Also the valve clearances, rear wheel bearings, swingarm bearings along with chain sprocket and carrier bearings are all new too.
Runs and sounds much better and looks nicer too! Good price as well (Braeside motors)
The bars were a bit bent and tattered, the exhaust was in poor shape and had started rotting through at the bottom of the down pipe so both were replaced with Renthal handlebars and a Leo Vince exhaust. Also the valve clearances, rear wheel bearings, swingarm bearings along with chain sprocket and carrier bearings are all new too.
Runs and sounds much better and looks nicer too! Good price as well (Braeside motors)
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4T5 said:
Never overkill, its surprising what they will go through to get a bike if they want it bad enough
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picked up a puncture on the way back from Cheltenham on the M5 last night 
managed to get it patched for £15. Saves a nearly new tyre from going to the scrap pile!
managed to get it patched for £15. Saves a nearly new tyre from going to the scrap pile!
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Get some pictures into the 'show us your bike ' thread
It was a toss-up between the YZF and a CBR when I was looking at bikes a few months ago. Went for the CBR
I started the RSV up, brought it up to operating temp and let it idle for a bit. Then switched it off and put it back to bed.
Bog off Autumn/Winter........roll on Summer!!!!
Going to need a massive cleaning session on mine this weekend, I have never owned a bike that's been as filthy as my RSV currently is
Get some pictures into the 'show us your bike ' thread
It was a toss-up between the YZF and a CBR when I was looking at bikes a few months ago. Went for the CBR
I'll get a picture up once I manage to get it out properly and get a decent photo opp.
Anyway, crappy picture from the dealer below but picked it up today and had a good hour and a half ride. Wrists are a little sore but just need to get used to it and release my vulcan death grip! Anyone know any good ways to exercise your wrists...?
Going to need a massive cleaning session on mine this weekend, I have never owned a bike that's been as filthy as my RSV currently is
I plan on giving mine a complete winter 'fairing and side panels off' thorough clean over the winter as well as an oil, filter and other fluids change. Out with the toothbrush methinks!!
Gave it a good wash and then coated it in ACF50. I used an electric paint sprayer to put a fine mist over the bike, avoiding the brakes like the plague of course. Worked well, better than the spray can.
It smells really nice.
It smells really nice.
Doesn't smell quite so nice when you're sat at traffic lights and the ACF50 is burning off your exhaust
ooo that's sounds like a good idea. What paint sprayer did you use? Did it clip on to the can?
Also, with ACF50, is it alright if you get it all over the fairing?
I used something like this, which I bought from Lidl for £15 a few months back, and bought this ACF50 in liquid form.
I almost bought an air compressor, and paint spraying tools, which would have cost me well over £100 even though I could have used it for super fast tyre blowing up as well.
As for getting it on the fairing, it won't hurt it though it does have a sheen over it when done of course. I removed what little fairing my bike has so I could ACF50 the frame under that as well.
I almost bought an air compressor, and paint spraying tools, which would have cost me well over £100 even though I could have used it for super fast tyre blowing up as well.
As for getting it on the fairing, it won't hurt it though it does have a sheen over it when done of course. I removed what little fairing my bike has so I could ACF50 the frame under that as well.
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Legendary idea.
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Looks like I need a new battery, rode it to work last week. Left it parked over the weekend came to start it this morning and the battery was almost flat. Guess it's 4 coming on 5 years old now so its not too bad.