Soldato
Wish I kept the bits off my 765s now, as the fly screen and heated grips would work here - alas, I'll have to go bit shipping; it's got a dodgy ebay seat cowl, so will source a Trumpet one asapNiiiiice
What did you do to your bike today?
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Soldato
Rear shock adjuster is seized on 21 plate Versys 650. Luckily bought the 2 year extended warranty.
Now booked in to dealer to have it sorted.
Edit - because I bought extended warranty it's free instead of £2500 + fitting cost for replacement rear shock.
The £300 or whatever it cost for extension has paid itself back.
Now booked in to dealer to have it sorted.
Edit - because I bought extended warranty it's free instead of £2500 + fitting cost for replacement rear shock.
The £300 or whatever it cost for extension has paid itself back.
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Associate
Ive just bought the 2 years extra warranty for my Ducati, 4 years of worry free(ish) riding is great piece of mind
Soldato
I've never needed a warranty until I've had the option of having one lol.Ive just bought the 2 years extra warranty for my Ducati, 4 years of worry free(ish) riding is great piece of mind
Paid itself back though already.
I popped up to Newlands Corner for lunch. Bikes everywhere. I'm really starting to fall in love with how the Tiger 800 rides. It's surprisingly nimble for such a large bike. Hopefully I will get a few longer trips in before the summer ends.
Man of Honour
I traded one liability for another, worse condition liability with more cylinders 
Soldato
I fitted a new push cable to my bike. The connecting end was slightly too big so I had to file down about 1mm to get it to fit in the controls. Throttle action feels nice now though. Now to get the grips on.
Soldato
Had it replaced under warranty. 3hrs to get it all changed. Sorted.
Soldato
Took the starter motor out of the GPZ500 - looks like the brushes need replacing. 12mm new, 6mm minimum......lol. The lower brush was actually fully retracted when I took it out. Service/brush kit is £35 so hopefully this one will be back up and running soon!
Associate
6.16mm - you're within spec!Took the starter motor out of the GPZ500 - looks like the brushes need replacing. 12mm new, 6mm minimum......lol. The lower brush was actually fully retracted when I took it out. Service/brush kit is £35 so hopefully this one will be back up and running soon!
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Soldato
Caliper is set to that, the brush is about 4mm - even less for the other one!!6.16mm - you're within spec!
Associate
Didn't really do anything myself, except say goodbye albeit remotely. We're away on holiday and the people of "Pikesville" came last night and nicked it. Bye by MT-09.
We have it on CCTV but not expecting so much as a phone call from the cops. I guess it'll be dumped somewhere for a few days to check for a tracker- Worcester Park (London) area, LF65LZC.
We have it on CCTV but not expecting so much as a phone call from the cops. I guess it'll be dumped somewhere for a few days to check for a tracker- Worcester Park (London) area, LF65LZC.
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Soldato
Bummer. Bike thefts have been out of control for years now
Soldato
Gutted, where was it stored?
Soldato
Tried everything from trying to hammer in a flat head, through screw/bolt extractors, even to trying to weld (with epoxy) a sacrificial bit into the hole; alas nothing worked. So I opted to snap the trim off (planning to source a replacement from the bay).... sadly not only did trim snap, but so did a bit of the metal clock/nose mount too oops.
When I finally got to the back of the bolt, I had to use penetrant spray on it, and mole grip the thread to undo it - even then, it was a helluva job! No idea why this one bolt was so stiff, there was no sign of any locker on it, nor corrosion.
All went back together OK, and it's still sturdy with the two bolts holding the nose on.
Also took the reflectors off the forks:
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Soldato
I put the tank on, put some fuel in, hooked the fuel up, adjusted my new cables, and charged the battery aaaaannd no start. Checked plugs. Wet, but black. Checked spark, none on either, via either lead... New plugs ordered and pilot screws half a turn in.
My neighbours enjoyed watching my son and his friend pushing me up and down the hill trying to bump start it.
My neighbours enjoyed watching my son and his friend pushing me up and down the hill trying to bump start it.
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Associate
Front garden, under two covers, chained to the house with an Almax S3 (£200 of chain right there- suspect they nicked that too). Must have made a racket for a fair while to cut through it.
All the security was as per the insurance schedule, so fingers crossed they don't make it too much of a battle. The real shame of it is it had a Steve Jordan tune, full system, Woolich Race Tools, quickshifter/blipper, nice rearsets, rear shock upgrade and a bunch of other bits, none of which will be reflected in the payout.
They even nicked the battery maintenance charger. Hope it burns their house down
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Gutted for you, hopefully the insurance company wont be too dickish about it all.
Really sorry for you mate. You have to wonder whether they knew you would all be away? e.g. did you get an Uber or taxi to the airport and someone passed on that information.Front garden, under two covers, chained to the house with an Almax S3 (£200 of chain right there- suspect they nicked that too). Must have made a racket for a fair while to cut through it.
All the security was as per the insurance schedule, so fingers crossed they don't make it too much of a battle. The real shame of it is it had a Steve Jordan tune, full system, Woolich Race Tools, quickshifter/blipper, nice rearsets, rear shock upgrade and a bunch of other bits, none of which will be reflected in the payout.
They even nicked the battery maintenance charger. Hope it burns their house down
Associate
Thanks mate, we did drive to the airport and park, so there's one less car than usual, so it's possible they noticed that. There's footage of two of them arriving a few hours earlier to check it out, then returning en masse to nick it, so it could also be random. The Sutton gangs periodically raid the surrounding areas.
Police don't even want to see the footage....
Trying to find positives, right next to it is my '91 CBR600, which was the first bike I owned, then sold, regretted and subsequently found for sale years later. I'd have been more gutted if they'd taken that, despite it being valueless.
They didn't even try the door on the secure-a-bike shed housing the S1000RR!
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