What did you do to your bike today ??

Post by **rocket** » 23 Jan 2017, 17:28

I did not do an add sorry. A guy on a forum put a wanted add up for a bike and i responded.
It had decent history
Rear sets
Stainless pipes
air filter
Braided lines
renthal clipons
recent top end rebuild
Forks had been serviced

Needed some little bits of tidying. The body works was original but a bit ruff I gave him a set of race body work a a couple of spares i did not need and sold it for £2500. I could have got a bit more but it was a no mess sale so took the opportunity.

Post by **Deegee** » 23 Jan 2017, 19:04

Someone looking for what you're selling is the best sale, good bargaining position and less chance of them getting cold feet in my experience.

Post by **TonyB** » 24 Jan 2017, 16:51

Added a 'Fenda extanda' as the rad is getting road shoite flicked all over it.

While I was putting it back on, it struck me that the right hand down pipe was missing a certain...je ne sais quois; so I decided to lean my textile jacket clad arm on it.

The patina is coming along nicely...

Post by **Cav** » 24 Jan 2017, 17:04

Fck that.. if it burns that quickly that's potentially dangerous to crash in.. friction > heat > melty melty fabric into skin

Post by **TonyB** » 24 Jan 2017, 17:06

It was in there a good 15 seconds or so as the the front mudguard screw was a tw@ to get at. Didn't realise until I felt a nice warmth on my arm.

Post by **Kwacky** » 24 Jan 2017, 17:13

That's one way to customise your bike and kit.

Post by **Rossgo** » 24 Jan 2017, 17:43

that is one hell of a post!! You could just say it's a new air vent in your jacket?!

Post by **TonyB** » 24 Jan 2017, 18:14

Or that it's a water drain off incase the arm lets in water at some point.

Post by **Cav** » 24 Jan 2017, 18:44

TonyB wrote:It was in there a good 15 seconds or so as the the front mudguard screw was a tw@ to get at. Didn't realise until I felt a nice warmth on my arm.

Okay not as bad as I first thought then...

Bloody 'ell though mate !!!

Post by **Monty** » 24 Jan 2017, 18:46

LOL I've got some matching trousers if you want them Tony

Post by **C00kiemonster** » 24 Jan 2017, 18:48

Send the jacket back - clearly faulty goods

Post by **kiwikrasher** » 24 Jan 2017, 22:02

That's going to be a bitch to get off your down pipe

Post by **duke63** » 24 Jan 2017, 22:34

kiwikrasher wrote:That's going to be a bitch to get off your down pipe

Oh i don't know. Get the engine nice and hot and a petrol soaked rag, should come off in one quick........................BOOM!

Post by **Frankie** » 25 Jan 2017, 05:07

TonyB wrote:Added a 'Fenda extanda' as the rad is getting road shoite flicked all over it.

While I was putting it back on, it struck me that the right hand down pipe was missing a certain...je ne sais quois; so I decided to lean my textile jacket clad arm on it.

The patina is coming along nicely...

Ben there done that,, bloody nightmare, I ended up cutting some old textiles and made a patch and stuck it on with super glue.
As for the pipes, I like dukes idea, but I took some off with a knife, very carefully.. mainly the chunkier bits that were stuck on. used duct tape around the area to protect the pipe from the slip which I knew I would do at some point during the process. The pipe was cold of course for this bit.

Post by **TonyB** » 25 Jan 2017, 10:20

I've just cleaned the down pipe. Came off no problem. Ran it till it was hot, scraped the worst off with a Stanley blade then blasted the rest of it with WD40 and scotch brite. Smokin'!

Post by **Cav** » 25 Jan 2017, 10:29

WD40 on hot exhausts smells like a wet dog stenched sofa getting burned - not a fan

Post by **Monty** » 25 Jan 2017, 10:34

I prefer PTFE

Post by **TonyB** » 25 Jan 2017, 10:44

I told a fib, I had WD40 in my head because I was looking for it. I used 3-1 oil spray.

Post by **Kwacky** » 26 Jan 2017, 09:53

Bloody cold this morning. There's a dry wind which seems to cut straight through you.

Post by **TonyB** » 27 Jan 2017, 14:33

Took the stock silencers off and went for a spin. Sounds brilliant. Going to keep it like this till I fit my 2-1

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