What did you do to your bike today ??
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
I ve not bothered with mine either mate. Apart from laying on the couch all day I played with my kids and slept. Unheard of for me slept 10 hours straight last night.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Pulled some ridiculous stickers off the track bike, need to get my butt Organised so I can have some Tankslap decals on it by track day. Luckily I can leave the kiwi ones on it, and he had his name on it too, so just gotta remove the last name and as we share the same first name it's all good!
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Was going to try and clean the flies and muck of 7 different countries off it today but its miserable outside and i have caught the lurgy that Woody and Jase had.
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We like to share mateduke63 wrote:Was going to try and clean the flies and muck of 7 different countries off it today but its miserable outside and i have caught the lurgy that Woody and Jase had.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
So i found out.......
That Francesca bird was worth sharing.

That Francesca bird was worth sharing.
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Woody has just found out he has got a chest infection and has had it for nearly 10 days. No wonder he struggled some mornings, without the mtfu pills he would have been on his knees.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Checked the oil and brake pads on the track bike, the oil looks brand new
Added the first of the tankslap decals and gave the rear a bit of a polish to see how it comes out.. Quite tidy actually so I think the rest of it may get a good polishing over the coming months.

Added the first of the tankslap decals and gave the rear a bit of a polish to see how it comes out.. Quite tidy actually so I think the rest of it may get a good polishing over the coming months.
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Ha ha almost missed this post, yes I do http://www.tankslap.co.uk/viewtopic.php ... ale#p20063 thank you Spudda for the reminder.Spudda wrote:Frankie was selling a vanD6Nutz wrote:
All I need now is as van,
Designed for a CBR600 plus all your track day kit.
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Finally took a spanner to the Track bike. Took the wheels off to get the new rubber fitted to them tomorrow. Previous owner had one torque setting.... Farken' tight!
bent an allen wrench tool undoing the front brake calipers!

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Not fun, at least the Alan went first rather than the bolt! Been there, being left with a snapped bolt in the pinch bolts on the fork legs before....

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I think what didn't help is getting up close and personal with the bike, it has a bit of light corrosion here and there, I bought it from a coastal area. One of the brake caliper bolts was rather chalky. I'll make sure I give everything a good coat in WD-40 and use anti-seize on reassembly. Don't care about aesthetics really, just functionality.Frankie wrote:Not fun, at least the Alan went first rather than the bolt! Been there, being left with a snapped bolt in the pinch bolts on the fork legs before....
Oh! speaking of aesthetics I must go order my tankslap decals right now!!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Fwiw I got a set of 3/8" & 1/2" drive allen drivers a few years back, so that I can use my sockets/torque wrench etc.kiwikrasher wrote:Finally took a spanner to the Track bike. Took the wheels off to get the new rubber fitted to them tomorrow. Previous owner had one torque setting.... Farken' tight!bent an allen wrench tool undoing the front brake calipers!
I have never looked back, I only wish I'd done it years ago because it's soo much faster & easier.
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Sounds good preventative maintenance is always better than corrective maintainence.kiwikrasher wrote:I think what didn't help is getting up close and personal with the bike, it has a bit of light corrosion here and there, I bought it from a coastal area. One of the brake caliper bolts was rather chalky. I'll make sure I give everything a good coat in WD-40 and use anti-seize on reassembly. Don't care about aesthetics really, just functionality.Frankie wrote:Not fun, at least the Alan went first rather than the bolt! Been there, being left with a snapped bolt in the pinch bolts on the fork legs before....
Oh! speaking of aesthetics I must go order my tankslap decals right now!!
Have you looked at Halfords professional tools as they are a fraction of the cost of snap on but also have a lifetime guarantee. Plenty of stuff on eBay and I'm sure some sellers would ship down under.
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Had an email today from powerbronze as they've got a new bellypan for my bike which is on sale so I may order one and a new hugger to match.
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Finally got round to washing it and polishing it. Looks sparkly new again.
WD40 do a new spray-on polish which is easy to use, contains carnauba wax (the best) and leaves a lovely finish.

WD40 do a new spray-on polish which is easy to use, contains carnauba wax (the best) and leaves a lovely finish.
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Yeah good stuff I use a similar product from muc off, easy to use, quick application and great results.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Quick brake fluid bleed as well.
Time to wash it I suppose.
Time to wash it I suppose.