What did you do to your bike today ??
- Kwacky
- Posts: 39401
- Joined: 21 Oct 2013, 21:52
- Your Bike: Brutale 800RR, 1000SX Ninja
- Location: Brum
- Has thanked: 4412 times
- Been thanked: 8516 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Top man.
I asked on a racing forum about a set of mirrors and a sidestand for my zx6r. I was after some spares. Someone said I could have them for £100.
Oh how I laughed.
I asked on a racing forum about a set of mirrors and a sidestand for my zx6r. I was after some spares. Someone said I could have them for £100.
Oh how I laughed.
- C00kiemonster
- Posts: 8634
- Joined: 22 Oct 2013, 07:11
- Your Bike: Triumph Street Triple 765 R
- Location: Not Froggie Land
- Has thanked: 4504 times
- Been thanked: 1769 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Blade wrote:Bought a sigma slipper clutch.
Now just need to find time to fit it and then find time to actually ride the dam thing.
Oooooh..... Lovely things and very well built. Can you use your existing plates on it? I assume it's for the blade?
Me want!
- Bratty
- Posts: 1399
- Joined: 12 Mar 2014, 10:03
- Your Bike: Honda CB1000r
- Location: Great Barr Birmingham
- Has thanked: 418 times
- Been thanked: 151 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Hugger looks very nice but I think the fitting will be different to the one that's on now ? So I may leave the fitting till Wednesday when I'm off and have more time, would like to do it Sunday but it'll be close to 4am when I get home
and with it being Mother's Day I'll have a bit of visiting to do in the afternoon.

I get knocked down but i get up again.
- Kwacky
- Posts: 39401
- Joined: 21 Oct 2013, 21:52
- Your Bike: Brutale 800RR, 1000SX Ninja
- Location: Brum
- Has thanked: 4412 times
- Been thanked: 8516 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Mine needs a good clean. I saw this morning just how much crap is on the bike from commuting. I need Spudda Services.
- Cavetroll87
- Posts: 2320
- Joined: 11 Mar 2014, 21:40
- Your Bike: 2014 Yamaha MT09
- Location: Kent
- Has thanked: 591 times
- Been thanked: 532 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Rode to work and looked at my front tire and thought hmmm that's looking a bit bald I should probably get a new one, money I don't really have atm with the wedding in a few weeks, plus I hate scrubbing in new tyres, spend ages with massive
until I'm confident enough to start leaning it into corners properly lol

Remember: If in Doubt use Full Throttle, It may not make the situation any better, But it will end the suspense...
- duke63
- Posts: 15560
- Joined: 22 Oct 2013, 07:34
- Your Bike: Ducati 748/853 & Triumph Street Triple 765RS
- Location: Staffordshire
- Has thanked: 4231 times
- Been thanked: 4152 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
They have been gritting roads again this week. Car is covered in the white salty crap.Kwacky wrote:Mine needs a good clean. I saw this morning just how much crap is on the bike from commuting. I need Spudda Services.
- Itchy
- Posts: 2544
- Joined: 12 Mar 2014, 00:17
- Your Bike: Kawasaki Z1000
- Location: A galaxy far, far away...
- Has thanked: 756 times
- Been thanked: 983 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Finished work at 1245.
It's 2.5 miles home.
Got in at 1445.
Took the bike on a little circuit around Norfolk to bed the tyres in a little more. That's between 150 to 200 miles so they should be fine now. Well, the middle of them will be!
Anyhoo, had a nice ride, semi-sedate during the first half, then filled up the tank, had a choccy bar and a red bull, then flipped the switch into straight line hooligan mode. Queues of cars stuck behind a low-loader? No problems.
Fiesta right up my chuff in a 30 zone? The national speed limit sign, or as I see it, the warp speed now Mr Sulu sign will remedy that!
Even the bike told me to slow down. Still, at least I know the rev-limiter works...
In 4th...

It's 2.5 miles home.
Got in at 1445.
Took the bike on a little circuit around Norfolk to bed the tyres in a little more. That's between 150 to 200 miles so they should be fine now. Well, the middle of them will be!

Anyhoo, had a nice ride, semi-sedate during the first half, then filled up the tank, had a choccy bar and a red bull, then flipped the switch into straight line hooligan mode. Queues of cars stuck behind a low-loader? No problems.
Fiesta right up my chuff in a 30 zone? The national speed limit sign, or as I see it, the warp speed now Mr Sulu sign will remedy that!
Even the bike told me to slow down. Still, at least I know the rev-limiter works...
In 4th...

- Kwacky
- Posts: 39401
- Joined: 21 Oct 2013, 21:52
- Your Bike: Brutale 800RR, 1000SX Ninja
- Location: Brum
- Has thanked: 4412 times
- Been thanked: 8516 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Nice.
I've manged to get my warning light blink in the first 4 gears. Not tried 5th yet.
I've manged to get my warning light blink in the first 4 gears. Not tried 5th yet.
- Kwacky
- Posts: 39401
- Joined: 21 Oct 2013, 21:52
- Your Bike: Brutale 800RR, 1000SX Ninja
- Location: Brum
- Has thanked: 4412 times
- Been thanked: 8516 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
I thought it was supposed to be dry today? I got soaked. Water running into my gloves and boots wet.
On the plus side I'm reminded just how brilliant those M5s are in the wet.
On the plus side I'm reminded just how brilliant those M5s are in the wet.
- D6
- Posts: 2781
- Joined: 14 Mar 2014, 18:26
- Your Bike: Speed Triple 1050SE a bit DEAD + S3 RS
- Location: Staffordshire
- Has thanked: 212 times
- Been thanked: 653 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Bike is filthy. So gonna go round my old man's to clean it. Also gonna fit the new levers and foot pegs to my dad's bike from where he fell off. And damaged them. Then gonna fit some new exhausts. Nothing special. Will take a pic.
- Frankie
- Posts: 3962
- Joined: 11 Mar 2014, 21:37
- Your Bike: Fast Ones, and dirty ones
- Has thanked: 750 times
- Been thanked: 1491 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Ha ha mine is really dirty!! I think I will go out for a quick blat this morning and have a cleaning session later. I need to do some work on the Beemer as well later. So today will consist of biking activities.
- Cavetroll87
- Posts: 2320
- Joined: 11 Mar 2014, 21:40
- Your Bike: 2014 Yamaha MT09
- Location: Kent
- Has thanked: 591 times
- Been thanked: 532 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Left home about half 9 this morning, got back at 2, pit in about 150 odd miles, good fun now to wash her as she is filthy
Remember: If in Doubt use Full Throttle, It may not make the situation any better, But it will end the suspense...
-
- Posts: 778
- Joined: 14 Mar 2014, 15:00
- Your Bike: GSXR750
- Location: oxford
- Has thanked: 77 times
- Been thanked: 176 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Actually got mine out and cleaned her today, then took her for a bimble in the sun
Potholes the size of alien space ship landing pads everywhere . Had to wait whilst one guy in a warrior stopped and had road rage at a cycle road hog.
Thought it might descend into fisty cuffs.
Must book my bike in for the recall on the brake master cylinder, breaks feeling a tad spongy
Potholes the size of alien space ship landing pads everywhere . Had to wait whilst one guy in a warrior stopped and had road rage at a cycle road hog.
Thought it might descend into fisty cuffs.
Must book my bike in for the recall on the brake master cylinder, breaks feeling a tad spongy
Live each day as your last as one day you'll be right !!
- Kwacky
- Posts: 39401
- Joined: 21 Oct 2013, 21:52
- Your Bike: Brutale 800RR, 1000SX Ninja
- Location: Brum
- Has thanked: 4412 times
- Been thanked: 8516 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Well I was going to give the bike a really good scrub, but I can't find the right attachments for my paddock stand. It's got the cups on it from when Perky borrowed it, but I don't find those very secure for my bike on the swingarm.
Guess I'll have to keep looking.
Guess I'll have to keep looking.
- D6
- Posts: 2781
- Joined: 14 Mar 2014, 18:26
- Your Bike: Speed Triple 1050SE a bit DEAD + S3 RS
- Location: Staffordshire
- Has thanked: 212 times
- Been thanked: 653 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
I used to use the cups on the daytona. seemed ok.
Gave mine a good clean and fitted some black versions of the standard exhausts to match the black heat shields it already came with.
Gave mine a good clean and fitted some black versions of the standard exhausts to match the black heat shields it already came with.
- Kwacky
- Posts: 39401
- Joined: 21 Oct 2013, 21:52
- Your Bike: Brutale 800RR, 1000SX Ninja
- Location: Brum
- Has thanked: 4412 times
- Been thanked: 8516 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
The daytona was fine on cups but the zx6r has a curved swingarm.
- D6Nutz
- Posts: 7579
- Joined: 21 Oct 2013, 21:26
- Your Bike: Speed Triple 1200 RS
- Has thanked: 828 times
- Been thanked: 2734 times
- Contact:
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Nothing apart from watching other guys going out for a blast with envy.
Damn tyres.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk
Damn tyres.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk
You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough - Mario Andretti
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough - Mario Andretti
- D6
- Posts: 2781
- Joined: 14 Mar 2014, 18:26
- Your Bike: Speed Triple 1050SE a bit DEAD + S3 RS
- Location: Staffordshire
- Has thanked: 212 times
- Been thanked: 653 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Kwacky wrote:The daytona was fine on cups but the zx6r has a curved swingarm.
I used it on the Kwack too. if you fit it right below the nut it is flat.... I'll try find a pic.
- duke63
- Posts: 15560
- Joined: 22 Oct 2013, 07:34
- Your Bike: Ducati 748/853 & Triumph Street Triple 765RS
- Location: Staffordshire
- Has thanked: 4231 times
- Been thanked: 4152 times
Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Took the 748 out for the afternoon. Round Sutton Maddock, out to Newport and home.
The new Pirelli Rosso Corsas are now properly scrubbed in and work really well on the bike. Quicker steering and more linear turn than the Dunlops.
Forgotten just how good that bike is to ride on a warm sunny afternoon.
The new Pirelli Rosso Corsas are now properly scrubbed in and work really well on the bike. Quicker steering and more linear turn than the Dunlops.
Forgotten just how good that bike is to ride on a warm sunny afternoon.