A picture a day... biker banter (Vol 6)
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Biker's Nemesis said:
scunnylad said:
Yes, if its the One I'm thinking of he is a top class welder.(Says me who is 60
)scunnylad said:
That'll be them,,stay on the same campsite as us,always chat to them and have a laugh ,good set of old boys .
(Says me who is 60 )
Peter would have been with big Peter a good friend of mine who died 2 years ago.(Says me who is 60
)Speaking of Peter in the photo, he fell of his Manx Norton a couple of years ago and broke his femur. (a 20mph crash)
Peter also rides all round with no gloves, I saw him out at the end of January this year with no gloves on. He's as hard as nails still.
te is a hedgehogcarinaman said:
Challo said:
Just picked this up for the summer. Only managed 40miles so far but really enjoying it. A big change from the R18 I had last year.
Was that an R18 got a good rate as spouse works for them or their work has a deal with BMW? Kawasicki said:
Is that a Z900? They tick quite a few boxes for me, apparently the LED headlamps are pretty good, except faster and less economical. Biker's Nemesis said:
moanthebairns said:
Never had a plug before. It's can be ridden to my local bike place and plugged there in then can't it or is it a wheel out job.
It'll be fine to ride it there Alex.moanthebairns said:
Sorry, shoulda explained and wrote that in English. Does the tyre have to come off the rim for it to be done. Just thinking I'd be as well dropping off and picking up the wheel later rather than having to book it in standing about if it needs to come off the rim.
Yes. The wheel does have to be removed from the bike Alex.moanthebairns said:
Sorry, shoulda explained and wrote that in English. Does the tyre have to come off the rim for it to be done. Just thinking I'd be as well dropping off and picking up the wheel later rather than having to book it in standing about if it needs to come off the rim.
Things might have changed as it's been a while so please check but permanent approved tyre repairs are a mushroom fitted from the inside so tyre off the rim. Temp diy get you out home kits fitted from the outside
Spent the last couple of weeks doing a mini refurb on my £800 cb500. The standard down pipes were rotten and one of the studs had snapped off, luckily there was enough thread left to weld a nut on and extract it. The next task was cleaning the front of the engine as it had years worth of grime on it, ideally the engine needs removing and repainting. With the engine tidied up I changed the oil as I had no clue when it was last done but from the state of it probably about 5 years a go. The chain and sprockets were also spent so changed them, which meant I could clean and tidy up the bits you can't normally get to with the main job being the swing arm. As those with cb500 experience will know, they rust for fun but luckily this one is in good condition. I sanded back the old paint and surface rust and it got back to bare metal without any holes showing so I was happy. I repainted it black with some Kramp tractor paint just to keep it protected for the riding season. I will take it off and get it shot blast and power coated over winter. New chain and sprockets went back on, the full Delkevic exhaust went on and I stood back and admired my work.
Oh I forgot to say I also put some carbon tank covers on as there's a dent in the tank. I then took it for a test ride last night and it runs lovely, feels so good with the new chain and sprockets but the best bit is riding it without the blowing down pipes. The bike now owes me £1200 all in and I couldn't be happier.
Here's a before pic:
Here's an after pic:
Oh I forgot to say I also put some carbon tank covers on as there's a dent in the tank. I then took it for a test ride last night and it runs lovely, feels so good with the new chain and sprockets but the best bit is riding it without the blowing down pipes. The bike now owes me £1200 all in and I couldn't be happier.
Here's a before pic:
Here's an after pic:
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