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Post by chris900divvy on Jan 1, 2016 15:05:22 GMT
You're not that far away from me - next time you need a new tyre get one online & we can fit it together, show you the ropes. Heck, might even fit it the right way round . Paint was just Carplan Silver-06 for the main wheel, & Hycote aluminium for the shroud which covers the final drive coupling. Thanks, that'd be really useful! Just had a new tyre fitted when I was up in north Wales the other week suffered a bad puncture on an already very worn tyre, so probably another will be needed in a few months.
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Post by chris900divvy on Jan 9, 2016 19:08:21 GMT
Fitted new rear caliper this afternoon, was pleased with how quick and easy it was to bleed it with a non-return valve. The old one was so badly worn around the pad pin holes it was juddering badly giving poor low speed control of the bike, can really feel the difference with this refurbished one I came across on Ebay.
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Post by mlbv on Jan 17, 2016 22:52:57 GMT
Due to my new winter legs having grippy pads on the arse, a small split along the leading edge of the seat has slowly started turning into a rip so I bought one from a 2000 reg bike (the newer seat which is ribbed for her pleasure) and I must say it feels instantly more comfortable.... I am not sure if it is the six pack ribbage that makes the difference, or that the foam is softer or just that it is from a lower mileage bike/been sat on by a less rotund rider and so has suffered less cell collapse...
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Post by satnav on Jan 22, 2016 22:52:22 GMT
6 monthly service, have covered around 5k miles so thought it was time.
Also replaced clutch cable due to it being very frayed.
Have taken the crash bars off in order to fit the lower fairing I bought last November, although I didn't get time to get it fully fitted.
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Post by mlbv on Jan 25, 2016 15:33:37 GMT
so this happened today.... so this has to happen...
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Post by GAv on Jan 25, 2016 18:59:12 GMT
Bummer some tyre dealers won't plug em now, the tyre looks new.
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Post by mlbv on Jan 25, 2016 20:02:43 GMT
It was because the patch would have crossed the boundary between running surface and the wall, and yes, the tyre is 'new' although about 6 years old as the bike has been hardly used in the five years before I bought it... Been weaving when conditions allow and safe to do so to get rid of the chicken strips so that I don't get a nasty surprise if i have to take sudden avoiding action...
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Post by bobh on Jan 25, 2016 21:28:08 GMT
Bad luck.
It's that time of year, it seems, with sticky damp roads - I've had no less than three punctures recently. One was in a well-worn rear tyre, caused by a flint - an ever-present hazard on the Berkshire Downs. I just scrapped that one 1000 miles early - it was only a Conti Motion at £70 a pop, so not worth paying £15 to have it plugged.
The second was a new-ish rear tyre with what looks like the same screw as got yours - it obviously gets around a bit. Unfortunately that wasn't pluggable, as the previous owner had already had a small puncture caused by a panel pin (invisible from the outside), and had filled the tyre with goo to try to seal it. Thanks to Sod's Law, the two holes were very close together so the patches would have overlapped, which apparently is a no-no.
The most recent was an (again new-ish) front tyre (first front puncture I've had for as long as I can remember, and I go back to the Paleolithic Era). I rode past a farmer's lad flailing his hedges somewhere in Northants, with debris all over the road, and picked up a thorn twig - fortunately that was pluggable, though it did result in me having to abort a very enjoyable post-Christmas ride. I did wonder about going back to remonstrate with said farmer's lad, but on reflection - tractor, flail - maybe not.
With the benefit of that wonderful thing, hindsight, I might have been tempted in your case to try a "sticky string" repair and see how it goes. But unfortunately once you've gone to the tyre shop it's too late - they're going to sell you a new tyre, as I discovered with my double puncture. I ended up buying the cheapest one they had, a Diablo, which was still about £15 more than I could have bought it for online, with self-fitting. But, hey, it's only money.
Fingers crossed I've now had my three-of-a-kind, puncture-wise.
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Post by mlbv on Jan 25, 2016 22:42:17 GMT
I don't think they really care whether they fit a new tyre or repair the old one, their profit margins aren't that great on the tyres themselves, but they have to keep stocks of them and stay competitive with their prices, but puncture repairs are money for old rope, I wouldn't mind betting that the shop makes round about the same selling a new tyre as they do repairing one, the work is in the removal and refitting and that is what you pay for....
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Post by kawasakiinit on Jan 26, 2016 13:23:16 GMT
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Post by kawasakiinit on Jan 26, 2016 13:51:23 GMT
made some wall art ;-) yes am bored lol
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Post by bobh on Jan 26, 2016 22:41:44 GMT
Like it! Beats cans of beanz, anyway!
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Post by satnav on Feb 1, 2016 23:51:49 GMT
Fitted lower fairing bought last November. See Roundtuits thread in general section for pics.
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Post by bobh on Feb 2, 2016 21:14:16 GMT
Fitted lower fairing bought last November. See Roundtuits thread in general section for pics. Last November? Pah, that's lightning quick by my standards. Now if you'd said last century....
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Post by satnav on Feb 2, 2016 21:29:00 GMT
Fitted lower fairing bought last November. See Roundtuits thread in general section for pics. Last November? Pah, that's lightning quick by my standards. Now if you'd said last century.... Shhhhh. That's a bit of a bone of contention with Mrs Satnav. I.e. How come I can fit a fairing within three months, but haven't yet started decorating the living room when tasked with the job in the summer of 2014?
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Post by GAv on Feb 2, 2016 21:45:14 GMT
Simples tell her you ran out of battleship grey paint and as we aren't making battleships, it's unobtainable currently.
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Post by satnav on Feb 3, 2016 0:41:21 GMT
Simples tell her you ran out of battleship grey paint and as we aren't making battleships, it's unobtainable currently. I did suggest she went to Homebase to get some tartan paint, but she didn't fall for it.
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Post by GAv on Feb 3, 2016 1:45:38 GMT
Could be worse
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Post by satnav on Feb 3, 2016 9:48:13 GMT
Could be worse Now Bev, given his wonderful colour aesthetic, would like that.
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Post by bev on Feb 3, 2016 12:27:01 GMT
Could be worse Now Bev, given his wonderful colour aesthetic, would like that. It would certainly be better than a battleship grey swingarm. Actually I quite like it, more effective than an alarm, can't see many wanting to steal it.
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Post by GAv on Feb 3, 2016 12:50:28 GMT
Grayson Perry maybe?
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Post by m40man on Feb 18, 2016 14:39:14 GMT
Got round to getting the carbs off my latest D9, for a clean. (The bike would tick over on choke, but wouldn't rev beyond 3K even when well warmed-up, so couldn't be ridden.) Looked quite tight in there, but actually came off easily enough: Worked on each one in turn to avoid mixing & matching: Generally they were not too bad. One worse than the others, but this little tinker in each one was the guilty party: (Three of these were blocked solid, the fourth nearly so). Reassembled & apart from the odd misfire, now runs on or off choke & I revved to 7K+ when hot, no hesitation . I want to give it a go on the open road, but need to sort tax, MOT & insurance first.
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Post by bev on Feb 18, 2016 15:30:01 GMT
Got round to getting the carbs off my latest D9, for a clean. (The bike would tick over on choke, but wouldn't rev beyond 3K even when well warmed-up, so couldn't be ridden.) Looked quite tight in there, but actually came off easily enough: Worked on each one in turn to avoid mixing & matching: Generally they were not too bad. One worse than the others, but this little tinker in each one was the guilty party: (Three of these were blocked solid, the fourth nearly so). Reassembled & apart from the odd misfire, now runs on or off choke & I revved to 7K+ when hot, no hesitation . I want to give it a go on the open road, but need to sort tax, MOT & insurance first. Looks like a job well done. Stop faffing about and get it legal.
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Post by cam7777 on Feb 18, 2016 18:22:04 GMT
Haven't you got a road legal M reg number plate somewhere?
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Post by mlbv on Feb 18, 2016 21:37:00 GMT
Looks like I'll be replacing my front tyre next week, it is a mazanakki ditchfinder rt1 supreme*, and I have put up with the big old 900 shaking it's head and saying 'nope, not playing that game' one too many times.. Tt was new last August when I got the bike and I suspect it was the cheapest tyre they could find to get it through the MOT to get it sold, it has only covered about 2500 miles half of which are through the winter when you don't push things too hard and it is already down to about 2mm of tread, a supersoft tyre with the grip of an office chair's castor... Going to get the matching Michelin as I have on the rear unless anyone else has another recommendation...
*Note, no idea what the make of the tyre really is, it isn't a name that I ever manage to remember...
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Post by m40man on Feb 19, 2016 17:34:12 GMT
Having shod the blue D9 with a pair of new Maxxis touring tyres last week, today I put a fresh one on the rear of the black D9 . Front doesn't need doing yet.
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Post by bluevinny on Feb 19, 2016 18:41:01 GMT
Having shod the blue D9 with a pair of new Maxxis touring tyres last week, today I put a fresh one on the rear of the black D9 . Front doesn't need doing yet. I guess you fix your own tyres to your wheels. What's involved? And how easy is it to do?
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Post by m40man on Feb 19, 2016 19:08:09 GMT
I guess you fix your own tyres to your wheels. What's involved? And how easy is it to do? I used to just use tyre levers (& a wooden plank as a bead breaker). These days I have one of these, which means I can work standing up & although there's a bit of a knack, it's much easier: www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilder.asp?id=20&method=mViewProduct&productid=13810It's easily paid for itself already. I also fit fresh valves, available everywhere, including Ebay. I use a special tool, again easily sourced, to pull the new valves through. Pumping up a newly-fitted tyre requires that you get enough pressure in to 'pop' the beads. (Push the beads out onto the rim, as they won't automatically seat otherwise). You can often manage this with a regular foot pump. I now have a modest compressor which makes light work of it. Cam7777 uses the same tyre changer & I benefited from his guidance when I got mine because as I say there is a knack. Plenty of videos though:
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Post by ContourMac on Feb 19, 2016 19:59:48 GMT
I got one of those. Excellent piece of kit.
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Post by m40man on Feb 19, 2016 20:46:42 GMT
I got one of those. Excellent piece of kit. Yep. Mind you, I still find I sometimes struggle a bit with twin disc front wheels, avoiding the discs. Even took a disc off one side once to make things easier - which it did. Rears are easy.
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