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Post by neilmud Lord Protector on Apr 17, 2014 22:54:34 GMT
£600 with a years MOT where can you get cheaper biking Neil PS welcome
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Post by moo on Apr 18, 2014 6:26:29 GMT
I know! I couldn't believe it! Apologies if anyone was watching it on eBay! But it was literally 5 minutes from my house! So I went up and offered cash (was at about £500 on eBay with 4 days left) So I'm using the xj600 while I clean and check over the 900 for piece of mind
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Post by moo on May 11, 2014 16:36:42 GMT
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Post by ag48 on May 15, 2014 21:39:02 GMT
Took the new d9 for the first ride since buying it. Different to the d6 but surprisingly nimble for the extra weight it carries. 02 plate, 52k on it but smooth and stable and cantered round some twisties.
Unfortunately the prospect of me doing anything at all to it is slim as I'm a diy disaster. Probably time to start learning tho - starting with trying to put the d6 top box on the d9. Any tips welcome!
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Post by neilmud Lord Protector on May 15, 2014 22:10:56 GMT
Took the new d9 for the first ride since buying it. Different to the d6 but surprisingly nimble for the extra weight it carries. 02 plate, 52k on it but smooth and stable and cantered round some twisties. Unfortunately the prospect of me doing anything at all to it is slim as I'm a diy disaster. Probably time to start learning tho - starting with trying to put the d6 top box on the d9. Any tips welcome! Unless you have the correct carrier give up What if any rack do you have on D9 & whats on the D6 Neil BTW as I'm local willing to stand around drinking your coffee & point out where your going wrong & offer my limited advice
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Post by ag48 on May 17, 2014 9:14:51 GMT
Took the new d9 for the first ride since buying it. Different to the d6 but surprisingly nimble for the extra weight it carries. 02 plate, 52k on it but smooth and stable and cantered round some twisties. Unfortunately the prospect of me doing anything at all to it is slim as I'm a diy disaster. Probably time to start learning tho - starting with trying to put the d6 top box on the d9. Any tips welcome! Unless you have the correct carrier give up What if any rack do you have on D9 & whats on the D6 Neil BTW as I'm local willing to stand around drinking your coffee & point out where your going wrong & offer my limited advice D6 has givi monokey top box on a proper givi mounting, d9 has just original panniers and no rear rack currently. Although If you know your way round a bike, even a little, i'd welcome your input! D6 still with SBS.. Need to chase them and see if any news as it's been a few weeks.
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Post by neilmud Lord Protector on May 17, 2014 12:19:05 GMT
Rentak rack or similar & givi plate the way to go thats what I had on my D9 with Yam panniers.
Neil
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Post by bluevinny on May 21, 2014 20:30:39 GMT
'Welded' up the long crack in the left-side plastic panel just in front of the saddle. Created a V-shape channel along the crack on the reverse of the panel, then used a soldering iron to 'tack weld' the plastic along the crack to hold the parts together. Next the channel was filled with ABS cement, made up from dissolving Lego bricks in acetone. The acetone evaporates leaving behind new ABS in the channel. So far, the repair has held and seems strong . Unfortunately, the fix didn't work as the panel cracked along the repaired area. In the end, ordered some Plastex from Repair Products and as the panel seems to flex quite a bit, reinforcement cloth. So far so good as the repair seems to be very strong, especially with the cloth bonded across the repair area. While I was at it, moved aside the sidestand and centrestand (not at the same time though!) to grease the dried out pivots. This was despite spray-greasing the pivots at regular intervals.
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Post by moo on May 25, 2014 22:48:02 GMT
Replaced my sorry looking carb rubbers from my 1995 bike with a set i got off ebay (£25) from a 2002 bike, marked improvement! Cured what i thought was a slight air leak with hanging revs and trouble idling when cold. Well chuffed!!
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Post by discobandit on May 30, 2014 20:55:14 GMT
Oil Cooler and Oil Pipes replaced with 2nd hand items from France grabbed off ebay for a grand total of £12.50 + £5 postage!!!!! The new O Rings for the Oil filter housing cost £27 with postage? ?
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Post by christhedivvy on Jun 6, 2014 17:01:34 GMT
Fitted a refurbished swing & relay arm. Looking a little less rusty Also took off all the iron work (tow bar) along with Givi rack for a fresh powder coating.
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Post by ag48 on Jun 6, 2014 21:35:22 GMT
Got new road attack tyres and a service done. All ready for a nice long run next month
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Post by CD on Jun 11, 2014 12:36:43 GMT
HH pads were fine on my 900 with no nasty wear on discs. Beemer had the clutch oil leak looked at now got some Dowty washers to fit. Oops sorry that's not a Divvie
Sent from a widget that can't spell.
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Post by Deeps on Jun 22, 2014 7:09:28 GMT
Wired in the New Autocom and Tomtom power supply. Proper soldered joins with heat shrink covers, Clive would be proud of me.
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Post by christhedivvy on Jun 29, 2014 20:40:55 GMT
Put it all back together after the electrical frying last weekend and behold! It actually works.
Roll on Portugal in 2 weeks.
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Post by ag48 on Jul 3, 2014 4:04:24 GMT
OK not today, but last time I dropped it felt a right numpty but thankfully only an indicator breakage to show for it. Nothing wemoto couldn't sort for £15. Which is lucky, because today it's off to France and Belgium, two up fully loaded. Now that's more like it
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Post by blodfoot on Jul 4, 2014 18:06:04 GMT
Took bike for MOT today. Passed first time, no advisories! What did I do to my divvy 900 today? .. Nothing, absolutely bloody nothing ... yipppeeeee
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Post by christhedivvy on Jul 6, 2014 7:32:03 GMT
Fitted new rubber front and back, front discs & pads, stainless disc bolts, front wheel bearings, rear pads & caliper seals, new iridium plugs, 20w 50 oil & oil filter, cleaned air filter.
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Post by moo on Jul 9, 2014 7:00:43 GMT
Removed all the AIS Gubbins which freed up loads of space under the fairing, so I moved the air horn compressor up under that fairing on a bracket. Means I now have LOADS more room under the seat to fit more tools!
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Post by christhedivvy on Jul 9, 2014 18:12:47 GMT
Stripped de-gunged and rebuilt the forks. New oil seals, new wiper seals & fresh oil.
The difference is surprising! Just shows you how much it deteriorates over the miles.
Now she's ready for trip to Portugal on Saturday!!!
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Post by ribbit on Jul 10, 2014 12:16:53 GMT
MOT time again, tied in with a cardiology appointment as the bike shop is right next to the hospital. Weeks and weeks of sunshine, so what does it do on the day the MOT is booked?? P155ED down Got thoroughly soaked and they kept me waiting around for about 4 hours at the hospital for something that should have taken about 30 minutes max, but the D9 passed with flying colours. Naturally. At least the sun was out by the time I rode home.
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Post by 900agogo on Jul 31, 2014 22:03:23 GMT
New tyres to replace my 11k mile old Metzeler Z8 Interacts. They gripped and handled fine in all weathers until the last 100 miles when the back suddenly felt dodgy. Got home and there was the steel belt just peeking through the centre of the back! Really great tyres and I'd recommend them to anyone. But who likes boring, predictable, reliability, so the new boots are Nankang Roadiacs. Good reviews and half the price. I'm sure they'll be a revelation...
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Post by showaddydadito on Aug 1, 2014 8:55:14 GMT
Borrowed a carbtune off Chris down the road and synchronised the carbs.
I was very pleasantly surprised how much difference it made, considering how small the adjustment I made - 1,3 and 4 were all equal, with no.2 being about 5/8" higher.
Even if it makes no difference to speed power or fuel usage, it's worth doing just for that nice smooth feeling.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 11:25:24 GMT
New tyres to replace my 11k mile old Metzeler Z8 Interacts. They gripped and handled fine in all weathers until the last 100 miles when the back suddenly felt dodgy. Got home and there was the steel belt just peeking through the centre of the back! Really great tyres and I'd recommend them to anyone. But who likes boring, predictable, reliability, so the new boots are Nankang Roadiacs. Good reviews and half the price. I'm sure they'll be a revelation... diversionclub.proboards.com/thread/17995
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Post by Deeps on Aug 3, 2014 12:00:29 GMT
Fixed the fairing, and rode it to Hathersage and back.
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Post by bluevinny on Aug 25, 2014 16:59:42 GMT
Fitted a set of Thunderace blue spot calipers, D9 braided hoses, Fazer 600 master cylinder and sintered pads. Brakes feel so much better, none of the on-off effect and wooden feel from the standard system. The standard braking system was removed as the rubber boots on the sliding pins of the calipers were letting go. Stripped the rear brake caliper pistons and seals as the pistons were seized (brake disc remained hot some five minutes after parking up). Pistons pushed back in under thumb pressure after removing crud from the dust seal grooves and re-lubing the seals with red rubber grease. Fitted engine crash bars (thanks moo). Removed the exhaust system to make room for a jack to support the engine while removing its mounting bolts (previously lubing the downpipe to engine studs made removal easy). Won't bother with the jack next time as the engine remained in situ while each side was worked on. Informed the insurance company (Adelaide Insurance Services) of the changes. No increase in premium which is nice. Obviously, not all done today!
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Post by neilmud Lord Protector on Aug 25, 2014 18:57:44 GMT
Fitted a set of Thunderace blue spot calipers, D9 braided hoses, Fazer 600 master cylinder and sintered pads. Brakes feel so much better, none of the on-off effect and wooden feel from the standard system. The standard braking system was removed as the rubber boots on the sliding pins of the calipers were letting go. Stripped the rear brake caliper pistons and seals as the pistons were seized (brake disc remained hot some five minutes after parking up). Pistons pushed back in under thumb pressure after removing crud from the dust seal grooves and re-lubing the seals with red rubber grease. Fitted engine crash bars (thanks moo). Removed the exhaust system to make room for a jack to support the engine while removing its mounting bolts (previously lubing the downpipe to engine studs made removal easy). Won't bother with the jack next time as the engine remained in situ while each side was worked on. Informed the insurance company (Adelaide Insurance Services) of the changes. No increase in premium which is nice. Obviously, not all done today!Well use the right thread then Neil
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Post by kirriepete on Aug 26, 2014 10:25:34 GMT
Crawled under to get a good look at the centre stand ...... then took the blimmin' thing off! Time to get friendly with my local blacksmith, I think!
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Post by HRHpenfold on Aug 26, 2014 14:27:03 GMT
Crawled under to get a good look at the centre stand ...... then took the blimmin' thing off! Time to get friendly with my local blacksmith, I think! That's already had some welding in the past, you need a piece of threaded rod and four nuts, to retain the dimension between the mounts, if you get it welded without, it won't fit afterwards!
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Post by kirriepete on Sept 9, 2014 17:25:11 GMT
My man with the welding gear did a nice box reinforcing job using some 5mm (or so) thick plate: Had to slightly modify it to clear the spring properly, but otherwise: Hurrah!
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