The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

Wonda-Boy

Excuse the gruppy pic, box was man handled its spick and span now.....very impressed with build quality and fit.

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The QuietMan

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

I have the big 5L drum of that stuff, its very good.

So far so good with it, but need to give it more than one treatment but definitely better than gunk. Does it shift everything you want doing?

Wonda-Boy

The QuietMan wrote: »

So far so good with it, but need to give it more than one treatment but definitely better than gunk. Does it shift everything you want doing?

Yeah, I have it in a big spray bottle that I just keep refilling. It does cut through the nasty oily ****e....I dont use it for ordinary mucky muck if you get me. I just use it for nasty grease and oil. But when I use it you can clearly see the grime dripping off the chain and wheels etc.

The QuietMan

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Yeah, I have it in a big spray bottle that I just keep refilling. It does cut through the nasty oily ****e....I dont use it for ordinary mucky muck if you get me. I just use it for nasty grease and oil. But when I use it you can clearly see the grime dripping off the chain and wheels etc.

That’s exactly what I need. As you say, it dies get through it, in my case not on the first go but it works.


Just followed you on Flickr, great photos.

listermint

The QuietMan wrote: »

That’s exactly what I need. As you say, it dies get through it, in my case not on the first go but it works.


Just followed you on Flickr, great photos.

This stuff is great. But.

You should use either and old spoon.lollipop sticks or whatever small plastic scrapers first to get off the heavy grime and wipe it in kitchen roll them scrape off more etc etc repeat.

Do not waist a bottle of that stuff until the heavy grease is off. You'll be pissing in the wind and wasting your money.

Wonda-Boy

I never have a bike that is really soiled tbh, if it was I would give it a good powerhose 1st anyway.

The QuietMan

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

I never have a bike that is really soiled tbh, if it was I would give it a good powerhose 1st anyway.

It was sat in a barn for nearly 17 years. What I’ve removed and what is still on it pretty much date from April 1999-June 2003

The QuietMan

listermint wrote: »

This stuff is great. But.

You should use either and old spoon.lollipop sticks or whatever small plastic scrapers first to get off the heavy grime and wipe it in kitchen roll them scrape off more etc etc repeat.

Do not waist a bottle of that stuff until the heavy grease is off. You'll be pissing in the wind and wasting your money.

I’ve gone through loads of cloths just scraping out the literal lumps of shìt they are there, I’ve made good progress however! I don’t intend on wasting it needlessly.

CJhaughey

Kerosene works well for cleaning greasy stuff, Home heating oil is more or less the same but stinkier.

macplaxton

I was going to say that I raid some out of the tank when the wife isn't looking!

Wonda-Boy

CJhaughey wrote: »

Kerosene works well for cleaning greasy stuff, Home heating oil is more or less the same but stinkier.

I clean my chain with Kerosene it does an amazing job. Just make sure to give it a good drying with air and a clean towel before re-lubing.

blade1

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

I clean my chain with Kerosene it does an amazing job. Just make sure to give it a good drying with air and a clean towel before re-lubing.

I'd say the use the quiet man's bike will be getting using a dry lube will be sufficient.
Almost no cleaning would be needed then.
Or the build up of gunk he is dealing with now.

Kerosene,diesel,wd40 etc all good for cleaning stuff though.

The QuietMan

blade1 wrote: »

I'd say the use the quiet man's bike will be getting using a dry lube will be sufficient.
Almost no cleaning would be needed then.
Or the build up of gunk he is dealing with now.

Kerosene,diesel,wd40 etc all good for cleaning stuff though.

85 miles last week on the blade -V- 35 miles on the DL the week before blade1 I’m coming up in the world :pac: my outright record is 110 miles in one day at the charity run last October. I use the Muc Off Chain lube which has done the trick so far

blade1

The QuietMan wrote: »

85 miles last week on the blade -V- 35 miles on the DL the week before blade1 I’m coming up in the world :pac: my outright record is 110 miles in one day at the charity run last October. I use the Muc Off Chain lube which has done the trick so far

In the wet or dry?

If mostly dry use something like würth dry lube.
No build up of gunk.

The QuietMan

blade1 wrote: »

In the wet or dry?

If mostly dry use something like würth dry lube.
No build up of gunk.

Nearly always the dry, the only exception if I’m caught in bad weather while out, a very rare occurrence. Will pick up some of that stuff. Gunk is a sour subject these last few days

blade1

The QuietMan wrote: »

Nearly always the dry, the only exception if I’m caught in bad weather while out, a very rare occurrence. Will pick up some of that stuff. Gunk is a sour subject these last few days

No point lashing more stuff than needed on your chain.
It's only going to be picking up grit and wearing your chain quicker.

The würth stuff is barely noticeable and just puts a light film on the chain.
Unless you're out in all sorts of weather it'll do fine and you'll always have a clean chain

H_Lime

Went a touch mad with the coating...

blade1

H_Lime wrote: »

Went a touch mad with the coating...

Lovely,can't wait to see the finished product!
Much more to do?

What's that other bike,gs850?

H_Lime

She's next for resto, 78 yank import gs thou in skunk colours:)

Tons to do on the Dr, next is change the CCT and its spring for upgrade and valve stem seals while I'm in there, hopefully without mullering her.

blade1

H_Lime wrote: »

She's next for resto, 78 yank import gs thou in skunk colours:)

Tons to do on the Dr, next is change the CCT and its spring for upgrade and valve stem seals while I'm in there, hopefully without mullering her.

I was close enough from the glimpse I could see :pac:.
You have plenty to keep you going so :eek:

H_Lime

blade1 wrote: »

I was close enough from the glimpse I could see :pac:.
You have plenty to keep you going so :eek:

Too much!
Eyeing up flatsides for the bird too. Jesus the money...

blade1

H_Lime wrote: »

Eyeing up flatsides for the bird too. Jesus the money...

Why would your missus want a set of carbs?

I can't imagine them being cheap.

Max Headroom

blade1 wrote: »

Why would your missus want a set of carbs?

I can't imagine them being cheap.

I'm sure her sides are flat from using the gym equipment.........:p

H_Lime

Petrol pump rebuilt with upgrade kit:)

H_Lime

All that to replace the CCT spring that suzuki in their wisdom didn't make an external bolt in:(

blade1

H_Lime wrote: »

All that to replace the CCT spring that suzuki in their wisdom didn't make an external bolt in:(

Unreal.
Hard to beat manual CC's that I put on a bike before.
Just give them a tight when needed.

H_Lime

An external one would rock but it's not possible on these. Worth upgrading as tis no fun if this happens

You can see where the CCT spring anchors out of the cast holes. Occasionally they can break here due to fatigue between 60 and 100k.
Spring in the plastic baggy is higher spec by a German Dr guru. Costs 20 quid, which is extortionate, but cheap when you consider consequences.

Once you do this and use the decomp to stop the bike these engines lap the solar system with very basic maintenance, so it's a worthwhile endeavour and beats watching love island

blade1

Some bits to do.
Fuel tank
3 tyres
Headstock bearings.
2 sets of upgraded battery cables
Oil and filter.
My chain and sprockets from Italy haven't arrived yet.
FedEx supposed to deliver last Friday but they didn't even attempt to.

H_Lime

Cool, you'll be a pro installer with them walker cables.
Do you fit your own tyres?

blade1

Speak of the devil!

blade1

H_Lime wrote: »

Do you fit your own tyres?

No, I'll pop the wheels off and bring them to a lad over the road.

Same fella is giving me a loan of his chain riveter.

blade1

A bit more ripping on my 08 tuono than my 03 to fit the cables


The old v the new



Also exhaust needs welding.
One day it was fine and the next it was just after splitting.

H_Lime

Mad, right on the beade. Maybe bad penetration?
Was it mounted without rubber isolation washers/silent block or the like?
Know anyone who can tig?

blade1

H_Lime wrote: »

Mad, right on the beade. Maybe bad penetration?
Was it mounted without rubber isolation washers/silent block or the like?
Know anyone who can tig?

Apparently they go there.
Yeah Tig all the way.
Probably has to come off to do.
Not sure how much ripping involved to get it off.
Whether both headers have to come off or what.
Hope the rear shock doesn't have to come off for access.
Whole bike will be in bits over it

Spotted a few wires going black near the regulator while fitting the battery cables so that was handy to spot before they got too bad.
The cables were a lot harder to fit on this than my other one.
Access putting the cable on the starter and also the earth on the engine was a nightmare.
Fingers feel busted up after it.
Fitted now anyway.

H_Lime

blade1 wrote: »

Probably being unrealistic here but it would be great to have it welded in situ if all of the break is accessible with it on the bike? Mind you with it being your bike it's probably never seen rain so should come off easy:p

blade1

H_Lime wrote: »

Probably being unrealistic here but it would be great to have it welded in situ if all of the break is accessible with it on the bike? Mind you with it being your bike it's probably never seen rain so should come off easy:p

Its sees more rain than the others anyway but not a load no.
Van for work so bikes are purely leisure these days.
I'll need to have a chat with the lad that'll be welding it to see what he thinks.

While I have you...

This fuel tank that I'll be fitting, there a little of the plastic mould missing where the arrows are.
There's a bit of the overflow pipe exposed because of it.

Would JB water weld be a good option for a fix?

H_Lime

The hose is prob rated for petrol immersion anyhow, me, I wouldn't worry about it. If you are going to seal it the only thing I've come across that can actually take etha ol exposure is caswell and its not cheap and requires a whole heap of prep.

BTW you are singing to the choir about rain, If I never rode another day in the rain I'd be delighted. Been there done that.

Show me a piccy of the baseplate mating area of the tank plz.

blade1

Not sure if that exposed line will last forever.

This what u want?

H_Lime

blade1 wrote: »

Not sure if that exposed line will last forever.

This what u want?

Looks a beefier layout than the capos but I'd sure be checking it all the same for flatness.

blade1

H_Lime wrote: »

Looks a beefier layout than the capos but I'd sure be checking it all the same for flatness.

It's perfect in that way and zero swelling too.
They can be made flat again when needed.

H_Lime

blade1 wrote: »

It's perfect in that way and zero swelling too.
They can be made flat again when needed.

They sure can:)
Some are more prone, that design less so. But... sme were made with minimal cross section in the base plate area when the nylon was laid down. These are problem tanks and I've seen some differ by as much as 5mm here.

blade1

blade1 wrote: »

Also exhaust needs welding.
One day it was fine and the next it was just after splitting.

A ray of hope.
Called to the welder there and he's going to give it a go with it on the bike.

H_Lime

blade1 wrote: »

A ray of hope.
Called to the welder there and he's going to give it a go with it on the bike.

Good stuff, be a major load off not having to pull it. Maybe have it prepped for him by grinding a wee small chamfer running the length of the crack.

blade1

Got another couple of bits done this evening.
Fitted the replacement tank and sorted the reg wires that were starting to melt.
Must keep an eye on them

mufflets2

Changed oil and filter
Cleaned, tightened and lubed chain
Checked valve clearance
(Nearly got caught checking valve clearance its easy to mistake the resistance of bending a feeler gauge to slide in with the resistance of the actual gap)

batman_oh

Finished up with the 1199 - wasn't pushed doing much the last while!

H_Lime

batman_oh wrote: »

Finished up with the 1199 - wasn't pushed doing much the last while!

Looks sweet;) Did you dial in the sag, what springs are in? Get a test ride?
What I always remember about my first ride on an ohlins equipped bike was how supple the damping felt.

CJhaughey

blade1 wrote: »

Got another couple of bits done this evening.
Fitted the replacement tank and sorted the reg wires that were starting to melt.
Must keep an eye on them

Would you not have fitted a Mosfet RR while you were there?

batman_oh

H_Lime wrote: »

Looks sweet;) Did you dial in the sag, what springs are in? Get a test ride?
What I always remember about my first ride on an ohlins equipped bike was how supple the damping felt.

Not been out yet as the Supercorsas don't make for a good wet/cold tyre. Not bothered going around slow :pac:
They are fully stock unused Panigale R forks so it's a 10.0N/mm which is a little stiffer than the average for Ducati. I think it should be fine as the forks are more a feel/use thing than an exact science (once they are actually performing correctly) but I'll see how I get on.

Should be a major improvement over the ruined stock ones anyway!

blade1

CJhaughey wrote: »

Would you not have fitted a Mosfet RR while you were there?

I'd be putting a series regulator if or when changing.
I'll be keep an eye on it and see how it goes.
The 500w stock flywheel is more on my mind but a new 370w is about €1000.