The Bikeshite Thread

[Cavcraft]

Quick blast yesterday, then a bit of a wash

 

 

...ready for today...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good laugh and caught up with some old M8s.

[Jazoli]

Clever bloke with the red helmet, why the fuck would you wear full camo gear on a bike? you're asking for a 'sorry mate didn't see you' it'd be no fucking wonder, muppet!

 

edit just noticed another one, each to their own I guess.

[plasticvandan]

Because army gear is better than bike gear at staying warm and dry,so long as he's not riding through a forest,I think he'll be OK

Gave the moose its first clean of the year

[John F]

If anyone's so blind they can't see & hear the swarm of scooters I doubt reflective clothing would help that fella

[strangeangel]

That MZ scrubs up well!

[sam simmons]

Because army gear is better than bike gear at staying warm and dry,so long as he's not riding through a forest,I think he'll be OK

Gave the moose its first clean of the year

HPIM3306.JPG

My late father had a thing for Jawa/CZ motorcycles when i was young and a 350 in orange was his commuter bike bought new and used for many years,the CZ enduro he had was a beast of a bike and i remembering him wanting a MZ....That tank looks far less of a ball cracker than i can remember..

[sam simmons]

I had these two for some time and only sold a few weeks ago to release some cash for something else..

 

Benelli sei 750 six (1976)

Moto Guzzi le mans 850 (1983)

 

I used to spend far more on bikes than i ever have on cars but i now potter around on a 2017 Yamaha mt125 (for now )

[martc]

 MZ....That tank looks far less of a ball cracker than i can remember..

 

It was the Supa 5's and the TS's that had the ball cracking tank, the ETZ series which replaced them had the more streamlined tanks.

 

[pilninggas]

Went out and did a lap of the Archenfield and Ewyas on my NC. Suspension working well with 15W fork oil at 60-90mph range, makes up for the harshness at low speed/in town. Suspect ill lob some YSS PD valves at them before the summer.

 

Was lovely, lots of bikes out. Warm in the sun, pretty chilly in the shadows.

 

Just went out to do a bit more work on my FZR1000 (now the FZ1 is gone). Carb leak cured, a viton seal around the offending needle valve seat cured that. Dialled the pilot jets in Cyl 3 very lean, so took that out 1/2 more to bring the exhuast temp to the same band as the other 3 [infrered thermometers are brilliant], Discovered the dash temperature gauge is reading low [lucky not to boil the bastard and have omg-hgf!]. So need to remove the corrosion on the earth for the rad and make sure the earth is pulled down to battery earth [resistance to battery earth pulling sensor voltage up].

 

Sounds as sweet as a nut now. Trickle charger has restored the battery.

 

A few more jobs to do and itll ready for moting.

[gtd2000]

Because army gear is better than bike gear at staying warm and dry

HPIM3306.JPG

 

Said no "ex squaddie",  ever

[gtd2000]

Quick blast yesterday, then a bit of a wash

 

 

...ready for today...

 

 

 

Have you sourced a Burgmann engine to bang in there yet?

[Cavcraft]

Nope!

 

The bloke on the red 200 (4th pic down) has had the exhaust/chip/roller/stage 4 upgrade and said it pulled like a train now and would sit at 85mph on the flat on the motorway.  That's quite tempting, less so the eight hundred odd quid it'll cost. 

[UltraWomble]

Cross posting - but I collected a brace of dismantled ( but with log book & number plates) Mobylettes today. The red one is a basket case but the blue one is pretty good - engine needs rebuilding ( but I have two of everything and may lob a 70cc top end on it)

Both tax & MOT exempt. Yay!

Think the blue one is going to get painted in Rustoleum orange.

Either that or grey. Cant make up my mind.

 

[strangeangel]

Said no "ex squaddie",  ever

 

I've never owned any bike gloves that kept water (and wind) out as effectively as my ex-British army Goretex mittens.

 

Very much like my ex-British army Goretex bivi bag too.

[DodgeRover]

Sod gloves you want bar muffs!

 

Come May several of my trials bikes are going to be tax and mot exempted so I might be able to do a bit of steady local green laning round Sussex, assuming there are any that haven't had a TRO slapped on them.

[strangeangel]

Got back from a study week at Uni yesterday: £425 catered in halls or £60 on a campsite - no brainer. The downside is that the camper is now covered in salt and shit (the latter from when I got it stuck in the field), and the bog needs emptying etc. So, by way of a treat for doing my chores on the van I took advantage of the extra daylight and had a little run out on the DN.

 

 

It's always good to get out

 

[strangeangel]

Sod gloves you want bar muffs!

 

 

I'm sure you're right - I've heard nothing but good about them, but bar muffs are a bit like proper sat nav mounts, though, in that they're OK if you only have one bike. I've got about five that are going concerns, so I need something I can use on any of 'em.

[strangeangel]

Cross posting - but I collected a brace of dismantled ( but with log book & number plates) Mobylettes today. The red one is a basket case but the blue one is pretty good - engine needs rebuilding ( but I have two of everything and may lob a 70cc top end on it)

Both tax & MOT exempt. Yay!

Think the blue one is going to get painted in Rustoleum orange.

Either that or grey. Cant make up my mind.

 

 

As I recall, you once took me to task for saying I needed to buy a moped before you bought them all. Not only do you now you own the moped I bought using that as a justification, but it really does appear that ALL YOUR MOPED ARE BELONG TO US.

 

You win at life, I salute you, SIr

[hairnet]

new ferrari or ape

 

ape.

[strangeangel]

new ferrari or ape

 

ape.

 

U WOT M8?

[DodgeRover]

new ferrari or ape

 

ape.

Feck that, A holiday in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa or Bali is what you meant to say.

The price of a Ferrari would let you do a good lap of Aus and NZ by bike then ride back with change!

[Jerzy Woking]

I'm sure you're right - I've heard nothing but good about them, but bar muffs are a bit like proper sat nav mounts, though, in that they're OK if you only have one bike. I've got about five that are going concerns, so I need something I can use on any of 'em.

Can I point you in the direction of Oxford Scootmuffs? Semi rigid and attach to the bar ends with velcro if you don't want to bolt them on. I bought them for the Xevo - forgot I had put on a different screen so have about 10 degrees of steering before they hit the screen. Bit big on the Vity but fit the Guzzi and CBR600 allowing full lock (well, near enough on the CBR).

 

Bit odd because they have a "thumb" on them and sit outside of the switchgear if you see what I mean.

[CreepingJesus]

I can imagine why ex-squaddies would never want to see fatigues again, but army surplus boots (esp the 'courier' boots) are the bees knees for biking. Comfy, tough as fuck, shite proof, and they don't have steel toecaps. With enough G-wax in them, they last well too. I've had British and German ones in the past, and in my skint days, they were everyday wear. The shirts are good shit too, cheap enough to be disposable, and you can pick your nationality...!

Mind you, the lovely TT jacket I picked up from a charity shop for £15 a while back was a good buy. Fits like a glove, red lining...just what I would've bought myself if I had the funds.

[gtd2000]

I've never owned any bike gloves that kept water (and wind) out as effectively as my ex-British army Goretex mittens.

 

Very much like my ex-British army Goretex bivi bag too.

 

The Goretex gear will likley be good - the bivi bags were always well rated.

 

The regular gear we were issued was crap to be honest.

[gtd2000]

Nope!

 

The bloke on the red 200 (4th pic down) has had the exhaust/chip/roller/stage 4 upgrade and said it pulled like a train now and would sit at 85mph on the flat on the motorway.  That's quite tempting, less so the eight hundred odd quid it'll cost. 

 

I'd imagine you could pick up a scruffy suzuki for less that that and keep all of your stuff standard then have at least 400cc of bragging rights?

[They_all_do_that_sir]

 

 

Quick blast yesterday, then a bit of a wash

 

 

 

That is just gorgeous

 

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[hairnet]

new ferrari or ape

 

ape.

 

 

U WOT M8?

 

 

Feck that, A holiday in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa or Bali is what you meant to say.

The price of a Ferrari would let you do a good lap of Aus and NZ by bike then ride back with change!

 

top nearly good gear compared the new fezza to an ape cos theyve both been going 70 years

 

ape never changed why has the ferrari etc

 

would buy ape. end.

[hairnet]

Feck that, A holiday in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa or Bali is what you meant to say.

The price of a Ferrari would let you do a good lap of Aus and NZ by bike then ride back with change!

and no - ive been through fiji which youd need to be at to go to the others

 

feck that

 

and a good lap of both islands of nz will be done soon and will not be costing anywhere near a ferrari

 

edit if i had the price of one of those ferraris in my pocket i wouldnt be buying - id be retiring

[SierraMikeHotel]

With apologies in advance for the horrible image.

 

I mentioned a few pages above how I get horrible eyes after riding.

 

THIS is today after coming home from the MoT.  It had actually gone down a lot by this point, when I saw myself in the mirror a couple of hours after getting home - maybe an hour before taking this - it was redder and swollen with what looked like a water-filled blister under the red bit.  It feels like I've been punched.

 

 

What the hell is going on?  I haven't cleaned the helmet out but I absolutely will before using it again.  Anyone experienced this before?

[strangeangel]

That's not nice. You want to get that looked at by the doc IMO.