The Bikeshite Thread

[andy18s]

No docs is a pain but a cheap 125 non the less

[MT606]

DnG Airmuseum and Moffat classic car rally......the ar'tissst' has more patience than I!

[doug]

36 minutes ago, MT606 said:

DnG Airmuseum and Moffat classic car rally......the ar'tissst' has more patience than I!

 

Was the little step through on foreign plates? If so I think I passed it today .

[hairnet]

lol at itv4 tour de france highlights

longest stage is today in italy 230 km

they do their thing before then start looking at the riding and its at 50km to go

after 5 mins they go to a break (they do this on the motogp highlights also) coupla laps then cut to a break

when the tour came back 18km to go

 

[hairnet]

also this

looking at the route tomorrow it gets bumpy which is good

doesnt look too scary does it

but zoom in and it gets interesting for obv reasons

i wanna do that on the honda

also lol at the time for the bike of 11 hours

the pros will do that in 4-5 maybe? its only 85 miles

galibier oof

[hairnet]

also its in here cos bikeshite although maybe a pair of their shoes costs more than my bike and maybe my last holiday

[MT606]

1 hour ago, doug said:

Was the little step through on foreign plates? If so I think I passed it today .

not a step through n not on johnny F plates.......

 

[straightSix]

Anyone know the best way to clean all this shite off the inside of my carbs?

[Stinkwheel]

Just now, straightSix said:

Anyone know the best way to clean all this shite off the inside of my carbs?

I always use brake cleaner and a soft (brass) wire brush - or an ultrasonic cleaner if you can get access to one, makes it much easier

[straightSix]

30 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

I always use brake cleaner and a soft (brass) wire brush - or an ultrasonic cleaner if you can get access to one, makes it much easier

Reckon an ultrasonic cleaner would get rid of that?

[Stinkwheel]

24 minutes ago, straightSix said:

Reckon an ultrasonic cleaner would get rid of that?

not on its own, but they certainly seem to soften it enough that getting it off after its been in there for half hour or so is a lot easier (from experience) and i did use a harsher cleaning fluid in it than usual, mostly consisting of meths and petrol, as they were what i had to hand

[hairnet]

https://www.helmetcity.co.uk/arai-quantic-snake-white/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwnei0BhB-EiwAA2xuBk9J5i4MvDMlr2D9HLjS8KlApgHxtMLH12Ra3-Qe40AkTSp_8uaSbxoCefIQAvD_BwE

i feel a retail therapy coming on

[Stinkwheel]

Do It, I've only worn Arai's for the last 25 years, love 'em

Comfy, fit well and always the best quality 

[hairnet]

its also on 3 payments

i need another lid with removeable inside as current base arai doesnt

they only do cheekpads - cba with sticking it in the shower and 3 days to dry out

have a shoei qwest and used that the other week for a coupla days - forgot why stopped using it - lining all baggy noisy as fuck  must throw it away

 

[Stinkwheel]

3 minutes ago, hairnet said:

its also on 3 payments

i need another lid with removeable inside as current base arai doesnt

they only do cheekpads - cba with sticking it in the shower and 3 days to dry out

have a shoei qwest and used that the other week for a coupla days - forgot why stopped using it - lining all baggy noisy as fuck  must throw it away

 

Tell me about it, you dont realise how crap old helmets get, I've still got about 5 old ones, cant bring myself to throw them out

 

[Fat_Pirate]

37 minutes ago, hairnet said:

https://www.helmetcity.co.uk/arai-quantic-snake-white/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwnei0BhB-EiwAA2xuBk9J5i4MvDMlr2D9HLjS8KlApgHxtMLH12Ra3-Qe40AkTSp_8uaSbxoCefIQAvD_BwE

i feel a retail therapy coming on

I've got one of these, good airflow -totally different fit to the Arai Chaser-X it replaced though, I had to go down a shell size which would have been a nuisance if I'd bought it online.

[twosmoke300]

Ref carb cleaning . There is a chap on YouTube - Superbike Surgery. He has some fancy spray for cleaning carbs that works like nothing else I’ve seen . Apparently he imports it and won’t reveal what it is . 

[UltraWomble]

Caberg Duke flip fronts for me, though I currently havent got one after the last one got mashed into the tarmac (Ive got some cheap and nasty flip front thing that I really need to bin and is so awful I end up wearing my open face lid most of the time)

[Cavcraft]

Safety Kleen's choke and carb spray is absolutely brilliant, assuming they still sell it.

[Rustybullethole]

Did over 300 miles on this over the weekend am now officially a scooter fan boy. 

Need to plan a run to the coast next for fish and chips and a punch up with some big bike wankers. 

[hairnet]

Ffs9

[hairnet]

So its not leaking

[hairnet]

stink that last pic was me cleaning it with degreaser hence the puddle - it did 800 miles round ireland 2 weeks ago so not being a @Cavcraft

clean and paint - should be ok

forgot its ally - wondering about the white (other side ive noticed was flaking a little so do that too)

[Stinkwheel]

15 hours ago, hairnet said:

stink that last pic was me cleaning it with degreaser hence the puddle - it did 800 miles round ireland 2 weeks ago so not being a @Cavcraft

clean and paint - should be ok

forgot its ally - wondering about the white (other side ive noticed was flaking a little so do that too)

Phew, thought that was coolant on the floor

 

[Cavcraft]

Always thought 'adventure bikes' were just for those whistle-stop bikers who ride 297 miles to take a selfie with a cup of fair trade ethically sourced lambs wool lentil coffee and then come home again.

These, however...

...seem quite appealing, in a shite way.  They're only 411cc but seem quite well priced, even new they are probably only about the cost of a Japanese 125. 

Anyone tried one? 

[Iamgroot]

That's not an "adventure bike" can't even see a coffee maker on it.

The people I know with "adventure bikes" would never consider that to be one, probably nowhere near enough creature comforts. 

Bet the screen isn't even movable at the turn of a dial.

I actually quite like the look of the Himalayans

[hairnet]

48 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Always thought 'adventure bikes' were just for those whistle-stop bikers who ride 297 miles to take a selfie with a cup of fair trade ethically sourced lambs wool lentil coffee and then come home again.

These, however...

...seem quite appealing, in a shite way.  They're only 411cc but seem quite well priced, even new they are probably only about the cost of a Japanese 125. 

Anyone tried one? 

they go like a 125 also - theyre comfy but the brakes are shite

the sooner they put the twin in it the better the 450 is still a single

[twosmoke300]

Off in my happy place for a couple of days 

[hairnet]

weirdo

rubber for the bike?

[Rustybullethole]

14 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

Always thought 'adventure bikes' were just for those whistle-stop bikers who ride 297 miles to take a selfie with a cup of fair trade ethically sourced lambs wool lentil coffee and then come home again.

These, however...

...seem quite appealing, in a shite way.  They're only 411cc but seem quite well priced, even new they are probably only about the cost of a Japanese 125. 

Anyone tried one? 

Not an adventure bike? Lick a dick.

Have just returned from a 300 odd mile camping adventure on my Honda Melody so there's a strong argument to say i am a twat. 

However that there is my 411 packed with my camping gear. Used it as such more times than i care to remember including many a trip with mates on their typical type adventure machines.

Admittedly I bought it cos to me it seemed the best i could afford. Wanted a new (6 year old) bike after my gs repeatedly letting me down in unfixable at the roadside ways. 

Yeah its shite. As mentioned brakes ain't great. The weight of a 500 and power of a 125. Clearly built to price. That said it handles well, frame designed by Harris don't ya know. Looks like a proper bike and is easy to work on.

Done a few bits to mine to improve/ruin it depending on your point of veiw and must admit I fucking love it.