The Bikeshite Thread

[hairnet]

highlights on itv 4 here tomorrow

in other news you know the song a new york state of mind

well here its a new zealand state of mind

i read this now and again but ive not done half of what hes done :)

https://advrider.com/f/threads/mikeos-inspection-of-the-colonies-continues.1202135/page-12

*upset (roll on november)

[hairnet]

front caliper stripped and cleaned - after went to lymm on it to test kriega bag that was bought for a non trip 12 months ago

10 mins - took longer to open garage door and push pistons back after

cba attacking exhaust pipe to get it off for fart cannon

might have a go tomorrow

[hairnet]

fart cannon?

no

did this tho

https://www.lomo.co.uk/acatalog/Motorcycle-Adventure-Pannier-Dry-Bags-Medium.html#SID=118

like a kriega but way cheaper - was looking at a sw motech bag which was similar but for yer 50 quid it was only 8 litres

these are 13 and you get a pair - their video on their site is good too unlike the revzilla or most usa ones where theyre shoutly and loud and dont give you the info you want - they also do all sorts of outdoor and watersport equipment so these bags should be no problem

just gotta find somewhere to go to make use of them

 

[martc]

Igor Akrapovič  on his Moto Guzzi. The nosiey go faster boys should recognise the name.

[Jerzy Woking]

On 4/1/2021 at 3:40 PM, hairnet said:

fart cannon?

no

did this tho

https://www.lomo.co.uk/acatalog/Motorcycle-Adventure-Pannier-Dry-Bags-Medium.html#SID=118

like a kriega but way cheaper - was looking at a sw motech bag which was similar but for yer 50 quid it was only 8 litres

these are 13 and you get a pair - their video on their site is good too unlike the revzilla or most usa ones where theyre shoutly and loud and dont give you the info you want - they also do all sorts of outdoor and watersport equipment so these bags should be no problem

just gotta find somewhere to go to make use of them

 

Perfect for the tank rails on my Himalayan. Left one contains tools, jump pack and hi-viz (legal requirement here), right one carries spare innertubes, tyre levers and repair kit, with a little space for more.

 

[twosmoke300]

The old track slag £300 Thundercat has had some love . Replaced the tyres that had done 5 trackdays ( sold em for £50 too ) and got the awful flakey red paint on the wheels taken off and powder coated grey .

Gave the brakes some attention , fitted braided hoses ( bloody awful things to fit - just as I remembered)They never seem to sit right and take far too much twisting to get them to line up . Next time I’ll go for venhill ones you can adjust but this HEL set were cheap on eBay .

Even gave it its second wash in my ownership . 
 

Mot next week so I can road test before Mallory at the end of the month .

 

[andyberg]

I wish I could buy a thundercat for £300 with an MOT. Not jealous at all. But the KE s a much better bike 😁

[twosmoke300]

It didn’t have mot when I got it - had been in a garage unused for about 10 years . But it did have nearly unused stainless downpipes and chain kit .

Which KE ? 😂

[martc]

Miles from the nearest road on the great plains of Hungary, the Papp Lukács brothers lived off the vegetables they grew and the animals they reared. Their way of life was hardly touched by modernity – though they did own a radio, and rode mopeds (Simsons, S50 and S51) to market.

[andy18s]

Looks like the current state of affairs for many people around here..

 

[andyberg]

13 hours ago, twosmoke300 said:

 

Which KE ? 😂

I would be happy with any working  2 stroke😁 

Taking my son's speedfight for its first MOT in 3 years tomorrow. Bought as a non runner in 2019, been a COVID mission for me. It's a 2 stroke version but it's not quite the same. I have had a run on private* land and it appears to be unrestricted which is a bonus.

[twosmoke300]

Did 30 miles on the yellow KE yesterday . Only ride over 2 miles I’ve done on it . Other than the speedo making a screaming noise it was faultless and I really enjoyed it . But a decision has been made . It’s going up for sale !

The missis is scared to use it cos it’s in such nice nick , so I will put some of the money from its sale into the red one to make it more pleasant to ride .

[Tommyboy12]

Cant believe I have only just found this thread. Love my bikes!

I submit my shite for disapproval. A 1989 (probably) Suzuki DR600. A big single cylinder thumper with a red line of 6k. I bought it first lockdown after a hiatus of 3 years or so, although Ive been a biker for about 15 years.  Turns out it was an import so no idea on the history although its obviously been styled to look like a 60s scrambler including a totally impractical 5L fuel tank. Its had a frame chop at some point too. Since then ive had to service it, rebuild the carb, front master cylinder, rear caliper, new tyres and inner tubes, new chain & sprocket, cylinder head rebuild and head gasket, weld and fix the exhaust properly, replace the entire indicator circuit after it was clearly wired in by a chimp. Basically I paid too much and it needed loads of work, but I love it!

I have realised how shoddy this picture is but its about all I have...

[Jerzy Woking]

Thats it, had enough of the Street Triple now. Sadly, although the engine and chassis are superb, the riding ergonomics for me are crap. It gives me lots of discomfort after about 40 miles, which is hopeless as i hoped to use it for faster, longer runs in preference to the Himalayan.

Selling bikes here in Spain is a bit of an arseache too, so probably easier to trade it in at a dealers. 

I have found a replacement long distance tourer here, but the seller isn't back here from the UK until 24th. Absolute bargain as he is asking UK price and not Spanish price. Not the most exciting of bikes, but gives me the option of looking for something like a CBR 600 for the bendy tarmac roads and also a few trackdays when travel restrictions here are relaxed.

[Jerzy Woking]

I teresting list of the top 10 selling bikes in Spain in February. I say bikes, but:

1. Kymco Agility City - 565 units

2. Silence S02 - 412 units

3. Honda PCX 125 - 404 units

4. Piaggio Liberty IGET ABS - 341 units

5. Yamaha NMAX 125 - 330 units

6. Honda SH125i - 317 units

7. Kawasaki Z900 - 295 units

8. Yamaha X-MAX 125 - 294 units

9. Piaggio Medley 125 - 245 units

10. Yamaha T-MAX 500 - 242 units

So, only one bike in the top ten. The Silence S02 is a bit of an odd one-an electric scooter-until you realise Madrid and Barcelona have banned petrol and diesel vehicles from parts of their cities, so food delivery riders need something which allows them to cross the cities.

[andyberg]

22 hours ago, andyberg said:

I would be happy with any working  2 stroke😁 

Taking my son's speedfight for its first MOT in 3 years tomorrow. Bought as a non runner in 2019, been a COVID mission for me. It's a 2 stroke version but it's not quite the same. I have had a run on private* land and it appears to be unrestricted which is a bonus.

Sons bike failed. Last MOT was in 2016. Rear shock, no damping. Front suspension slightly seized, it's a weird single sided affair, I think it's the bushes. Tiny, and I mean tiny, hole in the exhaust. I really should have noticed that, but could mean acquiring a suitable expansion chamber 😉Nothing major so it's the bay of E to source the required items. 

[martc]

Agostini, 1969.

[MT606]

either he's really small or that bike is really big..... 

[Bfg]

3 hours ago, MT606 said:

either he's really small or that bike is really big..... 

both !

[hairnet]

henry cole

fuck you

just

fuck you

[twosmoke300]

He sucks the cool right out of motorcycling 

 

[hairnet]

41 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said:

He sucks the cool right out of motorcycling 

 

at no stage could he suck anything even remotely

it was mainly because i got home and put tv on and worlds greatest motorcycle rides was on

he was doing new zealand

where was i supposed to be 3 weeks ago

 

[twosmoke300]

Thundercat breezed the mot yesterday and now I have all 4 of my bikes all fully road legal and rideable . That doesn’t happen very often . 
Celebrated by booking another track day , Brands GP , for the end of July 😁

Thats two booked this year so far - would like to do donny again too this year . I think I have a problem 

[martc]

Derek Rickman, 1964. One half of the famous Rickman brothers makers of bespoke frames for motorbikes, which, through complicated pathways, is still with us as 'Metisse'. Rickman also made the well known 'Ranger' range of faux 4x4 Suzuki look-a-likey kit cars.

[MT606]

they made screens n panniers/topbox's  aswell didn't they ?

[Rustybullethole]

Sure did. Had a Rickman ‘heartbeat’ style faring on an old Honda benley. Wish I still had the bike was last three up across the common and I couldn’t catch the fuckers on my push bike.

[Heidel_Kakao]

I have fallen in love with this, better start saving!

[hairnet]

new ones 11k

sh 7.5

do it

[Heidel_Kakao]

50 minutes ago, hairnet said:

new ones 11k

sh 7.5

do it

Yeah I am planning to get one for my 40th birthday (March 2023) and have my mid life crisis by riding it to Amsterdam 😀

[hairnet]

50 minutes ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

Yeah I am planning to get one for my 40th birthday (March 2023) and have my mid life crisis by riding it to Amsterdam 😀

so youre only going for lunch then