The Bikeshite Thread

[twosmoke300]

Bingo 😂😂

Bungs

[Bren]

New rear pads for the busa - 

 

Had my monies worth out of these.

Fitted the new ones with the caliper in situ - having had a caliper bolt snap on me on my previous gixer that took an afternoons drilling and tapping to rectify I had the fear.

New EBC ones fitted.

[DodgyBastard]

I've been offered a swap for my 2 stroke aprilia etx 125 with a 4 stroke Kawasaki klx 250.

I don't have a bike license and don't know much about 4 strokes but I'm guessing that the klx will be difficult to sell on for around the £2k mark I'm asking for the Aprilia. I've sold a few old 2 stroke trail bikes recently and they do seem to hold their value whereas I think anyone who had bothered to get their bike license probably won't want a slow 250cc.

 

[Arthur Foxhake]

I had a KLX250. 

It was a proper trooper, took dogs abuse on Motocross tracks and was easy to ride, despite being a heavy bastard. I sold it to the farmer who owned the track at ashdown MX and bought a KXF250. 

Sold all my motocross bikes now.

[andy18s]

If you advertise on some Overlanding/Touring sites and Facebook groups it should sell

Most members seem to be aware that you need to pay a sensible price for good bikes and kit

 

[hairnet]

mmmm retail therapy

not like twosmoke tho

 

[twosmoke300]

Mallory shenanigans again 😀

[twosmoke300]

And yes,yes I did steal the sign that was left in the garage 😂

[andyberg]

Burgman given some love. So far it is all I expected it to be. Won't get used too much over the winter. I need to replace a fork seal but I can't do that until I have put a new front end on my son's Speedfight and MOT'd that.

[hairnet]

Four days of kit and no the bag hasn't got any clothes in it

[face]

On 10/23/2021 at 2:28 PM, andyberg said:

Burgman given some love. So far it is all I expected it to be. Won't get used too much over the winter. I need to replace a fork seal but I can't do that until I have put a new front end on my son's Speedfight and MOT'd that.

Which Speedfight is that?

[andyberg]

10 minutes ago, face said:

Which Speedfight is that?

He's got a Speedfight 2 50cc, unrestricted 2 stroke. Last of the safe ( able to keep up with traffic) 50cc bikes.

[andy18s]

3 hours ago, hairnet said:

Four days of kit and no the bag hasn't got any clothes in it

Nope,you're doing it all wrong

Not mine btw lol

[Dave_Q]

WTF is the red thing strapped to the top of the trailer? Looks a bit like a Clarke mig welder but suppose it's probably a generator or something?

[MT606]

looks like a generator?

 

[hairnet]

Beast

 

Beast

Je taime ( oh wait)

Man is leg end

[andy18s]

22 hours ago, Dave_Q said:

WTF is the red thing strapped to the top of the trailer? Looks a bit like a Clarke mig welder but suppose it's probably a generator or something?

A generator it is as most 'mericans need their essentials

I have seen mobile aircon units being talked about too

[Barry Cade]

Anybody near Barnstaple? Someone on Ebay is selling a job lot of BMW bits I need but wont post..

[Snake Charmer]

2 hours ago, Barry Cade said:

Anybody near Barnstaple? Someone on Ebay is selling a job lot of BMW bits I need but wont post..

I have found a car in St Austell that needs collecting, how big are they, bike or car bits? I might be doing a trip to Airdrie at some stage in an E-Class estate. 

[Barry Cade]

59 minutes ago, Snake Charmer said:

I have found a car in St Austell that needs collecting, how big are they, bike or car bits? I might be doing a trip to Airdrie at some stage in an E-Class estate. 

It's a couple of panniers, brackets, a rear wheel and a few other bits and bobs. Would go in the boot no probs. 

[andy18s]

Damn you marketplace algorithm

I've been looking for a cheap stand to lift up the spares bike for stripping,and got recommended these tyre irons

Decent quality, proper bendy plastic rim protecters,Schrader valves and the tool to fit

All in for £15 delivered overnight

Can't complain at that

[doug]

Non runner check
Smashed indicators check
Smashed screen check
Rough as feck check
Miles away check
Bought check

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[Jazoli]

Jeez that is grim I hope it was cheap 😀

[doug]

Cheap enough to sucker me in.
Plan is just to get it running and on the road. Cosmetically leave it.

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[martc]

Bultaco 250 dragster, 1969.

[UltraWomble]

Did 28 miles on the Bee today Photographing phone boxes marked for removal.
Very very Comfy

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[bangernomics]

Back in the U.K. this morning via Portsmouth, riding up the m4x and stopped for fuel and realised with about 150 miles to go that BOTH fork seals had gone. It’s one job I’ve never had to do on a bike. Great.

Probably should’ve called the breakdown as looking at the amount of oil on the front wheel and tyre I dodged a bullet.

[Jazoli]

58 minutes ago, bangernomics said:

Back in the U.K. this morning via Portsmouth, riding up the m4x and stopped for fuel and realised with about 150 miles to go that BOTH fork seals had gone. It’s one job I’ve never had to do on a bike. Great.

Probably should’ve called the breakdown as looking at the amount of oil on the front wheel and tyre I dodged a bullet.

Yeah I realised my fork seal had blown when I was rapidly approaching a corner pulled the brakes as usual and only had 50% stopping power, fork seal had blown and oil had pissed all over the pads, it can be very dodgy

[bangernomics]

Bum twitchio

[UltraWomble]

DAFUQ is this?

Its in my local house clearance auction for this week listed as a non running pit bike.