What did you do to your bike today ??

Post by **Itchy** » 11 Apr 2020, 21:19

I put a couple of layers of polish on today.
Expected it to be shinier.

Maybe I'll put some more on tomorrow.

Post by **Stonesie** » 12 Apr 2020, 18:02

Got it!

But it was buried in there well, just behind the boot on the wiring to the left of the intake hole.

All back together and polished again

Post by **Frankie** » 13 Apr 2020, 09:17

Nothing again !!!!

Post by **duke63** » 13 Apr 2020, 09:23

Stripped the lining out of my helmet and put it in the washing machine. It stank.

Post by **C00kiemonster** » 13 Apr 2020, 10:04

duke63 wrote:Stripped the lining out of my helmet and put it in the washing machine. It stank.

You should shower more

Post by **Blade** » 13 Apr 2020, 10:06

duke63 wrote:Stripped the lining out of my helmet and put it in the washing machine. It stank.

Sounds painful

Post by **kingfixer** » 13 Apr 2020, 11:08

Not today but I have to go into work tomorrow to pick up a file for a project we have won, so I will be going on the Dorsoduro

Post by **Blade** » 13 Apr 2020, 11:19

kingfixer wrote:Not today but I have to go into work tomorrow to pick up a file for a project we have won, so I will be going on the Dorsoduro

No reason why not mate. Stay safe and enjoy the ride

Post by **Stonesie** » 13 Apr 2020, 17:05

Had a F*** Sake moment.
As I walked past it in the garage, spotted something in the tread of the rear tyre and tried to move it on towards the bin, it's stuck in pretty tight and kinda mushy. Psssssssss Oh FFS it's a sticky string puncture repair, it's sealed again for now but I bloody hate those things, fine for a farmer's trailer, but not for a 170 mph bike.

Might have to get it to Doncaster Motorcycles to see if they can fit a mushroom plug.

Post by **Blade** » 16 Apr 2020, 10:19

Post by **Perkles** » 16 Apr 2020, 10:23

Blade wrote:
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they are very nice but my OCD says they are upside down

Post by **Stonesie** » 16 Apr 2020, 10:25

Took the back wheel out and dropped it off at Doncaster Motorcycles, they are busy so I left it with them to see if it's possible to replace the sticky string puncture repair with a proper one, if not then it will have to be a new tyre.

I'm going to remove the eccentrics and make sure that they are clean and greased, might even grease the rear shock linkage while it's all apart, depends how bored I get.

Edit

I did some painting on the footer around the house rather than mess with the suspension, the tyre is repaired and all cleaned under there then put back together

Even cleaned behind the sprocket

Post by **Blade** » 16 Apr 2020, 10:30

Perkles wrote:
Blade wrote:
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they are very nice but my OCD says they are upside down

Don't follow

Why?

Post by **Perkles** » 16 Apr 2020, 10:48

Blade wrote:
Perkles wrote:
Blade wrote:
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they are very nice but my OCD says they are upside down
Don't follow Why?

look at your photo the writing is upside down

Post by **Cav** » 16 Apr 2020, 10:49

Blade wrote:
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Your indicators appear to be near my nipple height.. how are they so far away from your rear wheel?

Post by **kiwikrasher** » 16 Apr 2020, 11:31

Perkles wrote:
Blade wrote:
Perkles wrote: they are very nice but my OCD says they are upside down
Don't follow Why?
look at your photo the writing is upside down

That look smick Blade

But my OCD agrees with Perks, the Ducati symbol is upside down.

Post by **Cav** » 16 Apr 2020, 11:34

It's only upside from the front of the bike... it's the right way up from the back of the bike. It's quick enough that people will only be viewing it from behind anyway!

Post by **Perkles** » 16 Apr 2020, 12:08

Cav wrote:It's only upside from the front of the bike... it's the right way up from the back of the bike. It's quick enough that people will only be viewing it from behind anyway!

the indicators need swapping to either side then its correct ,use your engineering skills young man

Post by **duke63** » 16 Apr 2020, 12:11

Nothing left to do the bikes now, other than fit the Optimate lead to the ST3 that arrived today.

On to cleaning the boots and leathers next.

Post by **D41** » 16 Apr 2020, 12:12

Perkles wrote:
Blade wrote:
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they are very nice but my OCD says they are upside down

Mine does too, but I kinda like the "asymmetry" of stuff like that.
And you don't have a choice, which pretty much solves the problem.

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