What Did You Do to Your Bike Today ?

[papa al]

Hot patch on inside.

[Kwasaki]

2 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

I'm not too anti tubes in a tubeless tire.

Will keep you informed. Thanx.

It would be fine with a tube just tape inside unless ya going racing. ????

[canthai55]

I'm not that genned up on tubeless tyres.
What's your opinion on plugging (like a car tyre i presume) a m/c tubeless tyre from the inside?
2 small 1" nail holes.
I've heard road side emergency tubeless tyre repairs can be plugged from the outside, hence their popularity.
Tyre is off the rim awaiting repair tomorrow.
I am quite happy to stick an 18" tube in there myself.

Plug ok for roadside fix. Always carry a kit.
When back home take tire off and patch.
Tubes ok but tire runs hotter

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[canthai55]

Best is umbrella patch - tho' I have never seen them in LOS

We use them at work, on trucks, so the water does not enter the belts and rust them, or expand in the winter and separate the steel belts

 

[canthai55]

This looks like it would do a good job - umbrella plug installed from outside

 

[Kwasaki]

18 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

I'm not that genned up on tubeless tyres.

What's your opinion on plugging (like a car tyre i presume) a m/c tubeless tyre from the inside?

I am quite happy to stick an 18" tube in there myself.

https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/tubed-vs-tubeless-tires-all-you-need-to-know

[papa al]

...last week or so, ceeber electrical starter has been failing occasionally.

Once at a light on Sukhumvit, very embarrasing.

Spray cleaner to the switch did nothing.

Took to shop today and they replaced

the starter brushes B660.

Hopefully good for another 45Kkm./10 years.

 

[canthai55]

For those with a CRF and looking for an alternative to EJK, here is one.

Models for Stage One, Turbo, and Dual Injector setups

[papa al]

nice

[canthai55]

OooPsss ... here is the link

https://attitudeindustries.com/products/Honda/Honda-CRF-250-L-M-Rally-2017-2018.php

[Pepper9187]

What i did to my bike today ?

 

I pushed started it, dead battery ! aha

[thaiguzzi]

On 2/17/2019 at 3:27 PM, papa al said:

Hot patch on inside.

Update.

Stardate 2562.

Ended up doing this.

Two patches on the inside from a car repair shop.

After struggling with 16" proper tyre irons (levers) and the missus's extra pair of hands to put the tyre back on the rim, i gave up and went back into town.

For future reference there is a new Maxxis tyre shop in town which has a dedicated m/c tyre service and tools bay inc bead breaker and tyre fitting machine.

2 mins, 20 baht later done.

Professional job.

I'm wary of car shops fitting tyres on m/c rims - they often damage a rim or ruin the coating.

Balanced it myself this end.

 

Cali's have fully valanced, very long mudguards, and rear wheel removal can be a bitch.

Either need a pit in the floor, or a block of wood under the centre stand or a trolley jack lifting the bike right up high to drop the wheel.

Or you cut the guard, fit hinges like on old vintage bikes and just lift the hinged portion of the guard up.

Simples.

I did a few of these back in the day for Cali owners, maybe half a dozen.

Obviously needed a respray post op, but a well worthwhile mod.

 

 

 

[Kwasaki]

4 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Update.

Stardate 2562.

Beam me up Scotty I want to try your nuclear powered guzzi motorcycle. ????

[thaiguzzi]

My Dad brought my 2 metres length of copper cored, plastic sheathed, BLACK and YELLOW BRAIDED CLOTH HT lead over in a suitcase recently whilst over on holiday.

So to keep in with that pre war, radial aircraft engine, racing vintage motorcycle engine look, i had to come up with something different, other than black plastic NGK plug caps on the Triumph.

As the bike will prolly never see a downpour (rain) again in my lifetime, howzabout brass plug caps!

Oh yes!

 

[mike787]

put gas in it, then took my Thai honey out to show her off.

[Kwasaki]

37 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

As the bike will prolly never see a downpour (rain) again in my lifetime, howzabout brass plug caps!

Oh yes!

Looks good, won't there be some arcing across to nearside bolts.?

[Denim]

New , smaller wing mirrors from Big C. for less than 200 baht.

 

Can't see as much as with the originals but not really important since the improved performance due to less drag means I have an extra 30 kph on tap so less traffic getting by me.

 

That plus the chequered pin stripe

( zoom in to see it ) which has added another 20 kph means that not much overtakes me now.

 

Well worth the  200 baht outlay.

 

Then I woke up in a cold sweat .

 

Note to self. Cut back on the Lao Khao.

[thaiguzzi]

5 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Looks good, won't there be some arcing across to nearside bolts.?

No.

Over 100 kms no probs whatsoever.

But, and this is a big BUT, do NOT touch them, even with a gloved hand.

Don't ask me how i know....

As you may have noticed, this bike runs an American magneto.

The faster it turns, the bigger, and fatter and longer duration the spark.

Never less than 40,000v.........

 

[Damrongsak]

1 hour ago, thaiguzzi said:

...  But, and this is a big BUT, do NOT touch them, even with a gloved hand.

Don't ask me how i know....

As you may have noticed, this bike runs an American magneto.

The faster it turns, the bigger, and fatter and longer duration the spark.

Never less than 40,000v.........

I was just reading about the MSD Pro-Mag 44 magnetos used on top fuel dragsters.  44 Amps primary output, about 1.2 Amps at the plug (and 45,000 Volts).  Deadly.

[JaiLai]

9 hours ago, Denim said:

New , smaller wing mirrors from Big C. for less than 200 baht.

 

Can't see as much as with the originals but not really important since the improved performance due to less drag means I have an extra 30 kph on tap so less traffic getting by me.

 

That plus the chequered pin stripe

( zoom in to see it ) which has added another 20 kph means that not much overtakes me now.

 

Well worth the  200 baht outlay.

 

Then I woke up in a cold sweat .

 

Note to self. Cut back on the Lao Khao.

That is a beast - you be careful on that!!

[Denim]

1 hour ago, JaiLai said:

That is a beast - you be careful on that!!

I'm on Lazada as we speak looking for crash bars and rear stabilizers. Also ordered 10 kilos of cotton wool to stuff up my shirt front and rear. 

[Kwasaki]

12 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

No.

Over 100 kms no probs whatsoever.

But, and this is a big BUT, do NOT touch them, even with a gloved hand.

Don't ask me how i know....

As you may have noticed, this bike runs an American magneto.

The faster it turns, the bigger, and fatter and longer duration the spark.

Never less than 40,000v.........

 

Yeah was kinda thinking not to touch em but not sure about

getting wet.

No battery problems then and hence you won't be riding in rain.

 

Working on motors had many belt from bad leads and cracked plug caps.

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, Denim said:

I'm on Lazada as we speak looking for crash bars and rear stabilizers. Also ordered 10 kilos of cotton wool to stuff up my shirt front and rear. 

You can get a parachute injector seat installed just make sure you be careful riding in an underpass.

[Denim]

11 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

You can get a parachute injector seat installed just make sure you be careful riding in an underpass.

Good thinking. Ebay is your friend.

If I need removing from the upper branches of a big mango tree I will PM you.

[KiChakayan]

You guys must be really old. Al your bikes seem to have engines...

[ocddave]

Finally got my INNOVV K2 motorcycle camera system (dashcam) installed, ended up using the right side blinkers on my Suzuki SV650X to secure the camera's, seemed to work perfectly (I also added some 243 threadlocker to the blinker bolt threads to make sure they stay put). I had to cut a slot in the rear fender to slide the camera bracket down thru, and also had to increase the wiring harness hole for the rear lighting system (used a Dremel for both holes), so I could sneak the camera cable up into the battery area under the seat. So the main unit rests under the seat, has no trouble sending the  video back to my Note 9, so its working perfectly! Next up is some extended tests to see if everything stays put and keeps working, but so far I am happy ????

 

 

[ballpoint]

On ‎3‎/‎2‎/‎2019 at 12:08 PM, KiChakayan said:

You guys must be really old. Al your bikes seem to have engines...

Old?  How dare you!  Nothing beats the thrill of wooden wheels clattering over the cobbles, steam engine chugging away as you reach dizzying speeds.  Why, sometimes I get into double figures! 

 

Besides, I also have a bicycle with no engine...

 

… And am far more modern than some of my contemporaries, with their old fashioned ideas:

[thaiguzzi]

Not today, but last week.

Made a new battery strap for my Guzzi (Da Guz).

Wanted something i could repair/renew for years instead of buying a new stock one every 3-4 years, so i machined some 2-piece buckles each end ( 4 bits of alloy in total with 6 brass M5 screws) and an old m/c inner tube.

Works a treat - well chuffed.

 

Not bike, but up on the bike hydraulic workbench.

Grass cutter with a cutting out problem, not sparks, so fuel, even though i've had the carb to bits 3-4 times.

Time to get serious - up on the bench...

[Damrongsak]

14 hours ago, ballpoint said:

Old?  How dare you!  Nothing beats the thrill of wooden wheels clattering over the cobbles, steam engine chugging away as you reach dizzying speeds.  Why, sometimes I get into double figures!

My Mom knew a lady who took her driver's license road test in a Stanley Steamer.  The examiner wasn't too comfortable riding along in that.

[canthai55]

Guy from USA installed a CBR300 crank, big bore and upgraded cylinder head with 1mm larger valves.

Got 39 HP - still tuning - same as CRF450L USA spec

Sweet !

Sourcing the head as we speak.