What Did You Do to Your Bike Today ?

[Kanada]

18 hours ago, Neilly said:

Whoosh and off you go to the ignore bin...just about had enough of your negative nitpicking carp

Yep he went into my Ignore bin too… just like turning and walking away …. You never have to hear them again ????

[papa al]

2 hours ago, Kanada said:

Yep he went into my Ignore bin too… just like turning and walking away …. You never have to hear them again ????

Where can one acquire an ignore bin?

[Neilly]

1 hour ago, papa al said:

Where can one acquire an ignore bin?

Hover the mouse over their user name and you'll see Ignore User at the bottom of the pop up

 

 

[papa al]

papa's scoot,

2012 Yamaha Nouvo SX.

Bought 2nd hand w/ 1500km on clock in 2013.

Now 14,000km.

Noticed leakage from rear aftermarket shocks;

YSS, gas/tank type.

Mech sez can replace w/ similar, 7900baht;

or stock Yamaha units, 2000baht.

He also had a YSS w/o the tank but still gas;

? 'hybrid' ? 2500B.

Looked good; did that.

Seems smoother.

 

[Kwasaki]

On 11/18/2021 at 3:13 PM, papa al said:

Where can one acquire an ignore bin?

Don't bother papa your a tough cookie. ????????????????

[Kwasaki]

Got back from our 4 day bike trip us harden bikers did New Sukhothai city to Prahra to Nan then back to near some place not far from Sirikit Dam then back to Sukhothai. ????

The Ferry trip was cool but hard work on my Sportsbike.????

 

 

[seedy]

Fitted some small Hi Output speakers in the pipes. Wired to a 1000 W amplifier. Downloaded HD straight pipe sounds, mixed with some 125cc Honda Wave at 10,000 RPM for that Hi Pitched obnoxious sound, put on memory card.

Now it will be REALLY loud 555

[Kwasaki]

12 minutes ago, seedy said:

Fitted some small Hi Output speakers in the pipes. Wired to a 1000 W amplifier. Downloaded HD straight pipe sounds, mixed with some 125cc Honda Wave at 10,000 RPM for that Hi Pitched obnoxious sound, put on memory card.

Now it will be REALLY loud 555

Piston Broke will not like that. ????

[Neilly]

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

Piston Broke will not like that. ????

 

[papa al]

3 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Don't bother papa your a tough cookie. ????????????????

Tried to put myself into ignore bin

but couldn't.

[Kwasaki]

14 minutes ago, Neilly said:

 

Nice one. ????

[Kwasaki]

14 minutes ago, papa al said:

Tried to put myself into ignore bin

but couldn't.

No...No Papa your a AN guru. ????

[Damrongsak]

5 hours ago, seedy said:

Fitted some small Hi Output speakers in the pipes. Wired to a 1000 W amplifier. Downloaded HD straight pipe sounds, mixed with some 125cc Honda Wave at 10,000 RPM for that Hi Pitched obnoxious sound, put on memory card.

Now it will be REALLY loud 555

I'd like to do that with one of those electric pocket mini bikes just for fun.

[Kwasaki]

On our resent trip 4 fairing screws worked loose and 1 lost. 

This should fix it. ????

 

[alanrchase]

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

On our resent trip 4 fairing screws worked loose and 1 lost. 

This should fix it. ????

 

You might want to use some lower strength thread lock if you ever want to get the screws out again. Not sure how strong that stuff actually is but if it is the same as Loctite permanent thread lock you won't get them out again. I use the stuff below.

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, alanrchase said:

You might want to use some lower strength thread lock if you ever want to get the screws out again. Not sure how strong that stuff actually is but if it is the same as Loctite permanent thread lock you won't get them out again. I use the stuff below.

Yeah thanks, it doesn't read as permanent solution I will try undoing when I get some pretty fairing screws I'm gonna order. 

 

I've just use old screws for now just to stop flapping about.

 

Just shows how bad roads are for old sportsbikes. ????

 

If I have to drill out in the places the screws came loose and fell off it will not be a problem. 

 

[johng]

I  have used "superglue"  as a thread locker and it works quite well, almost as good as sticking fingers together ????

[Kwasaki]

13 minutes ago, johng said:

I  have used "superglue"  as a thread locker and it works quite well, almost as good as sticking fingers together ????

Superglue is what I used before but on the much longer road trip we did to Nan a few fairing screws came loose still, that's why l bought the hard stuff. ????

[Kwasaki]

Did a check on my Mia noi's sag today with the help of the Mrs. 

33 front 35 back,  took it back softer by 1 position on each. ????

[papa al]

Purchased some handlebar risers for the little Duke.

Moved bar aft and up

a little.

Feels very different.

Kinda liking it.

????

[Fab5BKK]

This weekend, some free time:

Nmax: I changed the battery (5 1/2 years from new) & air filter

Street Triple RS: a good wash, polish + chain maintenance

[Rhys]

Took a ride in the rice fields....

 

[Kwasaki]

On 11/29/2021 at 7:17 PM, Fab5BKK said:

Street Triple RS: a good wash, polish + chain maintenance

765 or 1200. ?

[Fab5BKK]

StreetTriple... so 765; when in the UK, I used to have a SpeedTriple 955 (roulette green) ;-)

 

I'm considering a move...and discovered that the SpeedTriple is back to the Thai Dealers!

 

SpeedTriple

[Rhys]

Cleaned and sprayed the chain..

[seedy]

Not the bike - but the gear.

Getting cool here for morning rides. Went looking for my HD leather jacket.

Wife wrapped it in plastic when we had the house rewired.

One big mold pool. Sprayed with vinegar, hung in the sun.

Washed the stains off and treated it.

Good to go.

[Kwasaki]

Adjusted my MotoGP gearshift change, the lever little to high. 

 

Cleaned rear brake caliper and installed new pads.

 

So now must order new rear caliper brake pad piston and rubber kit, piston so hard to push back in. 

[Kanada]

19 hours ago, seedy said:

Not the bike - but the gear.

Getting cool here for morning rides. Went looking for my HD leather jacket.

Wife wrapped it in plastic when we had the house rewired.

One big mold pool. Sprayed with vinegar, hung in the sun.

Washed the stains off and treated it.

Good to go.

I’ve tried everything to keep mold and the smell off leather but I have a litre of Singer Sewing  Machine oil and cleaned the white mold off my favorite shoes then treated them liberally with this oil

Ive just left them where I can keep an eye on them for a month now and so far so good and the mold smell is almost gone (no smell from this oil it seems)

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, Kanada said:

I’ve tried everything to keep mold and the smell off leather but I have a litre of Singer Sewing  Machine oil and cleaned the white mold off my favorite shoes then treated them liberally with this oil

Ive just left them where I can keep an eye on them for a month now and so far so good and the mold smell is almost gone (no smell from this oil it seems)

For my leather jacket I get the take care leathers stuff from Lazada, I used a similar stuff in UK, the jacket is about 45 years old. ????

[seedy]

1 hour ago, Kanada said:

I’ve tried everything to keep mold and the smell off leather

I find that a leather conditioner works well. Use the Waxy brand here. Twice a year seems to keep it at bay.

Vinegar works well to kill the mold spores, and gets rid of the smell.

My first year here, still went back for work.

Left my car parked, came back and it was a mold factory.

Had the carwash shampoo the seats, carpet, headliner - still could smell it.

Put some vinegar in a spray bottle, soak everything. Couple days smell gone.

When my first pair of bike boots wore out I got the Alpinestars made of synthetic 'leather'

Never a problem since.

I think the problem with real leather is they eat it - Ah, life in the tropics !