cleaned polished and reapplied ACF50 after the guys at JL kindly serviced washed and FS365'd her, shortened the brackets for the hand guards and then put her away ready for next weeks commute.
I had a great day, but the weather was s!$% on the way there, super-s!$% on the way back. My mate Steve shared his distaste for the paint-scheme of a Victory (or both) with a man wearing sunglasses and carrying a white stick and I left my fingerprints all over the Ducati 1099 Panigale and the MV Agusta Brutale 675. I think there were less stands than usual, and there are less and less really new bikes each year. Still, it's a good place to go.
Just started mine and let it warm up for a while, started "on the button" after sitting there for 2 months. Not on an Optimate or owt either One of the benefits of not having an alarm fitted.
Not today but about a week and a half ago, rode it for 141 miles to Loomies and back. I can usually get 150+miles from a tank. I knew I wouldn't be able to refill so estimated where I could get to on a tank. I did ride it hard in places, for fun.
The last few miles (of course the fuel light was on) while leaning into a right hander, the engine started cutting out....not good when you are banked right over. Took it easy after that but as I rolled into town on the one way system, yep I ran out of petrol...cock!!
Pushed the bike the last mile home, looking like a right twat, I'm just glad it was sunny. Put it in the garage and left it there since...gutted!
Couple of days ago put new instument bulbs in, woohoo.
Tigeralorange: You have to check them more than once a year you know J!
I am the worlds worst procrastinator. I'll do better after I saw how much more fun I had on the bike with the proper air pressure.
Not long after I bought my Thunderbird I did an oil and filter change, cleaned and lubed the chain and gave the grease nipples on the swing arm etc. a good seeing to but when riding it found the handling to be a bit strange.
Checked the tyre pressures and found them to be well down.
Goodness knows why I didn't check them as that is the first thing I do when I haven't ridden my other bikes for a week or so.
Tigeralorange: You have to check them more than once a year you know J!
I am the worlds worst procrastinator. I'll do better after I saw how much more fun I had on the bike with the proper air pressure.
Not long after I bought my Thunderbird I did an oil and filter change, cleaned and lubed the chain and gave the grease nipples on the swing arm etc. a good seeing to but when riding it found the handling to be a bit strange.
Checked the tyre pressures and found them to be well down.
Goodness knows why I didn't check them as that is the first thing I do when I haven't ridden my other bikes for a week or so.
Went for a 2-hour ride round some of W Sussex's finest bits of road. A bit chilly but not too bad. Put 15 litres of juice in to fill up to the top again - mebbe out again tomorrow but it'll certainly get a good wash, quick run to dry off and a liberal spraying of ACF-50.
Kicked it and swore at it. It refused to start. Fuel pump sounded like it was being strangled, the relay clicked and then it all died Think my battery is fekced after 14 months. Better than the last one though which only made it 12.
I had this with my last S3 1050. I'm not going to arse about fault finding/charging, I'll just get a new one. My bike is in daily use too, no signs of it yesterday.
I'm constantly amazed that my Bandit's on its original 13 year old Yuasa. I leave it parked all winter and (touch wood), few hours on the optimate in spring and it's all fine and dandy.
Triple1050: Mine did that yesterday lucky my jump pack got the old girl up n running
Is yours a motobatt?
Nelster, check out this battery, it is the same size pretty much (a little smaller I think) as a street triple battery but has a cold cranking amps value far in excess of an old daytona ytx14b battery, @275ccA the 12 cell jobbie is around 400ccA IIRC.
, wish I could get more. Most of the time the light comes on at 125 ish.
