Mach 1: Ride around south west Scotland, Moffatt,Biggar,Dalveen Pass,Dumfries,etc. Some amazing roads round there , did about 300 miles but boy it was hot .
I cycled up that pass on a 3 speed bicycle. Big mistake.
Thanked a previous owner for fitting crash protectors, sidestand sunk, bike fell n I now have a curly but unbroken and still usable clutch lever. That's it apart from scuff marks on the protectors.
Pulled the pistons out of my calipers, removed seals and cleaned the calipers ready for anodising. Every garage needs one of these, not cheap, but f!$%ing brilliant:
Then realised I couldn't get my top yoke off cos I don't have a 38mm socket and the connector for the ignition switch wiring is buried under the airbox. f!$%ing stupid.
I know, f!$%ing ridiculous. Even the indicator connectors, how f!$%ing stupid is that. I need to tak ethe airbox off anyway to fit the Samco hoses, but wanted to get the top yoke off tonight to get the ignition shear bolts sorted so I can get the yokes to the powdercoater. More f!$%ing delays.
The 1050 S3 is the same but the Street airbox is such a pig to get off with all the electrics on top and having to open it up to get the trumpets off before taking the bottom bit out
Mach 1: Ride around south west Scotland, Moffatt,Biggar,Dalveen Pass,Dumfries,etc. Some amazing roads round there , did about 300 miles but boy it was hot .
I cycled up that pass on a 3 speed bicycle. Big mistake.
Captain StripleR: Pulled the pistons out of my calipers, removed seals and cleaned the calipers ready for anodising. Every garage needs one of these, not cheap, but f!$%ing brilliant:
Then realised I couldn't get my top yoke off cos I don't have a 38mm socket and the connector for the ignition switch wiring is buried under the airbox. f!$%ing stupid.
ive got a socket if your anywhere near west bromwich
Captain StripleR: the connector for the ignition switch wiring is buried under the airbox. f!$%ing stupid.
everything seems to be under the airbox on the Street
including the engine . . . .
mike:
Captain StripleR: Pulled the pistons out of my calipers, removed seals and cleaned the calipers ready for anodising. Every garage needs one of these, not cheap, but f!$%ing brilliant:
Then realised I couldn't get my top yoke off cos I don't have a 38mm socket and the connector for the ignition switch wiring is buried under the airbox. f!$%ing stupid.
ive got a socket if your anywhere near west bromwich
I had a look - I don't have one either - got every size except that -otherwise you could've borrowed it. What make is that extractor kit? Must say I've (so far) been able to pump pistons (nearly) out before disconnecting the hydraulic lines . . .
Tonight took off my tank and airbox to unplug teh ignition switch wiring (who's stupid f!$%ing idea is that, then?), got the top yoke off and drilled out the anti tamper ignition bolts.
Last time I did that I had the yoke all jigged up on the vertical press - then discovered that the two security bolts were finger tight!! Needless to say they were replaced with conventional bolts.
I don't have those kind of luxuries, I had the yoke on the floor with my foot on it. I've ordered a couple of the replacement shear bolts, but undecided whether I'll use them or just put normal ones in.
A vertical drill press isn't a luxury - it's essential! On the subject of shear bolts - have you ever heard of a bike being nicked by someone carefully removing the ignition/lock barrel?!
I had to replace the ignition barrel bolts on my RS 8 years ago at the TT after the tamper proof ones worked loose. Couple of allen bolts and a spot of threadlock on each, and to this day I've had no further problems.
Gave the downpipes a quick wipe over with some Harpic loo cleaner and it really does work! Need to have another go to get them perfect, but ran out of time this afternoon. Also stuck a pair of Motrax mirrors on so i can see where i've been...
today i took the bike out for a pleasant run and managed 124 miles from a tank of fuel, which is much better than the 90 miles i was getting before doing some fiddling with the bike!
It was a few small issues all adding up to cause one poor running bike. Main thing was the throttle position sensor I think but the throttle bodies weren't very well seated, the barometric hose wasn't attached to the airbox, the airbox had lost 2 of the 3 trumpet springs and I'm pretty sure it was losing some fuel because the o-rings were knackered and one fitting snapped when I barely touched it.
I did 60 miles with my other half on the back yesterday and the rest of the miles were just me today on a reasonably quick ride with plenty of overtakes
Tigeralorange: Nice looking shock that. I thought ST R's already had better specced suspension/shock?
Better than the base model Street (basically Daytona 675 suspension, but softer, whereas the base model gets a spring from a Parker pen with a couple of marshmallows for damping), but all OE suspension is cheap s!$% built for price rather than performance.
Quote: Are you actually going to ride it once you've done all this work?
rode it up to castle coombe for the police bikesafe and by pure chance got grouped up with chello885 from here, who i had never met before but apparently i told him to stick a baffle in and he would be fine for noise test!!even though i put the standard can on mine to make sure.luckily his passed the test so we both then had a few laps round the circuitMedia Filechello885 mk1 speed triple Media Fileand my old tona
.luckily his passed the test so we both then had a few laps round the circuit
