What did you do on your bike this weekend?

[Rogue Rider]

Well, this weekend I thought I would give my bike a once over, service and maintenance check. It's been about 8,000km since the last change so about due.
I checked the oil, still clear, slightly yellow, still super hard to read on the disp stick. Changed the filters, air and oil.
CHecked the tyres, running a Metzler on the front, and a Bridgstone on the rear. Front has done 18,670km and is about just over half worn, the rear has done just over 11,500 an has about 2000 left on it tops. (don't really like the Bridgestone, not so grippy in the wet)
Checked and changed brake pads, rear were shot completely, front not far behind.
Went for a ride and ran everything in, just a short one, only 400km round trip with some buddies.
Back to work Wednesday and my usual 120km commute.......

Bike should be sweet for another 10k

[sinfull]

Farted .....

[Gibbo89]

Farted .....

i hope you gave your seat a wipe down afterwards

[Banditbandit]

I picked up my 650 from the garage in Hawke's Bay where it's been sitting since April .. rode it home to the BoP ... Yahoo ... got my licence AND my commuter scooter back on the road ... and had a good ride as well ..

[SMOKEU]

I rode mine this weekend! And I added petrol and waxed the chain as well.

[mazz1972]

Vacuumed, cooked, washed, ate, slept.....and a late Sunday afternoon blat.

[avgas]

Finally got the headlight adjustment to work
adjusted headlights
farked the fairing when putting it all back together - well really only farked someone else 'bainaid' solution, so didn't break anything new.
checked brake fluid
tightend up everything bolt wise

recheck for wof next sat.
Once it has a wof - the fairing comes back off again, and I look at fitting my bar end mirrors and go looking for some frame mount indicators. and then hack up the headlight mount frame.
She will be nekkid by summer.

[Banditbandit]

Vacuumed, cooked, washed, ate, slept.....and a late Sunday afternoon blat.

Shit . leave the chores for the husband and go for a blatt .. I do (well, leave them for the wife ... and don't go off half-cocked feminist ... I never do them right anyway so it saves her having to do them again - she can do them the first time ...)

[george formby]

I left my sandwiches ( ham & tomato with a bit of pickle ) on the seat of mine when i took off for a spearfish. :angry:

[Gone Burger]

I cleaned and polished mine, checked the tyre pressures and took it out for a GENTLE ride in the Wairarapa with a few friends. I haven't done gentle in a long time, and it gave me the chance to focus on what is going wrong with my bike around corners, and try to pin point why it kicks me off my line every time.

It helped hugely, and it seems it may not have been the problem I had been so focused on. Just need to slow down a little to be able to take a bit more in.

Then I rode home in the wet, and cleaned it again. Sigh, when will I just get over it?

[simpy1]

....and a late Sunday afternoon blat.

I read that and thought "mmm, bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato..."

[dogsnbikes]

A stoppie on this218676:rofl:

[Genie]

Sat on it and dreamed

[hellokitty]

I had a cup of coffee and sat on mine making "vroom vroom" noises, while the guys laughed at me.........

[cheshirecat]

The weeks shopping - surprsing how much you can get on a bike but watch out for the vege's flying out over the cage behind - trip to recycling center dropping off cardboard boxes and picking up some paint for the garage. (must remember to slow even more for the speed humps)

[jack_hamma]

CHecked the tyres, running a Metzler on the front, and a Bridgstone on the rear. Front has done 18,670km and is about just over half worn, the rear has done just over 11,500 an has about 2000 left on it tops. (don't really like the Bridgestone, not so grippy in the wet)


Shit dude must be all those wheelies cause hells bells thats big K's on your front tire! shit the sporty gets 6000k on a rear and its fucked and it's a cruiser, I thought these speed triples where mean machines?

[Maha]

Farted .....

Did you then sniff the seat like I normally do?

[puddytat]

Started on getting the VT ready for another season of Streetstock.....
Drained the antifreeze out & replaced with water & water wetter additive
Added another 10mls of fork oil to each leg to try & make up for the woefully soft springs.Wouldve replaced the oil but didnt have enuff on hand, but its only had a season on that & hey ,its SS
Dissassembled rear linkages & repacked, reassembled.
Drained oil out the engine, pulled out the filter but waiting on another.....
As the missus said ,"Jeez i wish youd do as much on the house".....:blink::shifty:

[2wheeldrifter]

Front has done 18,670km and is about just over half worn, the rear has done just over 11,500 an has about 2000 left


Has someone been licking ice creams while riding?

[nutjob]

Front has done 18,670km and is about just over half worn, the rear has done just over 11,500 an has about 2000 left on it tops.



Holy shit! That is a lot of km's dude??? When I had my Speed Triple I only got 4700km out of my Michelin pilot power 2ct rear before it was completely knackered! :angry:

[Grubber]

Did the overall check then a wash:angry: and wax....nothing else to do...it was pissing down at my place.

[Banditbandit]

A stoppie on this218676:rofl:

I had one of those way back ... never had enough brakes to pull a stoppie as I remember ..

[Ghost_Bullet]

I would have loved to have done somthing with my belove'd. Sadly it sat admired but unloved. This weekend I will caress her clean...that shall be all. As the weekend to be has suddenly become full of other stuff that prevents cruising.

[sinfull]

Sat on it and dreamed
218729 ???? And what happened ?


Did you then sniff the seat like I normally do? I'll wait till Genie's finished !

[piston broke]

wheelies up my driveway,on the 100 tho cause i'm crappy at it