The General Motorbikers Discussion Thread - Page 108

freeferrarisdonotexist · August 19th, 2009, 10:24 PM

Update: All parts, including "finds", are here+cleaned. (Note: She is doing most of the work, not me, so some details will be missing). Engine reassembly 1/4 done today, piston and rings, crank, valves, springs, etc. Paint purchased in case she likes the bike too much to sell it. Tyre replaced, wheels balanced (took a f***ing long time too images/smilies/tongue.gif

), two out of six exhaust baffles removed (heard from a Honda bike forum that six-baffle pipes are extremely restrictive), fender painted.

freeferrarisdonotexist · August 22nd, 2009, 2:55 AM

Another update: Restoration going very faster, far faster than was anticipated. Most major systems basically done, still alot of work to do but not nearly as much as was thought. images/smilies/thumbup.gif

for Honda durability.

Spectre · August 22nd, 2009, 4:00 AM

The little Hondas do hold up surprisingly well under abuse. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

BlaRo · August 22nd, 2009, 11:53 PM

Got any pictures?

freeferrarisdonotexist · August 23rd, 2009, 12:41 AM

Sadly, no. I haven't been able to upload anything since I existed on Finalgear because neither myself nor my closer friends have digital cameras (a couple of them are photo "purists", the rest are just cheap images/smilies/tongue.gif

) and when I tried to use phyrefile on my crappy little laptop it didn't work for some reason. Never diagnosed it because there was never much to upload. Only thing I could ever post on Finalgear in pictures was in fact my avatar.

Spectre · August 23rd, 2009, 12:52 AM

I suppose I could let you have some album space on my server. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Get yourself a camera, they're cheap enough. And trust me, if you ever have an accident in the US you will wish you had them.

freeferrarisdonotexist · August 23rd, 2009, 1:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spectre

I suppose I could let you have some album space on my server. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Get yourself a camera, they're cheap enough. And trust me, if you ever have an accident in the US you will wish you had them.

I'll be getting one as soon as possible, mostly due to the accident factor, almost forgot but you can go through hell without pics of an accident here.
Sadly i'm now basically skint after helping my dear friend out with her bike, so it might be a month or so from now.

I really shouldn't have bought the Yamaha, but it was so nice being able to ride again after finishing the restoration...

Spectre · August 23rd, 2009, 1:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freeferrarisdonotexist

I'll be getting one as soon as possible, mostly due to the accident factor, almost forgot but you can go through hell without pics of an accident here.
Sadly i'm now basically skint after helping my dear friend out with her bike, so it might be a month or so from now.

I really shouldn't have bought the Yamaha, but it was so nice being able to ride again after finishing the restoration...

So, when do you leave Houston and return to the land of Londonistan?

freeferrarisdonotexist · August 23rd, 2009, 4:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spectre

So, when do you leave Houston and return to the land of Londonistan?

Between a month and two months- due mainly to the kindness of friends and uncertainty of the pitiful job I have back in the USSK, my visit went from one month to 2-3. It's been nice here, went to see quite a bit, caught up with friends, etc- only things I haven't done are to finish up this restoration and go to the shooting range again.

GRtak · August 24th, 2009, 5:28 AM

Somebody wrote up something about removing paint. While I haven't used this on aircooled engines that are painted it works on everything else I have used it on. Simply use a sand-blaster filled with baking soda. It removes paint without damaging the metal and is easily cleaned up.

Peter3hg · August 24th, 2009, 2:23 PM

Decided to buy a new helmet. As the Shoei XR-1100 is out next month, I got a cracking deal on a Shoei XR-1000. Unfortunately it is bucketing it down here so I haven't road tested it yet.

http://thumb.phyrefile.com/p/pe/peter3hg/2009/08/24/DSC01473.JPG

http://thumb.phyrefile.com/p/pe/peter3hg/2009/08/24/DSC01474.JPG

http://thumb.phyrefile.com/p/pe/peter3hg/2009/08/24/DSC01475.JPG

Redliner · August 24th, 2009, 4:57 PM

Nice!

Blind_Io · August 24th, 2009, 4:59 PM

I have the RF-1000 and I love it. If Shoei fits your head then I'm sure you will be very happy with it.

I'm just pissed that the 1100 isn't coming to the US, something I don't understand since California alone is one of the largest motorcycle markets in the world and has the only two Dainese stores in the US.

Peter3hg · August 24th, 2009, 9:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Io

I have the RF-1000 and I love it. If Shoei fits your head then I'm sure you will be very happy with it.

I'm just pissed that the 1100 isn't coming to the US, something I don't understand since California alone is one of the largest motorcycle markets in the world and has the only two Dainese stores in the US.

I definitely have a Shoei head, I can't find an Arai that fits me properly, they are either too tight in some places or too loose in others, sometimes both.
I have road tested it now and I am very pleased. It is light, comfortable, quiet and has good ventilation.

shad_68 · August 25th, 2009, 9:51 AM

Blergh, just had my second crash. images/smilies/dry.gif

It's raining,the road is quite wet and I'm riding along on the Yamaha.
A green light in front of me turns red as I'm ~100m away, I brake - as I thought - quite gently, but apprantly still too strong. Front wheel locks up and slides for 1 or 2 meters before the bike falls over.
Anyway, I was already pretty slow when I fell, so the only damage (that I noticed, at least) is a cracked tach housing.

And I got completely soaked.

brydiem · August 25th, 2009, 10:11 AM

^ wowza, glad you are ok and the bike is too (relatively) images/smilies/comfort.gif

My dad just got a Shoei helmet to replace his old KBC one he wrecked in his crash. It's an XR-1000 as well, he got it relatively cheap online because it's last year's design. My mum has a KBC as well with an aweome bug splatter just above the visor. I've got a Nitro N510V which I adore, and is relatively cheap, considering I cannot legally ride yet.
My sister thinks we are all nuts.

Peter3hg · August 25th, 2009, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shad_68

Anyway, I was already pretty slow when I fell, so the only damage (that I noticed, at least) is a cracked tach housing.

And I got completely soaked.

It seems to be the bit that takes the brunt on these bikes. I broke the same bit when I fell off.

http://www.phyrefile.com/pic/2007/08/28/Image008.jpg

shad_68 · August 25th, 2009, 10:32 AM

^ Mine's not even that bad, it's just knocked over way to the left, and the crack is on the cylindrical part that houses all the mechanics.
I guess you slid quite a bit on the side for the edge to get torn off like that?

Quote:

Originally Posted by brydiem

^ wowza, glad you are ok and the bike is too (relatively) images/smilies/comfort.gif

It was really pretty harmless... good thing we didn't have anything repaired on the Yammie after the first crash yet, I guess. images/smilies/lol.gif

Spectre · August 25th, 2009, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shad_68

Blergh, just had my second crash. images/smilies/dry.gif

It's raining,the road is quite wet and I'm riding along on the Yamaha.
A green light in front of me turns red as I'm ~100m away, I brake - as I thought - quite gently, but apprantly still too strong. Front wheel locks up and slides for 1 or 2 meters before the bike falls over.
Anyway, I was already pretty slow when I fell, so the only damage (that I noticed, at least) is a cracked tach housing.

And I got completely soaked.

I smashed the tach housing on my CB750 when I crashed it years back - it's pretty common to destroy instruments when a non-faired bike goes down. Chances are you also bent the handlebars at least a little.

You may want to try a slightly different braking technique when coming to a halt in the rain - try applying the rear brake a little more and before you start applying the front brake. This pitches more weight onto the front tire before you begin braking with it - and if the rear locks up immediately you're more likely to be able to keep it upright.

Good to hear you're okay. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

shad_68 · August 25th, 2009, 11:03 AM

Thanks for the advice. images/smilies/smile.gif

This reminded me that I could maybe look into advanced riding/safety courses as Christmas or birthday presents for me. images/smilies/think.gif

August 19th, 2009, 10:24 PM	#2141
freeferrarisdonotexist I'm not stupid - I'm British! Joined: Nov 4th, 2008 Last Online: 5:56 AM Location: Somewhere in the South of England, UK. Age: 26 Posts: 1,057 Car: Yamaha YBR125 (lightly modified) Rep Power: 32	Update: All parts, including "finds", are here+cleaned. (Note: She is doing most of the work, not me, so some details will be missing). Engine reassembly 1/4 done today, piston and rings, crank, valves, springs, etc. Paint purchased in case she likes the bike too much to sell it. Tyre replaced, wheels balanced (took a f*ing long time too ), two out of six exhaust baffles removed (heard from a Honda bike forum that six-baffle pipes are extremely restrictive), fender painted. __________________ Proud to Defend: Miatas, Motorcycles, Rotaries and Manual Transmissions.** My other car (in storage ) Black 1990 Miata 1st Gen. Restored and partially weight-stripped w/6-Speed transmission, CD stereo, short-throw shifter and billet knob, HID headlights, Hydra Nemesis ECU, tuned exhaust pipe, toolkit and vinyl top. The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad. I listen to: AC/DC, Amon Tobin, Audioslave, Beethoven, Bon Jovi, Breaking Benjamin, Cage The Elephant, Clint Mansell, Craig Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Depeche Mode, Elbow, Foo Fighters, Gnarls Barkley, Hans Zimmer, J. Ralph, Lily Allen, Ludovico Einaudi, Lupe Fiasco, Massive Attack, Nightwish, Nine Black Alps, Ok Go, OneRepublic, Pink Floyd, Rage Against The Machine, Snow Patrol, Black Heart Procession, The White Stripes, UNKLE, Within Temptation, Wolf's Rain OST

August 22nd, 2009, 2:55 AM	#2142
freeferrarisdonotexist I'm not stupid - I'm British! Joined: Nov 4th, 2008 Last Online: 5:56 AM Location: Somewhere in the South of England, UK. Age: 26 Posts: 1,057 Car: Yamaha YBR125 (lightly modified) Rep Power: 32	Another update: Restoration going very faster, far faster than was anticipated. Most major systems basically done, still alot of work to do but not nearly as much as was thought. for Honda durability. __________________ Proud to Defend: Miatas, Motorcycles, Rotaries and Manual Transmissions. My other car (in storage ) Black 1990 Miata 1st Gen. Restored and partially weight-stripped w/6-Speed transmission, CD stereo, short-throw shifter and billet knob, HID headlights, Hydra Nemesis ECU, tuned exhaust pipe, toolkit and vinyl top. The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad. I listen to: AC/DC, Amon Tobin, Audioslave, Beethoven, Bon Jovi, Breaking Benjamin, Cage The Elephant, Clint Mansell, Craig Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Depeche Mode, Elbow, Foo Fighters, Gnarls Barkley, Hans Zimmer, J. Ralph, Lily Allen, Ludovico Einaudi, Lupe Fiasco, Massive Attack, Nightwish, Nine Black Alps, Ok Go, OneRepublic, Pink Floyd, Rage Against The Machine, Snow Patrol, Black Heart Procession, The White Stripes, UNKLE, Within Temptation, Wolf's Rain OST

August 22nd, 2009, 4:00 AM	#2143
Spectre Joined: Feb 1st, 2007 Last Online: 1:24 PM Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 33 Posts: 10,356 Car: 87 XJ6, 95 XJR, 90 WD21, 86 CB700SC, 98 PC800 Rep Power: 334	The little Hondas do hold up surprisingly well under abuse. __________________ Enough is enough. We are not here to subsidize your clueless business plans or reward your failures. 1986 Honda Nighthawk 700S (project, light restoration in progress) 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Series III Vanden Plas (modified) 1990 Nissan (WD21) Pathfinder SE 4x4 (little red offroad commuter box) 1995 Jaguar (X300) XJR 1998 Honda Pacific Coast PC800 (two-wheeled pickup truck/utility bike)

August 22nd, 2009, 11:53 PM	#2144
BlaRo Little Nudger Joined: Aug 18th, 2005 Last Online: 3:34 PM Location: Assachusetts Age: 22 Posts: 12,407 Car: four wheels, two seats, RWD, 6-speed manual... Rep Power: 694	Got any pictures? __________________ TheSmokingTire.com

August 23rd, 2009, 12:41 AM	#2145
freeferrarisdonotexist I'm not stupid - I'm British! Joined: Nov 4th, 2008 Last Online: 5:56 AM Location: Somewhere in the South of England, UK. Age: 26 Posts: 1,057 Car: Yamaha YBR125 (lightly modified) Rep Power: 32	Sadly, no. I haven't been able to upload anything since I existed on Finalgear because neither myself nor my closer friends have digital cameras (a couple of them are photo "purists", the rest are just cheap ) and when I tried to use phyrefile on my crappy little laptop it didn't work for some reason. Never diagnosed it because there was never much to upload. Only thing I could ever post on Finalgear in pictures was in fact my avatar. __________________ Proud to Defend: Miatas, Motorcycles, Rotaries and Manual Transmissions. My other car (in storage ) Black 1990 Miata 1st Gen. Restored and partially weight-stripped w/6-Speed transmission, CD stereo, short-throw shifter and billet knob, HID headlights, Hydra Nemesis ECU, tuned exhaust pipe, toolkit and vinyl top. The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad. I listen to: AC/DC, Amon Tobin, Audioslave, Beethoven, Bon Jovi, Breaking Benjamin, Cage The Elephant, Clint Mansell, Craig Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Depeche Mode, Elbow, Foo Fighters, Gnarls Barkley, Hans Zimmer, J. Ralph, Lily Allen, Ludovico Einaudi, Lupe Fiasco, Massive Attack, Nightwish, Nine Black Alps, Ok Go, OneRepublic, Pink Floyd, Rage Against The Machine, Snow Patrol, Black Heart Procession, The White Stripes, UNKLE, Within Temptation, Wolf's Rain OST

August 23rd, 2009, 12:52 AM	#2146
Spectre Joined: Feb 1st, 2007 Last Online: 1:24 PM Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 33 Posts: 10,356 Car: 87 XJ6, 95 XJR, 90 WD21, 86 CB700SC, 98 PC800 Rep Power: 334	I suppose I could let you have some album space on my server. Get yourself a camera, they're cheap enough. And trust me, if you ever have an accident in the US you will wish you had them. __________________ Enough is enough. We are not here to subsidize your clueless business plans or reward your failures. 1986 Honda Nighthawk 700S (project, light restoration in progress) 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Series III Vanden Plas (modified) 1990 Nissan (WD21) Pathfinder SE 4x4 (little red offroad commuter box) 1995 Jaguar (X300) XJR 1998 Honda Pacific Coast PC800 (two-wheeled pickup truck/utility bike)

August 24th, 2009, 5:28 AM	#2150
GRtak Joined: Sep 6th, 2008 Last Online: 4:11 AM Location: Michigan USA Age: 40 Posts: 951 Rep Power: 19	Somebody wrote up something about removing paint. While I haven't used this on aircooled engines that are painted it works on everything else I have used it on. Simply use a sand-blaster filled with baking soda. It removes paint without damaging the metal and is easily cleaned up. __________________ "Obviously, every mountain has already been climbed, which is why, nowadays, you need to reach the top of Everest in the nude to make waves."- Jeremy Clarkson "Scientists are saying the future is going to be far more futuristic than originally predicted."- Krysta Now- Southland Tales

August 24th, 2009, 2:23 PM	#2151
Peter3hg Joined: May 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 1:03 PM Location: Manchester, UK Age: 20 Posts: 4,759 Car: 2006 Yamaha Fazer LFS Status: Rep Power: 53	Decided to buy a new helmet. As the Shoei XR-1100 is out next month, I got a cracking deal on a Shoei XR-1000. Unfortunately it is bucketing it down here so I haven't road tested it yet. __________________

August 24th, 2009, 4:57 PM	#2152
Redliner Joined: May 19th, 2005 Last Online: 2:38 AM Location: Brazil - South America Age: 30 Posts: 6,001 Car: Fiat Palio 1.6 16v Rep Power: 193	Nice! __________________ How YOU doin'?

August 24th, 2009, 4:59 PM	#2153
Blind_Io Dispenses buckshot medication for all undead patients. Joined: Apr 5th, 2006 Last Online: 3:16 AM Location: Utah, USA Age: 29 Posts: 12,164 Car: 2006 Nissan X-Terra - 2000 VFR800 Interceptor Rep Power: 447	I have the RF-1000 and I love it. If Shoei fits your head then I'm sure you will be very happy with it. I'm just pissed that the 1100 isn't coming to the US, something I don't understand since California alone is one of the largest motorcycle markets in the world and has the only two Dainese stores in the US. __________________ Four Wheels Move the Body, Two Wheels Move the Soul.

August 25th, 2009, 9:51 AM	#2155
shad_68 Joined: Nov 23rd, 2008 Last Online: 3:17 PM Location: Dortmund, GER Age: 20 Posts: 1,557 Car: '08 Yamaha YBR125, '97 BMW F650 Rep Power: 231	Blergh, just had my second crash. It's raining,the road is quite wet and I'm riding along on the Yamaha. A green light in front of me turns red as I'm ~100m away, I brake - as I thought - quite gently, but apprantly still too strong. Front wheel locks up and slides for 1 or 2 meters before the bike falls over. Anyway, I was already pretty slow when I fell, so the only damage (that I noticed, at least) is a cracked tach housing. And I got completely soaked. __________________ Last edited by shad_68; August 25th, 2009 at 9:53 AM.

August 25th, 2009, 10:11 AM	#2156
brydiem Viva Las Clarksonistas! Joined: Oct 28th, 2008 Last Online: 10:22 AM Location: Newcastle, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 1,423 Car: 1994 Suzuki Cino Swift/Aprilia Sportcity 200 Rep Power: 113	^ wowza, glad you are ok and the bike is too (relatively) My dad just got a Shoei helmet to replace his old KBC one he wrecked in his crash. It's an XR-1000 as well, he got it relatively cheap online because it's last year's design. My mum has a KBC as well with an aweome bug splatter just above the visor. I've got a Nitro N510V which I adore, and is relatively cheap, considering I cannot legally ride yet. My sister thinks we are all nuts.

August 25th, 2009, 11:03 AM	#2160
shad_68 Joined: Nov 23rd, 2008 Last Online: 3:17 PM Location: Dortmund, GER Age: 20 Posts: 1,557 Car: '08 Yamaha YBR125, '97 BMW F650 Rep Power: 231	Thanks for the advice. This reminded me that I could maybe look into advanced riding/safety courses as Christmas or birthday presents for me. __________________

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