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What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - chrisr - 29-10-2024
I like that colour
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - LIAW - 31-10-2024
ordered replacement fuel tank (bit dented), new lights, horns, primer, more blue base coat and clear coat, looking forward to making a start :clapping:
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Snowbird - 31-10-2024
I have a front mudguard that colour, trouble is my bike is red.....
I'll get around to it sometime, honest.
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Studley Ramrod - 01-11-2024
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What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - thong - 10-01-2025
replaced a vacuum scottoiler with this tutoro kit, im sure the vacuum thing was interfering with the engine.
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - fixitsan - 01-02-2025
Tackled the steel dowel in the frame, acting as the pivot for the shock relay arm mounted under the swingarm, what's it's nickname ? (I can think of a few ) .
I knew when I bought TDM 2 that it's dowel was seized into the frame but wrongly thought the bearing was okay. See pics. Shame on me.
TDM 1 hasn't been scrapped yet. It's relay arm came off a scrapped low mile 900.(front end damage involving a stone gatepost), which I fit to TDM 1, 18 months ago. It's been cleaned/lubed twice since then. It passes inspection and it's three bearings got their third clean/lube today before it was fitted, to TDM 2.
I noticed a couple of rivets missing from the Fuel exhaust cans. Dismounted them and repaired them. Also ordered new clamps for both sides.
After giving the back half a longer beady eye session, I decided to order a rear brake caliper rebuild kit with piston. And new pads, to go with the rear disk from TDM 1 !
The chain and sprocket kit I have already, can get fitted when the wheel is off.
Then I bit the bullet, and started deep cleaning the swingarm, until the rugby came on TV
I'm going to take a couple of other spares from my scrap bike and then part company with it, to make room for an FJR1300 ð¤£
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Catteeclan - 01-02-2025
Quote:Tackled the steel dowel in the frame, acting as the pivot for the shock relay arm mounted under the swingarm, what's it's nickname ? (I can think of a few ) .Def got your moneys worth out of that.
I knew when I bought TDM 2 that it's dowel was seized into the frame but wrongly thought the bearing was okay. See pics. Shame on me.
TDM 1 hasn't been scrapped yet. It's relay arm came off a scrapped low mile 900.(front end damage involving a stone gatepost), which I fit to TDM 1, 18 months ago. It's been cleaned/lubed twice since then. It passes inspection and it's three bearings got their third clean/lube today before it was fitted, to TDM 2.
I noticed a couple of rivets missing from the Fuel exhaust cans. Dismounted them and repaired them. Also ordered new clamps for both sides.
After giving the back half a longer beady eye session, I decided to order a rear brake caliper rebuild kit with piston. And new pads, to go with the rear disk from TDM 1 !
The chain and sprocket kit I have already, can get fitted when the wheel is off.
Then I bit the bullet, and started deep cleaning the swingarm, until the rugby came on TV
I'm going to take a couple of other spares from my scrap bike and then part company with it, to make room for an FJR1300
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - fixitsan - 01-02-2025
Quote:Def got your moneys worth out of that.
£1100 with fuel cans, and Powwrcommander. 60k miles, and still plenty of life in it.
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - chrisr - 02-02-2025
I think he meant the bushâ¦..
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - fixitsan - 02-02-2025
Yep, and he's right !
But from my perspective I've bought 2 TDMs, £900 and £1100, and after lots of years and miles still have one rock solid bike and another spare !
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - fixitsan - 04-02-2025
That's what I call getting your money's worth, when the pads are down to their last 3000 miles
My rear caliper rebuild kit arrived, and is fitted. New seals, piston and n i p p l e
Chain/sprocket set fitted, along with the cleaned and repaired exhausts.
Looking good back there now
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Catteeclan - 05-02-2025
Quote:That's what I call getting your money's worth, when the pads are down to their last 3000 milesBloody hell Chris
My rear caliper rebuild kit arrived, and is fitted. New seals, piston and n i p p l e
Chain/sprocket set fitted, along with the cleaned and repaired exhausts.
Looking good back there now
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - fixitsan - 05-02-2025
Yup, I knew they were getting low !
So, I moved the spare/scrap bike out of the garage, to make room for something different, which I'm picking up next Thursday and looking forward to riding her back from Chesterfield.
You can probably guess, its an FJR 1300, I nabbed it luckily within minutes of it being listed for sale. A bit of a gamble becaise it was Cat N last year for a stationary drop onto it's side. Its slightly scratched and has 1 small panel crack, but the insurance wrote it off, with a silencer dent thrown in !
A 2015 FJR1300, with just 8900 miles (checks out on the MOT history), £3200
What's the catch, eh ?
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - chrisr - 05-02-2025
Youâve got a real bargain there! Well done, itâll go forever!
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - LIAW - 06-02-2025
I like the colour
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - leehenty - 06-02-2025
Solid bike is the FJR, capable of interstellar miles. 5 speed gearboxes are stronger than the 6 speed.
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - fixitsan - 06-02-2025
I'll look after it. The plan is to sell it at the end of summer, bit if I take a liking to it that might change.
I think it will hold its value for a while anyway.
TDM for m9st of my riding and the FJR for longer trips.
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - fixitsan - 06-02-2025
Quote:Youâve got a real bargain there! Well done, itâll go forever!
I would have bought it whatever the colour to be honest, but 'sparkly brown' isn't too bad, and probably goes with the 'old man on a tourer' look
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - fixitsan - 06-02-2025
Quote:Solid bike is the FJR, capable of interstellar miles. 5 speed gearboxes are stronger than the 6 speed.
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Good to hear, I've got the last year before the 6-speed. I remember when I had the FJ1100 I felt it could do with six gears, or an overdrive, but I played around with sprocket ratios to get it how I wanted for touring. I can't change the ratios on the FJR, with it being a shafty, but the 5 speed is a little bit clunky and that's okay with me, it's a straight cut box which whines a bit, but never gave a problem on the FJ1100 and never jumped out of gear under acceleration as happened with my XJ6N when I ragged it around Edinburgh as a courier. second gear wouldn't stay engaged under hard acceleration in the end. Abused but loved for the 60,000 miles in 2 years I did on it !
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - steve27bha - 08-02-2025
Chris, you may already know this.
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Yamaha did not agree with the FJR having both panniers and top box at the same time. Dunno why - either weight or aerodynamic considerations I assume.
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If you are planning a trip with your mate on the back perhaps you should check it out before loading the bike up.
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Well done on the deal and taking your mate out.