Great pics, took a ride out on the back lanes to the cafe, so narrow some of the lanes round me the bars near touch each side! plus side not a car in site, then crossing a few main roads to link up crazy ques of cars and bikes, plus plod keeping an eye on them all. Amazing day for a ride
2012 Grey
900, Dual HIDs, Fork gaiters, Yam centre stand, Givi crash bars, S320 DRLs custom mounts, PAIR removed, Modded airbox, K&N, Warrior cans, PC3 - Custom map 81bhp @ 65ft-lb, Lambda removed, HM Quickshifter (removed), Evans waterless coolant, Hel lines, Dome SS exhaust nuts, Clear winker lenses, Yamaha +145 Screen + MRA X-creen, Heated grips with relay cut out and custom carbon mount, DL Hand Guards and milled bar ends, SW barback risers, 5w SMD LED side light, LED stop/tail reflectors, 2 x Front mudguard extenders, Custom rear under hugger, Hugger extender, Wrapped HT leads, Aux power sockets, Givi V47NN Top box with LED stop, SW motech mount, Givi PL347 mount and E21s, SW Motech Evo Tank bag, Stainless rad guard, Top Sellerie gel seat, RAM mounts for sat nav and phone, Handy tube and more.   Follow me on twitter @arthurbikemad
Gave her a nice foam bath after the submerged ride Saturday. Mandatory lubrication of chain and other bits afterwards. Looking forward to making her dirty again )
Found that the oxford adventure hotgrip slips around a bit. Will take care of that Friday, I think.
Failed to find a good engine for the beemer, so the old one will be rebuild.
Fixing the leaking thermostat housing.......success !
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Fixing the spluttering at very low revs.....no success !  Stripped the carbs and cleaned all the bits, re-built and still getting the exact same problem. Soooo, looks like it might be a blockage or air is getting in there somewhere.
Fixed the grip with some superglue, swapped the rear shock on a MK I, suspension setup and new brake pads. Was the MK I of a buddy from the German forum.
Took the XT for the test ride, the glue hat to set
I've got the same heated grips. I found after 12 months both grips had started slipping. Just two weeks ago I went and got some heat resistant superglue and this time glued both sides. So far so good.
I've used stainless where possible including new clamps for the exhaust. I made a tool to fit my torque wrench to the steering ring nut using a spanner designed for a pedal cycle old-style bottom bracket.
The brakes after a full clean, all fluid and front pad change feel terrific, not that they were at all poor before.
The throttles did not need rebalancing despite shim changes.
The chain only needed tightening by five flats after a full year (thank you, Scottoiler) plus a minor tweek on the RHS to align the wheel. I use a pair of skip-dived old fluorescent tubes to do the alignment.
So, all ready for the new season - bring it on.
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Today arrived my front tire (Pirelli sport demon) purchase made via internet.
I left happy to exchange it in a tire repair shop of a friend of mine.
In my town do not have many bikes on 300cc.
After raising the front with difficulty, the boy pulled the wheel and quickly changed the tire.
As I was talking with 2 more people who were close, distracting and did not follow the assembly.
When out on the bike, the speedometer was crazy, the pointer jumped over popcorn. I returned to the tire repair shop and then remove the wheel. Conclusion: 2 teeth of the sensor rotor were broken by incorrect installation. . Part number 5VU2517G00
I went to Yamaha dealership and was stabbed .: ⬠40.11 = R $ 142.00
Pay on time and Yamaha makes the request with a minimum of 10 days for delivery.
I assume the injury, because the boy is not to blame. He is a person with a good heart and a hard worker. There has both custom with motorcycles above 300 cc. I should have put the rotor in place.
Warn friends that the rotor sensor is very delicate and teeth are not deep.
So take care when removing and installing the front wheel. I thought of asking for a tournament to make a aluminum or bronze, but the piece seems to be magnetized.
I pulled two broken teeth and set the piece in place without teeth, the obvious pointer still crazy.
The speedometer pointer oscillates too.
Please ask:
The bike can be used until the new part to arrive?
Has anyone had the sensor rotor broken in the assembly?
Exist a cheaper alternative than buying OEM?
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Honda Tornado 2005 - Honda CB400 1982Â
Honda CB350 1972 e 1973
Remove the big ugly Wingrack and replaced with PL racks instead, had to bodge a place for the scottoiler for now, tightened all me nuts up alsoÂ
Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.
Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead  Gone to Heaven orry:
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1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space   Sorted and on the Road Mick   it's the bike that Jack built  Gone to Heaven Â