What did you guys do on your bikes today?

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  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    1 year ago
    got home from Pooncarie (722km), round trip 1800K's, from Friday night 17:00 cruise to Adelaide for the night then Saturday over to NSW great weekend

    got crook Saturday night, fluid squirting from both ends from 04:00, bit lethargic riding home today
  • brucefxdl
    brucefxdl
    1 year ago
    glad you made it home ok Soapy.we had a bit of rain in the last half of the trip,but not too much.
  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    1 year ago
    Quoting brucefxdl on 31 Jul 2022 09:59 AM

    glad you made it home ok Soapy.we had a bit of rain in the last half of the trip,but not too much.

    rain, light shower 30ks into Yamba, heavier between Spalding and Crystal Brook, twice between Pt Augusta and home
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    1 year ago
    Still fabbing up the exhaust mounts.  Must be on version 4 or 5 by now...lol... but expect to finish this week.

  • tussuck
    tussuck
    1 year ago
    Quoting John.R on 31 Jul 2022 07:42 AM

    More motor stuff.

    I wish I had parcels arriving from S&S as well....sigh.
  • John.R
    John.R
    1 year ago
    Wish it was all from there but alas!

    Ss cases, stock 4in crank & TP Engineering rockers.

    Need to find 4in barrels next, a hot 100in would be sweet. 

    Not sure I'm sold on the paper thin spigots on SS "Drop in" 100in kit.
  • John.R
    John.R
    1 year ago
    Played around with a new camera, and chipped away at the other bike. Front brake bleeding and installing fuel petcock left...
  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    1 year ago
    Stuffed around with the sissy bar set up to mount my king/queen seat to the slim, it's all sorted, now just got to paint it, post a pic or two when I do.
  • STEAMER
    STEAMER
    1 year ago
    Check the indicator wire from under seat to up under rear guard,  as possibly crimped or broken.
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    1 year ago
    Do it!  I have rewired chit on the FXR over the years and used Aircraft Grade multicore (had to get it in from Israel) which is just the fucking bee knees to use!

    Or if you a cheap bugger like I can be then multicore Trailer Wire is awesome! 
  • John.R
    John.R
    1 year ago
    I just got bunch of near OEM stuff from ebay, I wire up my bikes from scratch using the M Unit... good units. 
  • John.R
    John.R
    1 year ago
    This is coming off the lift tomorrow🤞
  • STEAMER
    STEAMER
    1 year ago
    Check out the Edge brand mount system  they bolt yo back of bags. Then are quick release mount to bike. Had mine since 2011 and over 50,000km later , still great
  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    1 year ago
    Quoting John.R on 12 Aug 2022 12:22 PM

    This is coming off the lift tomorrow🤞

    Um JR. 
    Don't have any children but would ya take an IOU on first born? 
    Seriously man that is a work of art if she rides like she looks, road porn.
    Thanks for sharing mate.
  • John.R
    John.R
    1 year ago
    Thanks Baloffski,

    I managed to chuck some fuel in it today, cross my fingers and hit the starter... and it fired up instantly.

    No weird noises or rpm issues, just a cranky little motor. Im stoked given how much work I did on this motor myself, and piecing the components together (total cost of the motor was CHEAP).

    Will continue a couple heat cycles tomorrow and hopefully take it round the block. 
  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    1 year ago
    Quoting John.R on 13 Aug 2022 09:45 AM

    Thanks Baloffski,

    I managed to chuck some fuel in it today, cross my fingers and hit the starter... and it fired up instantly.


    No weird noises or rpm issues, just a cranky little motor. Im stoked given how much work I did on this motor myself, and piecing the components together (total cost of the motor was CHEAP).

    Will continue a couple heat cycles tomorrow and hopefully take it round the block. 

    Always a good feeling when you hit the starter the first time, satisfaction plus.
  • keith
    keith
    1 year ago
    Fitted a new battery today, another item gone up in price, 6+ yrs on the original 42k Kms, just getting lazy to fire first hit on the starter. Then out for a ride 23c in Perth today noice for winter, rivers up with some recent rain over the past couple weeks.  
  • steelo
    steelo
    1 year ago
    Nice bike Keith. Tourer. Mmmmm. 
    6 years for anything battery related these days doesn’t seem bad. 
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    1 year ago
    I rode  mine today....did 192klm in the sun with no woman, no phone reception and a clear road....and a Icey cold beer or three at the end....life's been good to me today!
  • WideglidingNZ
    WideglidingNZ
    1 year ago
    yesterday i put the decibel reducer (baffle) back in my FXLRS's S&S superstreet 2-1 which has made the bike a bit quieter especially at idle, I also replaced  the Saddleman seat with the stock single one and probably the bike last clean and polish before the new lowrider S arrives in a month or two (finger's crossed), the bike is nearly 3 years old now with 27000k's on it but still looks immaculate, pictures before the single seat was fitted 
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