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What did you guys do on your bikes today?

What did you guys do on your bikes today?

obisteve
2 years ago

Nicely put GM.

tussuck
2 years ago

too true.... i love my sporty! it different and stands out from the plain jane rest of the crop.

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obisteve
2 years ago

I feel like a bit of a dill about this one. I've moaned on here about the piston slap in my tired old motor. Today I discovered that the noise I've been hearing is the speedo chattering in its mount, because the rubber mounting ring is knackered. The noise only occurs as you put load on the motor, no matter what revs. Worst under acceleration, disappears as you back off. Put a hand on the speedo as you accelerate and it disappears.
Welcome to the wonderful world of vibration resonance. I'm a much happier man now, might even celebrate with a beer.

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Grease Monkey
2 years ago

That's a win win, no engine pull down required 🍻

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Neale
2 years ago

I remember a mate telling me how much his ‘18 M8 motor buzzed and rattled a lot. His first Harley.
I got him to start it,beckoned him over to put his ear near the tank and then I put my index finger on and off the fuel cap. The look on his face was hilarious.

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Grease Monkey
2 years ago

Haha, that's gold Neale

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Benno
2 years ago

Putting in a few shakedown miles on the Shovel.

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Grease Monkey
2 years ago

42 of them in fact 😁 NOS is the bomb 👍

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T4
2 years ago

I was wanting to carry a few tools with me on my '95 cos these old girls are prone to shaking things off every now and then, usually at the most inconvenient times and my saddlebags are all mounted on the other bikes, so I looked around the shed for a bit of inspiration and this is what I came up with:

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obisteve
2 years ago

Looked around online for the speedo cushion, 67104-83, the failed part causing my piston slap. Found them, generally about 7 bucks US, ranging to 50 bucks Oz, scattered availability. Being a bushie tight arse, I might try some rings cut from a stubby cooler first, the bottom ring held up by a cable tie.

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Grease Monkey
2 years ago

Quoting T4 on 29 Aug 2023 09:21 AM
I was wanting to carry a few tools with me on my '95 cos these old girls are prone to shaking things off every now and then, usually at the most inconvenient times and my saddlebags are all mounted on the other bikes, so I looked around the shed for a bit of inspiration and this is what I came up with:

Very artillerian T4 👍

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obisteve
2 years ago

Ah shoot, or however you spell it!

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T4
2 years ago

Quoting T4 on 29 Aug 2023 09:21 AM
I was wanting to carry a few tools with me on my '95 cos these old girls are prone to shaking things off every now and then, usually at the most inconvenient times and my saddlebags are all mounted on the other bikes, so I looked around the shed for a bit of inspiration and this is what I came up with:

Quoting Grease Monkey on 29 Aug 2023 10:49 AM
Very artillerian T4 👍

Hahaha, artillerian, very clever. I like it

Cheers, Will

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T4
2 years ago

Uh oh, bottom of the tank looking goopy

T4
2 years ago

Yup, need to do something about that. No ride today.

Grease Monkey
2 years ago

Bugga

obisteve
2 years ago

Rode it just for transport, nothing special, just needed to go some places.
Shuffling trucks around, getting back a loaner we've had for 6 weeks while one of ours got a new clutch and some pump repairs. I'm real glad to get ours back, the loaner was an older build, completely different valve layout for water flow, and tank could have been better baffled, it got a bit snakey at highway speed.
Glad we've not been asked to go out to the fires near the Cecil Plains to Moonie road, they were working with a 75 km fire front yesterday.

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Grease Monkey
2 years ago

Serviced the big biatch, ready for a road trip to a mates 40th, nothing on the magnets, nearly tipped the pink stuff back in, it only had 20k on it, looked like new still, wanted to check in there since the quick shifter gets a work out occasionally, that's the last of the 10W 70 Premium for the primary, RT put me onto that years back, RIP buddy. Primary looked good, pad is sweet, chain not overtightened, happy days.

Got me in the mood, $11.90, bargain 😁

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408
2 years ago

Quoting Grease Monkey on 12 Sep 2023 02:03 AMedited: 12 Sep 2023 02:04 AM
Serviced the big biatch, ready for a road trip to a mates 40th, nothing on the magnets, nearly tipped the pink stuff back in, it only had 20k on it, looked like new still, wanted to check in there since the quick shifter gets a work out occasionally, that's the last of the 10W 70 Premium for the primary, RT put me onto that years back, RIP buddy. Primary looked good, pad is sweet, chain not overtightened, happy days.

Got me in the mood, $11.90, bargain 😁

How long is the trip ? Are you tuning on the way ?

Grease Monkey
2 years ago

Quoting Grease Monkey on 12 Sep 2023 02:03 AMedited: 12 Sep 2023 02:04 AM
Serviced the big biatch, ready for a road trip to a mates 40th, nothing on the magnets, nearly tipped the pink stuff back in, it only had 20k on it, looked like new still, wanted to check in there since the quick shifter gets a work out occasionally, that's the last of the 10W 70 Premium for the primary, RT put me onto that years back, RIP buddy. Primary looked good, pad is sweet, chain not overtightened, happy days.

Got me in the mood, $11.90, bargain 😁

Quoting 408 on 12 Sep 2023 02:48 AMedited: 12 Sep 2023 02:48 AM

How long is the trip ? Are you tuning on the way ?

About a day each way, nar, haven't set up the base cal yet, I'm working on getting access to the new race track, would like get the things you've seen me asking about sorted before I go at it again.

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