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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 7:57 am
by MacV2
Well depending on which weather forcast site you look at...It seems Wales is going to be mainly dry over the weekend...which is nice...
We are going to get a bit damp on the way there however...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 3:18 pm
by MacV2
Spent the morning fettling Nue Red for Wales...
Oil check, brakes check, tyre pressures check, ducks check, extra cable ties for any ditch/tree/shrubbery/sheep interface moments check.
Also fitted a bloody rack ! With the Mori cans I have fitted no tie off points now & I can't use me throwovers...
SteveVanstub came over to raid Franks stores for some bits to get Blackhead back on the road, like all good Stormers he has gathered some spares around him since he got it but still needed some other bits...Frank even gave him some bits for free !
Geoff S came over as well to pick up the exhaust pipe he wanted & he left with something free as well !
I'm gonna have to have a word with Frank about this...maybe hold back the fly lunches for a week or three...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 5:59 pm
by agentpineapple
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:14 pm
by KermitLeFrog
Ever since fitting headlight relays my battery has been discharging more than it should. My optimizer is getting hot just trying to keep up with it. So, as a side note, the battery is knackered. Has been dodgy for a while. Imagine my pleasure when the local motor factors have a new one (by Joe Lucas, Prince of Darkness) for just 30 notes. Only 10AH (180CCA) but should be lot better than the old one.
But, that's a digression. Even with the supply side to the relays disconnected I'm getting a 114 mA leakage and you can hear the relays chatter when I connect the battery. The only supply to the relays is the solenoids now going through the switch block. WTF? Anyway, fairing off and diagnosis to do. May not be arsed tonight though.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:52 pm
by bigtwinthing
rode to Southampton bike Night! it was ok, local shops and cafes open and met up with some old faces. ragged the tits off it on the way back.
lol gel seats heated grips and dint need to fill up.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 10:30 pm
by tony.mon
KermitLeFrog wrote:Ever since fitting headlight relays my battery has been discharging more than it should. My optimizer is getting hot just trying to keep up with it. So, as a side note, the battery is knackered. Has been dodgy for a while. Imagine my pleasure when the local motor factors have a new one (by Joe Lucas, Prince of Darkness) for just 30 notes. Only 10AH (180CCA) but should be lot better than the old one.
But, that's a digression. Even with the supply side to the relays disconnected I'm getting a 114 mA leakage and you can hear the relays chatter when I connect the battery. The only supply to the relays is the solenoids now going through the switch block. WTF? Anyway, fairing off and diagnosis to do. May not be arsed tonight though.
Sounds like you have the "latch" side of the relay connected to a permanent live instead of a switched live.
You need to find a circuit which is only live when the ignition circuit is active.
Most people seem to use the rear light or brake light live feed but I use one from the rear of the clocks as the cable run is shorter, therefore lighter.
If you are able to measure load when the battery is connected; before the ignition is switched on, you have the wrong latch sensor connection.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:54 pm
by bigtwinthing
trimmed the large touring screen today and drilled and fitted the MRA deflector bit. vast difference.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 9:46 pm
by Mav617
Put the lightened hangers on that Paul (BigTwinThing) supplied and changed as many fasteners as possible to stainless ones. Taking out tomorrow if it's not pissing it down.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 9:53 pm
by vanstub
Cleaned the rust off spare downpipes and sprayed with plasticote BBQ paint left them to dry
fitted left clip-on
put left hand hanger on
repaired right hand fairing and seat hump
repaired seat cowl i blagged off Frank&Mac the right colours as well
refitted downpipes and run it till the fans kicked in to cure the paint
replaced rear sub frame with a spare i sprayed the other day
photo's to follow 
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 10:31 pm
by ConTRo13R
How does bbq paint fair on headers?
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 10:47 pm
by VTRDark
I used the Hycote VHT clear which does not need heat to cure. Very impressed with it so far though I have not run it for long enough to see if it Yellows with time, but lovely to apply.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191486528668? ... EBIDX%3AIT
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:06 am
by vanstub
ConTRo13R wrote:How does bbq paint fair on headers?
can't see it being a prob do they get as hot as pipes
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 5:20 pm
by MacV2
Ragged it back from Wales...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:50 pm
by grumpyfrog
Hope you're tyre is still legal Mac, not like last year?
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:56 pm
by bigtwinthing
night trip! adjusted the headlight. Not too bad light really. My eyes are shite in the dark though.