Winters here so what are you doing with your bikes?

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Winters here so what are you doing with your bikes?

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Hi everyone just interested to know what you are all doing with your bikes now the weathers gone cold roads are slippery etc , any projects fettling let us know . mine is an overhaul of the carbs on my R6 and suspension . :)
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Alrite Cornish!

I'll be carrying on with the GSX1100 build... viewtopic.php?f=16&t=93684" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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hi primate that project looks good , hope to see it in the flesh when its done good luck and keep posting the updates all the best Redbaron :-bd
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Think I'm gonna strip and service the brakes on mmmvvvvwww.
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Batteries are already on the Kitchen window cill on charge and track bikes have Antifreeze in them.

MV only needs the once-over and a clean as only did 400 miles on it this year.

YZF needs carburetion sorting but still waiting for Mark Hanna to be available.

And the Blade needs to go to Mark as well to check the map but for some reason I can’t read from the PC3 so can’t change the shifter kill time either at the moment.

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hmmmm the CBF.... well simples ... ride it x_x
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Keep on riding it when I get the time.

Just dropped, some bits off for Powder Coating, other than that just service the forks on the trackbike.
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Hmmm, repair the damage I did to the trackbike at Pembrey,
I've managed to pick up an ohlins shock which needs a new spring.
I've also got an alternator blanking plate so I'm going to run total loss next year, and I have to remove all the unwanted wiring from the loom.
I also managed to get hold of a Harris clock mounting bracket, but still have to find a tacho and temp gauge that I like the look of.
I'm thinking of fitting Samco hoses, and I want a thermostat from a 7rr, because it opens at a lower temperature than the standard 7r 'stat.

oh, and I want a road bike, had to sell the srad in the summer, so I'm looking for something cheap and cheerful to knock about on, maybe an old gpz or an sv650.
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MV - still needs to get to the Dyno to finish off the bottom end fuelling, also tweak the exhaust link pipes then generally give it a good clean and tuck it up in something warm and comfy til it's safe to come out again ....
TL - Sort out the cans & water pump seal, and maybe a few little smarten-up bit's here & there .......

Meanwhile looking forward to a long spell of cold white snowy stuff they keep promising for having fun with the Disco :80: :mrgreen:
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Keep riding mine until the garden path gets too frozen to get the bike out of the garden!

And hopefully over Christmas sort a weeping fork seal and take the carbs off and sort this low rev fuelling issue, possibly :-\ .......
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badgerKDD wrote:Keep riding mine until the garden path gets too frozen to get the bike out of the garden!

And hopefully over Christmas sort a weeping fork seal and take the carbs off and sort this low rev fuelling issue, possibly :-\ .......
Same except I really need to remember to add antifreeze. I've got as far as putting on some tyres that are supposed to have enough tread for the rain but I don't like them as much as my old ones.

Need to sort a few loose bits too.
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Out riding it
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You are out riding the R6 ??????


Is it more than 20° and dry in Cornwall this time of year then ????

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