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Re: what have you done to your the bike today??
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 5:01 pm
by kenny87
Is that silicon bronze tig or oxyfuel welded?
Only recently started using it at work and wish I'd tried it years ago.
Re: what have you done to your the bike today??
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 6:07 pm
by shep
New set of k60's purchased, fitting next Saturday, should be fun.
Re: what have you done to your the bike today??
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 6:08 pm
by Rederic
kenny87 wrote:Is that silicon bronze tig or oxyfuel welded?
Only recently started using it at work and wish I'd tried it years ago.
It was silicon bronze tig, but to be honest the filler wire was to big for the job it was starting to burn the
zinc plating off the tube
Re: what have you done to your the bike today??
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 7:57 pm
by kenny87
Nice job though mate (thumbs)
Re: what have you done to your the bike today??
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 8:10 pm
by jaffa1963
Today I installed Hagon springs in my BMW F650 Funduro. They feel really good and have given my 15 year old bike a new lease of life.
Re: what have you done to your the bike today??
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 8:34 pm
by MikeC
Rode it.... from Applecross, via Skye, Oban, Lochgilphead, Inverary, Dunoon to home near Bishop Auckland...420miles
Re: what have you done to your the bike today??
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 10:09 am
by inkyjim92
Fitted some Renthal bars, Some pointy mirrors, new grips and some nice red anodized levers. I also found one of my throttle cables has snapped and looks like it has been snapped for some time so that is another thing added to the to do list
old ugly stuff
New decent stuff
Re: what have you done to your the bike today??
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 5:05 pm
by Brenhden
Well, got them both out and run them for a bit as they aren't getting used
Then I stripped all the plastics off the KLX which made it look well cool B)
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Polished them all up. Vacant space, there were some pretty deep scratches on them so I lightly sanded them down, then rubbed with a Stanley blade which got them perfect. Then on the white bits I gently sprayed some Halfords lacquer and on green bits just used WD40 which worked a lot better than the plastic polish that I spent actual money on
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Finally I fixed the helmet lock which had grit in it.
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All extremely satisfying.
Re: what have you done to your the bike today??
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 6:39 pm
by mjojom
tapped to can bus and run feed to relay so now got powerpoint switchable with ignition for anything I want. so added auxiliary lights and USB charging point. changed screen to MRA and fabricated simple phone/gps holder. also changed bash plate from standard plastic one to mottorad aluminium. well happy with result.
Re: what have you done to your the bike today??
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 7:35 pm
by vacant_space
Brenhden wrote:Vacant space, there were some pretty deep scratches on them so I lightly sanded them down, then rubbed with a Stanley blade which got them perfect. Then on the white bits I gently sprayed some Halfords lacquer and on green bits just used WD40 which worked a lot better than the plastic polish that I spent actual money on
Thanks Brenhden! There was me thinking that TCut / wet 'n dry may be a bit harsh - so now, that 'n WD40 it is
My plastics are a bit mingin' close up, and various unctions and solutions haven't really worked... Time to treat the plastic a bit more like I treat my metal (thumbs)
