What have you done with your bike/s today?

[Worty]

worty haha these pipes in the pics have been on for years , when you hear some of the hardly tractors and scoobie doos who cares. just put a warning on the bike

Brilliant Bergs - on the Kwaka, mine say for pre 1985 only - just passed its MoT.   Not quite as bold as yours, but I was looking at very similar items to replace my megas when the time comes.  Spent most of the day cleaning the bike and wire brushing/polishing up the exhausts, etc, look pretty good now but will have to clean every time I get caught in the rain.

I think my main issue in life is that I love taking things apart and putting them back together again - good job really, owning British iron.

[berger]

worty you love taking things apart and putting them back together, yeah man come and work on van 

[Worty]

worty you love taking things apart and putting them back together, yeah man come and work on van 

You must be b****y joking, my friend, there's taking stuff apart then there's insanity

[muskrat]

 

[fffcycles]

Hmm, I guess I verge on the insanity side of things. I have often (read as pretty much all the time) completed a job only to turn around and dismantle again so I can "improve" some assembly or appearance.
I get to experience all of this anew as I am back in my shop today after 5-6 months of medical intervention, First thing is starting my A7, poor baby needs some attention, and the RE Bullet for some settling and heating after a top-end rebuild in February.
Frank

[Worty]

Hmm, I guess I verge on the insanity side of things. I have often (read as pretty much all the time) completed a job only to turn around and dismantle again so I can "improve" some assembly or appearance.
I get to experience all of this anew as I am back in my shop today after 5-6 months of medical intervention, First thing is starting my A7, poor baby needs some attention, and the RE Bullet for some settling and heating after a top-end rebuild in February.
Frank

I have a gnawing dissatisfaction when I've done a job and I know it's a balls-up, even though it may work.  If it does work, I try to ignore it until I come back to it again, then do it properly.  If it doesn't work, I curse a lot, drink beer, calm down, then come back to it when my head's in the right place (not immediately after drinking beer, I might add )

[Greybeard]

worty haha these pipes in the pics have been on for years , when you hear some of the hardly tractors and scoobie doos who cares. just put a warning on the bike

Not for....
People with sensitive ears?
Use in a silent order of monks?
Outside a hospital?

[berger]

GB -- not for road use -- unless your name is berger and make em have it

[berger]

decided to take urma the yonda for a Derbyshire tour to look at some damage after Chesterfield drowned in 4 feet of water. she took a bit of starting but eventually kicked in on two then three then all four and off we went. it was not cold but the sun was a bit of a blinder, i came across a few of the road closed signs due to land slips but of course me and urma love a challenge and if we can squeeze through we do and did.

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
The old A7 was due for rego Sunday so on Saturday I took her down to Campbelltown for inspection. I had planed to ride but with the DVRII having a hissy fit I had to trailer. Killed two birds with the one stone, Club meeting (I'm Public Officer and Medic), meat raffle at Bradbury Pub and a few beers with the bro's.
Cheers

[Worty]

Put the polished up pipes back on the Kwaka with new header gaskets - nice and solid now with no 'wobble'.  Drained the rest of the oil out of the GF sump, pumped tyres up, now to wait on the next riding day (suspended whilst I bolt the Octy's driveshaft back on)

Managed to get the driveshaft off this evening before dark, just one sheared bolt in the gearbox connection and will have to grind off the bent bolt on the driveshaft.  The grease gasket has completely disappeared, so may just do without (not critical if bolted up tightly).  Tomorrow will be more car work in between the showers

[BigJim]

Went out for a short blast which turned into a long one. At my usual coffee stop there were 3 classic scooters parked up, who got the nod, but chose to park a bit away from them? Whilst waiting for my drink I couldn’t help thinking of Quadrephenia and singing to myself “we are the mods, we are the mods” etc. Good old days came to mind when they would turn up on mass in Torquay and me and my mates would pretend to go out “mod bashing”. Truth is one of our group got bashed lightly, happy memories though.
Sorry to ramble, had a great ride not too many leaves yet and dodged the showers. Had been fiddling with the carb and pleased with that. Looking forward to dry, leaf free roads of  winter when less traffic and the engine gets to suck in that cold moist air that it loves!
 

[Black Sheep]

Got a mag problem with the Star Twin. Won't run when the ignition is retarded. The newly refurbished mag was sent back under guarantee for a fix but the problem has re-appeared. So took the mags off the Star Twin and the A10 to do a swap to confirm that the problem is either the mag or the bike. The mag produces a great spark when just flicking it over whether on full advance or full retard. Puzzled.

[berger]

the one thing i haven't done for years is take betsy out on cold damp and wet diesel covered road days, but today i jumped on her---- kickstart while at a loose end in the garage and thought sod it we are OUT OUT. i only went about 15miles round trip but by eck was it good , BROOM BROOM betsy loved it apart from running into more of the lets dig traffic lights with absolutely nothing happening on the part of the road that was blocked off!!! the best part by far was seeing the plod in the middle of the jam and betsy doing a Christine with a mind of her own and giving plod full megas in first gear as she made her way to the front. the girlfriend heard me coming home and had the cup of tea ready and waiting 

[Joolstacho]

Oh yes the sound is doubly fabulous when it bounces off a Plod's helmet eh?