What have you done with your bike/s today?

[Catz]

Quiz question... the first thing is failed condensor, the second thing is contaminated fuel coating the plugs, the third thing is....?

Operator error.

[Worty]

I too thought it'd be fun GB - anything but.  By the time fuel and running costs were taken out, there wasn't enough left to live on.  London is a bit different as multidrops were the order of the day - I was in Birmingham.  Worst day was an 18 hour grind in which I covered around 500m - all in the pouring rain - not happy!!

[berger]

 i love it GB  first pic general waste  , about right that. booomin placky space rockets..... today i got the primary on the berger build with a new chain and the other assorted bits. .....more to come tomorrow , can't be arsed to explain the megger balls up i had so i will explain it with piccies tomorrow , fed up me and on the black&tans , i might start on the mothers ruin  [ gin for those who don't know ] sooner than later because this build is doing my head in"!!!!!!! episode 2 to come. so long as i wake up tomorrow, ps best wishes after the cow attack i have never been attacked by them but my mum was forcing me to work during the miners strike and i was more scared of the blooming cows coming round me in the field between our back garden and  the road than the pickets  . by the way the cows weren't going to let me go and climb over the fence to the road to face the pickets so that was my excuse to my time served wraf whatever they called in ww2 stuck in her ways mother who as a child made me walk with my head and shoulders back swinging my arms , she wouldn't let me look for money dropped on the floor like my slouching mates parents would. no wonder i ended up like i am!...... thankyou for listening have a nice day . still hate thatcher !!!!!!!!!!

[Worty]

i love it GB  first pic general waste  , about right that. booomin placky space rockets..... today i got the primary on the berger build with a new chain and the other assorted bits. .....more to come tomorrow , can't be arsed to explain the megger balls up i had so i will explain it with piccies tomorrow , fed up me and on the black&tans , i might start on the mothers ruin  [ gin for those who don't know ] sooner than later because this build is doing my head in"!!!!!!! episode 2 to come. so long as i wake up tomorrow, ps best wishes after the cow attack i have never been attacked by them but my mum was forcing me to work during the miners strike and i was more scared of the blooming cows coming round me in the field between our back garden and  the road than the pickets  . by the way the cows weren't going to let me go and climb over the fence to the road to face the pickets so that was my excuse to my time served wraf whatever they called in ww2 stuck in her ways mother who as a child made me walk with my head and shoulders back swinging my arms , she wouldn't let me look for money dropped on the floor like my slouching mates parents would. no wonder i ended up like i am!...... thankyou for listening have a nice day . still hate thatcher !!!!!!!!!!

Errrr...........best ease up on that gin, my friend.............

[Greybeard]

.... thankyou for listening have a nice day . still hate thatcher !!!!!!!!!!

I am soo glad you are here Bergs 😊

[Angus]

Loaded up the A10 for the Weymouth touring week. Yes I am going in a van, I could ride (250 miles) but if it rains, and it is currently forecast for the return trip, its NO fun. Plus the van is setup to be a 'day' van so ill sleep in that rather then a tiny weeny tent. She will probably do around 500 miles down there and that's plenty for me 

[RogerSB]

Looked at it  and here it's 20 C and sunny.

[limeyrob]

Wheeled it into the sun and fitted the exhaust and seat.  Every job takes ages, holes to be elongated, brackets bent, threads re tapped.  " hours on getting teh choke and throttle cable to fit.
Filled the oil tank, next is fit the tank, taps and hoses.
Will try to start to tomorrow, its never been assembled since I bought it so this will be a first.
Went to un-solder cable end to shorten the chock cable and it melted .  What happened to the little brass ends you could move and re-solder?
Got a bit of brake copper pipe, drilled it and made a new end, hence the 2 hours of frustration.

[Joolstacho]

Oh pity me... Sold my beautiful '77 Suzuki GT500 smoker today.
Such a handsome bike, with great performance characteristics.
Spent so much sweat ' n tears on it to get it superb, but in the end my one-lung can't do kickstarting!
Well the buyer will get a dead original fully sorted smoker. Lucky him. Space in the workshop - won't be filled though.
Still have the 2 Velos and my SR.

[Worty]

Oh pity me... Sold my beautiful '77 Suzuki GT500 smoker today.
Such a handsome bike, with great performance characteristics.
Spent so much sweat ' n tears on it to get it superb, but in the end my one-lung can't do kickstarting!
Well the buyer will get a dead original fully sorted smoker. Lucky him. Space in the workshop - won't be filled though.
Still have the 2 Velos and my SR.

NICE!  Would haved struggled to see that go mate! 

[Worty]

Fabulous day yesterday so took the Kwaka for a giant ride around the Howardian Hills (N Yorks).  Decided not to plan a route but just follow as many turns to tiny places as I came across.  Boy are there some gorgeous little roads and places - friendly people who wave as you're tootling through.  Even came across a gated road due to it being a sheep-grazing field.  Managed to do 200m in total.  Got back and whipped the oil out and filter off.  The Motul oil still seemed relatively clean after around 3,500m and around 14 months, still had its 'reddish' colour which means the motor is still in good nick I reckon.  Only problem so far is I can't see the oil level through the little glass inspection cover because the oil is 'oil coloured' (now I see the benefits of the Motul).  One other good thing, my brake caliper isn't leaking any more.

[limeyrob]

Finally got the A10 all together, its mechanically nice but has been stored in a damp shed and so has lots of corrosion on the chrome so it will never be concours.
Primed oil, getting ready to put some petrol in, one last tweek on a loose tap.
Its not loose, its sheared off
Those damn 1/4 / 3/8 BSP adapters that are paper thin.  Replacement on order.  I'd just soldered up a lovely new filter too.
Oh well, its a nice day so I'll start sorting all the left over parts.

[Greybeard]

Oh pity me... Sold my beautiful '77 Suzuki GT500 smoker today.

A very handsome motorcycle 👌

[muskrat]

Oh pity me... Sold my beautiful '77 Suzuki GT500 smoker today.
Such a handsome bike, with great performance characteristics.
Spent so much sweat ' n tears on it to get it superb, but in the end my one-lung can't do kickstarting!
Well the buyer will get a dead original fully sorted smoker. Lucky him. Space in the workshop - won't be filled though.
Still have the 2 Velos and my SR.

G'day Jools.
I had it's little sister GT250. In the 80's while rebuilding the rHonda whore I needed a bike to get to work on. Went to the local bike shop and asked for the cheapest bike with a bit of rego on it. A dirty, rusty GT250 for $200 wobbled me home. Just about every bearing (headstock, swingarm, wheels) was shot. It ran on one cylinder till it got to about 5 grand then the other cylinder cut in. Like a power band. It did it's job and when I left Sydney it topped the bonfire at the going away party!
Cheers

[BigJim]

Took the a10 out for a blast earlier and whilst filling up saw another one pass the petrol station. That’s me over excited dashing across the forecourt and off at speed in hot pursuit! Caught up in a ‘flash’ and had the briefest of chats at some lights. 20 year ownership apparently and the bike looked in fine fettle, putting my rusty oily wreck to shame.
Had a superb ride to foreign parts and dodged the storms that had been threatened. And here is my guilty confession. I tried to pootle along at a steady rate with my new riding partner but was unable to hold back for long. Although we were apparently going in the same direction my inner hooligan/lunatic likes to twist the throttle and over take dawdling cars. So the shared experience was rather brief. Thinking on this and chatting to a fellow biker at my coffee stop I came to the conclusion that my attitude is in part caused by the bike’s characteristics, underpowered in comparison with my bmw. So I tend to ride it like an overweight,badly handling 125 of yesteryear in my youth and rag the thing like I did back then.
Of course when it goes bang I shall get short shrift here, quite rightly.