Gave the Tiger a good wash & polish today 😂
Couldn't take her out as headstock bearings need some attention.
Just thought I'd share.
Rode mine to work as usual!
As the UK roads were dry and salt free.........I took mine for a 10 mile spin to give all the mechanical parts a work out.
I used to just start it up and run it up to operating temp on the driveway, until someone on one of the Tiger forums mentioned that's why I was getting mayo in the oil over winter.......because the gearbox wasn't getting up to temp as well, and condensation was forming inside the casings. I now run it out on the road every couple of weeks. Still learning after 38 years of riding bikes, and 26 years of riding Tigers :icon_salut:
Quote from: HockleyBoy on December 31, 2018, 09:38:33 AM
Rode mine to work as usual!
Well we had a bit of a light bulb moment before Christmas decided that we'd had enough of work and that's we are done :icon_biggrin:
Quote from: Chris Canning on January 01, 2019, 09:51:17 PM
Well we had a bit of a light bulb moment before Christmas decided that we'd had enough of work and that's we are done :icon_biggrin:
Alright for some :icon_lol:
Back at work (some of us have to), but Tiger still in my garage awaiting some more TLC.
Should be back on the road by the weekend, just in time for the outside temp to plummet.
Maybe I'll just turn the garage heating on & sort out the heated grips instead, Hmmm... :icon_scratch:
Used mine on Monday to Bristol and back:
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Back road near the old Ferry Crossing at Aust.
Shes away undercover for a while now though I think, the salters are out
Mine needs new clutch plates😕
A quick 50 mile spinlast weekend & was looking forward to something similar these weekend. Sadly, got man flu shot evenbeen out of the house for 3 days.
Bored now, want to get out again.
Really nice & fresh out there today. only -2oC. Been out to to the garage & there's my Tiger waiting for me. If they'd gritted the roads I might go out, sadly the road outside the house is like a skating rink.
Maybe later when it thaws a little.
Been riding mine all through as the weather hasn't been too bad down here, bloody wet this morning on the way to work. New trousers needed!
-4c Friday, today +11c. Salt everywhere though, mines staying put.
Yep, agree. Mine's staying in the garage. Will use the other half's car today instead.
Not using my car if I can help it :icon_biggrin:
Quote from: Timbox2 on February 04, 2019, 09:49:19 PM
-4c Friday, today +11c. Salt everywhere though, mines staying put.
When your bike has 125K miles on it and has been through a lot of uk winters without much cleaning, a bit more salt isn't going to affect the value much!
Roads even good enough today to get the old girl out and ended up filtering in 6 miles of motorway traffic what joy :icon_frown:
Quote from: Chris Canning on February 06, 2019, 05:54:59 PM
Roads even good enough today to get the old girl out and ended up filtering in 6 miles of motorway traffic what joy :icon_frown:
Yep, also ventured out, Fuel map is adjusting nicely :icon_wink:
Tiger's in my garage today in a state of undress. Need to change the steering bearings. Job only partially done as most of the nuts holding the fender on are seized. I have replacements but I'll need to carefully cut a couple of them off.
Best left 'til the weekend I think
Decided to use the Tiger for my daily commute, not that it's far (only 20 miles) but it's nice to get out on her now the head bearings have been done.
May take the long route home later. :icon_mrgreen:
It was Tiger's annual service this week, ready for the summer........oil and filter changed, air filter blown out, valve clearances checked, spark plugs checked and cleaned, throttle bodies balanced, rear brake caliper overhaul, and new rear wheel bearings.
Good to go........right, where's the sun ?? :* :icon_wink:
Time to read the help sections after our trip to Devon this weekend, backfiring all the way down and most of the way back?? occasionally cut out and the tick over was 1k. it was fine two weeks ago in the Lakes but did get extremely hot, I`m thinking vacuum pipes? Need to get sorted before the end of June..
Edit.. Problem found, bike stripped to reveal a vacuum pipe had come off, its also split where it fits onto stub so replacement needed.
A relatively easy fix, I would think you're quite relieved at that :icon_biggrin:
Quote from: Lee337 on May 10, 2019, 02:08:04 PM
A relatively easy fix, I would think you're quite relieved at that :icon_biggrin:
Yeah, easy enough fix, just have to take half the bike apart to do it, changed plugs and re oiled air filter. Oh, also did the fork oil, all good now :bad
Did my fork oil when I replaced the headstock bearing a short while ago. Amazing the difference it makes. Now gonna have to think about a new rear shock when pennies allow.
Quote from: Lee337 on June 04, 2019, 03:32:30 PM
Did my fork oil when I replaced the headstock bearing a short while ago. Amazing the difference it makes. Now gonna have to think about a new rear shock when pennies allow.
Think I'm due a new rear shock on my 2006. Bike feels terrible on A & B roads, bounces all over :icon_frown:
It's just the thought of spending all that money on a shock !! :bug_eye
I have recently replaced my worn out Hagon after 30-35K miles with a Wilbers shock. It really is very good indeed. Following advice on here I waited until they did the "Oktoberfest" special offer, 10% off. If you can wait that long. Otherwise the Hagon is quite good, and a bit cheaper, I have worn out two of those. Not sure what you can do about rebuilding the original, I have one sat in my shed if you want to make an offer for it, it will need re-gassing at the very least.
Quote from: Geoff W on June 11, 2019, 11:46:57 AM
I have recently replaced my worn out Hagon after 30-35K miles with a Wilbers shock. It really is very good indeed. Following advice on here I waited until they did the "Oktoberfest" special offer, 10% off. If you can wait that long. Otherwise the Hagon is quite good, and a bit cheaper, I have worn out two of those. Not sure what you can do about rebuilding the original, I have one sat in my shed if you want to make an offer for it, it will need re-gassing at the very least.
Thanks for the info Geoff, I can indeed wait a bit longer........as I've needed a new shock for a good few years now, a few more months won't make much more of a difference, lol !! :icon_eek: . Are they as adjustable as the OEM ??
They come in two variations for the Steamer, a standard which I have , adjustable with a spanner, but built to your weight and riding style, depending on luggage and pillion. And an adjustable with a remote thing to play with, more expensive, and looked to be more for track day racer wannabe's. Which is certainly not my style of riding. :rrr
Been looking around & may just send my existing shock off to get rebuilt. Somewhat cheaper than buying a new one but will still have to wait, the 4 wheel toy needs new tyres first.
Where do you send it to? I have not found anyone around here who rebuilds shocks.
if you google (other search engines are available) 'Motorcycle Shock rebuild' you'll get a few come up.
I have my eye on Brook Suspension but have yet to try them so can't say if they're any good, but the ones I've looked at all seem to start around £130 for a basic rebuild.
Back on the bench today for a quick rear brake pad replacement & had to change the horn as the one on the Tigger stopped working. A nice £2.58 eBay special seems to work ok (the horn, not the brake pads). :icon_mrgreen:
Also noticed that she's now done 60027 miles & still sweet as... :wheel
Today I started to tidy the shed and assemble all the stuff I no longer require for the Speed and Tigger. all the standard stuff that I should have put back on before I let her go :BangHead
Quote from: Geoff W on June 11, 2019, 11:46:57 AM
I have recently replaced my worn out Hagon after 30-35K miles with a Wilbers shock. It really is very good indeed. Following advice on here I waited until they did the "Oktoberfest" special offer, 10% off. If you can wait that long. Otherwise the Hagon is quite good, and a bit cheaper, I have worn out two of those. Not sure what you can do about rebuilding the original, I have one sat in my shed if you want to make an offer for it, it will need re-gassing at the very least.
I got 20% off for Oktoberfest in 2017, think it is normally 10 though. Brought a £670 shock down to £540. I realise that we all have a budget but the general consensus is the OE shocks arent really worth rebuilding. I put a brand new old stock OE shock on my last 955 before selling it and it was pretty poor compared to the Wilbers that I took off.
Finally, after just over a year of ownership, I've finally got round to sorting the clock/trip issue.
Turns out it was the purple wire going into the 8 block connector that had broken.
I now have no excuse when I tell the Missus I'll be back by dinner time & no longer have to rely in the fuel gauge to guess when I need to fill up. :icon_mrgreen:
Was late back from a ride on Saturday.
As predicted, as soon as I walked the missus said 'I thought you said you'd fixed the clock on your bike'.
Will have to think up some more excuses. :^_^
I managed a nice 3 1/2 hour ride out on my Steamer while my daughter took my wife to see toy Story 4, ( you are never too old). Good weather and I managed a traffic free traverse of Hartside Pass. Absolutely no other vehicles on my side of the road for 15 miles or so, and very little coming the other way. What a stress free joy to do. Shame the cafe is still closed after the fire. It is for sale for £300,000 for the adventurous and catering minded.
Nice Geoff. The cafe has been across my desk from agents a few times now. I am surprised that no one has taken the bait.
Quote from: Geoff W on August 06, 2019, 10:44:20 PM
I managed a nice 3 1/2 hour ride out on my Steamer while my daughter took my wife to see toy Story 4, ( you are never too old). Good weather and I managed a traffic free traverse of Hartside Pass. Absolutely no other vehicles on my side of the road for 15 miles or so, and very little coming the other way. What a stress free joy to do. Shame the cafe is still closed after the fire. It is for sale for £300,000 for the adventurous and catering minded.
Shame about Hartside cafe, always a great breakfast there and a great view before heading down into the Lakes.
Every now and again I wonder what happened to the two Steamers I had. I wonder if they're still going strong, or have been written off in a crash ??
To check the status, use the mot check website, or the mid database to see if still road legal?
Quote from: London_Phil on August 12, 2019, 02:24:50 PM
To check the status, use the mot check website, or the mid database to see if still road legal?
Good idea :icon_salut:
Can't remember the reg of my 93 Steamer ??
My "N" reg was still getting an MOT up to May 2014 and is now SORN.
My "T" reg was still getting an MOT up to July 2015 and is now SORN.
Both have less miles on them than my current 2006 !! :icon_lol:
Quote from: Nick Calne on August 07, 2019, 09:52:37 PM
Nice Geoff. The cafe has been across my desk from agents a few times now. I am surprised that no one has taken the bait.
Apparently a woman is looking into buying it, with a view of building a modern glass/steel bikers metropolis type of thing.
Quote from: JayDub on August 14, 2019, 06:57:30 PM
Apparently a woman is looking into buying it, with a view of building a modern glass/steel bikers metropolis type of thing.
Looking at that proposed modern monstrosity, it will lose all its character :icon_sad:
Quote from: Tiger-G on August 15, 2019, 10:57:04 AM
Looking at that proposed modern monstrosity, it will lose all its character :icon_sad:
True, but at least there will be something there which is probably better than nothing!
It still seems to be a lot of money for a car park on top of a hill in the Pennines.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2019/august/hartside-cafe-redevelopment (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2019/august/hartside-cafe-redevelopment)
Most of the Cumbrian side of Hartside has been gravelled, so don't bother passing through until 2020! Just bought new output shaft seal & seal bush for Tigger, (behind drive sprocket) 99p for the bush! Even the counter assistant looked it up twice! The bush was destroyed in it's removal, been leaking for a while after I discovered it was badly corroded last year. A cheap repair for a change :friday
Spent most of Sunday in the garage playing (it was either that or help the Missus in the garden.
So, full service of my 06 955i, oil & filter change, fuel filter change, throttle body balance (the middle pot was way out), wired in the 12v socket on the dash and re-connected the DIN socket (so I can now trickle charge the battery without taking the seat off), made up some spacers to fit between the front fairing and the dash (a trial fitting with an old screen & no spoiler on the top worked a treat at reducing buffeting), cleared the error codes that appeared from running the engine without the airbox and fuel gauge (when balancing the throttles), reset the TPS and finally gave everything a good going over.
After many cups of coffee, some good tunes to work by and a quick stop for lunch, all is right with the old girl.
Pinched the idea for the screen off another site but also noticed that Triumph do something similar on the new Tigers, so thought I'd give it a go.
After changing the fuel filter, I put some fuel in, enough to balance the throttle bodies & get to the garage, 2 miles away.
Filled up the tank today, 23.5 litres in a 24l tank. must have been the fumes that kept the engine going. :icon_mrgreen:
More money spent. Ordered a new chain & sprocket kit, a sheepskin seat pad and some amber LED lights for the dash instruments.
I originally replaced the standard bulbs with a nice calming shade of green, but now the nights are drawing in (again), it's not so easy to see the speedo and with the number of speed cameras around my locale, that's probably not a good thing.
MOT is also due & booked in for this coming Wednesday, so I'd better give her a bit of a wash & brush up too.
Stuck indoors with Gastric Flu....niiiice.
Looking at a few mods on the 800xc.
Runs like shit when hot, Ie uneven tick-over/cutting out when idling in London, so based on some advise on the 800 site, I may turn the O2 sensor off, and run a different map.
Apparently the fan temp is set at 103, and many people in hotter areas set it to 93 with good results.
Probably going to order the upgraded gear selector spring, and mod the operating pin, as the people who have had them done as a factory recall experience the pin pulling out of its mount due to the increased pressure from the new spring.
Round we go...
Today.......well, yesterday.........I took Tiger out for a warm up ride on a dry winters day in the UK. After negotiating the black ice on the road out of the village I decided against going for a blast round the back roads, as no doubt there would have been more black ice lurking. So with heated grips on full blast I stayed on the main road which lead me to a large Outdoors retail outlet where I thought I'd have a mooch around for some manly, outdoorsy things. I parked right outside the front of the store because I'm very security conscious, and I do live in one of the crime capitals of the UK. I put my helmet and gloves in the panniers and tootled in for said mooch for all things manly. After about 20 mins mooching but not buying anything I came back out and noticed Tigers' lights were on ?? Bloody idiot I thought, you've turned the ignition key one notch too far when putting the steering lock on and left the lights on. So as I fumbled around in my pocket for my keys as I approach the bike, and not finding them, I look at the ignition switch and realise I'd left the keys in the bike while I was in the shop !! Noooooooo ........!! :bug_eye
I couldn't believe it. First at how forgetful, lax and feckin' stupid I'd been, then at how lucky I was that the bike hadn't been nicked !! I gathered my thoughts as I moved the handlebars to turn the ignition off, felt how hot the grips, were then thought.......I know what's coming next :icon_frown:. Sure enough, as I went to start the bike, the starter motor said "sorry you idiot, you deserve everything you're gonna get here". Bugger, the bike wouldn't start. So I gathered my thoughts again (I had plenty of spare thoughts as I hadn't used any when I pulled up and got off the bike !! :icon_redface:) and went through the options.........1 - wait a bit and it might just start, 2 - phone for my recovery company for a jump start, 3 - try and push start it ?? I went with option 1 and tried again to start it off the ignition....it didn't. Thought about option 2.....nope, couldn't deal with the shame. Went with option 3. I found a willing volunteer, who by the way had noticed the lights were on and the keys were in the ignition when he went in the store, and asked if he'd help me push start it. He said yes......so off we gallop down the road pushing all 200 plus kg's of Tiger, me thinking if I jump on this side saddle to put some weight on the bike for the back wheel to grip and I balance the wrong way and it goes over, that would just be the icing on the cake !! Fortune was on my side this time and Tiger started with a click into first gear and a bounce on the seat......phew :icon_biggrin:. After a quick thank you to my willing volunteer, I thanked my lucky stars and rode home vowing that would never happen again !!
Phew, scary Black Sunday story...
A lesson to learn here, leave your shopping to your other half (assuming you've got one, of course).
Having said that, I'm regularly dragged round the shops when I could be out riding :icon_frown:
Quote from: Lee337 on December 02, 2019, 05:44:15 PM
A lesson to learn here, leave your shopping to your other half (assuming you've got one, of course).
Having said that, I'm regularly dragged round the shops when I could be out riding :icon_frown:
I'm really lucky.......I don't have an other half :thumbsup
Quote from: Tiger-G on December 03, 2019, 10:55:43 AM
I'm really lucky.......I don't have an other half :thumbsup
I wish I still had my other half, she died two months ago and I am just devastated.
I took my steamer out yesterday , I was struggling squinting into the low sun when lorry from one of the many local quarries went past me in the opposite direction and sprayed enough fine mud allover me and my visor to totally blot out the sun. One of the joys of winter biking.
Sad news. I'm really sorry to hear that Geoff, hope you're bearing up mate.
Quote from: Geoff W on December 04, 2019, 08:02:50 PM
I wish I still had my other half, she died two months ago and I am just devastated.
I took my steamer out yesterday , I was struggling squinting into the low sun when lorry from one of the many local quarries went past me in the opposite direction and sprayed enough fine mud allover me and my visor to totally blot out the sun. One of the joys of winter biking.
Sad news mate, sending a big manly biker hug from Hartlepool. And I know what you mean about the quarry lorries !! Near Coxhoe perchance ??
Post us a pic of the Steamer, it'll cheer us both up :icon_frown:
Quote from: Geoff W on December 04, 2019, 08:02:50 PM
I wish I still had my other half, she died two months ago and I am just devastated.
I took my steamer out yesterday , I was struggling squinting into the low sun when lorry from one of the many local quarries went past me in the opposite direction and sprayed enough fine mud allover me and my visor to totally blot out the sun. One of the joys of winter biking.
Sorry to hear that, I can't imagine what you're going through at the moment but I'm glad to see that you've not completely shut yourself off as can so often happen when something devastating like that happens.
Thank you for your kind words and thoughts, it all helps.
Condolences to you and your family Geoff.
Condolences from me too blimey that has really struck home particularly at this time of year i've A mate similar circumstances thanks heavens for motorcycles they really do have more than one use.
All the very Best
Chris.
Decided to fit some aftermarket fog/spot lights to the 955i.
For the last few weeks I've noticed a faint smell of petrol every time I opened the garage door. I suspected it was the 2nd Tiger I bought at around the same time as the smell appeared.
Turns out it was my silver 955i. While fitting one of the spot lights I noticed the smell was stronger on the right side of the bike, & the powder coating on the engine bars was bubbling.
On closer inspection one of the hose connectors that link the front of the tank to the back was leaking. When I unscrewed it, it just fell apart. Not sure really how long it had been leaking but over my last two fill ups, the mpg had dropped by around 4mpg.
New one now on order from Fowlers & with lights fitted, I'm just waiting for the part so I can refit the tank. Now we're also in lockdown, who knows when I'll be out & about again.
At least I have 3 Triumphs in the garage to play with.
Unfortunately the current situation has given us all more garage time than riding time. I am even missing the commute to work!
Likely next summer, or hopefully late this one will see a vast array of highly polished, and fully serviced Bikes.....Stay safe everyone
Currently changed the oil on 3 bikes and yesterday(our wedding anniversary...) de-catting my KTMGT and fitting dongles after taking the 02 sensors off,don't every complain about working on a Tiger(any)..... too my amazement started like a good'un with no warning lights :icon_biggrin:
Rebuilt my front master cylinder today, still can't get all the air out, but test ride was ok, if not spectacular braking, pretty standard for a Steamer.The test trip was to buy food, the government don't say that you have to take the most direct route to your local supermarket.
A new steamer battery arrive at Chateau Nick calne today.
New disk brakes tomorrow.
Rear brake on my recent purchase is seized. Gave it a good clean yesterday without removing it from the bike, just removed the pads but it's still sticking.
Going to remove it completely later, strip the pistons out & rebuild it.
My bikes been layed up in a friend's garage for several months. Managed to get it out before the 'lockdown '. Needs a bit of 'tlc '!😕 But I'm making progress! Even though I drained the carbs,not running right. Cleaned the carbs twice!😣
Quote from: threepot on March 27, 2020, 03:56:02 PM
My bikes been layed up in a friend's garage for several months. Managed to get it out before the 'lockdown '. Needs a bit of 'tlc '!😕 But I'm making progress! Even though I drained the carbs,not running right. Cleaned the carbs twice!😣
Might be wanting a longer lockdown.......
New battery for the steamer today. Nothing else to report other than it looked lovely outside. :m
Today (well, a couple of days ago).......I sold my Tiger :icon_sad: :icon_sad: :icon_sad:
Is that you changing your user name to Tigerless-G or are you planning on another one? :icon_mrgreen:
Ha,ha.....it's an Explorer for me next. Don't want to do it, said I'd never do it until they put a big enough fuel tank on it to be able go places, but needs must :icon_sad:
I wouldn't worry about range on the explorer, I went right round Europe on mine last year as far as Bulgaria and was getting at least 200 mls to a tank by which time I would think yould be stopping anyway.
Quote from: BONANZA on April 04, 2020, 10:14:34 AM
I wouldn't worry about range on the explorer, I went right round Europe on mine last year as far as Bulgaria and was getting at least 200 mls to a tank by which time I would think yould be stopping anyway.
Hmmmm.......it's been discussed at length, with different people having different idea's on what range a big trailie should have, so no need for me to dig all that up again :icon_wink: Personally, I'd still prefer more range just to be on the safe side, but hey, it is what it is :icon_sad:
I still need to test ride an Explorer Bonanza, so as you're close to me, feel free to let me borrow yours for the day :icon_biggrin:
Not riding at the moment, so over the weekend, washed & polished my Silver Tiger, stripped the brake caliper, ready for new pistons & seals on my Blue Tiger & stripped the clutch master cylinder on my 1993 Trophy (not a Tiger I know but still Triumph & in my garage).
I even got a round to washing & polishing my car, mowed the lawn & cleared the path of weeds.
Quote from: Lee337 on April 06, 2020, 12:49:41 PM
Not riding at the moment, so over the weekend, washed & polished my Silver Tiger, stripped the brake caliper, ready for new pistons & seals on my Blue Tiger & stripped the clutch master cylinder on my 1993 Trophy (not a Tiger I know but still Triumph & in my garage).
I even got a round to washing & polishing my car, mowed the lawn & cleared the path of weeds.
Steady, you will have nothing to do when winter arrives at this rate!
Quote from: HockleyBoy on April 07, 2020, 08:53:41 AM
Steady, you will have nothing to do when winter arrives at this rate!
believe me, there's plenty to do. I still have a 1989 Honda CB-1 stripped & ready to go once the Trophy's been done. :icon_mrgreen:
Took the Tiger out for a nice 115 mile run yesterday. A bit chilly out but still not had to use the R&G heated grips Mrs L bought me for Xmas last year.
Just got to find time to give it a clean now, lots of mud on the roads around South Lincs. :wheel
800XC sitting in the garage with wheels and swing arm off, after I realised the PO had done some mud plugging, and all wheel seals were shot, and the OEM spacers were heavily grooved.
Got Some titanium wheel spacers from VFRPaul on the T800 Forum, and all the bearings and seals have arrived from Showeperformance.
Marathon replacement and rear suspension clean and re-grease planned.
Took the Sport out for a run Sunday as the weather was good. Job for the weekend is to wire up the satnav so I don't have to keep recharging it
I went out for a 100 mile run last week, nice weather although a lot of mud and leaves about.
And for those of you who know, this was fun, so you can all F**k off :pottytrain2 :pottytrain2 :pottytrain2 :rfl
http://youtu.be/eKLLsafbyT4
http://youtu.be/zTuZ8RT5QQ4
Moved the tank from in front of the car to the back of the garage while Tigger is off the road. Small electrical problem I now suspect is down to the ignition.
No indicators, no stop light, no horn. The only commonality I can find is an Orange/Green wire that routes through the ignition. Going to have to wait until the weekend though as I'm busy at work this week.
Took the carbs off for a long overdue rebuild. Found that one of the vacuum take off points was open to the atmosphere, as the cover has disappeared, I have little knowledge of carbs, but I assume that this not a good thing. If I cannot find a replacement cover I assume that shoving a cocktail stick or similar in the tube will suffice?
All opinions gratefully accepted.
Quote from: Geoff W on January 05, 2021, 06:49:52 PM
Took the carbs off for a long overdue rebuild. Found that one of the vacuum take off points was open to the atmosphere, as the cover has disappeared, I have little knowledge of carbs, but I assume that this not a good thing. If I cannot find a replacement cover I assume that shoving a cocktail stick or similar in the tube will suffice?
All opinions gratefully accepted.
That would really upset the jetting and balance of the carbs, I suspect, and probably create a rougher than normal ride..
If its just the small black rubber bung, I might have one kicking about... I'll check..
Quote from: Geoff W on January 05, 2021, 06:49:52 PM
If I cannot find a replacement cover I assume that shoving a cocktail stick or similar in the tube will suffice?
All opinions gratefully accepted.
:bug_eye :nono A little bit of plastic hose, seal one end off with hot glue, silicone sealant or even melt the end over with a soldering iron. Now would be a good time to do a carb balance.
Thought just occurred, was there a Scottoiler connected at any time :icon_scratch:
You probably have little rubber hoses that are closed on one end, just for this purpose. Measure the diameter and check with your local bike/car parts store.
Thank you for the advice, yes there was a Scotoiler fitted many moons ago, but I binned it as most of the oil went on the wheel. I did replace the vacuum cover , but it seems to have gone for a walk. Probably explains why she feels like she is running on two cylinders until I get to high revs.
Good to hear she's still running Geoff. News like that makes me feel like mine has still got many years left in her. :mut
Quote from: Geoff W on January 06, 2021, 11:39:55 AM
Probably explains why she feels like she is running on two cylinders until I get to high revs.
:*&* There should also be a small wire (2mm dia) clip on each cap, there to stop them popping off in the unlikely event of a backfire. If you get stuck Geoff give me a should and I'll do a Cpt Scott into the garage to see if I can find a spare.
Aesthetically I prefer the cocktail stick with a Tiger Prawn skewered on it, perhaps locked in place with a silverskin onion, as a solution. But I shall bow to your greater engineering knowledge and go with the molten plastic jammed in as tightly as possible method. :mut
Right you lot, :cp get in line and post this where it's supposed to be posted. We'll have none if this "leave it to the mods to Tidy up" in 'ere. :icon_lol:
Mustang was very particular about housekeeping; I'm going to do my best to carry on where he left off :occasion14
Quote from: Geoff W on January 08, 2021, 10:53:06 AM
cocktail stick with a Tiger Prawn skewered on it, perhaps locked in place with a silverskin onion
You've still got it Geoff :*&*
Removed the bearings from my rear wheel in anticipation of receiving the new ones by post before the weekend - not that I'm going anywhere but the garage to fit them.
I decided to splash some cash on a set of aluminium carburettor caps. Very nice indeed, but £33.00 a piece, what the hell, El Tigre doesn't many treats and really hasn't cost me much over the twenty years I have had her. Or more likely I can't remember how much I have actually spent.
On a side note I had my first dose of the Pfizer covid vaccine today, I can confirm the rumour of the Bill Gates microchip embedded in the solution, I now have his bank account access codes, so if anyone needs the odd £5 million let me know, he won't miss it. :icon_biggrin:
I saw that Sprint Manufacturing sold aluminium carb caps & nearly bought some for the Trophy. But, like you say £30+ was a little too much for my taste when the plastic ones are considerably cheaper and hidden under the tank.
Quote from: Geoff W on January 22, 2021, 06:13:44 PM
On a side note I had my first dose of the Pfizer covid vaccine today, I can confirm the rumour of the Bill Gates microchip embedded in the solution, I now have his bank account access codes, so if anyone needs the odd £5 million let me know, he won't miss it. :icon_biggrin:
You can send me some of that. It would cover running the forum for a couple of weeks at least. ;) :mut
Quote from: Geoff W on January 22, 2021, 06:13:44 PM
Or more likely I can't remember how much I have actually spent.
:ImaPoser Hang in there until it kicks in properly, by which time you'll be nearly ready for a software update too :mut
I do think I might splurge on a CNC alloy fuel tap knob (Trophy).
Ghulst if you need contributions to fund the site, just ask. We all know that nothing is free. More than happy to send you some Euros.
I second that, the money this site has saved me could probably buy many beers. :notworthy
Thanks, guys, I really appreciate that. Yes, running the site costs money, but I also want to find a proper way to set up a way to contribute.
But thoughts on the best way to do this in a sustainable way are very welcome. ;) (I mean, it is not just a one-time thing. ;) )
I'm a member of one forum ( Honda Blackbird) despite no longer owning that specific bike where we pay an annual sub, £5.50 from memory.there are some restrictions for non paying members, such as limited posts & a few chat areas that can't be accessed.
A small enough amount to pay site costs without scaring potential members off. I suspect the site has more members than this site though, so there may be some work needed to recruit more members for you to break even.
I am not sure I would want to restrict any parts of the forum to a paying-members-only thing. One of the main reasons I wanted to keep the forum alive, is to preserve the wealth of information and the spirit of the community. I am not sure that remains the same when you put a paywall in anywhere... A voluntary donation would work fine for me. As long as we can cover the costs, then we should be golden. The biggest problem is, how can we make that something that returns every year. ;)
Tiger Birthday :^_^
That sounds like a format. ;)
@Ghulst I see there's now a donation button, I'll sort something out later, when I'm on my home PC :thumbsup
LOL! Well spotted. ;)
I tried to make it not as obvious, but hard to miss. Actually started a topic on it as well. Thanks for considering donating!
All set to have a play in the garage today, having done al my weekend chores yesterday. Didn't have much to do on the bikes but need to do some repairs on the car before I can get it MOTd.
Walk in to the garage & flick the light switch - nothing. looked at the trip box just inside the garage door & everything seemed ok, so had a look at the main box in the house. sure enough the garage circuit had tripped. reset it & it tripped out again. Walked back out to the garage & isolated the electrics, back in to the house to reset it again and, you guessed it, it tripped again.
The problem seems to be the feed between the house & garage, which is a pain as the armoured cable leaves the trip box in the house and disappears into the wall, travels down the inside of the wall, under the concrete driveway and out at the inside base of the garage wall, 6 metres away.
Think I might need to call an electrician out but not looking forward to the bill.
Needless to say, the car will hace to be repaired on the drive but not today, it's 2C out there and a little too windy.
:nap unless you've been doing some serious gardening, it's more likely to be in the garage distribution panel, spiders can wreak havoc ;)
Quote from: Sin_Tiger on January 31, 2021, 01:46:01 PM
:nap unless you've been doing some serious gardening, it's more likely to be in the garage distribution panel, spiders can wreak havoc ;)
I hope so, but I've traced the cable from the entry point to the fuse box, approx 1.5m and isolated the power from that box. I can do simple jobs like wiring plugs & vehicle electrics don't bother me, but 240v make me a little nervous.
If you have a multimeter, it might be an idea to disconnect the cable where it enters the garage. If you have completely disconnected it there and made sure none of the wires are touching, reset the garage circuit again and see what happens. (Or get your wife to reset the circuit and stay with the wires in the garage. If the garage circuit trips again without any connection being made by the wires in the garage, it will be somewhere in that wire. If it does not trip, you know it is behind the entry point...