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[fixitsan]

its a nice part of the world.  also probably the coldest part of the world, its like siberia in the winter

Yup ! I was there in January a couple of years ago, I didn't understand the language, but now you mention Siberian it makes sense !

[leehenty]

Bagged the discs and gave it a good going over with ACF50 from my spray gun.

[Timbo1866]

Rode to a new/old MOT station had a good chat to tester who I went to about 30 years ago no he didn’t remember me lol 

He was impressed with the gear indicator in the rev counter and the exhaust pipes and silencers (from a triumph speed triple)

Oh and it passed no advisories Yippee 

[drewpy]

lent on mine getting to some tools....

[Andy25]

Ordered Crash Bars light mounts & side stand foot for the 9ner from Rafal @ Rm-g
Fitted a set of Hot hands over grips
New Tires as well nae wonder I'm skint this week
The 4tx had a replacement front mud guard & side stand from the bay of fleas coz some dozy bugger reversed into it

[chrisbee]

lent on mine getting to some tools....

Me too 😂😂

[leehenty]

Took wool blankets off, charged battery, 🌧️ rain so wrapped it up again. Might have patted it lovingly.

Edited by leehenty, 27 November 2022 - 04:58 pm.

[catsbum]

Now that FaF is finally back on the road I shall be taking her out over Winter when I can

 

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[PICARD]

Broke down with a misfire. Caused by that old chestnut, HT lead on frame. EVEN tho' they're wrapped in s.a tape and insulated from frame with rubber. And it weren't even raining!! Got back on the road ok and had a blinding day out with no further problem, but I think an inspection of leads, ccoils and associated wiring is due to commence. First "let down" in 16 years....

Edited by PICARD, 28 November 2022 - 11:02 am.

[JohnnyW]

Front end refitted to the bike with shiny re-chromed stations.
While waiting for the stantions to come back I had previously fitted a new air filter, plugs and clutch cable so finished off the service items with new oil and filter.
Bike now tucked away for winter and ready for a fast start after I get back from my ski season work.

[paul047]

Pulled all the airbox flap junk off (disabled the vacuum months ago, to great effect), and insulated the base of the airbox with some of that silver insulation you use behind your household radiators.  Finished off with aluminium tape around the edges.

[AdamTDM]

Sorted my cold start issue, and removed all the air flap hardware. Now running sweet as.

 

 

[paul047]

Found a 17" front wheel, bought a Pirelli Angel GT, where is this heading? Answers on  a postcard............

[leehenty]

Gave it a quick clean as wood dust had gathered from another job. Charged up battery, patted it lovingly and wrapped it up in wool blanket.

[Andy25]

Picked it up after wind blew it over last night 

Handlebars & mirror req  

Todays commute was interesting with Right hand at least an inch higher than left no mirror and Strong wind 

[fixitsan]

Went on a run into the Borders, Eskdale area, after finding the road to St Mary's Loch was closed. I thought it would be a fun diversion to take the road to the south of the reservoir and I was soon lost, without GPS, absolutely great

Rode past the Samye Ling Buddhist monastery, which I'ld only ever heard about before....so at least I found it ! After a few more miles I found the Old School and mill coffee shop. Soup and scone for lunch, and then the return trip, this time without the sun in my eyes...

 

I've been tweaking the Ohlins backwards and forwards and found a sweet spot. This is the MT-09 (YA535) Ohlins, with an uprated spring, and the shimming works well enough on the TDM. But i haven't got anything else to compare it to, and found an Ohlins YA506, a genuine TDM900 Ohlins version, on ebay for £150. That arrived yesterday so I've taken the spring off to check the resistance of movement and control of reciprocating motion using the rebound adjuster and there's tons of life left in it, so I'll fit that one soon and see if there's much difference.

 

I might take theis latest one to Dunfermline motorcycles for a quick rebuild anyway before he finally closes as a bike shop. He's in talks to sell it to someone who will make it a diver's shop, and with that all his years of experience rebuilding shocks will be gone.

 

Haven't been on here much, due to a particularly stressful Christmas/New Year, but things are going better now, so Happy New Year to all

[Rallyist]

Samye Ling Buddhist monastery

 

Well worth a stop and walk round got a good cafe etc its grown a lot since I first visited it and the roads too and around it aint bad either.

 

https://www.google.c...utm_source=htls

Edited by Rallyist, 14 January 2023 - 01:51 pm.

[fixitsan]

Samye Ling Buddhist monastery

 

Well worth a stop and walk round got a good cafe etc its grown a lot since I first visited it and the roads too and around it aint bad either.

 

https://www.google.c...utm_source=htls

 

I used to know someone who was in the Scottish Buddhist community, he said it was a good place to go too.

 

Anyhoo, I couldn't wait for the TDM900 Ohlins (YA 506) to be serviced and decided to fit it and test it out anyway

It has very similar characteristics to the MT-09 version I already had, except it's a bit smoother than the MT-09 on level roads with gentle undulations, so the shims at low pressure must be slightly different, but I'm also putting that difference down to the fact the MT-09 one also had the uprated spring, and the TDM900 uses the Ohlins recommended 'standard' one.

 

Next question - I got the shock from Poland, secondhand 'for parts or repair', and was still charged customs duty. I used to believe customs duty was applicable only to new goods. I know you can apply for refund of duty if you have a case for it, does anyone know if secondhand goods are exempt from it or not ?

 

From recent research I know the duty doesn't kick in until the value is over £135, so it might be worth remembering to ask any seller to declare a price below that if they can, to save on paperwork

Edited by fixitsan, 17 January 2023 - 09:56 am.

[AdamTDM]

Got around to fitting the ST2 self cancelling indicator system I got for Xmas.

Pretty straight forward, the only troubling part is fitting the small rubber pads to the indicator switch. Third attempt worked a treat.

can’t believe how good this system is. Turns, lane changes and overtakes all great.

Really happy .

 

can’t understand why all motorcycle don’t have self cancelling indicators!

[drewpy]

Got around to fitting the ST2 self cancelling indicator system I got for Xmas.

Pretty straight forward, the only troubling part is fitting the small rubber pads to the indicator switch. Third attempt worked a treat.

can’t believe how good this system is. Turns, lane changes and overtakes all great.

Really happy .

 

can’t understand why all motorcycle don’t have self cancelling indicators!

xs400's has self cancelling indicators back in the 70's