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What Did You Do On The Bike This Week-end ?

Started by Geordie Guy , May 24 2009 08:22 am

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#1 Geordie Guy

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Location:The Tyne - now ORMSKIRK
TDM model: 2010

Posted 24 May 2009 - 08:22 am

Managed to get out on Saturday.

went from liverpool up past Carlilse, Annan, Dumfries, Newton Stewart and Back.

Great roads ....

Left at 8.30 got back 8.30 and did 402 miles, new gel seat works, no numb bum

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64 mpg

Video of the trip This was taken from my bike.

Rest of the weekend is decorating, I've had my fun, now its time the for pay back

Apart from breaks for the Grand Prix and the Football. of course

Edited by Geordie Guy, 24 May 2009 - 02:16 pm.

I'm a TDM SNOB !!!! "Adventure before Dementia"

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#2 Peasy

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Location:Stamford, Lincs
TDM model: 1999

Posted 24 May 2009 - 08:27 am

Sorted out the scotoiler yesterday and off down to Haverhill today wil SWMBO to visit her grandad. Nice little short run. Suits me as I just got back from my 1000 miler last week.

Whoever is riding this weekend, have fun & be safe.

Peasy

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#3 Guest_Matt_G_*

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Posted 24 May 2009 - 08:32 am

Today I failed to get up in time to go with my local advanced group. Don't really feel like being "observed" anyway, takes the fun out of it!

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#4 dicky1

just half a litre to go

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Location:Southampton
TDM model: 2009

Posted 24 May 2009 - 09:08 am

Did about 100 miles off-roading with my partner on Salisbury plain (250cc off-road bikes).

TDM 900ABS, Suzuki DR250 twin-cam off-roader
Hers Honda XL1000, TTR250 off-roader

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#5 Cavey

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Location:South Hampshire
TDM model: 1999

Posted 24 May 2009 - 09:16 am

Working ALL weekend (including BH)

but

Left early and came the long way round in, and the even longer way home, on the bike

Gonna be wet tomorrow though

But that's what waterproofs are for

It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.

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#6 v8guy

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Location:Hampton
TDM model: 2003

Posted 24 May 2009 - 09:17 am

Quite a few miles in and around Richmond Park.. on my pushbike. Followed by a quick ride on my DR-Z to Hein Gericke in Clapham, only to discover it was closed. Doh!

v8guy; 2003 TDM900 with added bling: Nitron shock, Racetech fork internals, 17" front wheel, K&amp;amp;N filter, Fuel silencers, PC3, Renthal handle bar, Oxford hot hands, Polisport handguards, Scottoiler (kinda..), Baglux, Givi monorack + pannier rails
My TDM: http://www.gtv8.org/tdm/

Current: 2003 Yamaha TDM900, 2015 BMW R1200RS
Past: Honda CLR125, Honda CB500, Triumph Sprint Sport, Honda VFR750FS, Suzuki DRZ400SM, Triumph Speed Triple 955i, 2015 Honda VFR800X

"Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube" - HST

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#7 slartybartfarst

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Location:15 miles from the Cat & Fiddle
TDM model: 2003

Posted 24 May 2009 - 09:19 am

I managed the 15 mile round trip to my local Yam dealer for a pair of mirror bung thingys - £1.10+VAT each

. I then spent Sat pm trying to sort the Scottoiler out but that's going to need some new bits

And that is it for two wheels this weekend. This afternoon I'm going to my mates daughters 18th burpdy party BBQ- where there will be a large number of 17/18 yo girls - heaven or hell depending on your perspective/gender/age/ sense of propriety

But in mitigation I'm off to Skye later this week for a few days. Please no rain and no wee shitety bitety things - fat chance.

Chris
aka Slarty

Honda CB100N, BSA C15G, Honda 400/4, Kawka Z250, BSA A65 Firebird Scrambler, Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk1, Suzuki GP100, BSA B44 Special, Ducati Pantah 500, Yamaha XS 650 Flat tracker, TDM 900.

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#8 stormy

RIP stormy

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Location:Peterborough mostly
TDM model: 1997

Posted 24 May 2009 - 09:40 am

Spent most of yesteday finishing the prep on my Thunderace ready for our big trip next Wednesday.

Sadly this will be as clean as it gets for the next 3 weeks!

Putting the fairings back on my TDM this morning, off to see Sidestand later.

RIP STORMY - killed by careless driver Oct 2009

currently owned ....
1996 YAMAHA TRX850 gone away for little holiday with Andrea
1997 YAMAHA TDM850 which are obviously an acquired taste. I fink I'm starting to get it now.....
1998 DUCATI 748 ... one way of keeping an old man broke.
1999 YAMAHA Thunderace there is STILL no finer motorcycle
2008 SUZUKI Bandit 1250SA ...... fecked by yours truly, but ......... still fitted with the worlds most uncomfortable bike seat. ouch!

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#9 ChrisG

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Location:Netherlands
TDM model: 2009

Posted 24 May 2009 - 09:47 am

Waaay to clean Mike

Didn't do anything bikey yesterday but a quick run over to Newlands corner in a bit. Won't be particularly speedy as I'll be sheperding the girlfiend on her 125 but I'm suitably impressed that she suggested a ride over there.

~~1992 Mk1, 76k miles, Hagon springs, MTC exhaust, 4½ gears~~ Gone now
2009 900 abs, 42k miles, Yamaha heated grips, double bubble screen, R&G crash bungs, scottoiler, Autocom, 1500 lumen LED spotlights.

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#10 pete7

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Location:warrington, cheshire, UK
TDM model: 2007

Posted 24 May 2009 - 09:48 am

QUOTE(Geordie Guy @ Sun 24th May 2009, 09:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

and the Football. of course

.....................

Ivan - did you have to mention it!

hopefully Man Utd (reserves/under 13s/?) will do the decent thing and put 5 or 6 past Hull - we live in hope!

Pete

(had ride into Peak Dist yesterday incl Cat and Fiddle and A54 - good stuff)

Keep music live!

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#11 jdelfino

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Location:Benalmadena Spain no more, The Hague no more, now Hampshire
TDM model: 1992

Posted 24 May 2009 - 10:13 am

Found that I need a new fan motor!

after taking everything apart (including radiator), discover that the source of the annoying rattling is worn fan motor bearings... wonder if I can replace just the bearings? electric motor runs fine, check on internet and a new motor is very expensive (about 200 US$), found some used ones on ebay for around 40, but wonder if that's the reason they are for sale!

electric motor looks like a seal unit... suggestions are welcome.

Edited by jdelfino, 24 May 2009 - 10:14 am.

Sent from my secret Dick Tracy watch

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#12 Studley Ramrod

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TDM model: 1993

Posted 24 May 2009 - 10:57 am

I'm re-dyeing my seat Man ! Yeah ! This acetone rocks ! Wehooo !

I'll get it resprayed and then watch the Monaco GP while it dries. Then I'm off to Squire's

I don't think you'll get the fan motor bearings, you'll need the fan motor complete.

Edited by Studley Ramrod, 24 May 2009 - 10:58 am.

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#13 Pastitoo

sticking around

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Location:Redditch
TDM model: 2007

Posted 24 May 2009 - 11:02 am

I'm off to Aberystywth up the A44 from Redditch via Worcester. Best Biking road in Grande Bretagne.
Superb

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#14 Guest_Matt_G_*

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Posted 24 May 2009 - 02:19 pm

QUOTE(Pastitoo @ Sun 24th May 2009, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm off to Aberystywth up the A44 from Redditch via Worcester. Best Biking road in Grande Bretagne.
Superb

Oh yes, wonderful road but I tend to avoid it at the weekend! Too many caravans, weekend sightseers, weekend heroes on sports six hundreds, matching leathers and no idea. Plus all the aforementioned tend to attract far to many cops for my liking.

I'm only in Bromsgrove so may bump into you sometime.

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#15 big dave

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TDM model: 2002

Posted 24 May 2009 - 03:06 pm

QUOTE(stormy @ Sun 24th May 2009, 10:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Spent most of yesteday finishing the prep on my Thunderace ready for our big trip next Wednesday.

Sadly this will be as clean as it gets for the next 3 weeks!

Putting the fairings back on my TDM this morning, off to see Sidestand later.

That really is the dog's bollox, so much so that I replied with a quote so that I could look at it again.

Did anyone ever find that drooling emoticon ?

BD

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#16 OldGreyWizard

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Location:Flitwick, Bedfordshire
TDM model: 2005

Posted 24 May 2009 - 03:58 pm

Yes the Thunder Ace is one of the cleanest I've seen.

There is a common theme running through some of these threads, Scottoilers!
Mine got chewed up in the chain. My local dealer gave me all the bits I needed free of charge.
So I sorted this out today and gave my bike a much needed clean.

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#17 Moose

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Location:Hartford, Huntingdon, Cambs
TDM model: no more

Posted 24 May 2009 - 03:59 pm

Well, fitted second Stebel horn yesterday and repaired 2 of the broken fairing fixings, drained the oil and put half back in (the correct amount lol) then had a little blat to Peterborough via Ramsey, Ponders Bridge and Stanground, spent an hour when i got back cleaning flies off of my bike and lid.

Had to work at 4am today, got home for Grand Prix and now watching Chelsea play another game without a clue

Then tomorrow off to Donington Park for the BSB (Come on Camier) then probably ride all the way home in terential rain and thunderstorms - ooooo the pleasures

Cheers

Moose

Edited by Moose, 24 May 2009 - 04:07 pm.

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#18 dapleb

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Posted 24 May 2009 - 04:50 pm

Nuttin.

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#19 Studley Ramrod