Author Topic: What have you done with your V-Strom today? (Read 1399467 times)

tallpaul · « **Reply #6460 on:** January 31, 2016, 19:34:56 »

Further to Mr Rat's valiant effort with foil lining his indicators (and being less than impressed with the results) I have gone for the exceedingly simple solution of using Mr Kipling's pie tray foils as reflectors. Same thing, can you guess which one has the foil fitted...

MartinW · « **Reply #6461 on:** January 31, 2016, 19:45:36 »

Hopefully the one on the right. If not, then it's made them worse.

(I thought you weren't eating pies any more)

tallpaul · « **Reply #6462 on:** January 31, 2016, 19:48:43 »

Correct! As to the matter of the pies, no I didn't eat them. My dad did the honours. My body is a temple...

joderest · « **Reply #6463 on:** January 31, 2016, 22:01:17 »

Is the bike in your living room ????

tallpaul · « **Reply #6464 on:** January 31, 2016, 22:02:04 »

Conservatory...

TLPower · « **Reply #6465 on:** February 01, 2016, 05:53:20 »

My body used to be a temple, now it's a carpet warehouse.

wurzel · « **Reply #6466 on:** February 01, 2016, 07:20:37 »

It would seem Mr kipling makes extraordinarily good indicator. ..

Fat Rat · « **Reply #6467 on:** February 01, 2016, 12:14:34 »

Sent my Seat up to the grim north to Tony Archer.

ripsi · « **Reply #6468 on:** February 01, 2016, 14:11:14 »

Ah, liking the pie tray upgrade (I like pies

) , seems much easier than smashing a BA10 bulb up and soldering a LED bulb to the top of it !!

My recent escapades

New sockets and chain (nice gold one to match foxy red plastics)
25mm lowering links (sheradised matching the chain

)and dropped the front forks by 12mm
Cleaned out the airbox / crankcase breather mesh / foamy stuff )oil doesn't seem to be foaming in the sight glass quite so much now)

If anyone is interested, changing the dog bones without a centre stand is possible (add to swear box though) eventually, bottle jack under the cushion arm, panicked before dropping the first bolt out so propped the undertray up with a length of wood on a car jack, seemed to work.... precariously balanced on paddock stand, bottle jack and scissor jack !!!

Just receive my Heed engine bars today so now have to wait till weekend to mount them, and the extra DRLs

mrp192 · « **Reply #6469 on:** February 03, 2016, 20:58:28 »

Had a cold but enjoyable run today and finally got the running in miles out the way minus the 60 to get to Ipswich.
Stayed on the main roads as generally dry but in Norfolk that still means some nice bends and found that the Glee likes to be driven around the bends with a bit of a firmer hand than the Bandit.
Service to be arranged as soon as possible and then hopefully a great 2016.

MartinW · « **Reply #6470 on:** February 03, 2016, 21:25:05 »

Washed it with a snow lance (inspired by the video Diver posted earlier today) and ordered a 12V socket to make the optimate connection a bit easier than it currently is.

The purpose of cleaning it was to go for a ride tomorrow, where I will get it dirty and have to wash it again

ripsi · « **Reply #6471 on:** February 04, 2016, 14:27:33 »

Well yesterday actually

Sidcup to Nottingham and back again, 350 miles all told. Backside feeling a bit bruised today

nightrider · « **Reply #6472 on:** February 04, 2016, 18:11:45 »

Got some more bits for the Veek today,a side stand foot and Sat Nav mount.Both Suzuki who have 15 percent off until March.The side stand foot is really pretty but the Sat Nav mount looks like something out of a meccano set.

MartinW · « **Reply #6473 on:** February 04, 2016, 22:06:10 »

Took a 100+ mile figure of eight B-Road route to Reading and back. Today's excuse for a ride was the need to road test my new helmet to make sure it was OK. So much simpler to have an internal visor and not worry about whether you want sunglasses on or not.

As I suspected last night, my shiny bike is now absolutely plastered, as were my boots and trousers. So, back to the snow lance over the weekend.

JonJo · « **Reply #6474 on:** February 05, 2016, 16:26:36 »

Oiled the chain. That's the full extent of my mechanical skills.

Fat Rat · « **Reply #6475 on:** February 05, 2016, 19:12:06 »

Fitted Cosmo Skid Plate and Footpeg lowering kit

UK_Vstrom650 · « **Reply #6476 on:** February 05, 2016, 20:32:35 »

Went to Sheffield and back, then oiled the chain. Shame it was just M1 all the way

Lifebiker · « **Reply #6477 on:** February 06, 2016, 12:46:10 »

Well actually I haven't done anything but Thunderroad of Bridgend are fitting option B loom replacement on the DL1000 recall.

CymruGlenn · « **Reply #6478 on:** February 06, 2016, 17:26:36 »

Picked up my bike today from dealer. Had an hours ride in the wind and rain. The rukka clothing kept me bone dry and toasty. Going for another bimble in the morning as forecast is dry!!!

bigpie · « **Reply #6479 on:** February 07, 2016, 14:23:11 »

Ripped off the cheap Chinese spots as one of them has packed in. I might just bin them.

I'm annoyed as my Chinese BT Interphone intercoms has stopped charging this week too. I listened to the radio on the way to work, I'll have to go back to the hola f, but that doesn't have FM radio and cannot pair to my mates BT Interphone 1000m :(