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Offline Hoggins

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7960 on: December 30, 2017, 23:32:15 »
Yesterday, fitted HEL dual brake lines, EBC HH Sintered pads and a radiator guard... not a bad mornings work, but ran out of time to wire in an aux port and properly wire the heated grips to the aux fuse box... Want to take the fuel tank off to properly route the cables, but it'll do for now!
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7961 on: December 30, 2017, 23:59:24 »
Thrown on the Ravetech Sat Nav mount and my puig bargain rear hugger out of the pile of bits waiting to be fitted. Its :dl_hyperhysteria: here
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7962 on: December 31, 2017, 10:05:44 »
Yesterday 30th I took the Wee 45 miles under glorious sunshine to my wife's house. Topping up en-route and adding a drop of petrol preserver. She wasn't in. Perfect! Phoned her, no answer.  I got the Burgman out of the garage and put the Wee in and connected the Optimate. Had a coffee and tried to entice the cat back in. It continued to sit on the step looking in the patio door until I opened it whereupon it ran up the garden. I rode home again in warm sun and I didn't  use the heated grips nor even the heated saddle. Topped up and added preserver and stowed it in my garage. Probably won't get out again before April.  Only 90 miles but I don't ride much in the winter so it's nice to get out on what was an unexpectedly warm, drying, bright day.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7963 on: December 31, 2017, 10:55:59 »
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7964 on: January 02, 2018, 17:29:20 »
Installed LED H7 for LO Beam from Cyclops. Tested it a lot at night and it's a keeper.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7965 on: January 02, 2018, 21:07:03 »
Having cleaned the brakes yesterday (the pistons were covered in crap and slightly binding, and the clutch side slider pins were slightly seized), and cleaned & reapplied ACF50 to the bike, I actually rode it today. It was only a short trip to town in the rain to get my glasses fixed, but was good to get out again.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7966 on: January 03, 2018, 20:22:23 »
My new bearing removal tool arrived today, so I thought I'd try it out... to begin with I worried I may have just wasted £35 as the buggers wouldn't budge from the front wheel. I was just about to give up when I thought I'd have one last go, and ta daa (piccy below). Turns out it was user error, namely I hadn't spread the bearing extractor wide enough :shy:

The tool works well for removing the bearings - I used the slide hammer. Takes a bit of effort, but extracts the bearings cleanly with no risk of damaging the hub  :thumb:

The bearings themselves didn't look too bad for 37,000+ miles, but I thought I'd be proactive and replace now whilst I have a few days off & the weather's pants. Just need to install the new ones tomorrow, starting with the clutch lever (left) side  :fix:

[Edit: just discovered you can't type 'h e y' as in 'h e y presto']
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7967 on: January 03, 2018, 21:51:32 »
Fitted Barbacks.

£76 from BykeBitz. Phoned yesterday before ordering to check availability and there was one set left on shelf. Arrived today, free delivery, excellent. Bit pricey I suppose, cheaper types on ebay etc. but SW Motech are quality.

Had to nip to work to get a 32mm 1/2" socket to remove the steering stem top cap nut.

Rerouted the clutch cable and electrical cables on both sides behind the top triple tree. Brake hose just about long enough, but only just. Had to remove the securing clip on the lower tree but hose doesn't appear stressed in any way at full lock. Will modify the original steel clip sometime and refit in place of cable tie. Bars swing freely both ways.

Not ridden it yet, finished about 9pm. Took about three unhurried hours in total. Test ride in morning.

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7968 on: January 03, 2018, 22:17:38 »
 UK_Vstrom650:
Having never seen one of them there bearing removal tools before can you say what make / type/ model it is and who supplied it?

regarding your words of magic how about the London way "A"presto.  ( I'll get my coat)
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7969 on: January 03, 2018, 22:25:29 »
Over the festive period, fitted bar end mirrors and a phone holder thingy ( fitted a 12V socket last summer ).
Ended up using one of the mirror mount extensions as weird thread on mirror mount ( UNC or metric fine I reckon? )

Just top box to fit when weather has improved and ready for action.
(This year I hope to at least double the 2000 miles that are currently on the clock  :grin:)
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7970 on: January 03, 2018, 23:22:31 »
 lol Brockett.

This is the one I bought - it was the cheapest 16 piece extractor set one on ebay- there was a 5 piece one for £20 but I wasn't convinced the largest supplied bearing extractor would do the sprocket carrier bearing. Ordered on 29 Dec and arrived today from London.

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/16PC-Piece-Bearing-Extractor-Tool-Set-Inner-Internal-Blind-Remover-Bushes-Puller/263349361218?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20171010182013%26meid%3D034d7c088fdb41ada3b76c9aae5ba285%26pid%3D100890%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D252131876817&_trksid=p2056116.c100890.m2460

Here's a youtube video of how it works:





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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7971 on: January 04, 2018, 10:38:27 »
That's a neat bit of kit. Beats damaging the hub any day.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7972 on: January 04, 2018, 11:36:04 »
First thing - Thanks very much for the link and the video.  :clap:
The link took me to the supplier but the supplier was unable to accept a payment so maybe they've sold out. :icon_exclaim: I got what looks like the same product from a different supplier for a few pennies more. It looks to be just the job to enable wheel bearings to be removed without damage to hub or even the bearings. I may get away with inspection and re-grease.  Although my wee is low mileage it is over eight years old and may have little effective  lubrication left. In any case it'll give me something to fiddle with in garage. :smirk:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7973 on: January 04, 2018, 16:45:57 »
I think you're right about being able to repack the bearings- mine looked fine, but I'd already bought replacements so I just used them.

Installed the new bearings on the front wheel today, using the old bearings to drive them in. The tool made it really easy to extract the old ones once they were seated.

Went for a quick spin on the bike, seems to roll very smoothly. I'm putting it down to cleaning the brakes/brake discs and recommend everyone do it especially if riding this time of year as you don't realise how much they bind.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7974 on: January 05, 2018, 14:01:31 »
MoT done! and a pass. Always surprises me that last year I had an advisory (play on top rear suspension bush) rode another 10000 miles and carried out basic maintenance, an oil change and I washed it once and the bush has mysteriously fixed its self.

Never mind, time to get riding again and maybe I will wash it again....... 
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7975 on: January 05, 2018, 20:24:41 »
Made and fitted a radiator guard

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7976 on: January 05, 2018, 21:33:33 »
Installed Windscreen deflector and mirror extenders. I'm very curious if it will help with wind buffeting. Definitely extenders give much better view in mirrors, almost like panoramic :)
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7977 on: January 12, 2018, 21:55:14 »
My Glee came back from service slightly overfilled with oil so spent an hour syphoning the extra off which worked surprisingly well using some thin plastic tubing through the oil filler hole.
Ran out of daylight so will have to do the crazy run for three minutes sit for three minutes level check tomorrow.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7978 on: January 13, 2018, 16:36:30 »
Got out for a ride around the Lincolnshire wolds today for the first time since Christmas, and the first ride with my new fork brace fitted, wow what a difference. Just need to get some new tyres on and we are all set for summer :thumb: :lala:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7979 on: January 14, 2018, 23:25:32 »

Finally got round to fitting a top box (RYDE 52L) this afternoon / evening.   
Fitted fairly well onto the standard rack, just needed a few different shorter length bolts / grommets here and there.
Looks OK too.  :lala:
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