Author Topic: What have you done with your V-Strom today? (Read 1394921 times)

Barbel Mick · « **Reply #8140 on:** April 06, 2018, 22:45:23 »

Congratulations Graham & to future parents!!

user650 · « **Reply #8141 on:** April 06, 2018, 23:03:34 »

More presents to buy

Congratulations to all concerned

Trumpton · « **Reply #8142 on:** April 07, 2018, 18:54:20 »

Picked my DL650 AL2 up from the dealer today.
2011 in white, very low miles.
Weather was miserable, rained all the way there on my BMW 650GS and all the way back on the new wee!
Ordered some Oxford OF691 grips as soon as I got home!

Graham62 · « **Reply #8143 on:** April 07, 2018, 19:47:47 »

Thanks all for the congrats I'll pass the on.

ZipcodeUK · « **Reply #8144 on:** April 07, 2018, 20:56:04 »

Been busy today getting stuck into some general maintenance work, some new Tyres, some preventative wiring TLC and a few other shiny bits fit too....

Sasquatch · « **Reply #8145 on:** April 07, 2018, 21:21:43 »

Nice mancave ZipcodeUK

SimStrom · « **Reply #8146 on:** April 07, 2018, 22:22:25 »

Brought it home to its 'forever home'..

ZipcodeUK · « **Reply #8147 on:** April 09, 2018, 18:22:24 »

Quote from: Sasquatch on April 07, 2018, 21:21:43

Nice mancave ZipcodeUK

Thanks, it's a fairly recent setup... but loving the ability to work on my bikes / projects without the grief of moving half the crap out my garage just to do so.

Graham62 · « **Reply #8148 on:** April 09, 2018, 20:01:42 »

fitted the front calipers, the brakes are still binding

UK_Vstrom650 · « **Reply #8149 on:** April 10, 2018, 08:29:20 »

Yesterday I rode from Sheffield to Liverpool via Snake Pass - best of all work paid me to do it

Loz · « **Reply #8150 on:** April 10, 2018, 09:09:19 »

Graham, both calipers? or just one?
Sometimes brake binding can be due to the front end/front wheel not being fitted together in the right process, have you checked this?
Seen lots of people thinking their forks/discs/ calipers are fooked and all down to incorrect tightening process.
This vid is for dirtbikes, but its the same principle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siSIue3IWeI&t=0s&list=FLV7q0mC_wXYjOXc2844-3mw&index=17

Asmith61 · « **Reply #8151 on:** April 10, 2018, 11:12:46 »

+ 1 for great workshop zipcodeuk

Wolfgang · « **Reply #8152 on:** April 11, 2018, 13:48:43 »

I have just taken the Oxford Hot Hands things off.
Spring has sprung.

mr_diver · « **Reply #8153 on:** April 11, 2018, 14:45:50 »

Well that means snow this weekend!

paulja · « **Reply #8154 on:** April 11, 2018, 15:22:42 »

Pair Michelin Road 5 Trails fitted- never seen so many weights on one wheel ????

tallpaul · « **Reply #8155 on:** April 11, 2018, 19:15:58 »

I thought the same when I had PR4s fitted to my Strom. There was half a lead mine stuck to the rear wheel...

SimStrom · « **Reply #8156 on:** April 11, 2018, 21:47:01 »

I didn't think the front brakes were performing as they should after Sundays ride, So I decided we'll start from fresh

Doug McLaren · « **Reply #8157 on:** April 14, 2018, 17:40:08 »

Changed fork oil last weekend and noticed that pads were getting down, so today it was new pads all round as well as good clean of the calipers.

MOT also today, passed of course.

Mudster · « **Reply #8158 on:** April 15, 2018, 16:36:14 »

Been rebuilding the bike over the winter. General maintenance and checking everything over.

Today was the first start in months and I have learnt the following:

Rear cam cover gasket is a pain to see if it is properly seated. If it isn't properly in place, oil absolutely gushes out, covers the nice clean swing arm and makes quite a puddle on the floor.
If the FI light is flashing and the bike will run for about 2 seconds and die, check the fault codes. When it returns -C00 code, dealer mode is less than helpful. To save anyone 2 hours of searching, it will run better if the tilt switch is installed the right way up.

So progress, but I didn't get to sync the throttle bodies as I wanted to do.

UK_Vstrom650 · « **Reply #8159 on:** April 15, 2018, 21:14:55 »

Sounds like you've been busy there Mudster. Much better than my simple oil change and fix to a horn connection that I did today.