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Offline joderest

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6380 on: January 15, 2016, 10:03:27 »
wish I had a workshop !!!!!
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6381 on: January 15, 2016, 13:03:49 »
Did anyone else wash theirs today?  :crazy:

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6382 on: January 15, 2016, 13:04:47 »
Also started removing those horrible bloody warning stickers  :-x

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6383 on: January 15, 2016, 13:11:01 »
Harsh frost Mr Rat...

...oh, it's soap!
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6384 on: January 15, 2016, 13:13:46 »
I got a little carried away with the Snowfoam , still, the drive is nice and clean  :grin:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6385 on: January 15, 2016, 15:54:38 »
Not the bike, that's next week, but did wash the wifes Mini, can't do a thing with it now.

And before anyone with a mind like a sewer says something , its her car !"!!!!!!
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6386 on: January 15, 2016, 18:30:35 »
This bike is a K7 with 18k, it's cleaning up well but the Water Pump has suffered. The lesson I learned today is that you have to take the Clutch Cover off of the DL650 to remove the Water Pump (you don't on the DL1000).

I also dropped the Rad to get at the connectors behind it.  :fix:



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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6387 on: January 15, 2016, 19:34:05 »
I still think the wee is the better shape.
Well done sir.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6388 on: January 15, 2016, 19:36:39 »
Quote from: Fat Rat on January 15, 2016, 18:30:35
This bike is a K7 with 18k.

Not according to your profile  :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6389 on: January 15, 2016, 19:37:08 »
How unlucky Fat Rat. According to the Suzuki chap at the NEC the finish on the water pump cover turning to crap is highly unusual. He was very surprised when I said my bike was just about to have it's 3rd one fitted. Unheard of he said.

I pointed him in the direction of the forum....
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6390 on: January 15, 2016, 20:01:21 »
I bought a new DL1000 in 2006, at the 600 mile service, due to corrosion,  it went in for a new Water Pump, new Disks and a repair to the Tank where it was starting to rust under the Fuel Cap  :violence-smack:

@Martin - Get your eyes tested  :whistle:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6391 on: January 15, 2016, 20:15:21 »
Sorry, my mistake  :topic_closed:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6392 on: January 15, 2016, 21:18:35 »
Quote from: Fat Rat on January 15, 2016, 13:03:49
Did anyone else wash theirs today?  :crazy:
Fantastic picture!
Nice work with the going over :)
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6393 on: January 15, 2016, 22:21:51 »
What?

I didn't get a call to help you with the Wee Andy?  :fix:

You know you're not allowed to use spanners or you hurt yourself.
Or was Amy making sure you were OK?

Nice to see another Strom in the stable though. How long will this one stay?
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6394 on: January 16, 2016, 11:02:45 »
Nathan,

As I told you last time, you have more facial hair than I'm used to  :smirk:

No Amy, just me  :fix: The intention is to keep this one so watch the For Sale section over the next couple of weeks.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6395 on: January 16, 2016, 12:54:57 »
New chain. In the last week that is MOT, new front sprocket (rear was OE and just fine,) , Airfilter, PD Oiler and checked all plugs and valve clearances.

Phew. Just need some good weather now.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6396 on: January 16, 2016, 17:21:18 »
seems like a lot of effort just to paint the Water Pump, cleaning the gasket faces was a royal pain.

New Gasket ready to go on, Water Pump prepped and in Primer. Oil Rad dropped for some TLC, had to drill out the chocolate fastener which holds the cover on (no surprise there).

A couple of coats of Paint tonight on the Water Pump then a couple of coats of laquer in the morning. With a following wind it may be running tomorrow.



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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6397 on: January 17, 2016, 08:40:02 »
I wish I had a workshop !!!!, or a garage !!!!, or a large shed !!!.
So does my wife, says she would never see me, result !!!!!!!
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6398 on: January 17, 2016, 09:10:54 »
Been eating too many sweets then Fat Rat? More tins than tools........!

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #6399 on: January 17, 2016, 11:36:02 »
Living in a house with three women, you can be sure of a chocolate tin to keep your odds and sods in  :smirk:
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