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Offline mr_diver

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8720 on: December 01, 2018, 21:58:30 »
Iirc there are 18 and a 2.5mm ball is a suitable replacment.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8721 on: December 02, 2018, 02:51:36 »
Had some work done, prior to sticking it a crate for its journey from Auckland to Melbourne.
New chain & spocktes -   lasted 19,500 miles
New f+r tyres (anakee3) lasted 14,800 miles
New head bearings -       lasted 34,500 miles.

Pretty good I feel considering it’s carrying 2 middle aged spreaders plus a ton of luggage.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8722 on: December 02, 2018, 09:00:16 »
 :text-goodpost: more proof (if any were needed) of just what a brilliant bike the 650 is.  :thumb:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8723 on: December 02, 2018, 14:34:50 »
Removed rear wheel, cleaned wheel, chain and rear caliper piston. Reassembled and adjusted chain.. Noticed stock rear tyre is severely squared off after 5900. 

Never did like these Battleflaps much anyway - dry or wet!


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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8724 on: December 08, 2018, 11:05:37 »
Lincsman, to fit those gaitors did you have to remove the forks? or did you slice them and cable tie?
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8725 on: December 08, 2018, 15:57:07 »
cleaned, acf'd and tinkered with the rear suspension setting. Then took for a quick blast.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8726 on: December 08, 2018, 16:31:32 »
Not today, but installed spot lights to be more visible in this winter months.


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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8727 on: December 08, 2018, 16:58:48 »
If they have a strobe function, it can be disabled on some models by removing the 'U2' chip from the circuit board.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8728 on: December 10, 2018, 16:31:04 »
Looked at it  - all shiny and new looking - then rode the SV to work.  :violence-smack: :violence-smack:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8729 on: December 10, 2018, 19:33:12 »
Quote from: NTBooth on December 08, 2018, 11:05:37
Lincsman, to fit those gaitors did you have to remove the forks? or did you slice them and cable tie?

Sorry for the late reply. I dropped the forks. They were a perfect fit. I then used cable ties to keep everything where it should be. The kit actually came with steel jubilee clips which I didn't expect, but as they would look awful after a while I just used black cable ties.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8730 on: December 10, 2018, 21:39:36 »
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No need to disable strobe, I am simply not going to use it :)
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8731 on: December 10, 2018, 23:35:39 »
If you have the choice then   :thumb: (the last ones I had cycled  modes everytime the ignition was switched).

Today I went out for the first time in 2 weeks. Good to get back on the bike even if it was only an hour each way down the motorway  :auto-dirtbike: was a bit chilly which makes me glad I have heated grips and a heated jacket  :sunny:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8732 on: December 14, 2018, 16:13:05 »
Rode to work in 0C today. Baltic.  :bow-blue:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8733 on: December 18, 2018, 15:57:51 »
Nothing. On the sauce till 1pm at the works do and not worth taking risks.  That said think this mornings bus driver had partaken of a few sherbets..
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Offline Barbel Mick

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8734 on: December 18, 2018, 16:16:57 »
 :thumb: :clap:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8735 on: December 18, 2018, 19:11:43 »
Rode back from Liverpool in very wet conditions. Ended up filtering over the Pennines as the M62 was a car park. Must do something about the visor on my helmet as rain managed to get in between the visor and pinlock which makes seeing where you're going interesting. Could have been an easy fix if I didn't manage to snap the pin off the visor  :dl_smiley_banghead:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8736 on: December 27, 2018, 18:18:17 »
I have removed my juddery rattly clutch and posted it off to John @ vibe free today  for modification, so while casing is off I'm going to spray it up to get rid of all corrosion,
cheers Colin
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8737 on: December 28, 2018, 11:17:13 »
Full service with new tyres, chain, sprockets and the heated grips re-glued  :fix:  as the glue kept melting when they were on..... adjusted the rear spring to stiffen it up a little and gave it a damm god clean  :shock: . 

Ready for 2nd Jan when we are back to work and the daily commute to London :-)  :lala:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8738 on: December 29, 2018, 15:49:12 »
Washed it and gave it the ACF50 treatment.
Taken today with 32,000 + miles on it............


Taken March 2014 with about 500 miles on it.............


Black is best!!!!!!!    :stirpot:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8739 on: December 29, 2018, 16:37:12 »
Blimey Mick that is a well looked after bike it doesn’t look like it has done that amount of miles ???? :thumb:
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