What have you done to your bike today....

[DD67]

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Really impressed with tap and dye set..never used one before...
Now should I attempt to remove the bolt that is secured into the manifold or should I see if it grabs the thread in the EGR valve now ive re threaded it...
Fuck it..im going see if it grabs it now...

I'm no expert with thread cutting kit.
But I find they work best with a couple of turns in, followed by a couple of turns out. Keep repeating that process until you've finishing cutting the thread. It cleans out the swarf rather than trying to cut the thread in one hit.
Also, a bit of lube helps. WD40 or similar should do the trick.

 

[DD67]

Ooh and I keep lifting my front wheel up in second and third gear...Only a tiny bit but is it still technically classed as a wheelie and does it make me a wanker

I had a similar experience Duck. Even though I was riding it around like an old lady.
So much so, I checked to see if the gearing is standard, it is!
I reckon if you dropped a tooth off the front it'd pull full blown power wheelies all the time.
I can only assume the new exhaust system is allowing it to breathe better. For a 650 twin it goes like stink!
So leave the gearing alone mate, & be a bit more gentle with the throttle.

Edit...
It could be the "Go-Faster" stripes that are contributing to the power wheelies? They must add at least 15bhp

 

[Public Enemy]

.Only a tiny bit but is it still technically classed as a wheelie and does it make me a wanker

Yes.

 

[Holy Shit]

It really is @DD67
I would honestly be totally screwed at the moment without it....

I’m suspicious that your top box is being used for hauling drugs.
I hope this isn’t the first sign of a turf war bruv?

 

[Scrappy]

As we discussed at the time Duck.
That top box is massive/ugly. But as predicted, I see that it's also coming in handy

IT'S FECKING HUGE!

If he were to fill it he'd been doing a permanent wheelie

 

[Scrappy]

Ooh and I keep lifting my front wheel up in second and third gear...Only a tiny bit but is it still technically classed as a wheelie and does it make me a wanker

That's the weight of your top box

 

[Scrappy]

Went for a ride down to the Cotswolds today, some beautiful scenery on route, but the roads were slow with a lot of 50 mph limits and 30/20 in villages. Far too many cyclists and people for my liking, especially in Bourton-on-the-Water where I only stopped for 5 mins to stretch my legs before getting back on the bike again.

Bourton-on-the-Water





Stopped on the way back to get a picture of the view

 

[Holy Shit]

Its a bank holiday the traffic is nuts

 

[MartytheMartian]

Well I had a very peaceful day out with Mairi my Skye Blue Bonnie. Took the road from my village down to Strachur and then onto the Strachur to Tighnabruaich road before branching off onto the single track road to Castle Lachlan and on to Otter Ferry. The first photo is at Castle Lachlan where, according to the records. some of my ancestors lived a few hundred years ago

Unfortunately the castle, across the small bay behind my bike is hidden by the young trees at the roadside.
Next I headed south towards Otter Ferry


When I reached Otter Ferry I took the road over the hill to Glendaruel and had it entirely to myself for the entire journey

Looking back to Otter Ferry and Loch Fyne

The highest point of the road between Otter Ferry and Glendaruel

Descending into the 'Dream Valley' of Glendaruel

I nearly bloody fell over again when I pulled up to the junction between the single track and the TIghnabruaich to Strachur road. As I came up to the junction and went to put my foot down the bloody front wheel slid away on the dust and gravel at the junction, fortunately I planted my foot in time to stop her sliding out but jarred my hip in the process!

I have no photos of the journey back to Strachur on the Tighnabruaich to Strachur road as it's too long, wide and fun to ride and I couldn't bring myself to stop and take any pictures. Final picture is at the old Rest and Be Thankful before heading back into my village.

 

[Don the Don]

Stunning as always @MartytheMartian Bike looks good, I ran the Speedmaster today suppose I should get a modern mobile one day I keep forgetting to take my camera with me

 

[DD67]

IT'S FECKING HUGE!

Thanks darlin!
I dunno about "HUGE" but you definitely wouldn't want it up your nose as a bogey!

 

[DD67]

That's the weight of your top box

Ignore him Duck, he's only jealous

 

[BAD LUCK DUCK]

I’m suspicious that your top box is being used for hauling drugs.
I hope this isn’t the first sign of a turf war bruv?

Ducks don't do drugs..
We do excited over a slice of Warburtons though

 

[BAD LUCK DUCK]

Well I had a very peaceful day out with Mairi my Skye Blue Bonnie. Took the road from my village down to Strachur and then onto the Strachur to Tighnabruaich road before branching off onto the single track road to Castle Lachlan and on to Otter Ferry. The first photo is at Castle Lachlan where, according to the records. some of my ancestors lived a few hundred years ago
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Unfortunately the castle, across the small bay behind my bike is hidden by the young trees at the roadside.
Next I headed south towards Otter Ferry
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When I reached Otter Ferry I took the road over the hill to Glendaruel and had it entirely to myself for the entire journey
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Looking back to Otter Ferry and Loch Fyne
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The highest point of the road between Otter Ferry and Glendaruel
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Descending into the 'Dream Valley' of Glendaruel

I nearly bloody fell over again when I pulled up to the junction between the single track and the TIghnabruaich to Strachur road. As I came up to the junction and went to put my foot down the bloody front wheel slid away on the dust and gravel at the junction, fortunately I planted my foot in time to stop her sliding out but jarred my hip in the process!

I have no photos of the journey back to Strachur on the Tighnabruaich to Strachur road as it's too long, wide and fun to ride and I couldn't bring myself to stop and take any pictures. Final picture is at the old Rest and Be Thankful before heading back into my village.
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I wanna go there now if and when my Scotland trip goes ahead..
How much of a detour is it from NC500

 

[BAD LUCK DUCK]

I went out for a few hours without the top box attached and had a great time..I was so busy enjoying myself I completely forgot about photos...
I have developed an irritating tinny sounding vibration at the front of the bike that I suspect is the radiator protector grill...
Otherwise a brilliant ride out today...

 

[Judd Dredd]

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the shorter tower use to hold communication dishes and relays. both civilian and military, all stripped out about 10 years ago.

 

[chas]

Not really.,.... lead free fuel makes plug chopping a lot harder with the merest hints at the tip of the electrode ceramic instead of the soot of yesteryear...... sigh!

Soot is for stinkwheels. Run'em lean at your holed piston peril.

 

[DD67]

I have developed an irritating tinny sounding vibration at the front of the bike that I suspect is the radiator protector grill...
Otherwise a brilliant ride out today...

There should be a couple of small rubber blocks holding it away from the radiator Duck.
Check they haven't fallen off, or the guard will be rubbing on the radiator.
It's a stupid design cos there's only one fixing point!

 

[MartytheMartian]

Quite a bit I'm afraid @BAD LUCK DUCK . You would turn left at the top of Loch Lomond so a long way short of the start of the NC500. I hear that the tourist fleecers are now promoting a 'Kintyre66' loop to try and cash in on the success of the NC500. I hope such things don't come to my little corner because I like how quiet and empty the roads around my stomping ground are.

 

[Holy Shit]

There may be draw backs but I can’t see any,you live somewhere that most people could or would die for.