(small) Bike Things You've Done Today

Just be careful putting too much load on the bolts, the bottom of the forks can crack in this area. Usually because the clamp bolts have been overtightened but its still a weak point.

 

Since my return to motorcycling I have generally been very impressed with the maturity and courtesy of bikers but have to say that last Saturday on my return from Rykers I could not believe how some of the lads were riding amongst heavy traffic. They were clearly skilled but on hugely powerful bikes and I couldn't help thinking that an accident is waiting to happen.

 

That's a very pertinent point and one that I hadn't considered. I shall endeavour to come up with a plan B failsafe perhaps in the form of a cable from the rafter. Thank you.

 

I should have added that the bolts are threaded right through the fork so the force is not actually just on the outer quadrant but on the entire fork. It was just necessary to get the vertical bar of the paddock stand away from the line of the axle.

 

Fitted a Ducabike rear brake pedal extension on my multistrada as you need to be a ballerina to press the brake enough to hold it on a slope .

 

A common or garden ladder over your bike and a few tiedown straps works well.



This vid shows a Grom, but I've done this on much heavier bikes, without issue mainly using hooks

 

WTF is a GROM?

 

A Honda 125 with odd styling

 

I put my front paddock stand more under the calliper mounts

 

Went for a ride. The Tomtom sat nav was fitted by the dealership yesterday - properly wired in to the electrics, sorted.

 

That’s a great pic

 

Thanks ! Sometimes just have to get off the bike and take a picture.

This is along the Military Road on the Isle of Wight. Beautiful stretch of road, near my mum’s house.

 

IOW is fantastic, very tempting.

 

Found a crack on the rear footpeg/ exhaust hanger on the CX so swapped it out. Previous owners partner must have liked the pies.

 

Getting there



Didn't like the look of the wheels it came with, too many horror stories of the hubs coming off...

 

What is it?
Not the wheel obvs, the rest of it.

 

Looks like a what we used to call a Monkey bike, possibly a Skyway made copy of it?

 

Its a Skyteam Monkey bike, based on a Honda Z50J. Its now got an 8cm extended s/arm, bigger 10" alloy wheels, useful tyres and a Stomp 120R engine -with an arm wrenching 8.5hp (at the wheel). The rear shocks are too long so I need to switch them too.

Its for the back of my van to make croissant runs, getting to the beach & exploring easier and more fun!

 

Brilliant idea.
My wife insists we have bicycles only on the back of the camper van, guess that’s being married for ya.