Yay thank you! hopefully be out on him this weekend and go and see snod for his birthday

PaulLipscomb wrote:
The light is in the hands of the Royal Mail....

Oh very good hands if I say so myself.....

its going to arrive in tiny little pieces isnt it

That depends on the Royal Male I mean Blue Eyes.! Now we know Bikey will make it over.

Ha ha will have to see if funds allow! which weekend is it? he is looking rather battle scarred atm. i got on bikey today to ride him to the mechanics and my right leg kept cramping up  how does it work that i feel more stiff today than yesterday!?!

19th September!

Bikeys bottom is repaired and picked up a front rim for him today, good condition, £50 and its red!been out for a ride today and hes running better than ever!

joy !!! 

keep on riding becky

Amazing what a good shunt up the rear end can do! Glad his bottom is ok! Sounds like he needed it!

will do! took him for a bit of a test ride, Dad was with me and was shocked at how im just as confident as before  Said something along the lines of 'well it was an accident, i trust my bike, i trust my judgement and i trust jack, why should it have changed my riding?' just got an 'oh, right'  Ordering new tyres tomorrow  love new tyres  and then should be all set for seeing snod for his birthday  (nothing can prepare me for meeting his parents though, mums always hate me!)

Ha ha we all need it up the rear occasionally

Don't forget to scrub those new tyres in before you go leaning too far in corners!

Mike

Ha ha in my time owning him this will be my tenth set and it always rains, guaranteed!

Tenth set in 50,000 miles???

I see difficulty when you meet Jack's parents. 'Fast woman', 'She doesn't hang around'. My dad would have simply asked for ride on your bike.

Burnouts aren't good for tires...or parental acceptance.  Explains the ten sets.  (kidding)

No one gets to ride bikey but me! They dont understand his little quirky bits. And not burnouts! Just enthusiastic riding  included in that is a set of bridgestones that did 1000 miles and then started to split (did get a refund) and a set of conti gos which are just awful. Hes on metxlers now, this last set have done about 5000 miles (a lot of motorway though so the back is square) and the front is bulging from the crash so needs replacing. Love buying tyres  yay!!!! so exciting!!!! And mums dont like me because im ginger  nothing to do with leading anyone astray  impossible with snod anyway, hes older than me so i cant be the bad influence!!

To be fair mine has Conti Gos on it and after 6000 miles there isn't much left, especially on the rear. It's by far the quickest I've worn out a front tyre.

A new pattern headlight has been sourced for the CB250 which uses one of those newfangled halogen bulbs and a replacement pair of forks have arrived though one stanchion has a quite nasty score along it in the area of travel, I'm not too impressed by that breaker. The headlight and clock holding bracket has broken, and the tacho cable has shoved its way into the tachometer breaking off the mounting lugs of the drive so I need a new tacho too. And I still need a mudguard, gear and clutch levers and some symmetrical handlebars.. Sigh

But still have me so it's not all bad  x

Ha yes could've been worse! And no broken bones so no lost jobs! Temping..

I would have got sick pay :p very glad it didn't come to that! Feeling very bad about the state of the 250 though

Becky wrote:I would have got sick pay :p very glad it didn't come to that! Feeling very bad about the state of the 250 though

Wrong answer! Supposed to feel bad about Bikey! I didn't think you would be feeling too bad about the 250, but was better than a K.

Glad you are both ok and that Bikey and Silver ride again!

Ha ha silver was safe at home! Bikey is running better than ever, just a few battle scars! meeting up on Sunday  think ilI'll let snod lead and he can tackle the sheep!

Becky wrote:Ha ha silver was safe at home! Bikey is running better than ever, just a few battle scars! meeting up on Sunday  think ilI'll let snod lead and he can tackle the sheep!

I wonder how the 250 would cope with a rear ender from an impatient Becky on Bikey!!! I guess the thought of you will keep him moving along briskly!

So will Snod be over in September? He should be taking you for a weekend away after all that. Well provide some beer!! Happy Birthday to Birthday Boy.

I'm off to Germany next Saturday, it has been booked for a while now and it wipes me out of both money and available time off, so another week away can't be done

And the sheep are kept away in fields down here, it's so much safer! Less gravel too somehow. And if a K ploughed into the back of the 250 the Honda would be dead, pretty sure about that.. The frame would be all bent up out of shape, at a guess. Not worth thinking about :pale:

But the ks do have abs and mine works really well so the front end wouldn't have locked up :p I do agree that free range sheep should be banned! Think we should battery farm them instead....

Not sure I agree with battery sheep. Now I suppose we are in for a shed load of sheep jokes.

Since you are headed for Germany remember it can be cold so bring a woolly jumper.

We cross bred a sheep and a Kangaroo and got one of them

I cell graze my sheep with portable electric net fencing. Move them either daily or a few times a week, depending on pasture quality, weather, stocking density etc

Pasture not only recovers quickly but comes back better then it was. 

We follow the sheep with pasture grazing chickens who eat any insect pests breeding in the manure, and also distrubute said manure a bit, and scratch up the ground litter etc. Plus they bring a wide range of their own minerals and fertility to add to the soil.

All about balance and timing. Just like 'nature' as it were. 





ok, back to bikes....

Hi floyd,

What part of Marrickville is that photo? Doesn't look like any part I've seen !

   

Bill

Tis true, tis true - Marrickville is, as they say, a shithole.

This pic is out near Mudgee, with my kache of K's.

I like the way all the sheep are looking at you just waiting for the electrocution lessons to start   ZZZZZZZZZZ........ZZZZZZZZZZ.........ZZZZZZZZZZ

My aunt used to have pet sheep when we were growing up, we used to ride them round the field! We never farmed them but Dad was a pig farmer before the foot and mouth. One of our fields used to back onto a graveyard and the cows used to escape into it and eat the flowers! I used to have a pet duck I had raised from an egg, he was really tame and one day Dad said the Fox had eaten him. I was gutted. On my 18th he told me that we had actually eaten him  parents can be so mean!

Becky wrote:My aunt used to have pet sheep when we were growing up, we used to ride them round the field! We never farmed them but Dad was a pig farmer before the foot and mouth. One of our fields used to back onto a graveyard and the cows used to escape into it and eat the flowers! I used to have a pet duck I had raised from an egg, he was really tame and one day Dad said the Fox had eaten him. I was gutted. On my 18th he told me that we had actually eaten him  parents can be so mean!

Is Snod safe in this environment?? Maybe he had reason to fear meeting your Dad?

Ha ha my Dad does have a few guns (dont tell snod!)

Becky wrote:My aunt used to have pet sheep when we were growing up, we used to ride them round the field! We never farmed them but Dad was a pig farmer before the foot and mouth. One of our fields used to back onto a graveyard and the cows used to escape into it and eat the flowers! I used to have a pet duck I had raised from an egg, he was really tame and one day Dad said the Fox had eaten him. I was gutted. On my 18th he told me that we had actually eaten him  parents can be so mean!

My kid brother died when I was 2 and a half. My parents told me. You were lucky it was only a duck.

Did you take the duck for walkies?

He used to follow me home! And he came to school with me for show and tell.....Me and Snod and Bikey and Silver were out together yesterday  Pictures in the usual place

I've just seen the post but can't see the pics of your damage. My heart sank as I read it and always does for any fellow rider but machinery is repairable and replaceable. Be patient on eBay before you decide to go naked yo can get the panels slowly at the right price. you can ride without the lowers (but your knees get wet in the rain).

Good luck with it.

W are going to try and fibreglass the fairing at some point, its not a massive crack, wont look perfect but as long as it is functional its fine!

Ive used a £10 glass fibre kit from Halfords with great sucess.
As you are putting the repair on the inside of the panel, it don't have to be pretty!
Just take your time, follow the instructions and you will end up with a strong repair.
The fairing panels are heavy and repair well.

I'd like to add something to what ComberJohn has said about repairing cracks in glassfibre. I see the crack has gone through to the outside; normally people either shy away from fixing them or make a real hash of it. If you've reinforced the inside successfully this should be easy.

1. Sand the damaged area flat (or as flat as possible) to get rid of all of the odd ends of broken fibres
2. Take a Dremel (or similar) with a ball-ended tool in it and carefully channel along the crack
3. Use a fine-grain glassfibre filler to fill the channels
4. Sand flat using a piece of 600 grade wet'n'dry
5. Use the MkI fingertip to check for ridges - most times there won't be any. Rpt 3 & 4 if necessary
6. Paint.

LFB's fairing is full of unpainted filled channels. It looks absolutely horrendous but you can't feel the difference between them and the original glassfibre.

Thanks for the advice! My only worry is even if i get the right colour paint it wont match because he does spend a lot of time outdoors  and it has probably faded. Dont really fancy repainting it all....or maybe custom design? Would do if i was artistic but i am really not!

Becky wrote:Thanks for the advice! My only worry is even if i get the right colour paint it wont match because he does spend a lot of time outdoors  and it has probably faded. Dont really fancy repainting it all....or maybe custom design? Would do if i was artistic but i am really not!

How about Snod painting Bikey?

Ha ha not sure what his painting skills are like! Hes buggering off to Germany on Friday the lucky git.... he'll be in Germany and im having a night in Wales on a mates sofa, not really the same!

Bikeys rear feels relieved. Is Snod going to Specsavers?

Ha ha  I think its much safer if i learn to take evasive action rather than stopping! And i need to remember that someone may choose to follow me on overtakes! We have kinda drawn a line under the whole thing now, could have been a lot worse and we have learnt from it without getting to seriously hurt so all is good! Bikey would have loved to go to germany again though  me too!!!

First of all I hope Bikey will be restored to old glory and accompany you for many more years

Then I have my own little crash aftermath, had my first minor accident on the bike, something went wrong with my throttle, it was kind of stuck and stupid me twisted a little harder, bike jumped forward and I pulled the front brake, wheel slipped and I found myself lying in the street, luckily this happened at rather low speed and I'm absolutely fine. 

Went to the bike today to examine the damage

front right Indicator, headlight glass, right mirror glass, footrest mount plate and right footrest are gone, right pannier box damaged and right crashbar is gone

Thinking of Bikey I got away cheap here and I'd say the crash bar did a great job preventing more damage 












After the crash I could ride home, bike started up with no trouble, the idiot warning light stayed on on after pulling front and rear brake and it was a bit strange to ride home without a footrest, but it was only 3 km. 

When I got to the bike today it would not start up, when I turn the key the head and tail light came on and indicators work (minus the front right one) 

But all the lights in the cockpit stayed off ( battery and oil ) and it pushing the ignition would not do anything, so I'm not sure what's wrong there.

Looking at parts on motorworks now, replacing the hardwear should not be to tricky, hope the starter issue will be ok as well.

The green/black wire hanging near the brake pedal may have touched earth and blown a fuse which would prevent the starter working.

RicK G wrote:The green/black wire hanging near the brake pedal may have touched earth and blown a fuse which would prevent the starter working.

Good one rick
Fuse #1 (7.5 amps) must be blown and the instrument pod is not getting any power.

Crazy Frog wrote:

RicK G wrote:The green/black wire hanging near the brake pedal may have touched earth and blown a fuse which would prevent the starter working.

Good one rick
Fuse #1 (7.5 amps) must be blown and the instrument pod is not getting any power.

Ok, that makes sense and a blown fuse should not be too hard to replace, I'll put it on the things to purchase list

Sagi - where you are, don't bother with Motorworks or anyone in the UK unless you have to. Give John Tilley a ring up in Tullamore, Offaly - 087 240 7760 - as he's likely to have all the parts you need. I guess this applies to anyone down south and in range.

Sagi wrote:

Crazy Frog wrote:

RicK G wrote:The green/black wire hanging near the brake pedal may have touched earth and blown a fuse which would prevent the starter working.

Good one rick
Fuse #1 (7.5 amps) must be blown and the instrument pod is not getting any power.

Ok, that makes sense and a blown fuse should not be too hard to replace, I'll put it on the things to purchase list

you don't carry spare fuses ?

the little box under the seat is an ideal place for this , and a press seal bag helps keep them clean and in tact ...get several of the 3 or four types  7.5 10 and that little one ...forgot right now 5?