Continuing - So what did you do to your bike today...?

[Irish in Oz]

Picked up parts from the Vapour Blaster.

[Hooli]

They look a touch cleaner.

[KiwiCol]

Look fantastic, that'd put a smile on yer dial. 

[Irish in Oz]

I'm very happy, was done by a mate of mine now retired does it from his garage. He's not hard to pay, 100 quid for a complete twin cylinder Honda 250 engine. I was thinking of making a unit up myself but now I won't bother at that price.

[grog]

Great result Irish. 👍Bloke across from work has similar business, would be so handy to use. Problem is, hes such an arsehole i wont go near him. Most unfriendly person ive met.

[steve porter]

Fitted new rear road 5, got 20k out of the last one,new metal gear rear disc and new pads and oil and filter change

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfx5wICpHWM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Yetiman]

Made some brackets to take off the pillion pegs..
Looks better than in Pics..

[Hooli]

I'VE FIXED MY C28!

I took the throttle bodies apart again today & went though everything I did last time again. Then realised the one thing I didn't do last time was undo the screw where the flylead fits to the STVA. Inside there, there are two pronged connectors from the lead & two female connections from the motor.

They looked a bit messy so I washed them with an old toothbrush & switch cleaner, and smeared them with electrical grease to keep damp etc out. As there's no way in to tighten the female half of the connection, I twisted the male prongs slightly to ensure a good contact & could feel it drag slightly as I put it back together which is always a good sign.

Rebuilt the bike from there & it's sweet as a nut again. I'd pulled the fast idle mech off as it was sticky as well, so once back from the test run I had to tweak the screw the manual says NEVER adjust because I'd taken it out to get the fast idle stuff apart. I'd got it set so even when the engine was warm the fast idle was holding the revs up a bit, quick fix though so no bother.

I think you'd be able to get the connector I found at fault without stripping the throttle bodies off, as it's right at the bottom of the STVA & only a single screw holding it.

Have a pic of the connector that caused all my hassles lately.

[KiwiCol]

Well done Hooli, you're a persistent bugger aren't ya!  Ya got it in the end.   

[Hooli]

I can't be doing with broken bikes when I know there's nothing really wrong with it Col, bloody annoying how long it took to find though.

[steve porter]

Fitted new rear road 5, got 20k out of the last one,new metal gear rear disc and new pads and oil and filter change

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfx5wICpHWM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Update on the Metalgear rear disc, just like with the front discs changed from the originals  , now feels like it has a power booster comparatively with the same pads, the Metalgear material has much more friction and I'm sure other aftermarket ones would be similar to them with a whole lot better feel than stock

[Eric GSX1400K3]

I'VE FIXED MY C28!

I took the throttle bodies apart again today & went though everything I did last time again. Then realised the one thing I didn't do last time was undo the screw where the flylead fits to the STVA. Inside there, there are two pronged connectors from the lead & two female connections from the motor.

They looked a bit messy so I washed them with an old toothbrush & switch cleaner, and smeared them with electrical grease to keep damp etc out. As there's no way in to tighten the female half of the connection, I twisted the male prongs slightly to ensure a good contact & could feel it drag slightly as I put it back together which is always a good sign.

Rebuilt the bike from there & it's sweet as a nut again. I'd pulled the fast idle mech off as it was sticky as well, so once back from the test run I had to tweak the screw the manual says NEVER adjust because I'd taken it out to get the fast idle stuff apart. I'd got it set so even when the engine was warm the fast idle was holding the revs up a bit, quick fix though so no bother.

I think you'd be able to get the connector I found at fault without stripping the throttle bodies off, as it's right at the bottom of the STVA & only a single screw holding it.

Have a pic of the connector that caused all my hassles lately.

Awesome mate, bloody good job.  I will check the same connector on mine today.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Fitted new rear road 5, got 20k out of the last one,new metal gear rear disc and new pads and oil and filter change

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfx5wICpHWM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Update on the Metalgear rear disc, just like with the front discs changed from the originals  , now feels like it has a power booster comparatively with the same pads, the Metalgear material has much more friction and I'm sure other aftermarket ones would be similar to them with a whole lot better feel than stock

+1 on metal gear discs, got them both front and back. Great stopping power

[grog]

Agree. Metal Gear & DP pads on rear, works well.

[seth]

Tonight swopped both wheels(new tyres on them ), fitted a chain and sprocket kit and sprocket carrier bearing .
That's both bikes fully serviced (including teabags cleaned)and ready for Europe