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

[Hooli]

You know that Hornet I got yesterday? Well I took the tank off tonight to see if I needed any adapters to balance the carbs..

Why do I touch things that are working? The fuel pipe crumbed into bits as I lifted the tank, yet it'd never smelt of fuel or leaked before. I found the choke mech was bent so it wasn't working on one carb, so I straightened & now it doesn't return to off when you move the lever back...

Oh & the fork seal that was done 900 miles ago by a dealer when the bike was owned by one of their staff is leaking again. That's a 100% failure for them as she had the chain n sprockets done at the same time & I had to align the wheel properly when she got it home as it was crabbing like mad. I've no idea how I didn't notice the seal before, the bike has been here long enough.

Over all rating for the day - Bugger.

[Kiwifruit]

Most likely correct Chris 

[KiwiCol]

Better you found it Hooli than it breakdown on ya somewhere far away.  Anyway, it gives you more things to play with.   

[Hooli]

Aye I'll sort it Col, it's just annoying  to find it now. But then I've never had a reason to take the tank off before. Fork seal is worse as I saw a small stain on the garage floor from it last night that I'd somehow missed as well.

[Hooli]

Today's rating - Much Better.

I popped to the local decent bike spares place & spent a whole £15. Came home for stuff I had to do at lunchtime & then spent about 3hrs on the Hornet this afternoon. I've only changed the one fork seal, no point doing both with only 900mile on them. It's a waste of oil of nothing else. Changing the fuel line took nearly as long, the gap under the carbs is too small for an adult to get their hand in. Then I fitted the LED flasher relay, which needed an earth point adding. It's ready to get an MOT now.

Best of all, I got the two ugly stickers for a tyre shop in Leeds off the front as well. I'll fit the LED indicators once they arrive.

I might take it for a MOT in the morning as I'm not working this week it makes sense to get it all sorted & it's ready for winter etc then.

[seth]

@Hooli
Adult ! 

[Hooli]

@Hooli
Adult ! 

Physical age, not mental! 

It also explains why they are girls bikes, on average girls have smaller hands so would be able to fix them. I can't even get to the idle adjuster with out burning or cutting myself as it's right under the centre of the carbs.

[grog]

Pretty it up, sell it.

[Hooli]

Pretty it up, sell it.

Nope, run it & use it in winter when salt is on the roads so the Triumphs & the GSX (when fixed up) don't suffer.

Today I proved the Hornet is female. It passed it's MOT with a clean sheet & promptly broke down 25 miles later! The reg/rec has gone, so I declutched at a junction & it just cut out. Lucky it was only 1/2 a mile from the mate I was riding too, so left it on charge there for an hour & rode it home again.

Seems the early Hornets have a reg/rec with no cooling fins & it was soon upgraded. So it's done well to last this long, there's a split in the casing & liquid has oozed out along with a bit of solder. So it's a safe bet it overheated. A replacement later one from a breakers is £24 on ebay, so that's on it's way.

[VladTepes]

Today I left my bike in the garage and took a bloody train to work  because raining and I don't want to get drenched on way TO work.

(On way home I could't care less)

[steve porter]

Pumped up the Tyres as I haven't ridden for a month due to a torn meniscus, reckon I will be right to go again next week

[Hooli]

Well that was damn quick!

The reg/rec turned up at 8:30 this morning by courier, I only ordered about 9pm on thurs.

Colour me impressed.

[grog]

Top service Hooli. I was once amazed with similar. Ordered golf bag at 2pm, arrived next day at 12pm. All the way from Western Australia, thats a bloody long way.

[Hooli]

Indeed, that is a long way.

I did the obvious thing as I had the part to fix a bike. I went out & did 240miles on another bike as a lass I've started talking too wanted a ride. We're going again tomorrow so it can't have been too unpleasant.

[Kiwifruit]

Hooli was that you l saw looking in the jewelers shop window this morning