Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 20, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted January 20, 2018 Time for a Swedish beer.... Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 25, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted January 25, 2018 The stickerset came in, quality looks really good. And as per their instructions, the material is bubble-free allowing air to be pushed out. No soapy water etc since the stickers can be pulled off for 2 days. Any wrinkles in the material will be "righted" with a hot air gun. We will see! Will fit and ride with the chinesium panels for a while first, see how they hold. Before putting the decals on. Asked (and I got) to replace the stickers that emulate the headlight with the stars and stripes from another RC51 set and since I will be running PIRELLI instead of MICHELIN, they changed those as well (OK one set they made in black; whereas these go on the under cowl; they will fix this in Yellow or yellow/red) Now here is a question to y'ALL (it is a Colin Edwards set...) The chinesium ABS panels' (no idea of pressed or molded) tabs look like this. Reportedly they can break, so what can I do in advnace to reinforce? Sperglue&bakinf soda (sodium bicarbonate) The "radiator surround foam bits"were not included with the panels and the OEM bits are like $7 a piece (and you need 6....). So I bought some "Soudaband". A self expanding foam (20x20mm) with a sticky tape backing. $8 for 5 meters or so Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 27, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted January 27, 2018 Nippy but nice, 1st ride in 2018. Testing the chinesium (side/rear) panels and the new FactoryPro shift star kit. All good!. I had a problem with hard to get into neutral and that is 100% solved. Shifting feels solid/smooth. Quote
Member Contributer JZH Posted January 27, 2018 Member Contributer Posted January 27, 2018 You're sure not slouching around this year! The Elefantentreffen is next weekend in Thurmansbang... Ciao, Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 28, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted January 28, 2018 Lemmethinkaboutitthoughtaboutitmaybeno... I do spot a black Guzzi.... Timmy???????? Quote
Member Contributer 007 Posted January 29, 2018 Member Contributer Posted January 29, 2018 On 1/28/2018 at 3:47 AM, Dutchy said: Lemmethinkaboutitthoughtaboutitmaybeno... I do spot a black Guzzi.... Timmy???????? Holy crap! What rally is that? ***Edit - nevermind, I'm dumb Quote
jhenley17 Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 Not an American event, you can be certain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 30, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted January 30, 2018 Not neglecting my little cougar/puma :-) HEL UK didnot have the clutch line in their catalogue, so I sent them mine so they could copy. I could have gone for a single line of course, but prefer the OEM look to Shaun from HEL! Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 2, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted February 2, 2018 Decided to give the clutch slave a little TLC. Clean as much as possible from the outside (compress the piston and clean crud) in the hope it would pop out by itself. Nope.... I donot own an air compressor... But then I realised that last month, I nearly chucked out this airbed/rubber boat pump.... Nearly! Aye, that did the trick Started on the SP's Castrol stickering Yeah, I know, Colin has Michelin decals. But I like being difficult different Will hold off on the side panels till I ran them a couple of time, checking how they are holding up before I apply (a lot of work) them... Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 3, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted February 3, 2018 The chinesium side panel on the right side fitted ok to the oem upper (top hole needed to be expanded). But the lhs requires some thought... Quote
Member Contributer Forbes Posted February 3, 2018 Member Contributer Posted February 3, 2018 Only thought....is what you're prepared to live with.....Must've made the mold off another chineseiam copy off a copy of a copy....???Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk Quote
Member Contributer JZH Posted February 4, 2018 Member Contributer Posted February 4, 2018 Maybe, but what was Corbin's excuse, then? I have a yellow Smuggler seat cowl, and the gaps are frankly embarrassing... Ciao, Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 4, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted February 4, 2018 Aye, 1 well nut on the rhs needs a little relocation. Same issue/gap as with the oem upper. But the chinesium upper itself looks ok. time will tell. Relocation time !! The (darker than oem) wings lines up ok Mind the gap... Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 5, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted February 5, 2018 The china tail is not prone to failure so I started stickering.... Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 8, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted February 8, 2018 Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 14, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted February 14, 2018 To HEL with 31 year old hydraulic lines Quote
jeremyr62 Posted February 14, 2018 Posted February 14, 2018 They look good. Let us know if you can tell the difference. The OE lines on my two 500s have held up very well compared to other bikes I have owned. They didn't skimp on quality in those days. Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 14, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted February 14, 2018 Will do. There indeed seems nothing wrong with the OEM ones after all these years.... but that 20% discount on the brake lines and a super deal on the clutch line was too good to pass up. Not forgetting the 0.05% interest on one's savings account these days..... Not spending is actaually COSTING me money..... Quote
Member Contributer Captain 80s Posted February 14, 2018 Member Contributer Posted February 14, 2018 The black coating looks really nice. Quote
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted February 15, 2018 Member Contributer Posted February 15, 2018 I like the way you think....Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Member Contributer Forbes Posted February 15, 2018 Member Contributer Posted February 15, 2018 Hey, well....girls get retail therapy!!! Why not us? Nothing better to spend it on either.....just saying..Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 15, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted February 15, 2018 The headlights were sticking through just a tad too beaucoup for me.... So fabbed some 3mm thick "spacers" for the mounting posts... Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 16, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted February 16, 2018 Fukkerdefuksels... When firing up the engine for the 1st time since a cold winterstop, something was smoking..... Had to put the bike in the shed (priorities...), but sniffed some fuel the next day and saw a small wet spot... Yep, fuel tap is leaking.... In the off position..... In ON not so much. Any pointers to a new seal?? Had put the tank brimful with ethanol free fuel, so...... Never a dull moment, is THIS my thanks for the new HEL lines????? Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 16, 2018 Author Member Contributer Posted February 16, 2018 As I use MOTUL 5100 in my VF, a friendly person mIled me some wee decals to put on tge engine near oil fill plug You win some You loose some.... Quote
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