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Yer im no chrome lover but im sure a quick bead blast n powder coating later will solve that.
As for saddle bags................sorry they are def not for me, better off in a bonfire lol
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Just because you cant even do a wheelie.........LOL
POOR LITTLE BABY, do you want some warm milk and a lullaby?
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Hey Guys,
Well im not sure if any of you have used this site before? I ordered a number plate bracket off of them just before Christmas in which with in 5 minutes my missus had a phone call at home from them saying that due to Christmas that they didn't think that it would get to me so they would send it in the new year for me. So that not a drama for me as the bike is still in bits and i could crack on with other bits. So the new year is now here so i popped an e-mail off to Graham at custom wizard just to see when they would be sending the said item, and he said that it would be going Royal mail 1st class today, GREAT i was thinking.......and with out fail the very next day (yesterday) the bracket was in my living room!
The bracket its self is fantastic! the finish on it is faultless and looks the dogs twangers, ive seen it being sold at other bike web sites but all of the stuff on Custom wizards site is at very competitive prices....for example:
Website one: This braket cost £58 + £5 p+p
Website two: same bracket cost £62 + £3 P+P
Customwizard.com: the bracket cost £52.99 + £5 p+p (because i paid for express delivery)
There customer service is fantastic and i will be more than happy to shop there first with no hastle!
Heres there like to check them out.
http://www.customwizard.com/index.php
All the best
Noise
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Cheers guys! well i still got a few bits left to do like:
1) Exhausts......shorten them and wrap them
2) A few seat brackets to fit that back on.
3) Re-do the fender stays (ive started but lost interest due to a bottle of JD
)4) Fit my new shiney number plate bracket i got from customewizard.com (HIGHLY RECOMENDED SITE!)
5) Strip and paint the last side cover (found it in the bottom of a box D'OH!!!!
6) Fit handle bars, hand controls and head light.
7) Oil change + more petrol + starter buttom = Me happy
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8) Fix Horn
So a few bits to keep me busy till the end of the month but at least it keeps me out of trouble. I took the HT leads out the other day and turned her over to see if i had wired up the starter motor up right and the the cable i used was good enough and im glad to say its great! the only thing i found tho was that the horn dont work.......mainly because the two wires that go into the horn are the only two i didn't mark up so im 99% sure i got them in the wrong way lol O well theres another thing on the "to do" list.
More pics to follow as the build progresses
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Yes my XVS was also rsty so i dun a full strip down (left the engine in) and sorted out the rust. i still have the XVS manwell on CD if you would like to buy it?
If only all bikes where stainless steel! would be so much better but it costs more than normal steel so the cost of bikes will then go stupid so its down to us riders to keep them in good order.............plus what would people like me do during winter times.....go back to talking to the missus n watching day time tv??? I THINK NOT MY GOOD SIR!!! LOL
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I agree that if you look after your bike it will look after you but any longer than an hour and a half of cleaning a bike is stupid! my bike is now Matt black (o and two other kinds of black) so all i do is wash of the dead bugs followed by a shammy ended with a spray of WD40 and GT85 for that loverly smell i like to call ouder la garage.
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Hey Morph, I had a XVS 125 and it was a cracking bike! i would say tho that the rear fender is plastic and held up by a metal frame thats not very well protected so will be rusty so if i was you (or if you want to that is) is to take off the fender and tackle and rust prevent it.
Going up hill you will find you could be playing with the gears to maintain speed and head winds will slow you down. they are more torquey that singles but the pistons are nothing to shout about so just another thing to bare in mind.
If you want new exhausts try japsandhogs.com (or co.uk) but not sure if they are still about but always worth a shot.
Also chuck up some pics when you get it
All in all its a fantastic bike and im sure your have fun on it
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Cheers Tout massive help!
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If your back is still hurting mate i would recomend you going to Boots or Tescos Pharmacy and getting some 400MG IBROPHEN (sorry bout spelling im dyslexic) but i done my back in quite badly when i was in the army and these things really help with the pain! deff keep moving and take a few hot baths. Before get some deep heat onto it and im sure in a few days your start to feel better as it may have been a muscular strain
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Sore my next door neigbours cat fly across the road......but that wasn't any thing to do with the wind.....lol
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Well here we go into 2012! and im sorry to say but not much happened to the bike over the Christmas holidays........too much whiskey lol
Thanks for the comments they are always nice to receive in responce "up yours" i am keeping as little of the old tat off as possible and only sticking the "MOT requirements" back on.
Well here are some piccies.
Foot rests are now finished and on the bike.
And i have now finished the fuel tank, put cubby hole back in with the battery and fuses followed by the hand controls ready for the handle bars to go on (very last job i will do)
tank stripped
Primed
Finished
Plummed in
Cable cover
LOOKIN GOOD!!!
This week end im hoping to have the exhausts done and the seat brackets and fender stays finished and on the bike
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Hi John,
Welcome but to save you from a rather un friendly welcome from the rest i would advise you go to the introduction page and tell every one about yourself as no one will want to help out someone they dont know.
Best regards
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Hey guys,
Has any one done an oil change on their XVS 650? if so what oil did you use? it prob tells me in my Haynes Manwell but im at work at the mo so cant really look in it and i wanna nip to Halfrauds on the way home and get some.
Cheers for the advice in advance
Noise
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Great use of the British unit on measure there!
[sales rep] Um excuse me sir but how big are your wheels so we can get you the right tyre?
[2 wheels] 330ml budweiser
Got her wee whees back this evening,,,,,,, great job done on them again,,,,, ill have ta get spraying !!! -
+1 on what Neo said!..... hats off to ya bud as i also learned by watching my stepdad do his Harley (o and when i was a kid i did take the odd toy apart n attemp to put it together again but thats different lol)
I tell you what i think will help you out seeing that you have a nice shinney new bike (dont take her apart if you dont have to) i would recomend getting your self a mini / monkey bike and stip that apart as they are pretty much the same as a normal motorbike only smaller lol. this will give you the Billy bollock basics of motorbike machanics and also it wont matter if you fuck up on it
At least this way you can learn how to line up the rear wheel correctly, the engines are basic but they still go SUCK BANG BLOW as do most bikes (and cages in that matter) plus they are cheap. and you can go out riding on your bike then come home n tinker on the mini / monkey bike
Just my opinion im sure some one will pop along n say some thing different or even meet up n show you on there bike?
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Far too many laps for a ring track in my opinion but still good to watch! those bars are a bit f**ked up when your up right but i see the sense of them once your leaned over.
I think it will be a better race if it was like our speed way racing and just have 4-5 laps n not 1 billion! lol
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Merry Christmas guys and have a good new year. HOPEFULLY the Bobber should be finished end of January (if not sooner) and maybe able to get out on a few rides with some of you?
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Cafe racer rear end you can buy fully built (ebay) check out this post
Chuck a set of clip on handle bars on and a pair of old sckool bar end mirrors (again ebay) Remover all useless crap that your not gunna need.
And thats it. Job jobbed.
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chill.. i wasnt having a go or questioning your method i was just making a statement based on my own experiance,
I am chilled
very raley get on my high hourse (come to think of it last time i went on a mad one was during bayonet training in the army....lol) any way back on topic. my statement "please feel free to put me right as im always keen to learn." wasnt a dig or any thing like that i was being serious, I dont know every thing......and any man/woman says they do is a liar so i am always happy to be put right and shown a better way of doing things. -
Here is a quick pic of my XVS 125 when i was mocking up the seat. You can see the masking tape hanging over the sides from my cardboard template and you can prob still make out the cardboard under the fibre glass lol. Once i was happy with the design i then made it into 2mm think sheet metal in which i cut slits in the sides to mould it around my frame and then welded the flaps shut then added foam and leather.
If i do any more fibre glassing before January i will post up a step by step "BASIC" guide.
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lol you make it sound so easy ........its allot of prep work
If you look i said to start off with a "MOCK UP" part thus meaning you dont do any prep work to your bike to fibre glass it bar the fack your spending a few hours making the part you want out of cardboard for a template. Yes if your are going to "repair" or "Fix" body pannels or fibre glass a part to your bikes body parts then all you will need to do is get a good sheet of 80 grit wet and dry and scratch the shit out of that part so as the resin and matt gets a good grip on the part.
Also i did say its EASY to master the basics (which it is) if your wanting to build a whole bladdy car then it wouldnt sound so easy but seeing that Kelum is only going to be making small items and maybe even repairs then its going to be a doddle.
Ive only repaired 6 car bumpers, modified my Toyota MR2's spoiler, built my XVS 125's solo seat from scratch, built two fenders for the 125 (which i admit went in the bin as i didn't like them) and i also built a mock up seat pan to send to Chicago for the guys over there to build my seat i have on my 650 dragstar now so i think is ok to say i know the basics of fibre glassing.
If not please feel free to put me right as im always keen to learn.
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I have done a bit of fibre glassing and its quite easy to master the basic's. first off id start off with doing a cardboard mock up of the item you want to make using LOADS of masking tape as this way its easy to move about but once you start building up the layers it becomes stiff. Once you have your mock up part start cutting up your fibre glass mat into short strips and make up a small pot of resin (if you make to much resin it will go off before you get round to using it). NOTE that you will need to wear gloves for this as the resin gets hot and WILL not come off clothing so also wear scuffs.
"BRUSH" some resin onto the surface then place a strip of mat ontop of that then "DAB" some more resin onto the mat to stick it down. repeat this but over lap the mats........once your pot of resin is empty re-fill and carry on.
Once you have finished this layer wait till its dried they add another layer till your happy its strong (wont take no more than id say 3-4 layers depending on the size of the item your making)
lastly once totally dry get out some wet and dry sand paper and sand down all the big lumps till smooth, the crack out the body filler and fill in all the little holes and sand that down too.
Then primer it and paint.
Job done
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Yes i agree....there needs to be MORE shocking TV advert on at prime time! and i think that as part of your car AND bike theory test you should first be shown a video like this followed by some real life photos of RTA's to show people if there gunna be a twat on the road then this is whats gunna happen!
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Its the same with alot of forums. Im a member of 4 different forums n all of them need a image code to upload the picture. dont panic photobucket is free and its also a good way to store your pics off your phone and camara to free up memory space
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I dun my mod 1 + 2 direct access in 4 days! 3 days training with both tests on the Tuesday
£900 all in bar the theory.
All depends what school you go to.
Training is the three day course.