Today...

[Dark Angel]

Today, I’ve been mostly…



...Didn’t take long to fit… ...which shows how simple a job it is, if even I can do it...



…But left it disconnected…



… ‘cos I’m waiting for…



…and…



…to arrive.

Booked in for dyno-tuning 13 March.

…OH-yea…

[Oldbull]

As if the fookin thing aint fast enough already

[Dark Angel]

As if the fookin thing aint fast enough already

A‘swot Lorraine sedd…!

I ‘eard meself seh:

“It’ll never be fast enough, luv…

…it’s a fookin motorbike…”

[Dark Angel]

PC111 – fitted and ready for connection...

AIS blankin' kit - pickup termorrer...!!

Decat Eliminator – he-ere...!!...

Velocity Stacks – nearly he-ere...!!...

Godda bedda shock - going in for servicing this week... Oh-yeah...!!



The “master plan” is to do Oulton on Wednesday, then throw the bits on the bike as and when they arrive...
...just in time for the dyno-tune on 13th March.
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...What?
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... Oh, yeah...then scare meself silly at Cadwell ont 17th March if I’ve any money (or sense) left!

…Ummmm…

…Last year the missus said she was a bit worried that retirement wouldn’t suit me…!

[Dark Angel]

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[Coggy]

[quote="Dark Angel"]Today, I’ve been mostly…



...Didn’t take long to fit… ...which shows how simple a job it is, if even I can do it...



…But left it disconnected…

So you've added weight but no extra power
To a machine you're hoping will be faster??

[Dark Angel]

So you've added weight but no extra power
To a machine you're hoping will be faster??

..'Assrite...



...Pretty wild, huh?

[T.Murphy aka Tim]

Very droll Coggy, very droll

[dufus]

Wouldn't laying off the pies save you more pounds than those you're spending?

[Dark Angel]

Got some more jobs done.

The rain wasn’t due until about four o’clock (according to the weatherman) so, after a bit of internet
research – includin’ a few YouTube “Yer-a-Tosser-ifya-can’t-even-do-this on yer own” videos,
at about 1030 this mornin’ I girded me loins and set abart t’bike wit’ ‘ammer-unna-pair o' pliers.

I‘d decided to kill two birds with a single stone (optimist!) by fittin’ the AIR blankin’ plate thingys an’
puttin’ the Graves “go faster” spouts on at the same time: who’s a clever boy, then?

Well – not me! When I bought the bike I was told it had been serviced and MOT’d. I checked the MOT
– which was fine – but I didn’t check that someone else’s definition of a service was the same as my
definition of a service, just because the oil looked nice and clean in the view glass when I picked the
bike up. You’ll see later why I’m mentioning this now.

Anyway – Got me “Ivans” – Got the fairings off and got the radiator out.



First thing to catch my eye was the oil filter, which looked a bit older than I’d anticipated…
When I looked into the "engine compartment" everything was strange, vague and a bit fuzzy
– and then the research/video stuff kicked in as I started to recognise what I was looking at.



I must say, it’s not a job that I enjoyed because I didn’t have a miniature ratchet and allen
key adaptor, so I had to faff around for what seemed like a-ages, barely managing a half-turn
at a time to remove four, “fookin’-tight-all-the-way-out” foot-long screws that some sadistic
bastid at Yamaha had inserted especially for me!



Eventually I managed them all a bit more easily by prising off all the hoses ( yea, yea
– we all have to learn sometime! Next, I fitted the red johnny to to the air box’s dick
(oh, how I laughed!) before fitting the new plates “made by Ivan”.



I think I stood over the now-deceased air “Octopus” for a few seconds, snarling and wishing it a merry trip to hell…



…before I set about what was, by comparison, a nice little job – fitting these little beauties...



“Easy-peasy level “– (which equates to “could be tricky” for Mr Hamfisted here) – but I su-ure did like the look of ‘em when they were on!



That little bit of pleasure helped to dispel the great disappointment I felt when I looked at the air filter.
Actually, I was so annoyed that I forgot to take a picture of the cruddy side because I’d seen this!



Seven years it’s been in there – and it’s my own fault – I should have checked…

…Plugs out and cleaned… Dear-oh-dear-oh-dear…

By three o’clock the wind was beginning to blow and the sky was threatening a more than slightly damp
surprise if I didn’t get a move on. Radiator back in and air filter cleaned off as best I could (BMC filter
should be here mid-next week), I opted to start the bike so I could check hoses an’ tings was OK.

Pressed the starter – the bike started – ran normally for a few seconds – then decided it was a twin, not a four.
I’d read somewhere that the ECU has to reset itself, or something, so I wasn’t worried. Switch off – switch on – Bob’s yer uncle!

Then I saw the water leak.

No worries – tightened a loose clip on an unfamiliar hose - leak's gone and the bike's soundin' great.

Then it pissed down - so I’ll have to finish fitting the fairings tomorrow.

Not bothered, though, 'cos I've 'ad a fookin’ great time workin' an' learnin' 'bout me bike today, me, I ‘ave.

[T.Murphy aka Tim]

just lurrve it. You're a braver man than I to fookk about with gizmos like that. IXXRA sticker on me screen's about my limit.

[Dark Angel]

Then it pissed down - so I’ll have to finish fitting the fairings tomorrow.

Brave? Mebbe...

...But also a bit stupid to expect two consecutive days without fookin rain...

[jono49]

So if the breather to the air box is blanked off at the cam cover, how does the engine get rid of it's crankcase gases now?

[Dark Angel]

There's another breather from the crankcase to the back of the airbox.

[jono49]

Just askin like

[Dark Angel]

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[Coggy]

Don't they sell chewing gum where you come from?




They clearly don't sell air filters

[jono49]

Bawhahahahahahaha

[Dark Angel]

Coggy an' Jono...



Waddafookin team, eh?

[Dark Angel]

Nearly done – rain stopped play (again)!

I had a look at the manual and pre-ordered the parts I thought I’d need,
paying special attention to the exhaust gaskets, as I know from previous
experience they’re more likely to break than eggshells dropped on concrete.



With everything to hand (hammer/screwdriver ) it didn’t take long to strip
the rear cowl and get the cans off, then the cat (with a bit of persuasion ).



Again, it’s a fairly simple job (obviously), but one thing I’d overlooked was
the extra-large clamp for the cat, which, unfortunately, did not survive the
removal procedure (ahem! ).



I was a teensy weensy bit concerned – but the Black Widow exhaust website
states clearly and unequivocally that, “This unique 3 piece de-cat pipe is held
in place by the supporting bracket, no clamp is required”.



I wasn’t feeling too confident about that claim as I looked into the hell-hole
below but, as the saying goes, “We’ll see”.



Well… we did see – and it’s a-all true! I didn’t need the big gasket
or the clamp because the cat eliminator fits so snugly into the hell-hole – but I was right
to get the two smaller ones for the cans - bike doesn’t sound any louder, either – "win-win"!



The only down-side was when the rain came – but with just the oil and filters to
change, everything should be ready for Monday and Mr Dyno Ma-an.

[Dark Angel]

Oil and filters done – went out to fuel up, ready for the Dyno-tune on Monday.

Purely subjectively, the bike feels like a smoother, more powerful animal than before and, hopefully, the
dyno will provide a scientific validation of the impressions I got as I made my way home over familiar roads.

Looking back to the very first time I rode the bike on my test ride: when I opened the throttle positively, the
bike would have lifted the front wheel through the first three gears at least if I'd done nothing about it.

Then, on my first two or three track days, again I had to work consciously to keep the front wheel down during
hard acceleration. Today, I was surprised to be taken by surprise when the front wheel came up – and now I can’t
wait to get back on a racetrack!

I’ve readjusted the clip-ons and footrests and I’ll test the new positions on Monday on the way to and from the
Dyno tune. Hopefully, the “slide to the back” will be lessened and I’ll be able to lock in more securely than before
- and that can only be a good thing.

Suspension will be next to be sorted.

I’m definitely in love!

[T.Murphy aka Tim]

I’m definitely in love!

Ya sound like it, ya smitten tart.

[Oldbull]

Stick o bum stops pal

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[Dark Angel]

Cheers pal

I'll sort it after the dyno, tomorrow.

Might be a while before I get on track, though - Caddy, Donny and Oulton all full.

Only Anglesey left...

...That'll 'ave to do...

[Dark Angel]

Ya sound like it, ya smitten tart.

...Soz, Timmy...