Various Very Usefull Parrts

[redcalibra]

As a third time Bird owner I decided to kit my 2006 Bird out with what I considered to be the most usefull parts, also included bling parts,
And in no particular order here they are,:
Gilles bar risers, granted they were from a fireblade circa 1999 with 45mm forks, cheap fleabay purchase as I am a yorkshireman and proud of it, overcome the 43mm bird size by adding an inner sleeving made from sheet aluminium greenhouse staging I happened to have ! All good fun.
Then realised that had to extend brake lines, courtesy of Mr Jaws, then realised kill sw on my r/h swichgear was knackered, solution sw/gear from 1997 onwards would not only fit but helped with my fitting of Jaws hid light fitting kit , to be enhanced as the older sw gear has the proper ,in my opinion sw gear, i.e proper light switches. this was all done with plastics removed, tank removed etc.
Then after scratching you know who's appendages I thought what about bar ends, found a certain seller o ebay with a lot of help from Ramo, who also was the main catalyst for mods in the first place , shame on you lad, but thanks, put me in touch with paul who has made special bar ends out of stainless to fit the Gilles risers, along with top yoke nuts and chrome yoke nut filler, beautifull finish and fit with no cutting of my newly fitted heated grips.
Next up bleeding the brakes can only be summed by numpty bleeds jaws brake lines, all going well as I never looked at the instructions properly, at all, sorry man thing, and spent 6 hours and many phone calls to jaws and bless his socks MaXX2, Paul , bled perfectly when my pipefitter mate called me a complete kn.........., when he found I had forgotten to remove the rear diaphragm from resevoir, he also had missed this 4 hours previously though, strange that!
Moving on, bought gipro gear indicator off fleabay from blackbird, having fitted these to previous modern bikes , thought piece of piss, again having wired this flawlessly, turned key, turned out previous owner had used it in a kit car and set as a shift light, here again I did not read sthe setup instructins, see a pattern here, resolved had to read the flakey hungaryian setup instructions.
Next up peg lower kit, all done but slightly confusing on the rear brake pedal measurements, ie before and after lowering dimensions, seem a bit close to me, anyway thanks to Rolphydave I will persevere.
The whole point of this story is to highlight is anybody with determination can make the best bike in the world fit to perfection, any size , persuasion, ability and downright biking enjoyment a possibility.
Special regards to my helpfull contacts, Ramo, Paul, Jaws, Maxx2, Rolphydave, Tim Murphy and If I can help anyone, as I am still ballsing things up, but I learn eventually let me Know , thanks to all for a truly great site.
Thats , thats, all folks as I hate paperwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tazcbr1100xx]

[MaXX2]

As a third time Bird owner I decided to kit my 2006 Bird out with what I considered to be the most usefull parts, also included bling parts,
And in no particular order here they are,:
Gilles bar risers, granted they were from a fireblade circa 1999 with 45mm forks, cheap fleabay purchase as I am a yorkshireman and proud of it, overcome the 43mm bird size by adding an inner sleeving made from sheet aluminium greenhouse staging I happened to have ! All good fun.
Then realised that had to extend brake lines, courtesy of Mr Jaws, then realised kill sw on my r/h swichgear was knackered, solution sw/gear from 1997 onwards would not only fit but helped with my fitting of Jaws hid light fitting kit , to be enhanced as the older sw gear has the proper ,in my opinion sw gear, i.e proper light switches. this was all done with plastics removed, tank removed etc.
Then after scratching you know who's appendages I thought what about bar ends, found a certain seller o ebay with a lot of help from Ramo, who also was the main catalyst for mods in the first place , shame on you lad, but thanks, put me in touch with paul who has made special bar ends out of stainless to fit the Gilles risers, along with top yoke nuts and chrome yoke nut filler, beautifull finish and fit with no cutting of my newly fitted heated grips.
Next up bleeding the brakes can only be summed by numpty bleeds jaws brake lines, all going well as I never looked at the instructions properly, at all, sorry man thing, and spent 6 hours and many phone calls to jaws and bless his socks MaXX2, Paul , bled perfectly when my pipefitter mate called me a complete kn.........., when he found I had forgotten to remove the rear diaphragm from resevoir, he also had missed this 4 hours previously though, strange that!
Moving on, bought gipro gear indicator off fleabay from blackbird, having fitted these to previous modern bikes , thought piece of piss, again having wired this flawlessly, turned key, turned out previous owner had used it in a kit car and set as a shift light, here again I did not read sthe setup instructins, see a pattern here, resolved had to read the flakey hungaryian setup instructions.
Next up peg lower kit, all done but slightly confusing on the rear brake pedal measurements, ie before and after lowering dimensions, seem a bit close to me, anyway thanks to Rolphydave I will persevere.
The whole point of this story is to highlight is anybody with determination can make the best bike in the world fit to perfection, any size , persuasion, ability and downright biking enjoyment a possibility.
Special regards to my helpfull contacts, Ramo, Paul, Jaws, Maxx2, Rolphydave, Tim Murphy and If I can help anyone, as I am still ballsing things up, but I learn eventually let me Know , thanks to all for a truly great site.
Thats , thats, all folks as I hate paperwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad it's all come together Steve I think you've baffled the fook out of Taz though... not generally an easy task

[redcalibra]

Yep, electronic pics?

[MaXX2]

Yep, electronic pics?

That's easy to explain. Taz had a recent pschological trauma involving electrics/electronics which has, to all intents and purposes, killed his pride and joy and left him with a serious medical affliction. He was assaulted ya see... by someone who talked him into cutting lumps out of his wiring harness to cure a problem that didn't exist and....well....oh dear, oh dear, oh dear....

Anyway if anyone even mentions electrics (especially simple electrical jobs) he shits himself...on the spot...no warning, no permission sought and no by-your-leave. Walk up to Taz at Squires, say "Connector Block". The eyes glaze over, there's a nasty smell and no fookin apology

The only way to avoid it, is put up step-by-step high res pictures (preferably video or a slide show) showing every step necessary to change a fuse or replace the side light bulb

[redcalibra]

I used to be an electrician once upon a time, all you need is a a good lump hammer , sharp bolster chisel and you can do anything.

[T.Murphy aka Tim]

to Redcalibra and Maxx2. Fookin Ace posts. I have pissed myself..and yes, RC...YOU are the one with the brake diaphr....ooooh, fookin 'ell pass the mop quick, Nurse!

Respect matey, for your ambition, determination and good Ol' British Bulldog spirit and never sya die stoicism.

Maxx2. Ya fekkin kill me sometimes matey. Should have ya own column in the 'Uddersfield Motorcycle Anecdotal Journal.

...and that pic of you with the beer under ya campin' chair. Fookin spooky mate..like lookin' in a 35 year old mirror mate. Ta.

[MaXX2]

[redcalibra]

OO, me mops boke!

[T.Murphy aka Tim]

OO, me mops boke!

what?

[MaXX2]

OO, me mops boke!

what?

I know--- I like the bloke as well

[redcalibra]

sorry for confusion just a poor attemtp at humour, influenced by reading the hungaryian manual.

[Tazcbr1100xx]

As a third time Bird owner I decided to kit my 2006 Bird out with what I considered to be the most usefull parts, also included bling parts,
And in no particular order here they are,:
Gilles bar risers, granted they were from a fireblade circa 1999 with 45mm forks, cheap fleabay purchase as I am a yorkshireman and proud of it, overcome the 43mm bird size by adding an inner sleeving made from sheet aluminium greenhouse staging I happened to have ! All good fun.
Then realised that had to extend brake lines, courtesy of Mr Jaws, then realised kill sw on my r/h swichgear was knackered, solution sw/gear from 1997 onwards would not only fit but helped with my fitting of Jaws hid light fitting kit , to be enhanced as the older sw gear has the proper ,in my opinion sw gear, i.e proper light switches. this was all done with plastics removed, tank removed etc.
Then after scratching you know who's appendages I thought what about bar ends, found a certain seller o ebay with a lot of help from Ramo, who also was the main catalyst for mods in the first place , shame on you lad, but thanks, put me in touch with paul who has made special bar ends out of stainless to fit the Gilles risers, along with top yoke nuts and chrome yoke nut filler, beautifull finish and fit with no cutting of my newly fitted heated grips.
Next up bleeding the brakes can only be summed by numpty bleeds jaws brake lines, all going well as I never looked at the instructions properly, at all, sorry man thing, and spent 6 hours and many phone calls to jaws and bless his socks MaXX2, Paul , bled perfectly when my pipefitter mate called me a complete kn.........., when he found I had forgotten to remove the rear diaphragm from resevoir, he also had missed this 4 hours previously though, strange that!
Moving on, bought gipro gear indicator off fleabay from blackbird, having fitted these to previous modern bikes , thought piece of piss, again having wired this flawlessly, turned key, turned out previous owner had used it in a kit car and set as a shift light, here again I did not read sthe setup instructins, see a pattern here, resolved had to read the flakey hungaryian setup instructions.
Next up peg lower kit, all done but slightly confusing on the rear brake pedal measurements, ie before and after lowering dimensions, seem a bit close to me, anyway thanks to Rolphydave I will persevere.
The whole point of this story is to highlight is anybody with determination can make the best bike in the world fit to perfection, any size , persuasion, ability and downright biking enjoyment a possibility.
Special regards to my helpfull contacts, Ramo, Paul, Jaws, Maxx2, Rolphydave, Tim Murphy and If I can help anyone, as I am still ballsing things up, but I learn eventually let me Know , thanks to all for a truly great site.
Thats , thats, all folks as I hate paperwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad it's all come together Steve I think you've baffled the fook out of Taz though... not generally an easy task

He baffled the fcuk out of me cuz he posted the same shite all over the bloody forum

As for the rest of the crap you put further along the thread ..................

[MaXX2]

As a third time Bird owner I decided to kit my 2006 Bird out with what I considered to be the most usefull parts, also included bling parts,
And in no particular order here they are,:
Gilles bar risers, granted they were from a fireblade circa 1999 with 45mm forks, cheap fleabay purchase as I am a yorkshireman and proud of it, overcome the 43mm bird size by adding an inner sleeving made from sheet aluminium greenhouse staging I happened to have ! All good fun.
Then realised that had to extend brake lines, courtesy of Mr Jaws, then realised kill sw on my r/h swichgear was knackered, solution sw/gear from 1997 onwards would not only fit but helped with my fitting of Jaws hid light fitting kit , to be enhanced as the older sw gear has the proper ,in my opinion sw gear, i.e proper light switches. this was all done with plastics removed, tank removed etc.
Then after scratching you know who's appendages I thought what about bar ends, found a certain seller o ebay with a lot of help from Ramo, who also was the main catalyst for mods in the first place , shame on you lad, but thanks, put me in touch with paul who has made special bar ends out of stainless to fit the Gilles risers, along with top yoke nuts and chrome yoke nut filler, beautifull finish and fit with no cutting of my newly fitted heated grips.
Next up bleeding the brakes can only be summed by numpty bleeds jaws brake lines, all going well as I never looked at the instructions properly, at all, sorry man thing, and spent 6 hours and many phone calls to jaws and bless his socks MaXX2, Paul , bled perfectly when my pipefitter mate called me a complete kn.........., when he found I had forgotten to remove the rear diaphragm from resevoir, he also had missed this 4 hours previously though, strange that!
Moving on, bought gipro gear indicator off fleabay from blackbird, having fitted these to previous modern bikes , thought piece of piss, again having wired this flawlessly, turned key, turned out previous owner had used it in a kit car and set as a shift light, here again I did not read sthe setup instructins, see a pattern here, resolved had to read the flakey hungaryian setup instructions.
Next up peg lower kit, all done but slightly confusing on the rear brake pedal measurements, ie before and after lowering dimensions, seem a bit close to me, anyway thanks to Rolphydave I will persevere.
The whole point of this story is to highlight is anybody with determination can make the best bike in the world fit to perfection, any size , persuasion, ability and downright biking enjoyment a possibility.
Special regards to my helpfull contacts, Ramo, Paul, Jaws, Maxx2, Rolphydave, Tim Murphy and If I can help anyone, as I am still ballsing things up, but I learn eventually let me Know , thanks to all for a truly great site.
Thats , thats, all folks as I hate paperwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad it's all come together Steve I think you've baffled the fook out of Taz though... not generally an easy task

He baffled the fcuk out of me cuz he posted the same shite all over the bloody forum

As for the rest of the crap you put further along the thread ..................

Bless you as well my son