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What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today?

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#5841 Snowbird

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Posted 28 May 2024 - 12:44 pm

I hope you lot are finding better weather gaps for biking than I am for boating, currently sitting at oulton broad and it's passing down again.....
Why did I pick this week for a holiday???

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Posted 28 May 2024 - 03:59 pm

Me and Mandi have got this week off too. Forecast is crap for the rest of the week so I'll not even bother taxing the bikes yet. 


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Posted 28 May 2024 - 05:00 pm

I hope you lot are finding better weather gaps for biking than I am for boating, currently sitting at oulton broad and it's passing down again.....
Why did I pick this week for a holiday???

 

 

Me and Mandi have got this week off too. Forecast is crap for the rest of the week so I'll not even bother taxing the bikes yet. 

 

 

If you're both still about at the weekend, we're playing at Sprowston Social Club from 8:30 on Saturday. 


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Posted 28 May 2024 - 09:22 pm

We're heading back to St.olaves tomorrow for a good clear out across breydon water and back Thursday and back up the yare to surlingham ferryhouse for the night.
I seem have acquired a bloody cold.

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Posted 30 May 2024 - 07:09 pm

I fitted another Ohlins, on this latest TDM900 and went for a spin

Not the same Ohlins as before though. This one was an Ebay find, I was nervy about it, but the seller said they would accept a return.  It works fine, lots of gas, which hopefully translates to lots of life

 

The 'other' Ohlins is another story. The top bush was split and started to ease itself out of the top eye. I spoke to Ohlins who put me in touch with their local specialist, because they wouldn't deal directly with me.

 

I dropped it off back in March to get a new top bushing at ERS racing (ex Knockhill race circuit) , The proprietor, is a great guy, we agreed that as I was not in a rush he would wait till he had a batch of parts to be ordered from Germany, in order to split the delivery charge across orders.

After a month, I found out there had been some customs issues and the package was returned.

 

After another month (and after the spring had been powder coated) I was told the part was on it's way. No bother.

 

It should have been ready last week, but when Eddie of ERS opened up the shock to give it a wee service it appears to have been abused, the shims weren't great but the worst damage was to the inside of the shock tube, the coating was scratched up. A new tube is out of stock. So it sits in Dunfermline, waiting for a new tube, hurry up Ohlins !

 

I'm going to end up with two good Ohlins rear shocks, so one will be up for sale. Either my recent good Ebay one with black spring, or a fully rebuilt unit with new shims, tube , top bush and freshly coated yellow spring (Both springs are one step up  on standard strength, for the larger chaps)..

 

When the rebuilt one comes back I'll post a message in the for sale section


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Posted 31 May 2024 - 06:14 am

Trev and Snowy....I know where you're coming from. We've just a week in Norfolk in our motorhome. Total washout most days.As a Norfolk boy from the 70s, I can't believe the amount of change towards tourism there! Rose tinted glasses maybe, but blardy hell!!!
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Posted 03 June 2024 - 10:27 pm

Well Today I managed to snap the chain on the 9 nr luckily I was only doing about 40 and the road was fairly quiet so managed to get over to the left hand lane easily enough
Got my Son to come rescue Me with His works van
So in the past month that's been 2 tyres, rear brake pads wheel bearing,Mot ,clutch switch now chain & sprockets
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Posted 04 June 2024 - 12:15 pm

Serviced the dreaded rear suspension linkage... Fortunately, the bearing spacer came out with just a gentle tap using a drift. I feel rather lucky having read some of the horror stories on here.

 

New Michellin Road 6 on the front too, with a new wheel bearing seal, as one had started to perish. £1.50 from the local bearing supply shop (y).

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Posted 05 June 2024 - 11:45 am

Took mine for a long late weekend Sun - Tues up north - Moray, Easter Ross, Sutherland and as far as Helmsdale.

Glorious weather bar the showers for the return run on Tuesday.

Here's me at Balintore, Easter Ross looking East across the Moray Firth on Monday.

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Posted 05 June 2024 - 06:06 pm

Changed the rear shock. Even though I promised myself I wouldn't spend on this bike... At least it was only a 30 minute job.

 

...and now I've changed the handlebar for a Renthal 755. Better. So looking for another bike...

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TDM 850: my stop gap replacement.

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Posted 09 June 2024 - 06:16 pm

Upgraded my JBX-inspired gear indicator - it was a very faint led segment but I found a pre-wired number indicator online which went straight on the original connector without the need for any diodes in between. 5 still doesn't work but that's fine. I just know if it's not showing a number I'm either stopped or in top gear! It's a sprocket off job to check so that can wait.

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Posted 11 June 2024 - 11:09 am

Took mine for a long late weekend Sun - Tues up north - Moray, Easter Ross, Sutherland and as far as Helmsdale.

Glorious weather bar the showers for the return run on Tuesday.

Here's me at Balintore, Easter Ross looking East across the Moray Firth on Monday.

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...and now I've changed the handlebar for a Renthal 755. Better. So looking for another bike...

Lovely blue colour :)


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Posted 11 June 2024 - 04:35 pm

Serviced the dreaded rear suspension linkage... Fortunately, the bearing spacer came out with just a gentle tap using a drift. I feel rather lucky having read some of the horror stories on here.

 

New Michellin Road 6 on the front too, with a new wheel bearing seal, as one had started to perish. £1.50 from the local bearing supply shop (y).

 

I need to do mine, on 900 number two.

I had a go last week but it's well and truly seized in. There is fortunately very little play in the bearing itself, so it ought to pass the MOT on Thursday, then I'll have a 'really good go' at it :)


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Posted 12 June 2024 - 09:03 pm

Advanced the timing on my 900 3 or 4 degrees by slotting the crank sensor mounting. The bike was already perky with the PC3, but it's added a bit more eagerness low down.

Had a good look over it prior to the MOT tomorrow, but nothing jumped out at me as a potential for failure so started to give it a clean and shine.

And then I rode it to the local supermarket, via the A70 Lang Wang , a total of a 32 mile diversion :)


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Posted 13 June 2024 - 03:56 pm

MOT passed, but with an advisory for a slack chain. To be fair I should have tweaked it before presenting the bike, but it's done now :)


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Posted 13 June 2024 - 04:00 pm

MOT passed, but with an advisory for a slack chain. To be fair I should have tweaked it before presenting the bike, but it's done now :)

Result. Not the normal TDM slack then. :lol:


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Posted 13 June 2024 - 05:38 pm

Result. Not the normal TDM slack then. :lol:

my mot tester said mine was slack till i sat on it and showed him the tension


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Posted 13 June 2024 - 06:36 pm

MOT passed, but with an advisory for a slack chain. To be fair I should have tweaked it before presenting the bike, but it's done now :)

 

 

my mot tester said mine was slack till i sat on it and showed him the tension

 

Had the same comment for mine when I took it in. It's spot on when I'm sitting on it. 


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Posted 14 June 2024 - 07:47 am

my mot tester said mine was slack till i sat on it and showed him the tension

Same here, always got this comment with the Tdm.


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Posted 14 June 2024 - 10:14 am

Result. Not the normal TDM slack then. :lol:

No not the normal amount, it was touching the exhaust !  He knew it should be very slack compared to most bikes, so he's aware of this TDM quirk already, and when I tried to argue he pointed out it was hitting the link pipe......my own foolish oversight

 

It could do with a new chain and sprockets, although they're still in the 'safe enough for an MOT category', but only just.l


Edited by fixitsan, 14 June 2024 - 01:39 pm.

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