Saul

Got over the grumps and been out and got the Kwacker Death Trap rideable again. Freed off the throttle as it had just been pushed down the bar and jammed against the Bar End. Took the front brake lever off Shadows bike and used that to get him mobile again. He works she doesn't, at the moment. She's not to bothered given the weather. The front master cylinder is serviceable although has noticeable road rash and could do with being replaced. The front brake switch is broken but cheap to replace. The bar is bent but it's really not much maybe a degree or two so that can wait. I think he will need new fork seals come next MoT so I will sort the bars, both sides. out when it is stripped to do the seals. I still have his original serviceable front right indicator in the shed so that can go back on once I have patched the fairing panel. It's going to be an ugly repair though but as I said to him I can get it serviceable for nothing and he can get a new panel if and when he wants to. Personally I don't think the bike is worth it as it is a shed cosmetically but that is up to How High. @Pedro can you split these posts about How Highs Kawasaki off and put them into the Kawasaki BX125 Ninja thread in the Workshop forum please

Nah he is fine and he hasn't smashed up his helmet so hopefully only pride and ear bending to deal with.

FFS How High has been down again on ice. It was recovered last night. Had a look this morning, new indicator fucked and the fairing panel it sits in holed. Front master cylinder fucked brake lever fucked. Handle bar bent and throttle Jammed, although if I can straighten it I think the throttle problem will go away. Too cold out there today to play bikes. Think a diesel heater for my shed is on the cards when finances allow.

Plenty to do but can’t get my arse of the sofa.

Happy New Year Ren

Happy New Year Dear Boy. Hope it's a good one.

You never know, he is 19 and dumb as a rock but I can’t claim to have been much different at his age. To my knowledge he has been down 3 times in 2 years. He treats Shadow right and I genuinely like him so I hope he gets through. Shadow won’t let him hang with the numpties anymore so that is a positive. She bollocks him about bad riding

Prolly not, his problem if he gets stopped. Shadow’s, is that’s all that concerns me.

5. The artist formally known as Marcel will not take his meds go dolally and flounce. Then come back a few weeks later as if nothing happened. Happened before

Spent all afternoon fitting How Highs Christmas present and repairing the fairing panels they mount two. Both were cracked and split where he dropped the death trap on separate occasions. Anyway two new front indicators a tube of epoxy putty and a load of new push button fixings and it’s holding together again.

Went out for a mooch about on the Hornet now I fitted the new battery. Went up to Damerells but it is closed until the new year. The Hornet rode like a dream, I all too often forget what it is like. Ended up coming home after 40 miles or so, just to bloody cold for my old carcass

In with the new Yuasa out with the old that shat the bed after 2 years on my Hornet. Sort of hoped that it would have lasted longer than that but I don’t think I ride the bike often enough and I don’t have it on a tender so probably my fault

Thanks Lyn, I will give that a miss then

Wow

It’s not about price I am struggling to find a Yuasa one to fit. I have head that Motobatt can be iffy on quality as well. I can’t be arsed with Lithium. I just want a decent battery, happy to just a a standard lead acid type if I can find something. Just bought a Yuasa replacement for the Hornet as the standard one has shat the bed after 2 years. I don’t think I ride that bike enough.