http://www.ridehard.co.uk For those that live, eat, sleep "motorcycle"... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:18:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/03/repair-restauration/moto-guzzi-california-replacement-battery/ http://www.ridehard.co.uk/03/repair-restauration/moto-guzzi-california-replacement-battery/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:17:15 +0000 Hedonist666 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/?p=341 If you own a Moto Guzzi California EV or similar and have found that the bike is struggling to start, it may be possible that the battery needs replacing. We recently had issues where the bike seemed to have real [...]]]> http://www.ridehard.co.uk/03/repair-restauration/moto-guzzi-california-replacement-battery/feed/ 0 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/03/repair-restauration/leaky-petcock-repair-cb550k/ http://www.ridehard.co.uk/03/repair-restauration/leaky-petcock-repair-cb550k/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:34:36 +0000 Hedonist666 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/?p=326 A little while back I wrote about trying to install the newly vinylwrapped tank on my CB550 and only then finding out that it wouldn’t hold fuel. The petcock was leaking from where it was going into the tank so [...]]]> http://www.ridehard.co.uk/03/repair-restauration/leaky-petcock-repair-cb550k/feed/ 0 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/01/repair-restauration/moto-guzzi-california-ev-parts-catalogue/ http://www.ridehard.co.uk/01/repair-restauration/moto-guzzi-california-ev-parts-catalogue/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:23:34 +0000 Hedonist666 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/?p=318 Compared with more popular motorcycle brands, I have usually found it a bit more challenging looking for parts for our Moto Guzzi. So in the past when we needed something we just did the old fashioned thing of phoning up [...]]]> http://www.ridehard.co.uk/01/repair-restauration/moto-guzzi-california-ev-parts-catalogue/feed/ 1 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/01/repair-restauration/cleaning-rusty-downpipes-and-exhaust-with-household-items/ http://www.ridehard.co.uk/01/repair-restauration/cleaning-rusty-downpipes-and-exhaust-with-household-items/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:36:57 +0000 Hedonist666 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/?p=303 Ok the title of this blog post might make this task sound a bit easier than it really is, but with fairly common materials and time and effort you can achieve quite a decent finish on your old cruddy downpipes [...]]]> http://www.ridehard.co.uk/01/repair-restauration/cleaning-rusty-downpipes-and-exhaust-with-household-items/feed/ 0 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/01/repair-restauration/leaky-petcock/ http://www.ridehard.co.uk/01/repair-restauration/leaky-petcock/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:28:30 +0000 Hedonist666 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/?p=275 I will shamefully admit, I feel a bit of an idiot right now. Against all better judgement I went ahead and vinyl wrapped a tank I purchased quite reasonably off ebay. Bought a locking mechanism for it even, got everything [...]]]> http://www.ridehard.co.uk/01/repair-restauration/leaky-petcock/feed/ 1 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/custom-paint/vinyl-wrapping/ http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/custom-paint/vinyl-wrapping/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:17:00 +0000 Hedonist666 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/?p=269 For anyone who watches a lot of car (modification) shows on TV, the term vinyl wrapping should not be completely new. Although the likes of SKY and Virgin have wrapped their engineers’ vans in colourful vinyl graphics for a while [...]]]> http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/custom-paint/vinyl-wrapping/feed/ 0 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/general/how-to-get-bike-insurance-for/ http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/general/how-to-get-bike-insurance-for/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:06:03 +0000 Hedonist666 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/?p=261 It is a relatively well known fact that classic vehicles are cheaper to insure in the UK than new ones. In case of comprehensive insurance, not only is the insured value of a 30 year old motorcycle less than a [...]]]> http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/general/how-to-get-bike-insurance-for/feed/ 0 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/repair-restauration/essential-cb550-resources/ http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/repair-restauration/essential-cb550-resources/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:49:43 +0000 Hedonist666 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/?p=258   If you’ve got a Honda CB550 or other vintage Honda, the following list of resources may be of use to you:   Help & Advice: http://www.sohc4.net- Single Over Head Cam Four Owners club http://forums.sohc4.net – SOHC4 Forums, Loads of [...]]]> http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/repair-restauration/essential-cb550-resources/feed/ 0 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/cb550/blog-overhaul-long-overdue-too/ http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/cb550/blog-overhaul-long-overdue-too/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:17:27 +0000 Hedonist666 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/?p=250 It’s been literally years since I last wrote anything new on this blog. Not that this seems to have deterred visitors though according to the stats, or people leaving comments both real and spam! But it’s about time I pull [...]]]> http://www.ridehard.co.uk/12/cb550/blog-overhaul-long-overdue-too/feed/ 0 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/09/custom-paint/moto-guzzi-california-ev-oil-leak/ http://www.ridehard.co.uk/09/custom-paint/moto-guzzi-california-ev-oil-leak/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:00:52 +0000 Hedonist666 http://www.ridehard.co.uk/?p=242 Over the bank holiday weekend, we went on a nice ride to the Peak district. Just 3 days of riding, enjoying the scenery and crisp, fresh air. For this occasion, we decided to take out the Guzzi, which hasn’t seen [...]]]> http://www.ridehard.co.uk/09/custom-paint/moto-guzzi-california-ev-oil-leak/feed/ 3