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2076
« on: 08 January 2012, 08:33:04 pm »
Must admit I've not tried painting the engine, but my efforts at halting the rust on the frame have had no success. I've been thinking of fitting handguards to stop the worst of the windblast on the motorway, which ones did you get?
2077
« on: 08 January 2012, 01:11:21 pm »
I was wondering about rigging a canister of steel wool to a bike, forward motion providing the airflow for good combustion rather than whirling it round manually, though some care would be needed to ensure you didn't set fire to the bike or yourself. With electric ignition from a switch on the handlebars it could result in a good photo either from a distant viewpoint or from a car alongside... should look like the bike is rocket propelled. Not that I'm suggesting this should be attempted on public roads of course.
2078
« on: 08 January 2012, 11:33:01 am »
You might have more success if the battery is off the bike. If there's any other circuitry connected to the battery the Optimate may detect that and restrict itself from applying the higher voltage the desulphation process requires.
2079
« on: 07 January 2012, 06:58:37 pm »
Expatmanxman, copy the "Direct Link" code on your ImageShack page, then to stick it on a forum entry here you paste it into the window that opens when you click on the "Insert Image" button (leftmost icon on the bottom row).
2080
« on: 07 January 2012, 02:39:25 pm »
So does that mean that deaf people should not cycle?
The deaf are used to not being able to hear so will be much more inclined to look before manoeuvring rather than relying on auditory cues.
2081
« on: 07 January 2012, 01:47:35 pm »
Looks like a fun evening. Did you try any additives for a different effect? The sparks in one pic look a different colour.
2082
« on: 05 January 2012, 08:33:55 pm »
Hope the paint stays put and doesn't turn to crap like all my attempts do! And heated grips are amazingly effective. People kept nagging me to get some, in the end I did... and then couldn't be bothered to fit them for ages 'cos I knew half a dozen Watts wasn't going to make any difference faced with a wind-chill of -40ºC and winter gloves insulating my hands from the puny amount of warmth. I was wrong. I can now manage a commute home down the M3 in freezing conditions without suffering the horrible pain of thawing fingers once I get home.
2083
« on: 05 January 2012, 05:42:03 pm »
A big clunk when selecting first in particular is normal. The problem I was suggesting you check for is that second gear can be unreliable on some engines, engaging only partially and then dropping out into neutral when you open the throttle hard.
2084
« on: 05 January 2012, 02:54:39 pm »
Have to agree with all the dissenting voices here. Quite apart from the dubious legality, and potential for such devices to jam or get in the way, it doesn't seem to have much to offer in this country... on the congested motorways I use there isn't much opportunity to leave the throttle in one position. A cruise control on a car is very different: it maintains a constant speed rather than a fixed throttle opening so you don't slow down and speed up as you go up and down hills and disengages when the throttle or brake is touched.
2085
« on: 05 January 2012, 02:14:00 pm »
The rattle may be due to the tensioner having become temporarily "stuck"... they seem prone to this on the FZS600 but aside from a bit of noise it doesn't appear to be a problem. It usually clears after a bit (a thousand miles or so).
The mechanic does sound a bit blasé, but valve clearances don't alter significantly in my experience. When I swapped my original engine out at 185,000km (piston slap was making it sound like an elderly tractor by then) they still measured well within specification. I did check the replacement engine before installing it, but don't intend to bother again.
If second gear engages cleanly there probably isn't much else to worry about as far as the engine is concerned.
2086
« on: 02 January 2012, 08:07:17 pm »
Thanks Sparklers....oooo can you get ones that burn different colours then?
You can... they smell terrible. Also, the faster you wave sparklers around the dimmer they get. (They supply their own oxygen so the rapid movement only has a cooling effect.)
2087
« on: 02 January 2012, 03:31:05 pm »
You could try including aluminium swarf or filings which might give some bright white sparks to contrast with the yellowish ones from the steel wool.
2088
« on: 01 January 2012, 10:43:35 pm »
Ah, that takes me back... learnt to ride on a CG125 myself. (A Japanese built one from when they had crappy 6V electrics.) The change to a proper bike (a Kawasaki GPZ305 in my case) seemed a big leap in performance and handling. And I'd agree that being restricted to 33bhp isn't too bad especially in winter, 99% of the time I don't suppose I use more than that from the engine... the 1% is a lot of fun though.
2089
« on: 31 December 2011, 08:08:11 pm »
Yes, copper (or copper salts) can give blue or green colours in firework compositions, but it might be hard to get copper swarf to burn in air... I don't think it gives off enough heat to maintain the reaction without a more concentrated source of oxygen. Usually it's used as an additive to a mixture which provides the high temperature rather than being the active reducing agent.
2090
« on: 30 December 2011, 11:09:07 pm »
Very puzzling. Either the batteries you've bought have been faulty, something else is drawing current when it's parked up or the bike isn't charging properly. Have you tried sticking a multimeter across it to see what's going on?
2091
« on: 30 December 2011, 06:09:18 pm »
Like most of my friends I was a keen amateur pyro as a kid. Unfortunately in those pre-internet days, finding information was harder than getting hold of the chemicals so my trial-and-error approach to firework making was somewhat hazardous. Inevitably, at the age of 13 things went a bit wrong and what was planned as a pretty fountain made an impressive bang instead. The police were probably a lot harder on the chemist I grassed up as the source of my supplies than on me. These days a similar sized explosion would probably have got us all shot as terrorists.
2092
« on: 30 December 2011, 02:53:10 pm »
Bloody hooligan. (Love that middle one in particular.)
2093
« on: 28 December 2011, 11:46:30 am »
Had the plate got stuck to the rubber? Dropped down the side of the battery compartment? Seems rather a big bit of metal to lose! FWIW, I did the same task on mine yesterday: the rubber boot can be slipped off the frame pins and folded far enough out of the way to gain access to the air filter without undoing the tank mount bracket.
2094
« on: 24 December 2011, 08:30:42 pm »
Can you edit the URL Farjo? I got a "page not found" until I spotted the spurious dot at the end.
Doesn't look like the roads I use in London are affected by the change. Some of my route includes bus lanes that are only in effect during the busiest hours and, since I usually travel outside those times I make use of them. Most car users don't read the sign so treat it as a bus lane at all times. Where the restriction ends and they wish to make use of the lane or turn left they tend to move across without looking for anything smaller than a bus...
2095
« on: 24 December 2011, 09:52:02 am »
I had no problems. Perfect fit and about a third of the price of a genuine one.
2096
« on: 23 December 2011, 10:25:12 pm »
If it doesn't clear after a good thrash then it could be due to a stuck thermostat keeping the engine too cool... or a failed gasket allowing coolant to leak internally. Does the rad stay cool until the engine is noticeably warm? Does the coolant keep needing a top-up?
2097
« on: 23 December 2011, 04:54:42 pm »
Looking at the economics of it, a £70 device should pay for itself in a couple of months if it helps you cut down by 5 cigs a day. As a non-smoker who holds tobacco shares in an ISA however, I would prefer you kept using the real things.
2098
« on: 22 December 2011, 10:59:23 am »
OK, I'll admit to a fondness for the Christmas lights.
2099
« on: 22 December 2011, 10:39:50 am »
Maybe the problem is the topic... you haven't told us what you want for Christmas. With all the stress of trying to think of suitable presents, shite films on TV, crap music on the radio and the supermarkets crammed with shoppers (why do these stores pile extra stuff on the ends of the aisles to make it extra difficult to squeeze past?)... all I want for Christmas is the whole bloody season to be over. Here's my contribution: Humbugs (as in "Bah, humbug").
2100
« on: 21 December 2011, 08:05:10 pm »
I was wondering if it was a continuous chain, but since the swing arm bearings need attention soon anyway decided it wouldn't matter if there wasn't a rivet link.
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