Irish roads can be pretty tough on chains, a group of us went over and two of us suffered chain problems that we'd never had on British roads
Quote from: joebloggs on 24 April 2017, 05:52:40 amIrish roads can be pretty tough on chains, a group of us went over and two of us suffered chain problems that we'd never had on British roadsHows that then
It all depends on your budget fella, but get the best you can afford With the oil change here's a how to I've copy and pasted from the forum, I believe it's the handiwork of darrsi and therefore always worth a read. There's lots of help online with changing chain and sprockets too, money saved Drain on side stand with oil cap removed too, when more or less stopped replace sump bolt without doing up mega tight, it won't leak.Now put bike on centre stand, on level flat ground.Get ready to catch oil as well when removing old oil filter, i find a chain wrench works the best..Smear some oil on rubber seal on new oil filter, screw in, and nip it up NOT TOO TIGHT, the oil and rubber combination will create a seal, do it up too tight and you'll regret it when you go to remove it next time.You can start with exactly 2.5 litres of oil with no worries.Put oil cap back on.Start engine and run for 20-30 seconds.Switch off then keep an eye on the oil window, a good torch can be useful to see the level, it eventually needs to be about two thirds up between the upper/lower level markings next to the window.First go may not be enough oil, so ADDING VERY LITTLE OIL AT A TIME, repeat above steps, cap back on, start engine, let it run, switch off, and watch the window carefully until it settles again, which will take about 15-20 seconds each time at a guess.With a new filter you'll roughly be looking at about 2.7 litres in total, so don't start pouring huge amounts in and overfill it, as that can cause other issues, just take your time and you'll do it correctly first time.
I may be mistaken but I think the tube you're referring to is a protective outer for the coolant pipe that runs along the bottom of the motor and it doesn't have a clip. There is only a tiny amount of fluid on the photo which wouldn't account for having to top it up. Could it be a random drip from when you were putting the oil in? If you had a leak of any significance your engine would be plastered in it I would have thought.
Get down Halfords and buy a bottle of Radflush and give the cooling system a good clean out.That liquid has rust in it.This is what i personally use as coolant in my bike.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motul-Motocool-Expert-Ready-To-Use-Motorcycle-Cooling-Liquid-1-Litre-1L-/161266933598?hash=item258c421f5e:g:DWcAAOSwxehXPD2n
UPDATE NEWSBike has a split radiator hose right under the tank, new one has been order but what bloody hard to get hold off, found it with electrical blue tap wrapped around it, clearly the owner before me wanted a quick fix, I'm amazed it's lasted the near 6000 miles with me lol
Quote from: Grant1Shepherd on 27 April 2017, 07:57:25 pmUPDATE NEWSBike has a split radiator hose right under the tank, new one has been order but what bloody hard to get hold off, found it with electrical blue tap wrapped around it, clearly the owner before me wanted a quick fix, I'm amazed it's lasted the near 6000 miles with me lolGet some more blue tape and re do it