On the WR250 yesterday, the battery went flat. Just clicking on the starter, no headlight, no horn and the clock kept resetting when i hit the kill switch. Thank god for kick starts although half way up one really slippery hill I stalled it and that was fun :lol
I'm assuming the batteries knackered and will chuck it on the optimate in a minute (got to clean the bloody thing first- yuk!).
Before I rush off and get a new battery I suppose I should check that the charging circuit is actually working. How do I do that, I've got a multimeter by the way.
suzuki jimny off road ready
2003 hard top 3inch suspension lift, 2inch body lift,31inch tyres on ,tubular winch bumper`s,half leather interior,tax an mot £2250ono
down sizing back to car`s as well so our vw t4 lwb caravelles are for sale
1st is 53 plate tax an mot white lwb tinted window`s, has had head gasket done due to shitty water pump failure also timing belt kit at same time had half steering rack for mot and just recently new radiator,would make ideal camper £5200ono
2nd is 2001 white lwb limo tint good strong bus new battery recently will have new mot would also make ideal camper, sell interior it`s all ready insulated just fit bed an unit`s ready for campin and rallies £3700ono
want to get rid an concentrate on 1 hobby now BIKE`S, as wife has wee 600 fazer an want to get out more run`s
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I have for sale my well cared for FZS 1000 which is on an 05 plate and has just under 32k on the clock.
T & T until Feb 2013.I am 2nd owner,bike always garaged only used weekends
Extra bits inc.Fuel exhaust,heated grips d/bubble screen,Rentec rack,led rear light,led indicators,HEL brake lines,Scotoiler,Datatool alarm.
All Original parts go with it.
Chain & sprockets replaced last year,Michelin RP2s have plenty of life in them,oil filters and plugs changed every spring time.
Bike is ready to ride and enjoy,which I dont do enough of.
Woke to blue sky & sun yesterday & the"shiny one" was keen to get its tyres warm. Took a ride to Bromsgrove,Kidderminster Ombersley&Worcester. River Severn running high and muddy. About 60 miles & back home for an afternoons worth of TV racing-Oulton Park looked good-a lot more scenic than watching Stoner ,Lorenzo etc circling Estoril. I used to enjoy MotoGP but for me its become a boring predictable foregone conclusion. Remember Rossi @ Donington in the pouring rain(2005 or 2006?) with the bike trying to spit him off,highsiding in zero visibility! :eek Im watching Cal Crutchlow though-time we had a top British rider again.
Does anyone know if there's an alternative to the blue spot front brake calipers, maybe with just 2 pots rather than 4 on each one?
I've had a continuous nightmare with front brake juddering for a few years now, which i deal with by carefully rubbing down discs so they're like new and rotating them about every 6 months which i'm used to doing but is obviously a pain in the arse.
I've got 3 pairs of discs, 2 that were brand new after market discs and 1 set that were 2nd hand originals.
I've been biking for years and never had trouble with any brakes at all that i can remember but this bike is driving me nuts.
It's definitely caused by uneven deposits on the discs because when i clean them up they work perfectly for a while, so they're not warped at all, and i do the recommended bedding in procedure. I've had new discs with new pads, and overhauled the calipers but it still comes back, and there's no leaking anywhere.
In fact up until i realised it was the deposits i've done virtually everything else you can think of, bearings, different pads, discs, even new forks.
The only thing i've not changed is the calipers, so was wondering are there other calipers i could try, OR, is there a trick that i really don't know about that you could enlighten me with?
As you can imagine i've spent a lot of time, effort and money trying to sort this out but i am totally baffled?
I'm open to any suggestions, other than "get another bike" as the rest of the bike is spot on!
It's a 2000 FZS600 S by the way, not that it really matters.
Just a quick note for anyone thinking of replacing their centre stand for whatever reason (mine was cracked).
I'd been putting it off for a while as i was trying to think of a novel way of extending the stand springs, because believe me, when you have the inner and outer springs in your hand you really will wonder how to get it hooked on as they are pretty damn solid.
I searched the internet and thought of all kinds of tricks i could use, but today found out it was all a fuss about nothing.
Once the old one is unbolted, with the bike on the side stand, you simply hook the springs on to the bike and the stand, then put one bolt in first (with a little grease where the stand will swivel) and put a nut on it to stop it falling out, then you can really easily lever the other side into place, then stick the other bolt in.
I put a little bit of Loctite on the the nuts before tightening them up.
And that was it !!!
No wonder i couldn't find any tips or tricks because it was that easy, but i thought i'd put it on here just in case some other poor sod has the same dilemma.
One thing i will mention is that i have a new exhaust, and the replacement stand was slightly hitting it so i had the edge of the stand taken down a bit to stop it rubbing.
