Hi, A Mechanic Friend is doing a service for me but he has asked me to get my oil and kit etc.

Just wondered what oil people use and which one will be best for me? Its never had a big service and has done about 24,000 so want to complete oil change etc?!

Any advice will be greatfully recieved!

please cotnact me if you do have one or have a link that sells them at decent price.

Cheers

Hi guys,

just saw this post:

http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,550.0.html

Do they also fit on the 1998 model? and what about the rear suspension? any suggestions? experiences?

Yesterday, having a bit of a ride out, I stopped off at the Park and Ride carpark near Winchester to practice some slow speed riding and, when I'd finished, I decided to try something I'd always meant to give a go...

There's a long straight section with a line across it, so I ran the bike up to 30mph and as I crossed the line, did an emergency stop, then got off and measured it. I also did the same at 40mph.

Unsurprisingly, although the Highway Code says that on a dry road in good conditions it takes 23m to stop at 30mph and 36m at 40mph, I found that my stopping distances were (including allowing distance for my reaction time of 0.24 seconds) actually 18m and 25m respectively.

Now, ok, I know that those the HC figures were based on a 1960's car with 1960's brakes and tyres on a 1960's road surface and I know that they're unlikely to change them because they'd prefer people to err on the side of caution (and not everyone has good reactions) but at least I know now what my stopping distances actually look like at those speeds and it gives me a better idea of how much space I allow to enable me to "stop in the distance I can see clear on my side of the road".

Useful info

Cheered me up no end this did.


Baby Monkey (Going Backwards On A Pig) - Parry Gripp

Ok i stripped my front brakes down to clean them as i have been getting a squeal from the front from starting about 40ish, when i noticed that on both sides i am getting uneven pad wear.

So have ordered some replacement seals of the internet and i am going to attemp to strip and replace all the relevant seals on both brake calipers, soooooo i have been reading my haynes manual and was wondering if anyone had any hints / tips that they found helped when do their brakes.

Reason for asking there is a small section that is a bit grey to me, basically the manual says to clamp a bit of wood over one side to prevent the pistons on one side from moving, then to apply pressure to the brake lever until the oter side "pop" out, it then says to remove the seals and replace the pistons, clamp the wood on this side and repeat to get the other pistons out.

the grey area for me is once i get the first set of pistons out what stops air getting back into the system........and yes i intend to replace the brake fluid with fresh stuff.

Cheers

Stu :thumbup 

update....... from  home  sg11 2da  going to have bimble over to Clacton  for fish an chips , majestic fish bar.. opposite the pier at 11.00 ish  then off for a mystery tour

old post count for daveph please.
Been away etc
Glad to be back on-line
Many thanks  Dave

The old site used to say across the top what other foccers were logged in, am I the only one in here, has this been lost or is it some euro data protection gig?

Anne

Just caught the end of an interview with James May on radio 2 talking about 'real men' and manliness. Got me thinking, what is a 'real man' and have our views changed on this over the past few decades? Discuss...

I'll start you off with a few atributes I would include if I were to describe a 'real man':-

• knows how things work, (engines, lighting circuits, boilers)
  
• owns and knows how to use tools and fix stuff (even if he prefers to pay someone else to do it)
  
• would protect/defend anyone if he felt they needed help
  
• does NOT think that holding a door open/giving up a chair/offering to help undo a jar or change a wheel for a woman is sexist