I've been having some issues with my Scotoiler recently and originally I thought it was due to a hole in the delivery tube (when it was fitted, the old tube was glued at one point and when I needed to remove the swingarm, the only thing I could do was lever it off, causing a hole )
I'd tried wrapping it with electrical tape and then using heat shrink tube to cover it, but neither worked and the oil still leaked out below the hole, so I bought some tubing to replace the old stuff.
I got that installed today, but it still wasn't flowing and, after a lot of cursing and checking of websites etc, I figured out that it was probably the RMV (reservoir metering valve) that holds the oil and controls how fast it flows.
The cost of a new RMV on its own was around £70 from Scottoiler or on eBay, but then I checked Facebook Marketplace and found a bloke near Southampton selling a whole (unused) kit for just £30! So I pinged him a message and he said it was still available and I could pick it up in a couple of hours :thumbup
It would only take me half an hour to get there, so I gave the bike a quick wash, then went out for a few miles of riding before picking it up (and grabbing a picture of my old University in the hope that that would more or less satisfy the current Bike Picture challenge...)
After I'd collected it, I decided to get a few more miles in so headed up towards one of my favourite routes, along the Morestead road, then back along the A272 and A32, before heading down the B2150 and cutting down through World's End.
It was a nice ride, but the only problem was that, although I'd only got caught in a little shower earlier, elsewhere it had bucketed down and there were big puddles and, in a couple of places, veritable floods!
So by the time I got back home, I had to wash the bike off again because it was filthy
Anyway, after that, I got the new RMV working and I don't have to use a rag and some old oil to lube the chain every time I go out now
Over the past few months, my rear tyre has been losing pressure. Not drastically, but I'd pump it up before a ride, go out and enjoy it, then park up the bike for a few weeks or longer, and, by the time I was going out for another ride, it was down by about 5psi.
It's not a major issue, but it was bugging me, so today I took it up to Russ' Tyres in Burrfields to get it checked out.
I had thought I might have a nail it in, but that turned out to be just a bit of stone stuck in the rubber, so they sprayed it with bubble spray without result, then took it off and put it in a big tank of water, still without any luck.
So they took the tyre off, checked the inner, secured the valve and cleaned the valve inner, then resealed the tyre to the rim.
I still have no idea what the problem was, but, fingers crossed, that will have sorted it :thumbup
Took my tank off for the first time in about 2 years to check the coolant level and it was disgustingly dirty under there, so i gave it a bit of a clean. Came up alright for an 18yr old bike with a reputation for an iffy finish
Thanks guys, Just sprayed with S Doc100 total gel cleaner and worked it in with a soft long bristle brush, rinsed it off then dried it with my blower, sprayed it lightly with GT85 and wiped off the excess.
Weather this last week had been so up and down, that it was difficult to arrange a day out with the “retired crew”. The bikes throttle cables got a good lubing earlier in the week, together with a change of plugs and a carb balance. After doing the business with the Carbtune Pro, everything was hunky dory.
Thursday was the best day for everyone, but as it transpired, not the best for the weather, as fine rain started falling as we left our meeting place. This was certainly not on the weather forecast. Our lunchtime destination was the Winchelsea Beach Cafe, strangely enough, in Winchelsea. A lap of the better biking roads in Sussex got us to our lunch stop, just in time for more rain. With only outside seating, it was quite difficult cramming the four of us around the only patio table that had a parasol. The bacon bap was certainly nothing to write home about, so won’t be in a tearing hurry for a revisit.
At least the rain had stopped, with the sun struggling to put in an appearance as we left. Backtracking to Rye and onwards towards Kent, with Brenzett, Appledore and Tenterden flying by, on our way to a shandy or two at a pub near, what used to be, the Oakdene. With drinks ordered it was time to lap up the now perfect sunshine and chill out for a while. The damp squib start to the day, ended in perfect sunshine, with yet another 178 of our lovely English miles clicked up on the Fazers trip meter.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
15-08-21, 09:42 PM (This post was last modified: 15-08-21, 09:54 PM by dazza.)
Got my thou out today after taxing it and an MOT earlier this week.
Only done 120 miles since the last one so thought I'd get it out and stretch it's legs.
Racked up around 100 miles round my local twisties and ended up in the woods for a cup of tea, pizza and a cheeky snooze in the hammock . :z
On the way home along the A228 I'm sure a passing biker on red bike gave me the Foccer salute, I was a bit slow on the uptake as I was overtaking.
Nice to see the Yellow Peril out doing what it does best :thumbup . The old Foccer salute has caught me out twice in the past, as I usually just give oncoming bikes a nod without concentrating too much on what model they are :lol .
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
Donington Park for me next Monday (road bike day), so I thought Id get the Fazer out and give it a whizz around the dales just to make sure its fine and ready. Flipped the side stand up and struggled to push it. Double checked it was in neutral, looked at the rear and the foccin tyre was flat, no8 phillips firmly embedded bang in the centre tread.. Not enough time really to be ordering from the web, so searched around for another BT023 Notts/Derby area. Racing Lines Derby had one in stock so whipped the wheel off and dropped it off there, called back an hour and half later to pick it back up. Refitted wheel, chain tensioned etc. Will be out tomorrow on it sometime to scrub it in.
Made me think, I'm not really getting many MPS (miles per screw) out of my rubber at all, the last two went similarly, none completed more than perhaps 1,500 miles, theres so much crap on the roads
New set of heated grips fitted, and gave the K&N air filter a clean.
Stuck the heated grips on the highest setting and let the bike tick over for 10mins, cracked the glue then the old grips just slid off nicely. Bought the same type again so no rewiring needed, just plugged them in to the wires that were already fitted. 8)
More people are born because of alcohol than will ever die from it.
After 10 days surfing at Croyde Bay in north Devon I rode back today on some great roads that run parallel with, but just south of the A361, meaning that, instead of a boring trundle along a dual carriageway, you get to have fun on some nice twisty bits.
There was one point where I got stuck behind a country bus for several miles on a 1 1/2 lane road and there was nowhere to get past but, fortunately (eventually!) the driver clocked that I was behind him and pulled to one side to let me pass :thumbup
There's also some similar roads that parallel the A30 to the west of Salisbury, so, all in all, I had a great ride back (even though I was knackered from the surfing...!)
Sometime in the near future, though, I need to strip and clean the throttle grip, cables and actuator, because (probably) the bike had been sitting in the sea air for a week or so and when I started off, there was a point where it would turn smoothly, then stick for a moment until I gave it an extra twist.
It stopped doing this after I'd ridden for a few miles, but it was a bit disconcerting to start with...
24-08-21, 10:06 AM (This post was last modified: 24-08-21, 10:09 AM by unfazed.)
Did for a 140 mile round trip on the 600 with my wife for Lunch in Kenmare town and Ice cream in the Druids Glen in Co Kerry. Odometer turned over 94000 miles on the trip. Weather was fantastic
26-08-21, 01:03 PM (This post was last modified: 26-08-21, 01:07 PM by red98.)
Day out on the mighty thou yesterday. A day trip to Yorkshire, Yes you read that right and if you dont know me i live in south bucks 30 ish miles west of London...left home at 6 am and headed north, A blast on the motorway M40/M25/M1 just to get a few miles under by belt and get away from the traffic strangling south. Switched to the A1M , Then onto the A15 with the plan of stopping at Lincoln for breakfast :thumbup ...Weather had other idea`s, A heavy shower changed my plans so i pulled into the next service station.getting low on fuel anyway, filled up with E10 :eek and grabbed what i could from the small snack selection, Rode on further and down a small country lane and found shelter under some trees, Had about half an hour eating breakfast and watching the clouds pass and then back on the bike, That was the last rain i would see all day. had a ride through Lincoln but no time to stop and wander. I`am heading for the Humber bridge. Used this crossing many times but its still impressive every time, about 1 ish miles from shore to shore so a slow ride over admiring the view stopping both sides to take some pictures. Then onto my destination for today...SPURN HEAD...Wanted to see this place for a while now and i wasn`t disappointed. Up until 2013 you were able to ride to the end but sadly not any more due to higher than usual tides and storms which washed the road away, Time for a walk, 6 mile round trip and well worth the effort. 3.00pm by the time i got back to the bike, a short ride into Hull and a bite to eat and its a non stop ride back home stopping in Grantham for fuel. I did stop at some services on the A1 for fuel but £1.52 for a litre :eek .....£1.30 in Granthan 10 mins down the road
Got in at 9.30 pm with 475 miles for the day, enjoyed every mile [size=78%] [/size]
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