Re: Oil level...
The hanging down pipes are the thing. Any oil will dribble from there. A light coating on the inside of the plastic airbox won't touch anything, and I suppose if a serios quantity runs from the drain
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Jon Haddock
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#128184
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Re: Oil level...
Nige,
What sort of oil are you using? A few years ago whilst on holiday in Italy I gave the W a day long thrash, in company with a 900 Ninja. We sat for 450 miles, at 90/100 stopping only for petrol
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Mark Campbell
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#128183
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Re: W's look like.....
No doubt that fiver you slip the "nice wee man" doesn't hurt, Roy, I
hear your brother enjoys doing your MOT work these days.
Ruari
places or closed in streets.
there's nobody about and I can wind
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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#128182
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Re: Oil level...
Yeah, Nige, why don't you pop off the right side cover, pull out the
air filter, and have a keek into the right airbox with a torch to see
if there's any oil coating the inside? Also pull out the
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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#128181
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Re: W's look like.....
Yes to Minizooms,
No to dyno'ed, so dunno to power increase.
I've got rid of the cannister and pipework under the tank etc and fitted coasters, different size front sprocket, different jets and
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Roy Easthill <roy@...>
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#128180
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Re: Bored here at work...so...
Great stories, Nige! My dad got despatch rider training in WWII in England and I also recall him talking about being trained to lay the bike down. He banged up his ankle sliding out on gravel on a
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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#128179
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Re: How to remove the front wheel.
Front wheel removal....Put a weight on the rear of the bike to lift the front wheel off the ground, then using large hex driver from tool kit, undo the right hand hex (looking towards the front of
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Martin Taylor <martin.taylor@...>
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#128178
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Re: Chain tension
Get a chain splitter, push the rivet out, attach the new chain to the old one and pull through before joining the new one up. Buy a chain with a master link. Works perfectly. Don't forget to check the
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Martin Taylor <martin.taylor@...>
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Re: Oil level...
It's not that big a deal....Mine is too the top of the window. It hasn't used any and it doesn't seem to blow any out. I think it might have to be well above before you get problems.
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Jon Haddock
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#128176
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Re: Oil level...
Oops...LOL...yeah your right I checked the chain with her sitting on
it, with her moaning, and checked the oil with her holding one side of
the bike, with her moaning. But yeah the bike was off the
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nige_1959 <nigel.denton1@...>
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#128173
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Re: Bored here at work...so...
I suspect it was to get them on the ground ASAP... There are VERY few situations where a properly applied front brake won't stop you a hellova lot faster than sliding along in a shower of sparks.
Of
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Jon Haddock
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#128174
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Re: Oil level...
I don't think it is required to have a rider on. I suppose that's OK if it sags the same amount front and rear...
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Jon Haddock
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#128172
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Message for HAZLE
Hi Haze can you please contact me off group as my emails to you are being returned as "User Unknown"
Dick
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Dick Tym <rocker66@...>
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#128175
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Re: Bored here at work...so...
I only decided to leave the crash bars on the bike to protect it
(engine casing etc); I didn't leave them on for my benefit.
The British Army used to use a skid pan to teach their despatch riders
to
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nige_1959 <nigel.denton1@...>
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#128171
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Re: Oil level...
I checked the bike off the stand, with the missus sitting on it, and
the oil sight window is full, although I am pretty certain that the
oil is only just over the top of the sight window.
wrote:
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nige_1959 <nigel.denton1@...>
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#128170
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Re: W's look like.....
Presumably that means you are running mini-zooms?
HAve you dyno'ed the bike?
What sort of power increase are you getting?
And are the whole silencer, including down pipes, or are they just the
end
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nige_1959 <nigel.denton1@...>
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#128169
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Re: Clutch Adjustment
Ruari,
Thanks! I'll keep it for future use. Hubby adjusted what could be adjusted.
Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...> wrote:
Hi Anita, here's a scan of my
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Anita Reid <anita_reid@...>
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#128168
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Re: Clutch Adjustment
Hi Anita, here's a scan of my service manual clutch adjustment instructions, I assume you won't need the next page going into what to do at the other end if the lever doesn't have enough adjustment
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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#128167
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How I spent the 4th of July
Let me tell you how I spent the fourth---Before we got out of the house a kerosine lamp chimney hit the floor, I stepped in dogshit and tracked it thru the kitchen , and then Maggie decided we needed
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Keith Williams <kwilliams1936@...>
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#128185
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Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN
Laura, if you haven't done so already you should check out
"www.loisontheloose.com" and her adventures with an XT225.
You could do a sequel, "lauraontheloose".
Vernon
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jv_roberts2000
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#128166
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