Forum: Idle Banter
23-08-24, 01:01 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
23-08-24, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 11,361
Views: 37,703,800
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Yeah Curry's did the dirty on me many years ago and have avoided them since, Halfraud's can also do strange things... I actually find Amazon are great when you have a problem with stuff...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-08-24, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
Maybe less people traveled to Wales , so less traffic. We live in Shropshire and stopped going to Wales, as I am sure may others did. To prove a real drop they need to show accidents per so many...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-08-24, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
The problem with 'national speed limit' is that different types of vehicles have different speed restrictions. While motorbikes, cars and smaller vans can do 60 on a de-restricted single carriageway...
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Forum: Idle Banter
21-08-24, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
Definitely an autumn feel around, and the wind chill is noticeable, but have to say that the cooler nights are welcome for better sleeping
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-08-24, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 6,495
Views: 6,297,689
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
I think the clue is that the first number can go past 12, I have 35-21 on one of my tyres.
How do you read a tyre date code?
The first two numbers of the 4-digit DOT date code (which,...
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-08-24, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 6,495
Views: 6,297,689
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Forum: Idle Banter
11-08-24, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 6,495
Views: 6,297,689
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
I have got so used to doing clutchless upshifts on my SV ( no quickshift ) that is is second nature now. Just ease off the revs to take pressure off the gears and it snicks into gear no problem. I...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-08-24, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 6,495
Views: 6,297,689
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
Seems that most Suzuki bikes after 2015 had the 'throttle assist' feature where when the clutch was operated to pull away from a standstill the revs increased automatically, maybe Suzuki is just...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-08-24, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 6,495
Views: 6,297,689
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
Yeah had a few hot air flights, up at the crack of midnight to catch the still wind periods at around 4am, they let a small helium balloon go and watch its upward journey and if it is not to their...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-08-24, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 6,495
Views: 6,297,689
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
Pretty sure in the tests I have read that the 'quick shifter' just cuts the power, which is OK on upshifts but does not 'blip the revs' on downshift... For many years I have done clutchless 'up'...
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Forum: Idle Banter
04-05-24, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 6,495
Views: 6,297,689
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
13-04-24, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,162
Re: The benefits of body armour...
I have theory that cagers drive too fast because they have so many safety features, like seatbelts, airbags, auto-braking etc. They feel invulnerable in their tin boxes and maybe if all that was...
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Forum: Idle Banter
13-04-24, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 11,361
Views: 37,703,800
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
13-04-24, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,686
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
13-04-24, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,686
Re: carbon fuel tank vent cartridge
OK, I figured it out. The 2016 onwards AL7 ( EURO 4 ) does have a purge valve, mounted under the fuel tank ( see attached PDF photo ) the braid covered hose coming in from Right of photo is one of...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
05-04-24, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 2,795
Views: 857,915
Re: What have you tinkered with today?
Our Vaillant condensing boiler was installed in 1996, has stainless steel heat exchanger and is still going strong. It is on its third fan but only because flue was installed wrong.. They fitted it...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
30-03-24, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 2,795
Views: 857,915
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-03-24, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
I often wonder what 'an American flavour ' is plastic cheese and ketchup ?
Yeah, fat blokes with beards and short legs ride HD - A product of the Milwaukee Tractor Factory...
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-03-24, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
The Horseshoe Pass is a great bike road.
Surely after being to The Ponderosa a 'hoedown' would be more apt than a 'hosedown' ??
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
30-03-24, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,686
Re: carbon fuel tank vent cartridge
No poppet valve in the SV650 system ( that I can see anyway ), and the little central spigot in the opposite end to the two pipes is the vent, it is open with a metal mesh inside. The item labelled...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
28-03-24, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,686
Re: carbon fuel tank vent cartridge
One hose comes from direction of fuel tank on LH side of bike ( but cannot see any connection either side of filler cap boss ) and the other one goes down to the RH side of bike down towards rear...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
27-03-24, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,686
Re: carbon fuel tank vent cartridge
This is the part, not specific to SV650 models, but a generic part for venting the fuel tank. In USA they have had this for a while, the fuel tank cap does not have a breather hole in it, everything...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
27-03-24, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,686
Re: carbon fuel tank vent cartridge
Cheers,
The can takes up a big chunk of useful storage space under the seat...
Looking at the canister it has 3 x 6.5 OD plastic connector stubs sticking out, with two pipes connected and the...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
25-03-24, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,686
carbon fuel tank vent cartridge
I fitted a new Yuasa battery to SV AL7 today and was trying to squeeze the standard tool kit, a plug-and-go puncture repair kit and some 16 gram CO2 cartridges ( to re-inflate the tyre if needed )...
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