Forum: Idle Banter
17-03-24, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 665
Caught a McLaren on my GSX yesterday
I suppose, in the spirit of full disclosure, I should add it was stopped at a railway crossing. It was just sat there emitting vast quantities of heat rearwards and a loudish burble noise. Which...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
13-03-24, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 150
Re: 60°F/16°C March 13 Cleethorpes
They removed the bike parking a while back, I don't know why, bikes have always been around that area. Bikers would either visit the Hawaiian Eye cafe (Hawaii? really?) or risk The Submarine pub (no...
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Forum: Idle Banter
13-03-24, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 4,021
Views: 855,233
Re: The All New Megathread
I spoke too soon in my other post about how good the weather was; we now have light rain. Still, now that the wind has swung away from the east we are are at least seeing glimpses of the sun (and...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
13-03-24, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 150
60°F/16°C March 13 Cleethorpes
Took the SV out for a ride in this incredibly mild weather (for mid March). The intermittent sunshine was nice but it was very blustery which took some of the fun away.
Due to my latest charging...
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Forum: Idle Banter
08-03-24, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 266
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Forum: Idle Banter
04-03-24, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 488
Re: It's just ham...
you do realise it was supposed to be a joke and funny? :rolleyes: (well, I thought it was funny :) ).
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Forum: Idle Banter
04-03-24, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 488
It's just ham...
... or is it?
https://twitter.com/based_music_guy/status/1764355433983082636
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
04-03-24, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 147
Charging oddity
I have a single LED charge monitor. In normal riding it is solid green, when you leave the bike it will eventually switch to blinking green, then blinking orange as the batt voltage drops.
At the...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
03-03-24, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 205
Re: K3 front end
You can use google to search this site by typing into your browser url ("bar swap" for example):
site:forums.sv650.org/ bar swap
I use firefox and it works for that browser
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Forum: Idle Banter
28-02-24, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 11,265
Views: 5,986,962
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Meaco, the final chapter in my dehumidifier story. I received an email from them today saying they don't sell parts to the public (I wanted to buy a regen fan motor). So they wouldn't look at my...
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Forum: Idle Banter
27-02-24, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 6,385
Views: 1,455,760
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-02-24, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 6,385
Views: 1,455,760
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-02-24, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 6,385
Views: 1,455,760
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
I only have two small lawns so I use a corded electric mower and I wonder if it will cope when I try a first cut - can't get parts for it anymore either.
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-02-24, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 11,265
Views: 5,986,962
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
The Meaco dehumidifier story last chapter aka "what is wrong with UK customer service".
After emailing PayPal and loveshopping direct and finding the original dispatch note I approach Meaco again...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
21-02-24, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 161
Gearbox question
There is a thread on the US forum about a 2023 SV being stuck in neutral "sometimes".
The OP asked if this was normal and he also mentioned that he demonstrated the issue to the dealer. The bike is...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
20-02-24, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,937
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Forum: Idle Banter
20-02-24, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 6,385
Views: 1,455,760
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Forum: Idle Banter
19-02-24, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 4,021
Views: 855,233
Re: The All New Megathread
Rode 135 miles on the GSX accompanying my friend Alan on a BSA Goldstar 650. Rode to where the Ouse and the Trent meet to form the Humber at Alkborough (North Lincs) for coffee and cake. Then across...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
18-02-24, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 666
Riding a trials bike...
...in the soon-to-reopen Honda Museum (Japan)
https://www.rideapart.com/news/709036/honda-collection-hall-renovation-reopens/
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Forum: Idle Banter
16-02-24, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 11,265
Views: 5,986,962
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Thanks @SV650Rules - I hadn't realised when I posted that Ebac were compressor dehumidifiers and I need a dessicant type for its lower temperature functionality.
Meaco are awful to deal with...
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Forum: Idle Banter
15-02-24, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 11,265
Views: 5,986,962
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
My garage dehumidifier has bitten the dust with a C1 error (overheat). The standard response from Meaco is to clean the filter but I dismantled the machine and it's not a dirt issue. I'm waiting to...
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Forum: Idle Banter
14-02-24, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 570
James Blunt...
...making a video
https://twitter.com/JamesBlunt/status/1757712872648454406
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Forum: Idle Banter
08-02-24, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 4,021
Views: 855,233
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
08-02-24, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 163
Noraly's nightmare
If you haven't been following Noraly (Itchyboots on youtube) she has just crossed into Congo from C.A.R (via Cameroon). Her Honda CRF300 Rally had to cross the river in a canoe - something that...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
04-02-24, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 405
Re: Why is the 270° crank so popular?
A more technical explanation on why Fortnine was wrong (or not totally correct). A 285° parallel twin does not have better balance than a 270°.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0PBlc1b0vo
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