Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
16-05-22, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 130
Re: Hardknott Pass failure.....
Better to be in too low a gear than too high a gear in a situation like that ! Just as a matter of interest, there is a sharp left hand bend going up the very steep Rosedale Bank in North Yorkshire...
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Forum: Racing and Paddock Chat
07-05-22, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,278
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
02-05-22, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 2,673
Views: 379,848
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
22-04-22, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,502
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
22-04-22, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,502
Re: DVLA and losing bike licence entitlements
yes, I will photocopy it certainly.
they say it is illegal to have 2 licences at the same time and when the application has been acknowledged,which it has, that counts as one licence.
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-04-22, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 10,634
Views: 1,607,731
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
update on the shock absorber - just been informed suzuki shock is not arriving in germany until june - suzuki customer care might consider some goodwill gesture for inconvenience caused by delay but...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-04-22, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 10,634
Views: 1,607,731
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
21-04-22, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,502
Re: DVLA and losing bike licence entitlements
Applied online to renew my driving licence 70 plus. Bit concerned they say you have to cut your driving licence in two and send it back to DVLA before you get the new one. Also it says in the notes...
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-04-22, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 10,634
Views: 1,607,731
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Forum: Idle Banter
16-04-22, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 10,634
Views: 1,607,731
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
i am losing faith with Suzuki. Replacement shock absorber was supposed to arrive at Suzuki GB on 10th April but still no sign of it. Been off the road over 4 weeks now since Suzuki dealer diagnosed...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-04-22, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 466
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-04-22, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 303
Re: 2016 seat recommendations
Oh, the seat ,you have noticed already ! Crap isn't it. They use the minimum of foam to keep the seat height low but at the expense of comfort. i had a local seat upholsterer Smartrrs take some foam...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
11-04-22, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 2,673
Views: 379,848
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
11-04-22, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 2,673
Views: 379,848
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
11-04-22, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 2,673
Views: 379,848
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
11-04-22, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 2,673
Views: 379,848
Re: What have you tinkered with today?
Paraffin isn't water soluble is it ?!
I use paraffin to clean the chain but the owners handbook says don't use kerosene. What is kerosene - I thought it was what the Americans called paraffin? !
I...
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Forum: Idle Banter
08-04-22, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,075
Re: A dremel or similar?
Any recommendations on a current multitool ? I was going to go for a Dremel 3000 model but even that gets some 1 star ratings in reviews. There seem to be a lot of comments in reviews of various...
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-04-22, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 10,634
Views: 1,607,731
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Another bit of a gripe. If my rear shock absorber replacement is fixed under warranty almost as soon as the part is expected to arrive at the dealer next week , my bike will have been off the road...
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-04-22, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 10,634
Views: 1,607,731
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
See my post today on hugger. That was my argument, that if an item fails /cracks due to a design fault ( not enough clearance between hugger and part of original bike in my hugger case) it is not fit...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
05-04-22, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 346
hugger
Anybody got a Powerbronze hugger on their gen 3 SV650A ?
Mine has cracked due to fouling the original rigid mud flap that hangs down in front of the rear wheel, obviously making contact as the...
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-04-22, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 5,878
Views: 674,612
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
05-04-22, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,212
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-04-22, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 10,634
Views: 1,607,731
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
04-04-22, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,212
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
04-04-22, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 2,673
Views: 379,848
Re: What have you tinkered with today?
Ah well, if it has had 2 previous owners who knows what they might have done !
ps having said that, at that mileage it will still be under warranty won't it ,how old is the bike ?
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