Forum: Idle Banter
13-02-20, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,063
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
31-01-20, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,709
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
29-01-20, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,670
Re: Spark plug socket from tool kit
you need to remove the threaded nipple/ferrule from the top of the new plugs. Is that what is preventing the plug socket fitting onto the plugs?
For the front plug you can unbolt the radiator mount...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
27-01-20, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,770
Re: Thou has knocking from rear end?
Did you change the sprockets at the same time as the chain? Could be related to parts you have recently worked on if it has started since then. May get a clacking if there is a poor mesh between old...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
23-01-20, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,640
Re: Coolant TopUp SV650S K6
Something which worked for me was to drain and fill the expansion bottle via the feed tube. If you take the expansion feed tube off the radiator near the cap and tie a length of string to it you can...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
13-01-20, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,054
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
13-01-20, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,054
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
05-12-19, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 11,785
Re: Continental Conti Motion opinions?
I've not had the Michelin Pilot Road 5 but can say that for me the PR4 works very well on the SV. I've not taken the bike to a track so can't comment on their suitability for that. I imagine the PR5...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
12-11-19, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,015
Re: Gloom and despondency
I feel your pain. Not easy, but tell yourself "nothing venutured, nothing gained". Without a working crystal ball you could not have guessed that you would get so many problems with the bike. In the...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
01-10-19, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,765
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
20-03-19, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,911
Re: Piston slap or valves?
It will be interesting to know what the problem is. It just sounds like a worn cam chain to me. I am probably wrong. I often am
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
20-03-19, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,911
Re: Piston slap or valves?
Based on the vid clip (and I know microphones can distort the sound so just guessing) I would be thinking cam chain rattle especially as it quietens off briefly when you increase the revs.
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Forum: Pennine Massive
10-01-19, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,098
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
22-12-18, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,962
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-11-18, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,671
Re: Condensation
The roof is corrugated so I could remove some of the sealing material and put a dryer style duct in place. I have a spare bathroom extractor fan.[/QUOTE]
If you get a flow of air going you...
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-11-18, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,671
Re: Condensation
Just another thought. Fix any rain water leaks which are coming into the space if you have any.
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-11-18, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,671
Re: Condensation
I reckon you need to try for a flow of air from one end of the garage to the other. Helped my unheated garage when I put an air brick into the wall furthest from the door (which has a good gap...
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Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
17-11-18, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,138
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Forum: Photos
07-11-18, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,855
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
26-03-18, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,304
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Forum: Pennine Massive
07-03-18, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Hartside Cafe burnt down
Such a shame. Hopefully there will some temporary facility until reconstruction is complete. Always busy when I have been there.
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
19-01-18, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,778
Re: Michelin Road 5 Announced Jan 2018
Been very pleased with the PR4s. About 7k on my set and they still have several mm of useable rubber. They have done some long tours and feel planted. Suspect the PR5 will be another good offering...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
18-01-18, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,464
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
11-01-18, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 13,366
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