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muddi 09-06-10 07:31 PM
Re: steam in the rain
 
Slag off all you want - I loved my er5 - good all round work horse. Great for packing up to go to rallies/camping and still be able to 2 up with loads of gear, bloody comfy too when playing out or commuting. If I was able to afford 2 bikes I would of kept it for camping/rallies.

but there again Im not a bike snob. :rolleyes:

Liam9188 09-06-10 09:56 PM
Re: steam in the rain
 
Never noticed it to be a problem on the SV to be honest. Except it means polishing my exhaust more often. Best solution is to avoid being sat for a long time lol.

My ZXR400 was funny because steam coming off the rad would steam up my clocks and mirrors, which took a couple of minutes moving to clear. I'll just guess how fast I'm going in the meantime then eh..

Matts-Yokes 10-06-10 05:57 AM
Re: steam in the rain
 
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Originally Posted by muddi (Post 2291680)
Slag off all you want - I loved my er5 - good all round work horse. Great for packing up to go to rallies/camping and still be able to 2 up with loads of gear, bloody comfy too when playing out or commuting. If I was able to afford 2 bikes I would of kept it for camping/rallies.

but there again Im not a bike snob. :rolleyes:
Ha ha, im not a bike snob but i have lots of experience of ER5's as i owned a training school for years and the ER5's gave nothing but trouble. Especially the crap rear brakes seizing up regularly, the regulator/rectifier's frying themsleves on a regular basis and the primary starter motor chain's snapping. Maybe they are not designed to do more than a few thousand miles a year unlike GS500's :confused:

yorkie_chris 10-06-10 08:04 AM
Re: steam in the rain
 
Bloody horrible motors, I had the GPZ. I think spanner man described them as a hand grenade looking for a war.

Sid Squid 10-06-10 09:54 PM
Re: steam in the rain
 
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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2291918)
Bloody horrible motors, I had the GPZ. I think spanner man described them as a hand grenade looking for a war.
Sounds like the GPz 305 of some years previously - a parts man I know knew the part number of the crank without looking it up.


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