Simon Davey

Strewth, I have to get on the floor to unscrew the valve at the bottom of the tank. It's a right crackle and hiss. I'll sling on ear defenders in future, I've always got a pair handy.

That's a pretty cool question. I don't like hanging about when I drain the last air in my compressor tank, and that usually only has about 50 PSI left.

Thanks for that. Similar to what @Vic101 suggested. All my extra keys have a bulk of plastic on them, just to make sure they take up as much room as possible.

Good morning

Thanks, balancing may be worth while. It's going to a expert in bikes of this style/age.

Thanks @Mississippi Bullfrog It's funny you say that, because the 4-5 rides I've had on the bike, I've always thought the same. However, when I suggested this to a chap at a local bike shop (that will only take BMW in the workshop) he said nope, it should be smooth from bottom to top. Either way, when this issue is resolved, I might take advantage of all that torque and horses, and change the sprockets to a slightly higher gearing, that'll reduce acceleration, but make it a bit more "touring" to ride.

Blimey, I'm sorry I missed this. If that's where the pressure starts, it looks perfectly alright, but yes, coming back to the grip is puzzling. I wish I could help.

Just thought I'd drop this thread here, rather than continue to hijack the thread about the Honda Blackbird. My bike screams along if I give that wrist a twist, it's nice (I think) that at 5k onwards, I actually have to physically pull my backside forward to keep a good position. However, at 2-3000 RPM, if I try to pootle along and hold the throttle position through a 30Mph village or town, it just splutters and complains. One suggestion was that, as the temperature gauge barely moves, the thermostat was likely stuck open. I stripped the fairings off, drained the coolant, then got to thermostat which was perfectly OK . I replaced it anyway, and refilled with coolant. Got the engine running, and after 5 minutes of idle the gauge was up a fair bit, another 5 minutes and it was a 1/3rd of the way up. This was indoors though, and riding out a couple of days later, the gauge was in it's usual very low position. It's obviously designed to keep cool under harder working and hotter conditions. Moving on to the next ride. I always start her from cold on the centre stand and wait until the choke is off before I ride away, this gives me time to get my crash hat on etc. So here's the diagnosis, for some reason whilst still running with the choke on, I decided to move her, and when I steered the rev's shot up!! Fliipin' 'eck, it didn't happen without the choke on, but with the choke pulled by even a tiny amount, the rev's increased. So when looking at the cables, steering to the right pulls the cables really tightly around the left fork as they disappear under the tank. I gave the choke cable a right good wiggle, and there was a clunky/clinky sound, so maybe it's seated itself. I'll found out when I have a ride on Saturday. I'm now convinced the choke has been on all the time, just by a small amount and enough to be an issue. It ties in very nicely with the symptoms. I've got it booked in at Frank's Motorcycles near Colchester in a couple of weeks, fingers crossed Kris will sort it. I don't have the inclination to remove the tank and sort it myself just yet If you've read this far, thanks for bearing with me.

Welcome abord @Gregorie

It's actually a good website too https://www.worldsbk.com/

Ah, right. I'll wait and let someone else ask what the"K" is for. I've got World Super Bike K....

What does the "H" stand for?

Naaaah, that's where they took it out with a screwdriver, then decided it was OK, and put it back

Hopefully the rain will stay behind you

Good morning

Shame on you for being so manly. I dunno, what on earth is the world coming to

A tooth brush would be perfect, why didn't I think of that! Cheers

Thanks guys, they're looking a bit crusty, maybe I should spray-soak them with a citric acid solution (nothing nasty), then rinse from behind. Cheers

I bet they have a lovely thud, nice to read they've with the vibration normally associated with singles.

I used to sell, crash, or end up with a girlfriend that doesn't like bikes, before it needed doing, but.......... Is there a particular method for cleaning the radiator and oil cooler? Mine are clogged with dirt, but those fins look delicate.

Happy anniversary, have a great weekend.....

Afternoon, nearly dinner time

That's great to hear. Glad no one was hurt though.

I shall definitely keep on top it, cheers guys.

Thanks guys, I've cancelled the subscription but I've got another month to have a play with it, to be fair on the Zumo, I took it indoors to have a tinker, and creating routes directly seems pretty straightforward. Also delighted to find my streaming music was there on the screen when I hit the music button.