RantMachine

...you didn't buy it from a shifty looking woman with funny coloured hair, did you?

In that case, a most justified f**k it!

Well to be honest I think that everyone can sympathise with the frustration of paying tax on money you worked hard to earn, to a government you don't like! But if we all posted a "f**k it" every time we paid tax, we'd need a second forum just for that thread

Dirty bugger

And yet you still had a "f**k it" moment about how much you got taxed! Life truly works in mysterious ways

You and me both. Still, can't win them all. Saw earlier that they have inner bags for the panniers coming out soon, hopefully some other trinkets will follow... Regardless, I have high hopes for WK. Mainly because they fit my price range better than most

I'll be following your post closely, I'm very intrigued by that bike and how well it behaves in the long term. Hope it works out well for you, sounds good so far. Was there an optional centre stand, or is it just tough luck?

http://www.veganmotorcyclist.com/gear.htm Any use?

Having looked at the pillion seat on an R3, I'm not crazy about this idea

I might be coming on the train at this rate

Can't be fun keeping it that shiny at this time of year!

Fixed that for you

Nah, that's the BMW - this is the Chinese bike. It's doing pretty well for 2 years old! http://www.hdforums.com/forum/attachments/general-harley-davidson-chat/342617d1384185015-abandoned-and-neglected-motorcycles-rotting-away-image-2478323388.jpg

I had a great idea for my 12k service, I can give you some pointers if you want. You'll need a match... http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/k2radio.com/files/2014/08/bike-burning.jpg

Ok, gonna throw out a few suggestions for obvious things to check on the brakes that someone who knows more will probably be able to tell you are completely unrelated, but what the heck. May as well check 'em while you wait to hear from someone more useful Have you checked: State of wear on the brake pads - are you down to the wear indicators? If so, that could be the source of your nasty noise. Change them asap! State of wear on the brake pads - have they worn evenly? Check all edges of the pad, my Chinese bike had front brake problems stemming from uneven wear. Brake fluid - Is the level in the reservoir high enough? Has it recently dropped dramatically? Can you see any bubbles in it through the sight glass? Cable - Check it's routed properly. Riding at this time of year, and being a Chinese bike, there's a chance that the little metal loop that holds the cable away from the wheel has now rusted through and the cable way have rubbed against the tire and started to wear through. Had that problem on the BMW, which... isn't really surprising, given as it's even less reliable that a Chinese bike. And the disc itself - Does it look at all uneven or warped? Is it showing signs of corrosion? Is there any movement if you try to wiggle it about? We all know that rust is one of the greatest enemies of Chinese bikes, but the big one that people overlook is shoddy assembly and dealer servicing. Most of my problems stemmed from improper assembly so it's worth checking everything is done up properly and fitted straight.

Ask Lou if Ermintrude was ever serviced by a certain place in Cambridge, I can't remember off-hand - but I have my suspicions, given my experiences with bodged servicing...

Dammit http://intelisoftbd.net/user-post/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/facepalm,.jpg Why did I not think of just using the sodding multimeter

Will give it a go when the time comes, then. Bike isn't ready to fire up just yet.

Because I know sod all about batteries so I asked Google about them, and Google told me I'd need to do it This was the first page that came up when I did a search for info about batteries, goes on about sealed batteries being supplied at 70% charge and needing a charge up to full before use.

Hi again, As mentioned recently, I'm trying to get my old bike back up and running before the week is done. Got a new battery, but it's a bit different to the ones I've had before... Both bikes came with vented lead acid batteries, and I've got a Halfords Bike It Maintenance Charger for them. This new battery is of the sealed maintenance free variety, and I've read somewhere or other that some types of charger may not be suitable. Anyone able to comment whether my charger will be ok? Walking past Halfords later today so will get a new charger if necessary. It's cool, I didn't need to eat this week. Cheers in advance.

My internet connection died for about an hour and when I finally got back online everyone was gone or going. Ah well!

Congrats Glad you got it worked out!

Got tools up to the eyeballs these days! All I need now is a huge pile of replacement parts and a lot of time to fit them in. I'm a cautious but fast learner; first time I do anything takes me bloody hours unless someone walks me through it, but every time after that is piss easy. First time I opened up my clutch, rebuild it, and closed it up again, it took me about 4 hours - every time after that was 30 minutes or so

Oh yeah - when I got the sprocket cover off it was FULL of crap, including these bits!! The bolt certainly looks like one from this bike... Bugger knows where they came from though, I stripped down a whole side of the bike to try and work it out and I still have no idea