Bianco2564

My 2003, 340hp M3 is ULEZ compliant, luckily I have no need to go to the place.

Hello and welcome.

According to Honda UK, only models after 1993 can run on e10 regular unleaded, so yours should run using e5 super unleaded.

Bought a std exhaust for the R1, want to get it back to original as far as possible.

Just indicators, rear mudguard and screen to go.

Fired it up for the first time since April, naturally much quieter but sounded good.

Dog owners who talk to non dog owners persistently about their dog.

Dog owners who do nothing about it barking its stupid head off all the time.

People who drop litter and flytippers.

E-scooters.

People who eat fish in the works canteen.

Drones that buzz over my house.

Hello and welcome.

From what I can see,its under the LH engine cover behind the flywheel/magneto.

Should be a couple of windows in the flywheel you look through to access the points.

Probably need a puller to get the  flywheel off, the cam to open the points is usually on the flywheel if its similar to other types.

Did the weekly checks on the Kawasaki with help of the eldest grandson, he can remember to look at the brake fluid, oil level, tyres and lights. He was dead chuffed we found the tail light was blown and had to replace the bulb.

On 07/06/2023 at 19:55, Bianco2564 said:

Decided to give super unleaded a go in the Ninja, just to see if the negative hype about e10 giving worse mpg is true.

The Kwak is averaging low 80s mpg regularly, fill up tonight was just under 84mpg.

 

Filled the Kwak back up tonight, was it more economical?

I'd say yes, when using e10, the low fuel would routinely light up on the return journey home on day 4 and tonight it didn't, got all the way back to Rugby Sainsburys, 229 miles in total.

Crunched the numbers and it had returned just under 86mpg ,around 2mpg improvement on the last run.

Was it worth paying 7p a litre more for? Cost me 50p more to do the same journey, so no.

Did it run any better?  Nope, no discernible difference.

I've just made the switch to GEMS from the AA.

Far more comprehensive cover for half the price.

Well my plan of arriving a bit later didn't work, had to park in the bottom end of the town again, at least it was in the shade.

Met @Ian Frog 

I only use the Kwak for work, its exactly the same route and miles covered every 4 days so should be a reasonably fair test.

Can't complain at all on its economy, costs me around £18-19 per week to get to work, 229 miles for 4 days and only one fuel stop.

Yes the ride in is at 10.

Last year I got there early and was one of the last to leave, had  to park the 380 right on the outskirts of town.

Aiming to get there for about 9.30.

Decided to give super unleaded a go in the Ninja, just to see if the negative hype about e10 giving worse mpg is true.

The Kwak is averaging low 80s mpg regularly, fill up tonight was just under 84mpg.

By all accounts, this place is good.

https://bornandbreadbakery.co.uk/

Or there is always Greggs!

Next Saturday, will be on the RGV again.

http://www.daventrybikefest.co.uk/index2.html

Probably possible but sounds like a lot of effort.

Ecu, loom,fuel pump,hoses, throttle body, injector, lambda sensor,other sensors, maybe tank and clocks.

Would need to be declared to your insurance as a mod, which would most likely put your premium up.

Have to ask, but why not just buy an EFI bike?

Took a ride over to the Long Itch diner (in a village called Long Itchington if any non local was wondering) for their Thursday bike night.

Got there quite early and got a front row seat for the RGV ,could only stay for an hour or so and it was pretty packed by the time I left.

I ride by at 6.06.

According to FB there were about 1000 bikes at the ride in.

A great day out today, highlight being first ride to a show with my eldest 8 year old grandson as a pillion on his Dads bike.

Met @billy sugger, pleasure to meet another person off the forum

Perfect weather helped bring out all the bikes and crowds.

Cooling fan on the RGV worked a treat, despite slow moving for around 15 mins, the gauge didn't go above halfway.

Talking to the owner of the X7, his brother owned it from new , there was me and this other guy checking it out, both saying "I had one of these".

Same as cars really, age, experience, location etc.

I'm 59 , lowish risk area and insured 5 bikes FC inc an R1 for £340.

Then again I insured my e46 m3 for £123.

Lots of online sites can give you a ball park figure before you set your heart on something.

I'd think somewhere around a 500-600cc would be a reasonable start, fast enough but not OTT.

The GS310 is only around 34hp , not dissimilar to my Ninja 250, its fine if you just want to keep up with traffic but useless at overtaking once above 50mph or so. 

Have you looked at insurance? This may rein in your wish list.

A guy at work passed his DAS last year and was gifted an old 600cc Thundercat and gets on with it fine.

1 hour ago, billy sugger said:

Signed up for the ride in to Rugby for Sunday may try and make it in for the first 250 if up early enough 

Great, might see you there, I'll be on this.

Hello and welcome.

Up to recently I had a 600 silverwing for 4 years. I had all the lights go out on me one night on an unlit road which was fun.

Although my symptons were different, engine still ran, no lights or dash, might be worth checking this.

The 12v feed wire from the battery under the LH side panel had totally rotted through.

Finished the RGV fan today, changed the stainless plate for carbon and moved the fan inwards a bit for clearance to the fairing.

Replaced the bullet connectors for a plug.

Pretty pleased with the outcome, all done for around £15. Bought the fan off ebay, found the nuts, bolts,switch, relay and wiring in the garage. Bit of carbon was scrap from work and got the plug from Halfords.

It's first real test will be on Sunday for the Rugby bike show ride in.

The Honda fan arrived today and its just the right size.

Had to shorten the top hose a little and slid that on further.

Found a strip of stainless plate from a previous job and bolted it up, its all reasonable secure, just need a bit of foam to space the plate away from the rad and a bit of foil tape to seal up the slight overhang. Connected up the wiring with some tempoarary bullet terminals and of course the acid test of "does it work"

I want to add a rad cooling fan to the RGV, when doing the ride ins at Rugby and Daventry bike shows the temp creeps up quite quick. There isn't a massive amount of room, I've bought a fan from a Honda 125 off ebay hoping its small enough to fit in the space below the top hose on the LH side.

Did the wiring today, added a relay direct to the battery and rocker switch picking up a feed from the horn.

Fitted new mirrors.