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there should be a connector where you can stick the multimeter in to attached to the reg/rec I don't understand this one [mention]Stu[/mention] if the reg rec is disconnected, the only thing I can test is continuity. There's no voltage going to it -it's disconnected

We'll pick this up tomorrow if that's ok as I had best not be revving up now but thanks for the guidance so far

That seems fine so the problem appears to be either the stator (but the continuity tests on stator passed) or the harness side of the reg rec wiring

I wish I had not bought it How? Engine running, stick multimeter in alternator harness and rev it? How?

The cbf1000 isn't charging. Again. I've been looking at the reg rec and stator with a multimeter. First thing I thought was stator as the biffer is notorious for it. Test 1 Charged battery overnight. Measured voltage at battery. Started bike, rode around for 20 minutes at high revs. Measured voltage at battery again, below 12v. Test 2 ALTERNATOR CHARGING COIL INSPECTION • It is not necessary to remove the stator coil to make this test. Remove the following: – Left side cover (page 3-4) – Left rear cowl (page 3-8) Remove the wire band and disconnect the alternator 3P (White) connector. Check the resistance between three Yellow terminals of the alternator side connector. STANDARD: 0.1 – 1.0 Ω (at 20°C/68°F) Check for continuity between each terminal and ground. There should be no continuity. If resistance is out of specification, or if any wire has continuity to ground, replace the alternator stator. This test passed all values were consistent. Test 3 Regulator rectifier harness Green wire: Grounds the system to the frame (may have two wires). Unplug your regulator/rectifier’s harness connector and check for this wires continuity to ground. • Set your meter to Ohms/resistance (Ω). • Place one lead on the wire and the other lead to a solid ground. *Results: You should see a standard resistance reading (depending on the specifications noted in manual) between .001 Ω up to .9 Ω. Typically a standard circuit wire has at least .01 Ω of resistance. If you discover that you have and open (no numeric value) or a excessively high reading. Check the harness for breaks, rusty corroded frame ground, or loose connections (battery terminals included) Display of multimeter goes off. Suggests that this reading isn't right. Now what ?

Posting this for a friend at work, I haven't seen the bike (apart from through the office window as it rode by) but I would gladly vouch for the person who is selling it -smashing guy. "For Sale £2895 Kawasaki ER-6F 650cc 2010 20,895 miles MOT until 10/2020 Great Condition, only a couple of marks Heated Oxford Grips Upgraded Exhaust, also have original included Givi Box included Tyres are in good condition Last MOT passed with no advisories Love the bike, great to ride - just don't use it enough to warrant keeping it." If you want further information then please let me know and I will put you in touch with the seller.

Had to get it out my system, seriously. Needed to get over it somehow it proper threw me out of balance.

I was in a white Fiesta

I took the car to work today as I was expecting strong winds and heavy rain. On the way in, on the M60, perhaps near Stretford about 07:45. I was in the third lane in the car, moving past slower moving traffic to my left. I noticed a single bright light in my rear view mirror. It was a bike. Bright white light suggests a newish bike. The single bright light got closer and closer until the rider was sat I believe within 5 foot maximum of the rear offside of the car. By this I mean he could have been holding on to the rear roof pillar and was to the right. Pretty much touching the rear tyre of my car. I could have opened the boot and he would have been able to climb in. We were doing 60 MPH at this point, I couldn't go any faster as there was traffic ahead, couldn't move to the left as there wasn't a gap and then traffic joining from a junction on the left took all available gaps. So we are chugging along at 60 and this guy has put himself at the right-most point of a motorway, he must have been riding on the very edge of the third lane, just away from the central reservation, right at the back of a car moving at 60MPH in the dark. If it was you: If you were trying to intimidate me into going faster: I couldn't, if you had looked up a bit you would have seen there was nowhere to go. I'm not sure of the wisdom of intimidation by riding real close, that seems like it could backfire so easily and you would always come off worse. If you were trying to get past: you aren't getting past anyone safely by sitting in the back seat of their car. You need room to observe and move. Have you heard of the 2 second rule? Best rule there is. If you move up and cant get past, then drop back -you are on a bike so you just need to wait for the next safe opportunity, not sit there. If you were moving into the overtake position (???), what part of the carriageway were you going to use, given I was in the third lane of the 3 lane motorway and we overtake to the right? If you wanted me to go faster: by moving up as close as you did you took lots of my attention away from what was in front (Read Keith Code and others: we all have a fixed amount of attention, mine is best spent on other things, not on you) If you wanted to get a better view (???): by moving to the position you did, you took away all your view as you couldn't see anything that was to the left of you or immediately ahead of you (or me). So you couldn't see anything to my left or ahead of me either that may have made me need to put on the brakes. You couldn't see any debris in the carriageway that you would have hit, as I was immediately in front. You cut off all your view. If you wanted me to change lane: if you hadn't been so close and lost your visibility you would have seen that I had nowhere to go. Drop back two seconds -you are on a bike so you just need to wait for the next safe opportunity, not sit there. To quote some research https://www.lyonsdavidson.co.uk/braking-distance-motorbikes-complex-useful/ on motorcycles "Tests carried out by Reading University show total reaction times of between 1.4 and 1.9 seconds, dependent on age. With these timings, a vehicle travelling at 60mph will be covering between 123.2 and 167.2 feet before any braking force comes into the equation." So from the time of you seeing my brake lights go on until the time that your brakes actually start to slow you down you would have needed 123+ feet. And you were, what, 5 foot away? Yes I did flash you with the headlights when you undertook me, (as I was signalling left to move into the first available gap, so you could clear off). Shake your head all you want, you rode like a plonker. I can only assume that you thought I was a third lane hog but you should have left yourself a view to see that I had nowhere to go for a while, its a busy motorway and its rush hour. Seriously, I am no great rider or driver and doubtless you have been riding for 20 years without incident, but you put yourself in real danger today and you put other road users in danger too. Can I recommend you take a post-test or advanced riding course for 2020, the feedback may be useful?

Also looking forward to this

Washed two bikes and one car. Started at 10am. With a lunch break and a couple of brew breaks I finished at 5.30. Still got to lube the chains. Seems a long time. Highlight was cleaning stainless steel exhausts with autosol, and them looking better and better the more I used.

Looks great [mention]MikeHorton[/mention] but I have to disagree with the "relatively cheap" as You shouldn't have to pay anything for fender extenders etc, they should be factory fitted. It makes me rather cross. At what point did motorcycle manufacturers decide that machines intended for the northern hemisphere didn't need mudguards?

I don't want an addiction. Or a shed load of tools. Can someone put a link to a non-ratcheting handle please?

Hang on. This is quite quickly getting out of hand. I now have a set of sockets, can I just get a non-ratchet handle? Will that make them spanners?

So I need a set of spanners too??

I used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.deepriverdev.motorcycle.hpt the free version on my phone. Really useful for passing the theory test questions and, er, free. I also took out a month subscription to the dvsa online for the hazard perception part when I had a test date and this allowed me to practice hazard perception and also more theory question practice. https://www.dvsalearningzone.co.uk/shop/motorcyclists

Weird commuting weather. On paper should be great. Unseasonably mild apparently but felt cold, not rained for a couple of days but the road was gleaming with moisture and not drying out. Tyre grip felt sketchy, tentative riders are not happy riders

Er, I assumed that some bolts on a Honda cbf1000 or a kawasaki zzr1400 would perhaps be imperial? Take it that's not the case?

Thanks for the replies. I ended up getting a Hilka 3/8" metric set off Amazon. No torque wrench or imperial sockets, yet

Is this the right size for a general starter set, 3/8"?

I'm thinking of buying this torque wrench https://www.screwfix.com/p/magnusson-torque-wrench-3-8-x-14/5848v and maybe this socket set https://www.screwfix.com/p/magnusson-3-8-drive-socket-set-40-pcs/3503x to do things like learn to change oil filter, remove wheels, perhaps strip calipers. Are they ok?

Me too, still, conditions are on the damp side of reasonable so maybe the fact that I am still commuting on the bike doesn't mean I am hardcore My chain went rusty overnight recently, bright orange. Broke my heart. I blame the gear oil that people on here recommend. It flings off and it washes off. I used the bike all of last winter never had this before and I was using specific chain lubes then

15 minutes getting ready 15 minutes getting changed at the other end Rain water pooling at the crotch

Personalised number plates are loathsome, they make me cringe. Like having a padded bar in the lounge or monogrammed his n her bath robes. For sure it's a free country so spend as you will Mr and Mrs J Public but the People who have them should pay an additional annual vulgarity tax. See https://metro.co.uk/2001/10/31/battle-of-the-drivers-plate-238480// This wasn't me but if go fund me had been around I would have stumped up for him with pleasure. Sorry not what you asked OP but they were brought in to the discussion before I arrived.

Depends what you're using. I have a Sena which mounts flush onto the side of the helmet in a very unobtrusive way. I specifically avoided a GoPro because of the helmet mounting system and the risks associated with it. (And I'd certainly NEVER consider mounting anything on the top of a helmet). If I were to buy a GoPro in the future I'd go for the chest harness, I think. What are the risks, I assume you mean that a chin mount isn't great if you had a face first impact? I'd guess it would snap or shear off the camera. How is a side mount any better