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Lots of things cause sensations that can be described like this. They all feel different from each other but still match the description. If it is a very sudden holy-crap wobble event that happens consistently at a certain lean angle, check your bearings. This is actually a bike wobble, not a tyre slip, but because the bike suddenly wobbles in and then out it can feel like the tyre suddenly slipped and caught again. Genuinely scary. Next up on the buttclenchometer is the wheel balance, which depending on suspension setup can go totally unnoticed until you're at a high lean angle. Contamination on the edge of the tyre (chain lube) can cause this but usually wears away quite quickly. Also if it's genuine slip, check your shock and sag. Much further down on the scary list is a misshapen tyre (ridden hard at a certain lean angle such as on track, but never past it), causing a similar effect to a squared-off tyre, but you don't feel it until you're much further over and try to go past that point and then it just 'drops in'. Whenever I've experienced this it felt like a petulant teenager: "But daddy! I don't want to lean further!" followed by "Okay fine! You want to lean? I'll show you lean!"

I couldn't help myself so I googled it with safe search off in images and I can report that nothing embarrassing turned up whatsoever . Which was disappointing . you wont find the product disappointing though and that's for sure. I was very sceptical but thought ah what the hell, buy one. cant tell ya how good it is. Yup invested in one of these for the Mrs cos she doesn't have pins for pin-lock... It's better than my pin-lock and cheaper. Next time I need to replace the pin-lock, I'll go with one of these instead. Great find. -- Edit -- Came unglued (quite suddenly while riding). See my update a few pages forward.

Most of this has been said but here's what I'd do: 1: pop a drop of fresh oil in the cylinder, take a look at the spark plug while you're at it. 2: Make sure it turns using a spanner 3: Drain fuel and oil. 4: Replace fuel filter, flush fuel lines & carbs etc. Controversial but pop in some redex with the fresh fuel. It works wonders on gummed up fuel lines. Make sure your fuel tank breather hose(s) aren't blocked! 5: Replace the battery 6: See if she starts 7: If not diagnose and fix 8: Drain and replace all other fluids, don't forget the brakes. Check the brake calliper seals while you're down there, I'd probably replace them regardless. 9: Grease moving parts, replace tyres. 10: Tax/MOT/Ride/Enjoy Keep a close eye on your fork/shock seals. I recon you've got yourself a bit of a bargain there. I'm excited for you and just a little bit jelly

Tough to find anything tbh. A bit of research into parts and I think the K8 onwards is fuel injected, prior to this they are carb'd. So I imagine they had a bit of a revamp from k8 onwards.

Not for me, but I can see why others might like it. Personally I use my phone mounted on my bars with audio instructions from the Packtalk intercom. I use TomTom speed camera's app to alert me of cameras and mobile vans etc. It automatically starts whenever I turn my intercom on. If I'm going from a2b quickly either Google Maps or Waze. If I need to re-route: "Hey Google, find me a McDonalds" or "Hey Google, tell Waze to find me a McDonalds". If I'm in no hurry or riding purely for the fun of riding I use Kurviger app. It's a bit like Calimoto. But it has a much crappier interface and much better navigation for finding curvy routes. The interface is difficult to use and unintuitive admittedly but once you get used to it, it's worth it. It has an optional online route planner in case you want to plan a route in advance: https://kurviger.de/en This is also useful for figuring out what the various routing options do. It allows you to select how curvy you want your roads. It has a cool option to create round trips of a specific length and direction. And once you know how to use it (and that does take some time and experience I'll admit!) It's a great app just for finding awesome roads wherever you are. It's free, but I think you have to pay a small one-off fee for the maps. I plan on using it for our trip across Spain next year. In that case, I'll pre-plan the route online and download it to my phone.

Worth noting a few things: Voice activation is a setting, so make sure it's enabled. Voice-activated commands by shouting "hey!" or whatever doesn't work on mine during communication. I suppose this is intentional so you don't accidentally activate the commands while chatting to your partner. Voice recognition has been improved dramatically in firmware updates, especially for UK accents. So make sure your firmware is up to date. And yeah, Cardo really have their unboxing experience down... it feels premium the moment you touch the box.

Not sure if this thread is classed as 'dead', but I felt like throwing in my own view. What he's saying in the video is that BHP is directly derived from Torque. One is essentially just another way of expressing the other. You can't feel the difference because they are both the same thing. Just like 1 is identical to 0.5 + 0.5. The only question is, whereabouts in the rev range do you find the torque? You can always manually draw the BHP line on any graph that already has the Torque and RPM measured: Torque * RPM / 5252... and vice-versa, just reverse the equation. When we say something is 'Torquey' what we usually mean is that it has high Torque low down in the rev range, or a more even/flat torque curve. When we say something has 'high bhp but low torque' (a 600 inline 4 or maybe a 125cc 2-stroke) what we actually mean is that it has its peak torque higher in the rev range. As bhp is just Torque * RPM / 5252 this means that it's pulling power lies much higher in the rev range than down low. Ultimately, it is impossible to actually feel the difference between torque and bhp, they're both the same thing. All you can feel is the bikes ability to pull weight (itself and you) across a rev range. And that isn't the difference between bhp and torque, it's just feeling the torque curve.

I always just used a rucksack when I had a Bagster tank cover. But if you have the budget I can highly recommend Kriega products. On a side note, be very aware of dust/grit/sand building up under the cover and wearing down your paint. I always thought my Bagster tank cover would help protect my paintwork, quite the opposite unless you remove it and clean it all out on a very regular basis.

[strikeout]Could go with a chinese copy... They all used to be absolutely terrible, but I hear in recent years some companies have improved dramatically and outshine the rest. Auctmarts get a good reputation. I'll be buying the CBR600RR X-Ray full fairing set from them for the Mrs' bike eventually. If you can't find what you're looking for, contact them. Full fairing sets tend to be cheaper but they certainly sell individual panels. Based on reviews I'd suggest paying a little extra for the extra thick clearcoat.[/strikeout] Edit: Sorry I've just realised that's CBF600, not CBR600F, I really need to read more carefully! Auctmarts don't have that part on their site. May be worth sending them an email anyway though.

I'm not 100% sure, but I've heard stories of it happening whether they are actually allowed to or not. There's also the concern of me being left unconscious in an accident and using the video footage to make a case against me. Of course, this wouldn't be my primary concern if I were left unconscious in an accident, but it's also not something I want to have to worry about when I wake up! A quick google shows this: https://www.bikelawyer.co.uk/site/mcn-law-columns/can-the-police-seize-my-camera-footage

I think that you are right. That's why I don't understand these guys when they say push the middle in, it won't push in because of the head on it. It will only come out, but there is nothing to get hold of Ahhh, I thought so looking at the original image. So much so I had to watch the video to see what everyone else meant! Yeah, it's hard to get these out without a blade or very thin flat-headed screwdriver, Just push it in there between the outer-head and the inner pin-head and it should move out quite easily. then you can pull the whole thing out.

A little off-topic, but the idea of a helmet cam really appeals to me but my concern was that if I'm ever acting squiddish and get pulled (not that us mature sensible bikers ever get carried away ), the police can confiscate the camera as evidence. So I've decided I'm going to get concealed front and rear cameras. Can't easily use them for vlogging or whatever, but can be used to record idiots cutting me up, accidents that weren't my fault, funny events and at the same time unlikely to be confiscated as evidence should the worst ever happen.

Having to do crap like this to transport anything anywhere: https://www.reddit.com/r/MotorcycleLogistics/top/?t=all

I've always removed these by using a small/thin flat head screwdriver and pushing it under the center-pin (where the two heads meet). You can then pull the center-pin out about 0.5cm with either the screwdriver or your fingernails, after which the whole thing should just slide out. --edit-- Ahh I see by the video now that you're talking about something entirely different. Never come across those before. From the original picture it looked like the ones where you pull out the center-pin, rather than the ones in the video which you push through. Those things look to be a right pain.

Going to keep this updated mostly for the benefit of Google searchers: Garage fixed broken fork seal and cam pulse generator. They paid the brunt of transport but charged me £100. It's back now and fixed. With regards to the engine mount: A Honda Garage have said categorically "do not ride it in that condition". Which seems a bit overkill to me, I would have thought these things to be over-engineered to quite a degree. I've read about stunters breaking off both their engine mounts and still continuing to stunt just fine. But that's a bit the other extreme and like it's asking for trouble to me. So I've ridden the bike gently for 2 miles to ensure the repairs are all good before the engine mount gets fixed. It's booked in to have the engine mount fixed with a local guy and his welder friend on Tuesday. Estimated time about a 1-week turnaround. Estimated cost: 5hrs Labour @ £36(inc vat) + £38.50 (coolant) + £125 (welding) = £343.5 Of course, something is likely to go wrong and increase the price, but we'll see. If it can be done within budget then I'll still have gained a 2011 CBR600RR ABS and valve clearance adjustment for < £3500. So not complaining.

Mrs' new bike came back from garage 1 on Tues after having fork seal and cam pulse sensor fixed (warranty). So I took it to work today to make sure all is well, and it appears to be. It's booked in to have the engine mount fixed on Tuesday, guy reckons it will take about a week.

Also worth noting that if you tell MCE that your bike is garaged, then it has to be a brick built garage to count (that's usual), and if it gets stolen near your house but not in the garage, e.g on the driveway while you let it cool down before you give it a wash, you are not covered.

And to wear earplugs... the right earplugs actually help you hear the intercom better because they block out the wind noise more than the wanted sounds (other vehicles, sirens, your intercom etc).

This is very true, but in any case that is slightly ambiguous (almost all of them), the courts generally side with the police. Even when the police are found guilty of abuse of powers the consequences are generally far laxer. When consequences are reduced decision making is affected. People seem to think I'm on the side of thieves and I don't want them to get hurt. Not true, I wish them all the pain in the world. But: No good comes from ramming bikes. Danger to others isn't reduced, because the danger to others is far more present when there is a chase. The power to ram bikes will increase chases, not decrease them. It won't reduce the amount of bike thieves, just make them change their tactics. It won't get people their bikes back (in a usable state). All that will happen is it will reduce the value of the bikes the insurance company would have sold on, so higher insurance premiums for us. It will increase the number of court cases against the police, thus taking from our taxes and there will be more chases, so more civilian casualties. And give traffic cops the power of manslaughter. None of these is good. I'm all for harsher sentences, and any other preventative measures you can think of. I'm not for police mowing down motorcycles on our public roads. I think I've said everything I have to say on this subject at this point, several times in some cases. I'm not going to convince anyone who isn't already convinced, and I realise I'm also unlikely to have my own mind changed. So it's probably best I chime back out at this point xD what scooter you got then.... if your out on it today, get me an iphone Well, it changes from day to day due to my occupation. I try and get the fastest turnover possible you see Funny you should mention it, I have an offer on locked iPhones right now buy 2 get 1 free! xD

Personally I think Cardo are currently ahead when it comes to intercoms. But then I have a Cardo so I probably would. If you haven't done much research here's some videos: If you've already done your research and decided on the Sena then... ignore me and carry on! - but you're still wrong xD

Depends on the comms system. Higher-end ones are built with this in mind. Actually they're often easier to hear with the right plugs in because plugs block out the wind noise more than everything else. The Mrs always refused to wear ear plugs because they're uncomfortable. She used to struggle to hear me over the Packtalk. Once she put ear plugs in she was blown away by how much clearer she could hear me.

This is very true, but in any case that is slightly ambiguous (almost all of them), the courts generally side with the police. Even when the police are found guilty of abuse of powers the consequences are generally far laxer. When consequences are reduced decision making is affected. People seem to think I'm on the side of thieves and I don't want them to get hurt. Not true, I wish them all the pain in the world. But: No good comes from ramming bikes. Danger to others isn't reduced, because the danger to others is far more present when there is a chase. The power to ram bikes will increase chases, not decrease them. It won't reduce the amount of bike thieves, just make them change their tactics. It won't get people their bikes back (in a usable state). All that will happen is it will reduce the value of the bikes the insurance company would have sold on, so higher insurance premiums for us. It will increase the number of court cases against the police, thus taking from our taxes and there will be more chases, so more civilian casualties. And give traffic cops the power of manslaughter. None of these is good. I'm all for harsher sentences, and any other preventative measures you can think of. I'm not for police mowing down motorcycles on our public roads. I think I've said everything I have to say on this subject at this point, several times in some cases. I'm not going to convince anyone who isn't already convinced, and I realise I'm also unlikely to have my own mind changed. So it's probably best I chime back out at this point xD

Yeah, in that situation better to go for the knees! Besides, lids are expensive let's not go around ruining perfectly good ones!

You seem to be confusing my thoughts on police powers and human rights. I'd get the steel bat I have discreeted for just such occasions. And I'd take the consequences of my actions. Giving the police power to do something, is taking those consequences and putting them on the state rather than the officers who committed the actions. The police can ram a bike even if they aren't given the power to do so. But the consequences will be on them, not the state. No different from me and my bat. A better question would be, do I think I should have the right to run them down with my car? No, I don't. Defend my family and my home. Absolutely, but run them down with my car, no. so its ok to beat em round the head with a steel bat but not knock em off their scooter The difference is the powers given. I don't have the state-granted power to bash them around the head, the consequences of my actions rest with me. This also applies to the police... until you grant them that power. Then the consequences rest on the state.

I disagree with that statement when used in such a blanket manner. Ramming bikes off of the road won't prevent anything. And it can easily be used to support absurdly wild statements such as "We should castrate all mentally ill people to stop them from reproducing". Besides, No that's not what I'm saying at all. People should be stopped. And if they refuse to stop, forcibly stopping them safely if necessary should absolutely be an option if they pose a significant risk to others around them. Otherwise, let them go. It's not like they will not have to deal with the consequences later. And the increased risk to others is by chasing them in an attempt to find an opportunity to force them off the road is often not worth it. It's the police' job to continually assess these factors and decide whether or not to continue the chase, attempt a forced stop, or call off the chase and catch them another way. However, there is no way to safely forcibly stop a motorcycle. So let them, go and catch them later, and let them deal with the consequences when they are caught safely. You can easily outrun a police car, you can't easily outrun the law. Which is exactly what happens now (mostly). Less risk to the public, less risk to the officers, less risk to the rider, less risk to the bike, lower insurance for all. Ramming bikes off the road will only result in good guys getting punished, bad guys adjusting their tactics and traffic police having power over life and death. None of those are good results. if you got woken up suddenly in the night by a noise downstairs, and found someone walking towards your front door with your tv and his mate was in the kitchen taking a dump in your cornflake box.... what would your reaction be... im guessing it would be to make them a cup of tea and perhaps open a packet of biscuits and try and have a friendly chat to tell them the error of their ways You seem to be confusing my thoughts on police powers and human rights. I'd get the steel bat I have discreeted for just such occasions. And I'd take the consequences of my actions. Giving the police power to do something, is taking those consequences and putting them on the state rather than the officers who committed the actions. The police can ram a bike even if they aren't given the power to do so. But the consequences will be on them, not the state. No different from me and my bat. A better question would be, do I think I should have the right to run them down with my car? No, I don't. Defend my family and my home. Absolutely, but run them down with my car, no.