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Fit these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/251371117922?lpid=83&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=83&ff19=0 Wish I knew these existed before! Are they designed to be left on all the time?

I'm probably going too. I think I saw your bike a few weeks ago, but didn't see you. Were you there when the fan powered parachute things were flying about?

Anyone going to Bentley tomorrow?

Thanks for the reply. I've since been looking at pics and Haynes manual too. It does seem to be normal. I'm thinking maybe there was a cap or cover there as there certainly wasn't just a hole there, and also it's clean inside, and as you can see, the bike is not!

So I was looking over the bike after getting home from work, and I noticed something was missing from the rear wheel. I think it was a pipe protruding from the hole between the 4 wheel nuts. So, what is missing, and what was its function? Hope someone can help. Slightly alarming tbh! Oh and its a 1998 vfr800fiw. Hopefully you can see some pictures below. http://i.imgur.com/yQl522q.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/EoUuEuH.jpg?1

I hope its ok to link to ebay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EBC-Sintered- ... 5aefc02b99 Like these?

I assume there's a difference in longevity and performance across the range of brake pads. I need a full set for my vfr800fiw, but do I buy honda at around £85 a full set? Ebay specials for £35 a full set? Or premium ones for £90+. I want decent brakes, but cost is a factor, and if a brake pad is a brake pad, then there's no need to spend more. Any specific recommendations or general advice?

Also: Ladies Acton Textile Jacket £20 http://www.triumphfactoryoutlet.com/pro ... ile_jacket Mens Highgate Textile Jacket £20 http://www.triumphfactoryoutlet.com/pro ... ile_jacket Triumph Street Triple 1:18 Model Black £2.25 http://www.triumphfactoryoutlet.com/pro ... odel_black Bargains!

Thanks again for the advice. Looks like I'm removing the sump tray then. There are none on ebay for my model, and can't find any anywhere else, so I'll have a mechanic fit an insert or tap to a larger plug. I have found other people having these magnetic plugs failing. "My mistake was the use a magnetic sump plug, and the type I bought has a long waist between the hex head and the start of the threads. As a result the first threads of the drain hole were not used, the torque was taken on only a couple of threads and these eventually succumbed despite careful use of a torque wrench." I have optimistically messaged the ebay seller, but I doubt they are going to be interested. I'm so paranoid about messing something else up now, might just get a garage to sort it all out, would happily pay £100 to have it sorted, think it will be more?

The threads look still there, but silvered (not the right word), in the visible section of the sump tray. Is http://www.screwfix.com/p/stud-extracto ... -pc/20084# this what I'd use? Or could you recommend a more suitable one? Thanks

Update. I don't think it could have gone any worse. I tapped the screwdriver twice, and not hard, between the plug and the sump, and the head of the plug came flying off, along with maybe 8mm of bolt section. Seeing as a threaded section came out, I'm guessing the threads on the sump have failed. I can't find the plug head to have a look at the threads on that, it has disappeared, spent half an hour looking for it. So now, the bit of plug still in the bike is recessed by 8mm or so, next step take the sump off?

Thanks for the advice. I'll try and get the plug out tomorrow and see what's what. I was searching for oil pan on eBay and found none, but that sump tray looks like the easiest solution, if mine is dead. Thanks for the offer of welding for me Barry, I may take you up on that. Too pissed off with myself to think straight tonight. Hopefully my eBay plug is made of such cheap metal that it is the only thing damaged. Will update tomorrow, cheers guys.

So, I thought I'd save some money and do my oil change myself. All went fine until I was doing up the sump plug. I was using a torque wrench, and hadn't put any real force on it, and heard a ping. I knew the threads had stripped, immediately tried to remove the plug, but it just spins. Is it possible just the sump plug is damaged? Or is it likely the oil pan is threaded? Looking at the haynes manual, removing the oil pan looks tricky, especially after my cock-up, could I tap the oil pan to fit a larger thread while its still on the bike? How can I get the sump plug out if it just spins, lay the bike on its side and drill it out? Pull it somehow? Its a vfr800 98. Would anyone hazard a guess at how much a garage would charge to sort this? I bought a new magnetic sump plug off of ebay, could this have caused my problem? Maybe it was made of weak metal...it was cheap. Any advice would be great. I'm so gutted.

I'm planning to go, never been to a bike show before so I'm no help to you. I've got a few q's too though, if anyone knows, do you have to pay to park/enter? Can you pay by card on the stalls?

Saw your bike, didn't see you. Loads of bikes tonight. Did you see the flying merkel? Cool bike. http://i.imgur.com/ORK7X.jpg

I was planning to go up too, won't be able to leave till about half six though, so if that's too late could always see you up there.

Provisional license lasts forever (70), but is invalid without a current CBT, which lasts for 2 years, I think, but was a few years ago when I did my cbt and read all this.

No, people ride continuously by refreshing there cbt every 2 years.

I'll try and swap shifts. Edit - Got Sunday off, let me know times?

Yeah good night. Wouldn't be the same without being lost at least once! Took my baffle out, sounds grrrrrreat. I headed home cus I still had a job to go do, didn't know where we were splitting. Sounds good eab.

Sounds good.

Count me in, just got the bike fixed

Yeah, Bentley again next week? Will bring it with me if so.

Damn just saw this and too late to get out of work tomorrow night. Next time!

Thanks everyone, loads of options. This looks great, you pleased with how it sounds? Also is there any pros/cons with length? shorter is louder?