Biker's Cafe Chatroom

wazza300 · 28 Jun 2016 at 21:47

I'm only 50kg and I can manage it

Scottoilers are good,you can always wheel the bike forward and oil a section,rinse and repeat till you've lubed all the chain? I do that for speed

russell664 · 28 Jun 2016 at 21:51

wazza300 said:
I'm only 50kg and I can manage it

Scottoilers are good,you can always wheel the bike forward and oil a section,rinse and repeat till you've lubed all the chain? I do that for speed

Must me a technique thing then - I'm still a noob

Yeah I do that as well, but looking g into other ways which it can be done too. Sometimes I forget, or just don't have time

wazza300 · 28 Jun 2016 at 21:52

I'd get a scottoiler then saves messing about

Captain · 28 Jun 2016 at 21:53

It helps if you pull the bike back while putting the pressure on the stand, shouldn't be a struggle unless you're built like a girl lol..

tom_e · 28 Jun 2016 at 21:53

I bought a 2nd hand Scottoiler just after I got my SV never gotten round to fitting it though.

Takes all of 5 minutes to stick the bike up on the Abba stand and oil it.

russell664 · 28 Jun 2016 at 21:58

Clov!s said:
It helps if you pull the bike back while putting the pressure on the stand, shouldn't be a struggle unless you're built like a girl lol..

Clearly you don't know what I look like

A scrawny bugger!

Tom_e, are you looking to sell it at some point do you think?

tom_e · 28 Jun 2016 at 22:00

russell664 said:
Clearly you don't know what I look like A scrawny bugger!

Tom_e, are you looking to sell it at some point do you think?

I'll have a look at some point this week and check I've still got all the bits and let you know, no point in it just gathering dust in the shed.

russell664 · 28 Jun 2016 at 22:04

tom_e said:
I'll have a look at some point this week and check I've still got all the bits and let you know, no point in it just gathering dust in the shed.

Thanks mate - let me know and I'll have it off you

TallPaul_S · 28 Jun 2016 at 22:14

I'm a skinny git and I can get my bike on the paddock stand! In fact it takes me longer to get the stand out the shed than it does to put the bike on it, lube the chain and take it off the stand.

Today's report from the continent: it's awesome!!

completely dry today, and the sun came out this afternoon. Some of the roads here are pure heaven... it you're a fan of constant radius, perfectly smooth corners that seem to last forever, you'll love it here!! I've been hanging off round most of them, giggling on the exit

oh yeah, and they're deserted!! Some roads I've seen 2 cars in 10 or 20 miles, if this was the UK I'd get stuck behind a 40mph dawdler every few miles, it's better than wales here for quality of roads. Not many pics as the scenery isn't stunning, although it's pretty damn nice. I've been recording though so you lot will get a video at some point

Cochem is a proper chocolate box pretty town, and it's cheap here, 2 nights camping for 23 euros.

IC3 · 28 Jun 2016 at 22:26

How was the ride there, did you do it in one go or did you stop somewhere in-between?

BTW I'm still waiting for that MT-10 video!

Edit:

Apart from that I did 2 accidental wheelies yesterday, the first was whilst coming out of corner I gunned it too quickly and the front went light (It was scary and so satisfying that I didn't crash

). The 2nd time was on the motorway, after I pulled up on the hard shoulder (I wheelied the Duke before, so it wasn't that scary.) Oh and I nearly dropped the bike yesterday... my foot slipped on little stones, but I quickly catched the bike!

TallPaul_S · 28 Jun 2016 at 22:34

IC3 said:
How was the ride there, did you do it in one go or did you stop somewhere in-between?

BTW I'm still waiting for that MT-10 video!

Err, check in the YouTube thread

I rode to Luxembourg yesterday, 280 miles from Calais. Then today another 150 today to Cochem. Tomorrow will be exploring, maybe some unrestricted autobahn action

then Thursday is a 200 mile day including a stop at the nurburgring, and then 300 miles on Friday back home via Spa francorchamps.

IC3 · 28 Jun 2016 at 22:49

Ehh... those group rides look so boring from everyones videos. I did see your right hand was itching to twist that throttle and see what the MT-10 can do!

I guess its better to just get a test ride from the dealer, so you can actually test the bike properly.

Craig321 · 29 Jun 2016 at 01:48

russell664 said:
Clearly you don't know what I look like A scrawny bugger!

Tom_e, are you looking to sell it at some point do you think?

You should just be able to sort of role it forward and let the bike just about put itself up.

Scottoilers are good, but messy even with the right flow rate (the oil constantly dripping has to go somewhere). Kept my chain on my Hornet fine, but no better than a decent chain lube like castrol racing.

There's also the tutoro oiler which looks good, you don't need the cable to your engine with those which is nice. I believe they can also take plain oil whereas a Scottoiler needs proper stuff (not sure if anyone has run a Scottoiler on normal oil though, might be too thick?).

Kreeeee · 29 Jun 2016 at 04:29

Tutoro is fine with ep90 oil.

Junglist · 29 Jun 2016 at 10:06

Ugh. Been so ill this week (slept for 20 hours yesterday! And probably the same on Monday) but first day back at work and wish I rode to work but I just feel too weak to trust myself on one today

Clum · 29 Jun 2016 at 10:17

Anybody able to suggest somewhere I might track down some used Arrow slip on cans for a 2010 street triple? Not having any luck on ebay and have tried the triumph triple group on facebook as well.

tom_e · 29 Jun 2016 at 10:20

Clov!s is your man he spent a while hunting a set down IIRC.

IC3 · 29 Jun 2016 at 12:42

I got the letter through from Police, I can do a course of my choice from the list. Cost £70 to £97.50, courses are 2 1/4 hours to 4 1/2 hours.

No penalty points... what a relief!

Captain · 29 Jun 2016 at 12:47

Clum said:
Anybody able to suggest somewhere I might track down some used Arrow slip on cans for a 2010 street triple? Not having any luck on ebay and have tried the triumph triple group on facebook as well.

Send these guys an email asking how long it'll take them to back order some, for £350 for a brand new set is cheaper than people want second hand. In all the weeks I was looking, 2 came up, both were damaged and selling for £360 delivered.

https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/8909/street-triple/slip-on-silencers-arrow-pair

wazza300 · 29 Jun 2016 at 12:57

IC3 said:
I got the letter through from Police, I can do a course of my choice from the list. Cost £70 to £97.50, courses are 2 1/4 hours to 4 1/2 hours.

No penalty points... what a relief!

You'll just sit with a crowd of people and watch a video spotting potential hazards while the host asks random folk questions

Still a waste of time and money

@the abyss you don't get any points,I did just the coarse unless they have changed it since then