Biker's Cafe Chatroom

MowyTone · 16 Feb 2016 at 13:34

tom_e said:
That's cheap, those exact ones through Pyramids main site are over £350. Official ones are nearly £500 and 2nd hand ones basically don't exist unless they're practically scrap they also never seem to have the fittings.

The fitting kit alone for a pointy model is the best part of £100 if you can find one.

As it happens I have the lowers for a curvy SV in my garage doing nothing (want to get rid). But as you say the fittings are no where to be seen since I moved house

tom_e · 16 Feb 2016 at 15:15

I still need to swap my battered old front calipiers over for some nice shiny reconditioned ones as well which is a much better use of the cash.
My old rear one was in a terrible state when I took it off.

spookywillow · 16 Feb 2016 at 17:12

wazza300 said:
http://www.ktm4u.co.uk/new-bikes-for-sale/rc-125390/rc-125-2015-reduced-price

Ic3

If I had the cash! Just passed my test and already slightly bored of the CG125

wazza300 · 16 Feb 2016 at 17:21

tom_e said:
I still need to swap my battered old front calipiers over for some nice shiny reconditioned ones as well which is a much better use of the cash.
My old rear one was in a terrible state when I took it off.

cant you rebuild them if they are sticking? or just paint them if they look scabby,i painted mine

@spooky yeah its very cheap for a new bike imo

Junglist · 16 Feb 2016 at 23:50

Had another short hour ride earlier. Got caught in a bit of traffic so I thought I would try my hand at filtering... I'm happy to do it when there is a clear gap but at times it got narrow so I wussed out. I guess that comes with confidence though.

I also had some chump in a Golf turn his wheels into the gap I was trying to go through. Don't know if it was to intentionally stop me passing him or if he hand't noticed me but it put me off trying for the rest of my journey.

I'm starting to appreciate just how fast these things can be. I've barely got close to 10K revs in first gear and I'm not sure if I was laughing and grinning due to fear or due to excitement

MowyTone · 17 Feb 2016 at 07:11

JunglistE said:
Had another short hour ride earlier. Got caught in a bit of traffic so I thought I would try my hand at filtering... I'm happy to do it when there is a clear gap but at times it got narrow so I wussed out. I guess that comes with confidence though.

I also had some chump in a Golf turn his wheels into the gap I was trying to go through. Don't know if it was to intentionally stop me passing him or if he hand't noticed me but it put me off trying for the rest of my journey.

I'm starting to appreciate just how fast these things can be. I've barely got close to 10K revs in first gear and I'm not sure if I was laughing and grinning due to fear or due to excitement

lol yeah I know that grin. Yes some car drivers has some strange methods of thought and are just stupid in certain situations.
They wouldn't act like it outside of a car but for some reason they think it's ok on the road.

A guy in a mini cooper nearly lost his mirror due to actions like and beyond this

Captain · 17 Feb 2016 at 08:08

I took mine out for a quick blast after work and a young lad in a corsa tried to race me off the line at some traffic lights, I just thought to myself 'he has no idea haha' within 2-3 seconds he was just a dot in my mirror

tom_e · 17 Feb 2016 at 09:01

wazza300 said:
cant you rebuild them if they are sticking? or just paint them if they look scabby,i painted mine

http://i64.tinypic.com/1430zeu.jpg

@spooky yeah its very cheap for a new bike imo

by the time I've bought the seals, paint and if they're as bad as the rear new pistons I'm looking at not far off the price of a fully refurbed set anyway and that's before I factor in the time the actually work on them.

Daftbrown · 17 Feb 2016 at 12:36

Clov!s said:
I took mine out for a quick blast after work and a young lad in a corsa tried to race me off the line at some traffic lights, I just thought to myself 'he has no idea haha' within 2-3 seconds he was just a dot in my mirror

I've had this, and my Versys is by no means quick by bike standards. Silly boys.

wazza300 · 17 Feb 2016 at 12:39

Here I get that a lot,last week one in a crappy astra tried it,idk why they try to take you on in crappy cars

Craig321 · 17 Feb 2016 at 12:41

It's particularly funny when they try it in an expensive sports car.

My other favourite is when they try in a hairdresser's car

TallPaul_S · 17 Feb 2016 at 13:36

They're not even a problem on my little 400

Obviously it's a different matter against something with 300bhp and over 60mph, but away from the lights not a problem

Junglist · 17 Feb 2016 at 13:55

MowyTone said:
lol yeah I know that grin. Yes some car drivers has some strange methods of thought and are just stupid in certain situations.
They wouldn't act like it outside of a car but for some reason they think it's ok on the road.

A guy in a mini cooper nearly lost his mirror due to actions like and beyond this

I'm certainly not man enough to open her up fully yet. It's currently raining so don't think I'll get a chance to go out on it tonight. But I am loving riding it now.

Clov!s said:
I took mine out for a quick blast after work and a young lad in a corsa tried to race me off the line at some traffic lights, I just thought to myself 'he has no idea haha' within 2-3 seconds he was just a dot in my mirror

It's surprising how much faster you can pull away on a bike without even trying!

tom_e · 17 Feb 2016 at 13:59

I had some donkey in a transit van pull up to me at the lights this morning revving away inching over the line while staring at me smiling, lights went amber and I was already 50m down the road before he'd started moving. Pleb.

The best ones are definitely the little asian rude boi's in daddys expensive Merc round here though, the look on their faces as they feel like they're standing still

lmfy2k · 17 Feb 2016 at 14:34

Thinking about getting some braided lines, how easy are they to replace?

Can get a set of cobra performance lines which are licensed under Hel for £60 for a race front and rear.

wazza300 · 17 Feb 2016 at 14:44

Easy just take your time,look on YouTube on how to bleed your brakes ect

IC3 · 17 Feb 2016 at 14:53

I've just comeback, went to a Yamaha dealer and tried to negotiate a good price for a new bike. He wouldn't even go down by 50, he said he could do a discount on accessories. But even with his discount I can get them cheaper myself.

So with MT-07 I would need a new speedo which is around 400 quid and a new headlight which is another 170-190 quid. No point in exporting it...

Craig321 · 17 Feb 2016 at 15:07

lmfy2k said:
Thinking about getting some braided lines, how easy are they to replace?

Can get a set of cobra performance lines which are licensed under Hel for £60 for a race front and rear.

Yup very easy, just get some tropical fish tank hose that fits round the bleed nippled and use the open, pump, close method to bleed. Don't bother with any fancy bleeders.

tom_e · 17 Feb 2016 at 15:09

For about 4 quid on ebay you can get a kit which is a length of hose, a one way valve and a bag to catch the fluid in.

Used it to do my rear at the weekend, none of that open squeeze close messing about as no air can be sucked back in when you release the lever so you just pump until there's no bubbles then tighten the nipple.

TallPaul_S · 17 Feb 2016 at 15:58

IC3 said:
I've just comeback, went to a Yamaha dealer and tried to negotiate a good price for a new bike. He wouldn't even go down by 50, he said he could do a discount on accessories. But even with his discount I can get them cheaper myself.

So with MT-07 I would need a new speedo which is around 400 quid and a new headlight which is another 170-190 quid. No point in exporting it...

Why the new speedo, surely it switches from KM to miles with a button press being digital? And most bikes now have a flat beam headlight so they're not LHD or RHD.