Biker's Cafe Chatroom

whyscotty · 12 Jun 2019 at 06:35

"The_Abyss, post: 32780861, member: 60372"]None that I've seen, other than the 850 variant that still isn't clear if it is an XR or an RS. Based on past history BMW should launch the R next and then the XR, maybe announcing the latter near the end of 2020 for spring 2021 deliveries, but that's just guesswork. I'm saving in anticipation!

Cheers

tom_e · 12 Jun 2019 at 13:00

It's official I'm finally proper old, mrs asked me what I wanted for my birthday and so far my list contains a set of Wall drive sockets and a stainless bolt engine kit for the Bird.

InvaderGIR · 12 Jun 2019 at 14:52

tom_e said:
I found it great on my SV makes bleeding the brakes a 10 minute job, as long as you remember to keep the res topped up.

Yeah, as I say, on a bike it's probably ok really as it's only got to pull fluid through ~1m of pipe, unlike on a car. I'm still not keen on them though.

Diddums · 12 Jun 2019 at 15:05

Foghorn Leghorn · 12 Jun 2019 at 16:25

Diddums said:

Someone's stuck a sticker on your back....

Diddums · 12 Jun 2019 at 16:57

Foghorn Leghorn said:
Someone's stuck a sticker on your back....

Nah came from your mum’s bed innit.

Foghorn Leghorn · 12 Jun 2019 at 20:46

Razor-BladE · 15 Jun 2019 at 20:42

I gots a problem

Went to ride somewhere today on my YBR and turned the key. Normal engine light came on and off. Went to turn over the engine and it attempted to turn once then died.
Now I get nothing. No engine light, no neutral indicator light, pressing the start button doesn't do anything. I'm guessing it's the battery that's at fault?

Malt_Vinegar · 15 Jun 2019 at 20:55

Or a dodgy earth lead/connection to the battery.
Check those first, then check the voltage at the battery.
Could be your reg/rec is knackered too. Or a dodgy stator... There are quite a few things it could be, either with the battery itself or the charging system, to a general wiring/electrical component failure.

Razor-BladE · 16 Jun 2019 at 12:44

Malt_Vinegar said:
Or a dodgy earth lead/connection to the battery.
Check those first, then check the voltage at the battery.
Could be your reg/rec is knackered too. Or a dodgy stator... There are quite a few things it could be, either with the battery itself or the charging system, to a general wiring/electrical component failure.

I'll check that first tomorrow. I don't have a multimeter though. I don't know what reg/rec or stator is, so hopefully it's just something simple! Thanks. I'll update you tomorrow.

MowyTone · 18 Jun 2019 at 10:46

Stator is a set of wire coils in the engine. When the engine turns it moves a magnet around the coils to create electricity (in AC form?). This is fed via 3 wires to the regulator / rectifier. As the name suggests this piece has two jobs (used to be separate bits of hardware years ago I think). The rectifier converts AC to DC power. The regulator tries to regulate the output voltage. Anything higher than x volts is cut down with the excess converted to heat. The power is then fed to the battery and beyond.

This is my understanding of it anyway.

Lakeland · 18 Jun 2019 at 19:24

Yep ^

Razor-BladE · 19 Jun 2019 at 20:33

Ah, thanks for the info. So not something I can check myself.

I am the biggest numpty in the world....
Earlier in the thread, I said that when I checked the engine oil it was really really low, and I had to top up about 500ml.
I rechecked the oil today.. and wayyyyyyyyyy too much was in there. At first I was really confused :confused:

then I realised it was on the centre stand.. which means when I topped it up before it must've been on the side stand.. :facepalm:
Thankfully I have only ridden it probably 10-20 miles max and hopefully not done any harm. I'll change the oil out tomorrow/Friday.

I was waiting for the rain to stop raining before checking the battery hence why the delay. I managed to get it started. Nothing looked 'off', although I didn't really know what I was looking for

I checked the fuse, that was fine.
I saw that the positive contact was looking a bit rusty, so give it a quick wipe... and that seems to have done the job!

Something so simple?

I also changed the spark plug whilst I had stuff out. This was the old plug, about the right time to change or still got life left?

Diddums · 19 Jun 2019 at 22:43

It's never too soon for a new plug. It's the cheapest way to eliminate a basic problem, which on a single cylinder bike costs £lol. For me the peace of mind is worth the few quid a plug cost. If the old one still worked fine it'd go in my bike somewhere as a spare.

I always gapped mine though, two strokes were always rather sensitive to this. Dunno if modern plugs need it or not.

tom_e · 20 Jun 2019 at 06:16

Razor-BladE said:
I was waiting for the rain to stop raining before checking the battery hence why the delay. I managed to get it started. Nothing looked 'off', although I didn't really know what I was looking for I checked the fuse, that was fine.
I saw that the positive contact was looking a bit rusty, so give it a quick wipe... and that seems to have done the job!
Something so simple?

Making sure your contacts are clean definitely helps but that one doesn't look terrible so it may well have just been a little loose and tightening it back down has fixed it.

Razor-BladE · 20 Jun 2019 at 16:51

Diddums said:
It's never too soon for a new plug. It's the cheapest way to eliminate a basic problem, which on a single cylinder bike costs £lol. For me the peace of mind is worth the few quid a plug cost. If the old one still worked fine it'd go in my bike somewhere as a spare.

I always gapped mine though, two strokes were always rather sensitive to this. Dunno if modern plugs need it or not.

Yeah only cost a couple of £. These are pre gapped so didn't need to do anything, I'll keep the old one though, in case of emergency. No underseat storage though!

tom_e said:
Making sure your contacts are clean definitely helps but that one doesn't look terrible so it may well have just been a little loose and tightening it back down has fixed it.

Ok, I'm just glad that that was all that was wrong!

bloodiedathame · 21 Jun 2019 at 15:09

Going electric MXing this evening. First time on an electric bike. First time MXing. First time on an engined two wheel contraption for 7 years. Yeah I'm GoPro-ing it.

Shimmy · 25 Jun 2019 at 10:29

bloodiedathame said:
Going electric MXing this evening. First time on an electric bike. First time MXing. First time on an engined two wheel contraption for 7 years. Yeah I'm GoPro-ing it.

How did it go? I'd love to have a go at something like that, no experience either but spent a lot of time on mtb during my teens.

Shimmy · 25 Jun 2019 at 10:30

Daily fail article, but good to see London police cracking down on these scrotes. Deserved being knocked off for wearing that vest alone.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...moped-high-speed-chase-busy-city-streets.html

bloodiedathame · 25 Jun 2019 at 10:36

Shimmy said:
How did it go? I'd love to have a go at something like that, no experience either but spent a lot of time on mtb during my teens.

It was great fun! A bit bit wet but once you're wet, you can't get any more wet!