Biker's Cafe Chatroom

  • Thread starter Thread starter IC3
  • Start date Start date
Got my self some new paddock stands, front and rear, makes everything a lot easier.

Fitted the spools for the swing arm, and fitted new bar ends.

Used wonder wheels on my wheels and now they are nice and clean. Really good stuff to use! I also used them on my brake discs, and the amount of crap that came off them is unreal!

Ready for tomorrow's ride :)
 
IC3 said:
Its not OT, my department supports servers, different systems, networks and hardware. Its open 7 days a week...

Edit: Time to go and sun is out, perfect! :D
Click to expand...

So do we, but we don't work weekends - although we have an on-call guy for anything that happens out of hours :)

I went to Twickenham today to watch the rugby premiership final, courtesy of work - private box, free booze and food :D :o Was perfect riding weather though! Looks good for tomorrow too, Monday looks like a washout over here!
 
Craig321 said:
Just get a Speed Triple then :D

I've done 8 hours of riding through a day and only had neck pain pain due to a 15kg travel backpack dragging backwards (no panniers last year, so tent, sleeping bag, water and so on was all on my back).

Or you could go for something like the Super Duke? S1000R? :) I would go Super Duke if I was to get a new bike now
Click to expand...

I can't get onto a litre bike yet :p I've only had the 675 since Feb so need more time :)
 
The clutch adjustment is doing my headin, Its either heavy af and the biting point is really far out, or the clutch feels perfect and the biting point is roughly in the middle, but the bike pulls in 1st and the clutch slips during quick upshifts whilst accelerating hard. :mad:

It was fine with the Geniune lever...

I hate adjusting things manually...
 
Last edited:
IC3 said:
The clutch adjustment is doing my headin, Its either heavy af and the biting point is really far out, or the clutch feels perfect and the biting point is roughly in the middle, but the bike pulls in 1st and the clutch slips during quick upshifts whilst accelerating hard. :mad:
Click to expand...

To get the clutch both dragging AND slipping is a strange set of symptoms to get just from adjusting it. Typically bad clutch adjustment will give one or the other; with the biting point a long way out clutch slip becomes more likely (due to the clutch not being fully released) and clutch drag is less likely. Drag and slip at the same time suggests the clutch itself might not be overly healthy.

Setting up the SV's clutch is pretty simple, you just need to approach it in the correct order, and to understand the goal.

To minimise the force required at the lever, the clutch release mechanism should be adjusted (via the screw & locknut in the middle) so that the arm stays as near as possible to 90 degrees to the cable throughout the operating range. In practice this means the angle will start off a bit less than 90 degrees with the clutch released, and and bit more with the clutch pulled in.

1. Use the cable adjusters to move the arm so it's forming an angle of slightly less than 90 degrees to the cable.
2. Undo the release mechanism lock nut, back out the screw a couple of turns and then screw it in until it just starts to go tight. Back it out about 1/4 turn and do up the lock nut.
3. Check free play at the lever, there should be a small amount, if not use cable adjuster to correct this.
4. Operate clutch and confirm the release mech arm is close to a right angle to the cable through the entire range.
 
I'll put some grease there too, it looks the clutch cable has been replaced not long ago though. The cable along with the protective sleeve is in really good condition. I'll get some pictures up later...

Thanks for the explanation.
 
Last edited:
My Honda goes about ten times better after yesterdays work & tweaking I'm well chuffed, Going to top up the oil & give it another blast in a bit but today is mainly Yamaha day. Fazer is coming out to play & I may even do an oil & filter change later on but that'll depend on how long I ride for & whether I can resist going out for a 2nd ride. I should have gotten someone to take a pic of me in my back yard yesterday as I don't think I've been happier in a long while. Shed door open with all my oil/lubes etc shelved & sorted out lovely, Sheeting spread out over the yard with my 2 bikes out, My 2 new tool boxes with all my tools perfectly sorted out open & spread for usage, Me sitting in the middle of it all in the sun as content as a new born sucking on his mothers ***. :p

Off out to do the same once I've finished my cuppa, Enjoy the day all & don't forget the WSB on Quest Live today I know I'll be popping in for a T when the Main race is on. :cool:
 
True, but the extra torque will be the most noticeable feature. The 'new' Speed is 140bhp which is a nice power figure for a litre bike.


Full touring mode enabled :D


Including 'leathers holder' *patent pending :D


When it's hot and I'm wearing my kevlar jeans that's where my leather trouser will be stored, they'd take up far too much room elsewhere.

That's pretty much 100 litres of storage right there on the bike.

I'm off out for a trial run full loaded up (tankbag is empty though, and that's it fully expanded, hopefully won't need to have it expanded like that) and I'll have 3 litres of water on my back too. The bike feels so heavy... :eek:
 
TallPaul_S said:
True, but the extra torque will be the most noticeable feature. The 'new' Speed is 140bhp which is a nice power figure for a litre bike.


Full touring mode enabled :D
[ig]https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7136/26718234783_cbaa0ed66d_c.jpg[/img]
[ig]https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7445/27324545115_9428577317_c.jpg[/img]
Including 'leathers holder' *patent pending :D
[ig]https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7393/27254442031_c4a6537776_c.jpg[/img]

When it's hot and I'm wearing my kevlar jeans that's where my leather trouser will be stored, they'd take up far too much room elsewhere.

That's pretty much 100 litres of storage right there on the bike.

I'm off out for a trial run full loaded up (tankbag is empty though, and that's it fully expanded, hopefully won't need to have it expanded like that) and I'll have 3 litres of water on my back too. The bike feels so heavy... :eek:
Click to expand...

Where are you going that you need that much space plus 3l water on your back?!
 
Set off this morning and put in 250+ miles :D

I took A and B roads through Hereford, down to Abergavenny, took the a470 up to Newbridge on wye, then across to Bishops castle, and back to Brum.

Feeling a bit tired after that - fantastic ride though.

My bike traker recorded the route :D :

route.JPG
 
Freeman said:
You crazy brah!? :P I've ridden both pretty hard and can tell you the power is hugely different.
Click to expand...

I found the fact they're both very torquey made the road riding difference between the two far closer that I expected giving the power difference on paper.

Admittedly I never took either of them to a track where top speed matters, but acceleration wise they are very close in my experience, but the Speed was way easier to ride lazily and more comfortable on motorways.
 
nick5466 said:
Where you coming from? I live in Peterborough, so if your around hit me up for a ride out. :)
Click to expand...

Herts, I live nearby Rossi, I saw him couple of times on his gsx650f. :p

BTW Adjusted the clutch on setting 4, so much better and the biting point is on point! :D All the issues I described previously are gone, I'll check how it performs at higher speeds later, but so far around town its all good. :D
 
Last edited:
Craig321 said:
Where are you going that you need that much space plus 3l water on your back?!
Click to expand...

That's my camping/touring setup - tent + sleeping bag in the US30, stove + roll mat + extras bits in one US20, leaving the other US20 for clothes, pair of shoes, normal stuff. When I went camping before I had the US30 + an R30 so only 10l less than the US70 setup, and my tent and sleeping bag were much smaller then, so I've gained no space really. I thought you had the exact same setup? US30 + 2x US20's?

Then in the tank bag I'll have my waterproofs, clear visor, wallet/phone/keys/passport, battery pack and so-on. The tank bag is 28l when expanded, but I shouldn't need it that size.

The camelback with 3L of water makes life much easier - I tend to forget about drinking water when I'm riding, and if it's hot it's important to stay hydrated. With the water on my back whenever I stop at traffic lights, or even riding along I can take a sip of water. Just got back in from around 100 miles down to Birling Gap, and I've drunk around 1.5l without really noticing it (apart from needing a **** really bad!! :D)

The bike handles nicely with the luggage, drops into corners nicely too :D There's less oomph, say rolling on in 5th or 6th at 60+mph but I just have to rev it a bit more :D Didn't have to tighten it down, and it hasn't shifted one bit.
 
Last edited:
Just done a 70 mile round trip through Worcester, Evesham, Stratford and back home, definitely fitting a Quickshifter, hard acceleration + changing gear isn't very smooth, so being able to accelerate and change gear without coming off the throttle and no clutch is what i need.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom