Biggest tyre I’ve ever had to buy was a 160 on my cbr600f.
What did you do to your motorcycle today?
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ST Colin
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Delayed my bike delivery until the 3rd weekend in March. Not much point in collecting a bike that I can't really ride at the moment. All the accessories I ordered haven't arrived yet anyway.
Slimsbikers
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Bit of a clean and polish day.
Lappintyre
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Anyone know of, or selling a good Speed Triple 1050? 2015 +
fabiostar
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boring stuff today here. fork oil and engine oil changed in the MT9.. why they cant fit drain screws to forks these days is beyond me but job done.
Just curious because I've the big sister 550 myself. Did you have any luck with it?Ring a ding dings and piston rings. Trying to figure out why this GT250 won’t start after the owner rebuilt it
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ST Colin
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So here she is. At the dealer yesterday to sort the finance and pretty much ready to go next weekend now. Just need to sort the insurance. Have a few more accessories that haven't turned up yet, so wont have everything fitted.
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Basically figured out that the fella had flooded it trying to start it to the extent that pure petrol was sitting like a puddle in the sump for a few months, and more kept being added every time he went back to it trying easystart and pure petrol sprayed down the carbs so it has destroyed the crank seals on a recently rebuilt motor. Petrol came out of the sump like a fountain when I put an airline down it
Timing and carbs were spot on so I don’t know how he got it so horrifically wrong 
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Does his fuel tap still work correctly?Basically figured out that the fella had flooded it trying to start it to the extent that pure petrol was sitting like a puddle in the sump for a few months, and more kept being added every time he went back to it trying easystart and pure petrol sprayed down the carbs so it has destroyed the crank seals on a recently rebuilt motor. Petrol came out of the sump like a fountain when I put an airline down it
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Crank seal problems not good. And being 2 stroke, it's a crankcase not a sump, so it's all part of the cycle, so to speak.Basically figured out that the fella had flooded it trying to start it to the extent that pure petrol was sitting like a puddle in the sump for a few months, and more kept being added every time he went back to it trying easystart and pure petrol sprayed down the carbs so it has destroyed the crank seals on a recently rebuilt motor. Petrol came out of the sump like a fountain when I put an airline down it
I'd totally agree with this question. Suspect it has a vacuum petcock which is leaking and it's filling the engine. Or it's been left on Prime.
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Enough to kick I would have thought, maybe not run terribly well at 105psi.
Couldn’t find compression specs for it. I couldn’t think of the word crankcase hence I used sump lol. The fuel tap was working ok when I looked at it and was doing all it should so I don’t know where things have gone wrong. Hard to get the truth out of people at times even though it would save them time and money! He’s taken it away with him and is pulling the engine out and getting the fella who built it around stroke city to look at it. I’ve no time!
ALN
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That's class mate. Health to enjoy!
Wheelchair
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Sold it 
But ordered a new one
But ordered a new one
Didn't mean to be picky about the words, just mean that the whole crankcase is part of the fuel transfer cycle on a 2 stroke, unlike the sump on a 4 stroke.Enough to kick I would have thought, maybe not run terribly well at 105psi.
I couldn’t think of the word crankcase hence I used sump lol. The fuel tap was working ok when I looked at it and was doing all it should so I don’t know where things have gone wrong. Hard to get the truth out of people at times even though it would save them time and money! He’s taken it away with him and is pulling the engine out and getting the fella who built it around stroke city to look at it. I’ve no time!
Just mentioned the tap because on RUN it's designed to turn on with vacuum from the running engine. If the seal fails inside, which is not uncommon, then the petrol runs out when the engine is off.
105psi is getting low for compression but it should just be enough to fire up. If the crank seals are gone again then it doesn't affect compression but the pressure in the whole crankcase will be leaking. It could suck oil from the gearbox and run badly.
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Sold it
But ordered a new one
What did you have and what are you getting?
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mikey
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Rode a 390 Duke, which I’m sure you know has the same engine as the 401, and was genuinely impressed by how well it went! Great engines and very free revving for a single.Had an XJ6 Diversion for almost 2 years. Now waiting on delivery of a Husky Vitpilen 401, all being well it should arrive at the dealer around the end of April
ST Colin
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Love the look of those Vitpilens! Such a unique look.
Starting to count down the days now for my delivery now.
Starting to count down the days now for my delivery now.
Scuba Steve
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Hopefully next month if we're allowed to properly be out and about again!