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- 19 Jun 2016, 16:31
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Any first hand advice of personal injury and bike repairs
- Replies: 34
- Views: 33625
Re: Any first hand advice of personal injury and bike repair
Shit news about the bike, Lee. Good to see that you are OK that's the main thing.
Can't help with the insurance bit.
Can't help with the insurance bit.
- 10 May 2016, 22:12
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Newtown to Crossgates A483
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5235
Re: Newtown to Crossgates A483
They have put some nice run offs on the tighter bends.
- 06 May 2016, 13:05
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Newtown to Crossgates A483
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5235
Newtown to Crossgates A483
Just a heads up.
The Newtown bypass is now under construction.
The new road is very close to the A483 so there is now a 30mph limit and plenty of traffic lights at the Newtown end.
The Newtown bypass is now under construction.
The new road is very close to the A483 so there is now a 30mph limit and plenty of traffic lights at the Newtown end.
- 03 May 2016, 21:30
- Forum: The Garage
- Topic: Exhaust dB limit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13634
Re: Exhaust dB limit
Here http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/454/regulation/66/made" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Here is a pdf about motorbike noise https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200304/ldlwa/40525wa1.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwiOwfvB0rnMAhU...
- 03 May 2016, 20:12
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Shim gap???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14833
Re: Shim gap???
You need the cams in.
No need to fit the head back on, if it's off.
No need to fit the head back on, if it's off.
- 01 May 2016, 19:50
- Forum: The Garage
- Topic: Exhaust dB limit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13634
Re: Exhaust dB limit
No limit for noise on road, it is at the MOT testers/plods discretion.
- 01 May 2016, 19:46
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Shim gap???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14833
Re: Shim gap???
Measure the shim across it's face in 2 places it doesn't matter what size it is now, although they don't really wear. Then add the shim size to the measured clearance. Take away the mid point of clearance and find a shim size close to that. Mid point is fine exhaust can be a bit looser due to heat e...
- 29 Apr 2016, 23:23
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Shim gap???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14833
Re: Shim gap???
That's why marking them comes in handy, lesson learnt.SMUDGER wrote:It's a second hand end I replaced stem seals everything was nice and neat and bang knocked the table.
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Bet you don't do it again.
- 29 Apr 2016, 23:16
- Forum: The Garage
- Topic: Piston ring test
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8013
Re: Piston ring test
When you turn the engine off there won't be any fuel in there. As there is no vacuum to pull through (carbs) or if injection no power. Any tiny amount of fuel will evaporate due to the heat first. That's pretty much basics of engine knowledge, I do worry. Another way to check for ring wear is to mea...
- 29 Apr 2016, 22:52
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Shim gap???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14833
Re: Shim gap???
So if you have all the buckets and shims out, you must have measured the gaps before removal and written them down then measured the shims as you removed them? No That's fooked it then. :D Always helps to number the shims and buckets with a marker when you remove them. It is possible to work out the...