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by 45grum
04 Mar 2005, 10:49
Forum: Bodywork & Graphics
Topic: CR250 Tank
Replies: 6
Views: 10024

1988 more modern? :?
by 45grum
02 Feb 2005, 14:05
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Travelling round europe - the best way!
Replies: 23
Views: 22177

what bike/route?

Hi there I must agree with Fungus and say get a BMW GS but like fungus I am biased as i have an R1100GS fitted with Zega boxes which I bought for £2500 they are an acquired taste but once you get used to their quirks you would not swap it for anything ( cept a newer one with more toys on it ) they a...
by 45grum
03 Nov 2004, 10:22
Forum: Technical
Topic: changing tyres
Replies: 16
Views: 15456

Hi all To start with try and get a car spare wheel ( small ones are best, 13\") to rest the wheel on ideally your rim should just fit over the outside of the car tyre this will keep your disc/sprockets from getting damaged on the floor, Let the air out and remove valve and nut, break the beads of th...
by 45grum
14 Sep 2004, 09:27
Forum: Technical
Topic: Carb breather pipes
Replies: 2
Views: 3042

Hi Ed Imagine that you are sat in deep water and your breather is hanging down in the water, should there be any reason to suck back in through the breather then it will draw air down from the high inlet instead of sucking up water from the lower one, simple but effective works on crankcase breather...
by 45grum
13 Jul 2004, 08:45
Forum: Technical
Topic: How do you stop the dents
Replies: 6
Views: 6118

Phil1 was right only you need heat as well, you plug the ends pump up the pipe to about 80 psi then play a blow torch on the dent you want to remove you need to get the pipe glowing a dull red then the dent should ease out with the pressure, be careful. also is the pipe standard because they are twi...
by 45grum
29 Mar 2004, 09:17
Forum: Technical
Topic: bash plate template?
Replies: 18
Views: 14789

tyre sizes

Hi Spamfish The 110/100 18 is 110mm wide ( 11cm if your a girl ) and the 100 is a % ratio of the hieght of the tyre compared to the width, and the 18 is to fit an 18 inch wheel. so the 120/80 18 is 120mm wide and 80% of that tall making it a lower profile tyre to the 110/100 so the one you have fitt...
by 45grum
19 Feb 2004, 13:47
Forum: Technical
Topic: strange noise?
Replies: 4
Views: 4123

strange noise?

My Mk 2 makes an audiable clicking sound which seems to come from the left side of the engine when you are slogging it in too high a gear, the noise only occurs quite low in the rev range and disappears as the revs increase or if you change down (same thing really). I'm wondering if it is power-valv...