Recent content by smithcorne

Hi My bike is for sale. Bought a caravan. Family dynamics has changed a bit and more fun for all of us camping than me alone on the bike... R120000 One mechanically sympathetic owner. 55218km. Bike just serviced at dealer plus full service history at dealers New battery Mechanically and...

The pads needs to "bed" onto the discs as well. This takes a while. I'm not sure why bleeding will be nessacary, but if you're comfortable with that, it cant be bad for the bike.

I own a 2010 twincam GSA. 52000km on. No problems. Got the resistor two years ago. Bike still going strong. the bikes have been owned for 4 years now, and now major breakdowns? Theres your answer. Yes, they run lean, but it seems they do last. I wouldnt worry if I were you. Regards

Dink nie dis te moeilik nie, maar jou BMw garage kan dit ook doen. Nie n groot job nie. Myne het ook al gelek en hulle het dit verniet reggemaak...

Can this at all be avoided? I've seen the breaks in the past, and is still wondering how it happens? Last guy it happened with told me the garage told him its because of play happening in that bolt that holds the shock. If its loose it starts to hammer that lug and it breaks off. doesnt have to...

Sadly, I have to mention the following: A slip-on , rarely, if ever, result in better performance....on its own. An exhaust "upgrade" only gives better performance when other elements are changed. so if you're after better performance, just know that you will most probably get less kw for your...

A neat trick I learned, is the following: If you mark a bolt relative to the hole in which its fastened(ppainting a white line or such), you can remove the bolt, put it back in and retighten it to the same mark, and the torque will stay the same. Just make sure you use the exact same bolt from...

Alternators doesnt charge lead acid batteries that well... They need proper charging...

This is an easy fix.....throw a viagra in the tank on the next fill-up!!!

OK, some feedback. It turned out to be the front tyre. Dont remember the brand, but the new tyre started delaminating on the inside. This caused a weak spot in the thread that created an oscilation that felt like a vibration and transferred to the bars. The tyre was replaced with a new one and...

The octane rating is not really connected linearly to the compression ratio. Car engines have better cooling, so can deal better with knocking by cooling more efficiant. Air fuel mixtures in car engines also goes way over the "limit" because of this. The problem with the air cooled boxer is that...

So we still dont know what you got? With pics please.... :deal:

I always use the highest grade, namely 95. The odd occasion where I put 93 I get no discernable effects. But higher is better. The bike engine IS a high performance engine. It only has two pistons and it creates the same kind of horsepower per piston than a new 1000cc superbike. The slightly...

Still not fixed. He's going to Bav... on Saturday

The standard battery is off course a very good first choice. Dont know about everyones experience with "5 years" (mine lasted 3). But its a good battery. A battery's "life" is determined by a lot of things, so its not the same for everyone. The Ultrabatt, makes a lot of sense also, and that is...