Recent content by Supervan

Where does one find a Yuasa battery near Cape Town (Somerset West) these days?  I've had two Motobatt AGM batteries now, neither lasted nearly as long as the original Yuasa.

Also shopping for a battery now. Motobat lasted 2 years. I commute on bike, so battery doesnt get discharged to low levels. And even if it did, discharging to a low level is supposed to be a strength of an AGM battery  :xxbah:

Reviving this zombie. I have a holiday booked in May. With Trump locking down 'Merica and who knows what to come, I think it might be prudent to get some additional travel insurance. There are some other threads about this, but they are all aimed at the medical costs. I have that. Between the...

BMW's owner unserviceablity department took care of that one also. Sump is a 24mm, real axle is a 26mm  >:(

Ive seen on a thread or two that aluminium washers get mentioned (but in the same breath that copper was supplied eventually). I'm not a metalurgist, so I cannot comment on what washer should be used. What I do know is that the Brinell Hardness Number of Copper (35) is almost twice that of...

Jallas! The bastards gave me a copper washer again  >:(  (which was another R30 seperately) I thought about the grinder method, but with my "centre stand" consisting of one "bokkie" under each swingarm, I didnt want to be lying underneath it with a disc spinning at 10000RPM.  :laughing4:

Valuable information this (for the future). Any details on the model number of the original and the after-market?

Of DIY dit. Ek het nounet my X geservice  :pot: (kom nou gutter-brein, hou by. Ons praat van bikes hier) Olie filter Olie Petrol filter Coolant flushed en vervang Air filter Vonkproppe Rem skoene Brakefluid replaced Valve Clearances checked Clutch kabel refurbished Beide sprockets Ketting...

Ended up with a chisel and hammer too. Came out surpisingly easy. Ja, just bought that updated version this morning for R370!!!  :'(

Reviving this zombie. I have the 2008 XCountry 650 single, so essentially the same as above. The terribly soft aluminium sump plug stripped in record time. I then proceeding to make it even rounder with various tools and eventually vice-grip until it was perfectly round. A job well done to get...

Start the bike, disconnect the battery and measure the voltage on the disconnected battery terminal wires while idling. Maybe dont touch the terminals  :lol8:

Fo' Shizzle. Postnet to postnet at R90 fixed fee. I will pop you a pm.

I have some good condition gloves for a lady. Free to a good home. I can't vouch for the material without going to look at the label tonight, but in the meantime it is safe to assume that the gloves are not vegan.

Norton Commander has always been my favourite file manager replacement for the standard file manager found in Windows.

:eek7: Luckily I cant. Xcountry has a cut-out switch on the sidestand when you engage 1st gear (and no centre stand). I agree on the glue etc, but putting some gasket maker or similar over the link might just be a very handy "wear indicator" to check whether the clip is being chafed by a guide...