Sam-Jaffa
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If you insist
I'll come down and make us look good
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48 minutes ago, Gixer1460 said:
A footrest cracking is an inconvenience - a broken front brake lever is a tad more serious! I've snapped and bent OEM levers ONLY by throwing the bike down the road - any other time and IMO, makes them not 'fit for purpose'
Where I say crack I meant break in to 2 pieces.
Referring back to the levers, I've had 4 or 5 sets on various bikes and never had an issue with then
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15 minutes ago, wsn03 said:
That's a scary thought! Maybe stick with OEM??
Even OEM parts fail, E.G. I've known loads of bandit right hand foot rests fail and crack near the master cylinder, yet people still use them.
it's the law of reviews with stuff like this, you could sell 1000 items, 990 like your things yet less than a third would leave a good review, those other 10, most not them will leave a bad review to warn people off and that's what potential customers will see, they would be aware that the other 990 have been faultless
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9 hours ago, wsn03 said:
I don't have any, but when I looked on the net I found numerous bike forums with horror stories.
I did enough work with Chinese manufacturers to know that material specs can be unreliable enough for me not to take a chance.
The source that told us of brake lever breakages is a well known engineer in the motorbike racing world, but I'd rather not quote him.
You pay your money, you take your chances
I've heard the horror stories a fair few times throughout different forums but have yet to see a picture or a failed lever, not to say they haven't failed but pictures speak a thousand words, on the other hand, I have known plenty of stock cast aluminium levers fail, so I think it's just luck of the draw
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On 1/2/2019 at 1:54 PM, wsn03 said:
Nooooooo!
I went on a training course the other day, they gave a big warning about Chinese brake leavers breaking under heavy load- killed a lot of riders apparently. Dont do it!!!
I must ask if there is any material refering to these breakages? I've never heard of a Chinese lever failing, I've ran them on alotbof bikes, I've even had my bike fall on another bike clutch lever first and the lever never failed
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my biggest concern wouldnt be failure but whether they can actually supply adequate pressure for a pair of 4 pot calipers, i imaging they would be very spongey, maybe have a look at standard fitment masters from other bikes as there are some ace standard ones out there!
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I won't be there unfortunately, due to funds as I've an expensive couple of months coming up, gutted doesn't cover it though
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41 minutes ago, vizman said:
i was listing things that 'whine'
Can I add my wife when she's either hungry or when I've been in the garage too long to that list?
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4 hours ago, vizman said:
……..glimmer belts, shagged output shaft bearings, the overdrive in my series II...….
Whatchoo talkin 'bout Willis?
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15 hours ago, Captain Chaos said:
thanks
no problem CC
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yeah, its 100ohm 0.5 watt
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On 11/30/2018 at 11:12 AM, Blubber said:
"asking for a friend "
Who are you thinking to fool
If you think I'd have a GS with a GS engine in you don't know me that well
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snipped from the wiring diagram, showing what connections the ignition makes and where i have marked in blue shows which circuit the resistor should be in
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6 hours ago, jonny1bump said:
Need to look at wiring diagram later to understand your drawing we need to make it very clear for peeps to follow. Something really learnt recently from posting info.
i'll make up a better picture with a snippet from a wiring diagram to make it easier for people
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This isn't relating to the side stand switch, this is purely showing where the resistor fits in the ignition wiring matey
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These are the 6 wires going to the ignition and their colours, the way they are is how they are when the ignition is turned on this covers the colours are accurate for a mk1 600 and 1200 bandit, they vary on the MK2 the grey is and orange/yellow but the connectiona are the same
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Nope, I thought this, it's is definitely a 750G yank import
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To be fair his missus weighs nowt, the third shocker idea isn't a bad idea maybe last resort thing
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20 minutes ago, Swirl said:
Hardtail it, sort it right out, much better handling, drop the rear tyre pressure for a bit of comfort
yeah.....hard tailing isnt really an option really as he takes his missus on the back, and as for dropping the pressures, when you're running 215 40 17 tyres you could run them flat and it'd still be brutal
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evening chaps!
a friend of mine has a GS750G trike and needs some rear shocks, they're bloody awful.
they appear to be standard length 300ish mm.
what are people using as an upgrade on their GS's that wont brake the bank?
cheers
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i did this a while ago......
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59 minutes ago, Dezza said:
The 750 slabby is included in Suzuki's classic parts range so much is available as NOS. Good luck with the resto and yes, open a build thread in the projects section
just dont ask for the price on an et seat
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10 minutes ago, Paulm said:
Keep them coming boys, @Sam-Jaffa?
you know im game mate if theres a sofa and a warm blanket/dog available
Donington Classic Festival 3/4th August
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Same old shitter for me, don't think anything else will be done by then