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Hotblack Desiato wrote: »Yes! Car oil can cause clutch slip on bikes, because most bikes have a wet clutch which sits in oil, and a lot of car oils have additives to reduce friction as much as possible to save a bit of energy, that's a problem for a wet clutch where you want plenty of friction
Also (like an old Mini) the gearbox shares the engine oil, and usually manual gearboxes run in quite thick oil, too thick for an engine but it stands up better to the shearing loads of the gear teeth. On a bike, the engine oil has to be able to cope with running through the gearbox, and this tends to break down the oil faster (it loses viscosity.) Much less of a problem with fully synthetic oils I've heard, but still. Most people would change their oil every 4-6000 miles or so.
I'd imagine that engine was designed with fully synth bike oil in mind, it'd probably be fine on a good semi-synth provided you didn't push your luck on changing it regularly.
Be careful, easy to shear off a pad pin or something by overtightening, but can't be too loose either...
Triumph Sprint ST but it's a 12Ah battery which would be typical of a large range of bikes. €80 is a lot, presuming that the battery is easy to get at.
It makes the fully synth pretty good value, and the semi-synth not good!
I'd rarely go to them at all, it's just because it was handy for me to get to yesterday that I looked them up. I've had good value in the past ordering from motorcycleshop.ie but I couldn't wait around for delivery of the battery.
I wouldn't be in a rush for the parts if i ordered them online truthfully speaking i have only ridden the bike once since replacing the oil cooler, the weather being a major factor, i won't ride it in rough or wet weather.
In relation to the oil, motorcycleshop.ie quote me for castrol oil, 10w40 at that, i assumed this was car engine oil as i have used the same stuff on my car in the past.0 -
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Acf50 can be used for storage protection and for everyday riding during winter or summer.
I use all year round brilliant stuff I apply 3 time's a year more often on parts that get more splash back from the roads.
A hose down with water is enough to keep clean once acf50 is applied.
Don't spray on dicks or pads
Thank you for that
What i was told is to rub it on with a cloth on all metal panels except the calipers,discs,pads as you say.
I need to polish it before covering it up for the winter season anyway.0 -
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Addisyn Screeching Sickbed wrote: »Thank you for that
What i was told is to rub it on with a cloth on all metal panels except the calipers,discs,pads as you say.
I need to polish it before covering it up for the winter season anyway.
Heat the can in a jug of hot water ,first as it does not spread well when cold,use a small peace of sounge to get to arkward bits,us on plastics also makes them shine up nicely0 -
Acf50 can be used for storage protection and for everyday riding during winter or summer.
I use all year round brilliant stuff I apply 3 time's a year more often on parts that get more splash back from the roads.
A hose down with water is enough to keep clean once acf50 is applied.
Don't spray on dicks or pads Not your ornery onager
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Addisyn Screeching Sickbed wrote: »Is scotoiler some sort of spray onto the chain?
It's a company which makes a Scotoiler automatic chain oiler, which (once you get it set up right) is absolutely fantastic and allows you to be completely lazy about chain maintenance while also allowing it to last twice as long.
They also make Scotoil F365 which is corrosion preventative stuff that you spray all over the bike (except dicks
)After having heated grips, 12v usb are these connected to the battery usually? I haven't checked since they were fitted. I will take the battery out i would say.
If you take the battery out they won't work, and nothing else will either
USB? You will not be running heated grips off a USB connection, wrong voltage and a fraction of the required current.What type of grease is that for the connectors?
Silicone grease. It's a good idea if disturbing an electrical connector to put some of this stuff into the connector before reconnecting it. Keeps out moisture and stops connectors oxidising. I wouldn't go as far as disconnecting things I didn't need to just to apply it though.I have learned overnight that my bike originated in Sheffield, would this cause concern for many? that place us full of hills.
I presume you're not taking the piss. No it won't. Bear in mind an SV650 has performance equal to a sportscar, a Fireblade or R1 or S1000 to a supercar. They require a similar amount of care and attention. It's just that the two wheeled equivalent of a supercar is a fraction of the price to buy (not necessarily run or insure.)Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.
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Hotblack Desiato wrote: »It's a company which makes a Scotoiler automatic chain oiler, which (once you get it set up right) is absolutely fantastic and allows you to be completely lazy about chain maintenance while also allowing it to last twice as long.
They also make Scotoil F365 which is corrosion preventative stuff that you spray all over the bike (except dicks )
If you take the battery out they won't work, and nothing else will either
USB? You will not be running heated grips off a USB connection, wrong voltage and a fraction of the required current.
Silicone grease. It's a good idea if disturbing an electrical connector to put some of this stuff into the connector before reconnecting it. Keeps out moisture and stops connectors oxidising. I wouldn't go as far as disconnecting things I didn't need to just to apply it though.
I presume you're not taking the piss. No it won't. Bear in mind an SV650 has performance equal to a sportscar, a Fireblade or R1 or S1000 to a supercar. They require a similar amount of care and attention. It's just that the two wheeled equivalent of a supercar is a fraction of the price to buy (not necessarily run or insure.)
Might look into that scotoil stuff as well then, obviously i won't use it for dicks :pac:
No no, what i meant was, i'm unsure can i remove the battery due to the extra wiring attached to it for the usb port & grips, i think it was onto the battery lugs they put them, if so i'm not so sure would i chance removing them, had a bad experience once with a car battery in that regard. I don't meant running one off the other, they were both fitted at the same time and i was told it will probably be the battery connections they are wired to, but i haven't even looked. They work perfectly though
Is the silicone grease similar to what is used on the electrics of boats and that? There is a spray i heard of in union chandlery i think it is called.
No no i'm genuinely not taking the piss, the reason i mention that is because i am a touring coach driver/guide and the horror stories about stuff coming from Sheffield isn't nice, as the terrain there is quite bad in places.
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Just replaced my battery the other day. Negative terminal has main negative wire and two ring terminals, positive terminal has main positive wire and three ring terminals! It makes it a bit tricky to engage the bolt into the square nut inside the battery terminal, but once tightened up it's fine.
I wouldn't use silicone spray inside electrical connectors, but silicone grease from a tub or tube. You could, I suppose, use silicone spray on the outside of the connector if you wanted but I don't think it would add anything.
A 600cc sportsbike with rider has a power/weight ratio of about 480hp/tonne, a few hills isn't going to stress that Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.
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Addisyn Screeching Sickbed wrote: »Do you still have your one or did the zipper give way? Might take a chance on one.
I still have mine.
The zipper came off but I put it back on.
It's kinda more like a sandwich bag sealer more than a zipper.
You just have to make sure it is sealed properly when storing your bike or it defeats the purpose.
You'll feel a kind of a static off the inside of it.
I think that's the rust inhibitor.
That eventually wears off if you keep removing the bike from the bag.
You can buy refills of what I did was I bought some 400g bags of orange coloured silica gel.
I threw a bag of that into it.
I had zero moisture,mould or corrosion on the bike after the winter.
There is another similar product on the market called a Vac-Bag.
It is more expensive,harder to get the bike into,tears easy and not as good as keeping moisture out.
My shed suffers from moisture in the winter so I've gone through a few different ways of keeping everything dry.
Last year I bought this
Are you storing your bike inside or out.0
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