General chat thread... Links, pictures, banter etc

blade1

Budget bike battle
Might be of interest to some of ye!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0c7jCBSRwA

Max Headroom

blade1 wrote: »

Budget bike battle
Might be of interest to some of ye!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0c7jCBSRwA

Kwacker all day long...dont even need to watch it...:)

sonic85

That's a great watch. I watched all of them when they brought them out because I love the ZX7! Great looking bike

horse7

Nice to see so many out there on their bikes,take it handy.

hairyslug

Anyone got any tips on unclipping cbr fairings, I'm terrified of doing damage to them and can't get a good look at them.

Also, do R & G mushrooms go back on at certain torque.

two wheels good

hairyslug wrote: »

Anyone got any tips on unclipping cbr fairings, I'm terrified of doing damage to them and can't get a good look at them.

Also, do R & G mushrooms go back on at certain torque.

Are the fairing fasteners circular plastic with a small inner circle? The inner circle is a securing pin. Push the inner pin inwards approx 5-8mm. Then remove the whole fastener outwards.
Find a photo online it will be obvious.

two wheels good

horse7 wrote: »

Nice to see so many out there on their bikes,take it handy.

What a bloody perfect day it was! Goldilocks temperature range - just right on the bike, just right in all the gear off the bike.
Kerry mountains bathed in sunlight, little traffic on the twisties and some excellent road surfaces. Worth getting-up early.

Richard tea

Just looking for opinions on this situation. I ordered a chain and sprocket kit from louis.de last November. I installed it a week ago. Straight away I noticed a difference in speed and an issue with going from 5th to 6th gear. Turns out the kit was wrong for my bike. My rear sprocket requires a 39T but they supplied a 43T. The chain is 114 link but mine should be a 112 link.



If you are registered with louis.de you can enter your bike details and they then supply a product data list for your bike. When I ordered the kit I assumed it would match my bike.


We are in contact through email at the moment so Ill see how it pans out.


Would you expect a refund/ replacement kit or even a voucher towards a new kit?

Its not an end of the world matter as the kit was on sale for about 90E at the time. Just looking for opinions



(its a dual clutch transition bike so correct gearing & timing is important)

listermint

Just a swap to the right one.

Simple

Richard tea

listermint wrote: »

Just a swap to the right one.

Simple

Its been used so a swap wont do I would imagine

LLewellen Farquarson

Richard tea wrote: »

Its been used so a swap wont do I would imagine

I've found louis.de to be great for everything, including swaps/after sales etc. They are huge with shops all over Germany. I would say they will do all right by you. If you suggest a resolution of sending the old (used) parts back and they replace, they might agree, as it closes the issue for them any they have a happy customer.

Richard tea

LLewellen Farquarson wrote: »

I've found louis.de to be great for everything, including swaps/after sales etc. They are huge with shops all over Germany. I would say they will do all right by you. If you suggest a resolution of sending the old (used) parts back and they replace, they might agree, as it closes the issue for them any they have a happy customer.

I have used them many times. Found them great. At the moment they want to know if I knew I was ordering the wrong kit. Its broken English so things are slow

listermint

Richard tea wrote: »

I have used them many times. Found them great. At the moment they want to know if I knew I was ordering the wrong kit. Its broken English so things are slow

Google translate makes that quicker i always communicate in their language

CJhaughey

I have to agree, their customer service is pretty good. In fact its approaching US levels of service.
I bought some camping chairs from them a few years back and the little plastic feet on the ends of the legs wore through quickly, I left a review on their website and they very quickly came back to me with a replacement set for all the chairs I had bought. No charge delivered from Germany by Courier.
Just make it clear that what they recommended was wrong and their fitment info was incorrect and they will probably replace them.

Did any of the NC variants come with different gearing?

Richard tea

CJhaughey wrote: »

I have to agree, their customer service is pretty good. In fact its approaching US levels of service.
I bought some camping chairs from them a few years back and the little plastic feet on the ends of the legs wore through quickly, I left a review on their website and they very quickly came back to me with a replacement set for all the chairs I had bought. No charge delivered from Germany by Courier.
Just make it clear that what they recommended was wrong and their fitment info was incorrect and they will probably replace them.

Did any of the NC variants come with different gearing?

Yeah the manual version. In future I'll just have to double check before I order.

Richard tea

So basically louis.de got back to me and said its my own fault that I ordered the wrong item. The D.I.D kit I need is 126.99E but they have offered me 25% discount if I want to purchase the Kit.


I think I might be better off buying the correct rear sprocket. Regarding the chain is it just a matter of taking 2 links out of it? 114 link to the 112 link I require?

honda boi

Richard tea wrote: »

So basically louis.de got back to me and said its my own fault that I ordered the wrong item. The D.I.D kit I need is 126.99E but they have offered me 25% discount if I want to purchase the Kit.


I think I might be better off buying the correct rear sprocket. Regarding the chain is it just a matter of taking 2 links out of it? 114 link to the 112 link I require?

I had the same issue when ordering my car parts from another company
Put the reg is ,ordered the parts ,parts arrived.
Parts were from the petrol version of my car.
There system has my reg as a petrol not a diesel.
Got nowhere with them ,was basically told to go away.

Richard tea

honda boi wrote: »

I had the same issue when ordering my car parts from another company
Put the reg is ,ordered the parts ,parts arrived.
Parts were from the petrol version of my car.
There system has my reg as a petrol not a diesel.
Got nowhere with them ,was basically told to go away.

Lesson learned I suppose. The database system is helpful but not fool proof.

zubair

For those that care...

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057974513

IrishGrimReaper

That thread is silly, wouldn't even entertain it.

For the record I seen loads of bikes out on my drive from Galway to Monaghan this past weekend and they all acted in order, even the ones on the Longford side of Athlone and they're usually mad huers in any vehicles.

Good bros.

zubair

It's like biker.ie on that forum. XD

I posted in the dashcam thread this morning that Gardai were looking for footage from the templogue rd yesterday... deleted.

Hotblack Desiato

honda boi wrote: »

I had the same issue when ordering my car parts from another company
Put the reg is ,ordered the parts ,parts arrived.
Parts were from the petrol version of my car.
There system has my reg as a petrol not a diesel.
Got nowhere with them ,was basically told to go away.

Chargeback.
Goods not as described.

CJhaughey

Richard tea wrote: »

So basically louis.de got back to me and said its my own fault that I ordered the wrong item. The D.I.D kit I need is 126.99E but they have offered me 25% discount if I want to purchase the Kit.


I think I might be better off buying the correct rear sprocket. Regarding the chain is it just a matter of taking 2 links out of it? 114 link to the 112 link I require?

Probably easiest way to get around the problem, see if they will give you 25% off the sprocket and just shorten the chain. Is it a clip type link?
Measure the chain on the bike with the new sprocket and grind the heads off the pins and punch them through. Front sprocket is correct yes?

honda boi

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Chargeback.
Goods not as described.

Ye was over 2 years ago this happened .
Never bothered chasing them for it,unfortunately I should have.
Just haven't bought anything from them since.

Richard tea

CJhaughey wrote: »

Probably easiest way to get around the problem, see if they will give you 25% off the sprocket and just shorten the chain. Is it a clip type link?
Measure the chain on the bike with the new sprocket and grind the heads off the pins and punch them through. Front sprocket is correct yes?

I have asked them for 50% off a new kit and if they agree I'll be happy enough with that. The chain is a Regina brand and I would have no problem shortening it but after a quick Google it doesn't seem like it can be connected the normal way ( using a tool to flare the pins). I'm not sure. If I did shorten the chain would I need a Regina master link or would any brand do once it's a 520

CJhaughey

Richard tea wrote: »

I have asked them for 50% off a new kit and if they agree I'll be happy enough with that. The chain is a Regina brand and I would have no problem shortening it but after a quick Google it doesn't seem like it can be connected the normal way ( using a tool to flare the pins). I'm not sure. If I did shorten the chain would I need a Regina master link or would any brand do once it's a 520

You should stay with the same chain manufacturer as the internal pins can be different sizes, you can buy clip type links for the Regina for 5 euro from them, they say only to get you to a dealer to fit the expanding link but I have done many thousands of miles on and off road with clip links and never had a problem as long as the closed end faces the direction of travel.
To be honest I would buy a DID O-ring kit at 25% off and you probably won't have to worry about it for a very long time.
I don't much like Regina their chains aren't as durable as DID which I consider to be the best out there.

horse7

Hi,was looking at getting a gear Indicator for a Honda, something like this https://www.ebay.ie/itm/GEAR-INDICATOR-GPT-PLUG-PLAY-HONDA-CBR-600-1000-CBF-600-FURY-/302964501016,. I've looked for the diagnostic plug under the seat of my bike but cannot locate it, does anyone know where to find the diagnostic plug under the seat of a cbf600?

UrbanFret

horse7 wrote: »

Hi,was looking at getting a gear Indicator for a Honda, something like this https://www.ebay.ie/itm/GEAR-INDICATOR-GPT-PLUG-PLAY-HONDA-CBR-600-1000-CBF-600-FURY-/302964501016,. I've looked for the diagnostic plug under the seat of my bike but cannot locate it, does anyone know where to find the diagnostic plug under the seat of a cbf600?

According you the link you posted its.


CBF600 2008 > 2012 under tank right side close to the controller

horse7

Thanks, should I be able to get at it without lifting the tank, is it red or black? Ps you mean near the ECU. Thanks

GBX

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Question for people commuting, what type of helmets are people using? For the moment I am using my old Sparco racing helmet which is a nice lid but not particularly comfy our suited to daily bike riding.

I use a HJC RPHA11- at the end of the day, the best helmet that you can get is one that fits well and you can afford. No point in dropping a load of cash on a lid that is uncomfortable. Different brands/models with suit different folk better than others so try on a few and decide. Go to a shop and see how you get on with them all.