I seem to get the ones that have problems - whether bikes or cars.....

But as said, who knows why someone is offloading the next one you buy? How hard can a head gasket be to change anyway (yes I know the head / block may be distorted).

Nobby wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2024 5:15 am Why do people fuck about with something when they don't understand and just make things worse ?

I think we all may have been guilty of this at one time or another....

1 kPa is approx 15 psi. 100kPa :) I pump my tyres up based on bar, 'cause my pump reads that (and psi) but the dashboard reads out in kPa and that's what's written on the inside of the fuel filler flap - dead easy though, 'cause it's just 100:1. Thus 290kPa is just 2.9bar. I ain't done psi for ages...

1 kPa is approx 15 psi.

I had some success tracking down a water leak on my old Discovery by using a UV tracing fluid. You pop some in the coolant then shine a UV light all around the place (obviously when it's dark). The tracing fluid shows up as bright stains.

Like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234918873945

You're the first person to make me smile today....

Not only that, if you leave the cable coiled and use it for a big load eg an electric heater, the cable can overheat and melt. Yes it happened to me......

I always try to get the gaps on each side the same although probably no real reason - it just looks nicer.....

But to fit them? I find the best tool is a pair of carpenters' pincers.

I'm fortunate in that I can ride during the week - for reasons above I try to avoid weekends when the power rangers come out to play.

Yes... That tool also raises the tab on locking push tab connectors but it's useful to have it shown.

It might work, but thems hose / spark plug pliers. Proper disconnect pliers have a different head, they even show it in one of their advertising photos (top right) https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/GUgAAOSwqA1mDRMf/s-l1600.webp But if it works for you then go with it As I say, it does work for me and ...

I thought the tool you showed was more hose related than electrical.. No, you apply it to the connector so that one of the arms depresses the latch. Those connectors can be a nightmare leaving broken fingernails and the air blue with curses. Roadster - the tool os to disconnect the connectors not r...

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Having been brought up on Lucas bullets which are simplicity themselves to dismantle - in fact have been know to do it themselves - I've always had trouble with the multi connectors found on more modern bikes - the one with a sprung barb to hold them together. Like this: http://www.cycleterminal.com...

It's still available on ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176388752045

^^^^ is a very generic summary of the application of the rear brake. Care to expand..... Just to see, I asked Chat GPT: "You are an experienced motorcyclist. Please tell me the key points about when to use the rear brake on a motorcycle. Be succinct, no more than three instances where the rear...

That seems to me a good reason for riding instep on the pegs - early warning of a perhaps excessive lean angle. Although perhaps this is a bit excessive:

Now fitted with the brown wire connected and all looks good - c 14 volts at 3000 rpm. A bargain at £15 or so.