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When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
There is no cloud, just somebody else's computer.
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Storm Kathleen looks interesting for this weekend. I'll be a on a ferry back to Spain so couldn't care less.
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Yep it looks like a hibernation weekend.
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Very blowy today,but nice when the wind was behind me. Quite mild and dry and the roads were quiet,so I'll take that for now.
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Took the little one out for half hour to warm it up ready for gear oil change .
Takes a whopping 950mls to fill.
Takes a whopping 950mls to fill.
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First time out of the garage this year, in for its MOT
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
I like those - well - everything apart from the engine. I always found they felt like they were running rough. No idea why! The 1150 engines didn't feel that way, only the 1100s.v8-powered wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:02 am First time out of the garage this year, in for its MOT
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Agree, it has a different feel to my old Rockster. I do like the old bus though..Rockburner wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:07 amI like those - well - everything apart from the engine. I always found they felt like they were running rough. No idea why! The 1150 engines didn't feel that way, only the 1100s.v8-powered wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:02 am First time out of the garage this year, in for its MOT
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I have the usual bits to do to see if it changes things - valve gear lash, valve clearances, Jon Gemi chip, TB balance etc. Once it's off idle it's fine, just those first 500rpm or so.
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Those engines do respond well to some simple tidying up of the tuning. Do you have the BMW workshop manual? (the halfords/clymers are the usual standard...).v8-powered wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:14 amAgree, it has a different feel to my old Rockster. I do like the old bus though..Rockburner wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:07 amI like those - well - everything apart from the engine. I always found they felt like they were running rough. No idea why! The 1150 engines didn't feel that way, only the 1100s.v8-powered wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:02 am First time out of the garage this year, in for its MOT
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I have the usual bits to do to see if it changes things - valve gear lash, valve clearances, Jon Gemi chip, TB balance etc. Once it's off idle it's fine, just those first 500rpm or so.
I've never tried a Gemi chip - but may well get one for whichever Rockster I decide to keep once I've got the Ed80 running.
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
I've got a PDF of the BMW one somewhere, seemed to be pretty concise plus the Boxertrix and Facebook group resources always help.Rockburner wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:21 amThose engines do respond well to some simple tidying up of the tuning. Do you have the BMW workshop manual? (the halfords/clymers are the usual standard...).v8-powered wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:14 amAgree, it has a different feel to my old Rockster. I do like the old bus though..Rockburner wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:07 am
I like those - well - everything apart from the engine. I always found they felt like they were running rough. No idea why! The 1150 engines didn't feel that way, only the 1100s.
I have the usual bits to do to see if it changes things - valve gear lash, valve clearances, Jon Gemi chip, TB balance etc. Once it's off idle it's fine, just those first 500rpm or so.
I've never tried a Gemi chip - but may well get one for whichever Rockster I decide to keep once I've got the Ed80 running.
I had a JG chip in the Rockster, made a decent difference to be fair as that also had a decat.
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
I can't seem to get onto Boxertrix, It's always throwing database errors.v8-powered wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:26 amI've got a PDF of the BMW one somewhere, seemed to be pretty concise plus the Boxertrix and Facebook group resources always help.Rockburner wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:21 amThose engines do respond well to some simple tidying up of the tuning. Do you have the BMW workshop manual? (the halfords/clymers are the usual standard...).v8-powered wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:14 am
Agree, it has a different feel to my old Rockster. I do like the old bus though..
I have the usual bits to do to see if it changes things - valve gear lash, valve clearances, Jon Gemi chip, TB balance etc. Once it's off idle it's fine, just those first 500rpm or so.
I've never tried a Gemi chip - but may well get one for whichever Rockster I decide to keep once I've got the Ed80 running.
I had a JG chip in the Rockster, made a decent difference to be fair as that also had a decat.
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That's a minter.v8-powered wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:02 am First time out of the garage this year, in for its MOT
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Another little window of dry and sunny. Windy as hell,though.
The Masonic lodge could do with a tidy up,maybe they're waiting for a dry spell too!
The Masonic lodge could do with a tidy up,maybe they're waiting for a dry spell too!
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Cheers. It's in pretty good shape for 33000 miles and 22 yearsSkub wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:34 pmThat's a minter.v8-powered wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:02 am First time out of the garage this year, in for its MOT
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A dry day,after the torrential grey woes of yesterday. Be rude not to make some smoke.
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
It stopped raining for most of the day,so I got out on the new SV, first time in Summer gloves this year
The road surface's on the back roads around here are in a terrible state, but at least the puddles were receding by this afternoon.The main roads are not as muddy / covered in loose gravel but contain big F off potholes..
Soon after I got home It started raining again, non stop for the last few hours,if it gets much worse I might fit some semi nobblies
The road surface's on the back roads around here are in a terrible state, but at least the puddles were receding by this afternoon.The main roads are not as muddy / covered in loose gravel but contain big F off potholes..
Soon after I got home It started raining again, non stop for the last few hours,if it gets much worse I might fit some semi nobblies
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Is that a farmer's track?Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:06 pm It stopped raining for most of the day,so I got out on the new SV, first time in Summer gloves this year
The road surface's on the back roads around here are in a terrible state, but at least the puddles were receding by this afternoon.The main roads are not as muddy / covered in loose gravel but contain big F off potholes..
Soon after I got home It started raining again, non stop for the last few hours,if it gets much worse I might fit some semi nobblies
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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
It s rural around here & most of the back roads are glorified farmers tracks. Clip on's aren't the best ergonomics...