Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:27 pm
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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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:31 pm
Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:38 pm
Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:18 am
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.
Quite mild and dry and the roads were quiet,so I'll take that for now.Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:22 pm
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.
Re: 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 ?
Posted: 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 ?
Posted: 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.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 ?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:14 am
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.
Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:21 am
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.
Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:26 am
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.
Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:27 am
I can't seem to get onto Boxertrix,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.
It's always throwing database errors.Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:34 pm
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 ?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:54 pm
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!
Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:56 pm
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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Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:04 pm
A dry day,after the torrential grey woes of yesterday. Be rude not to make some smoke.
Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: 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
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
Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:34 pm
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
Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:46 pm
It s rural around here & most of the back roads are glorified farmers tracks. Clip on's aren't the best ergonomics...
Re: When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:54 pm
You need a dirt bikeBustaspoke wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:46 pm It s rural around here & most of the back roads are glorified farmers tracks. Clip on's aren't the best ergonomics...
