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by zakisbak
Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:23 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Now I've joined,can I ever leave?
Replies: 12
Views: 1848

Re: Now I've joined,can I ever leave?

"used a peg for a couple of months" .......... That's genius!I love a good bodge ..... throttle position mode TPS - What is that? I'm currently trying E5 and just using the bike,it has been standing a few months and very low mileage every year for the last 10 years. Also upshifting so revs...
by zakisbak
Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:15 pm
Forum: General Test Area
Topic: Cam chain tensioner
Replies: 6
Views: 5794

Re: Cam chain tensioner

Ok
by zakisbak
Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:14 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: VTR cam chain tensioners
Replies: 54
Views: 45690

Re: VTR cam chain tensioners

Mmmmmmm,I see,[strokes chin]
by zakisbak
Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:13 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: How to install a fork brace.
Replies: 21
Views: 29870

Re: How to install a fork brace.

Fair enough.
Had my 4th ride today;due to a bit of a flat spot/hunting around 3/4K revs,riding a bit hard,braking a bit hard.
Front end feels ok,but will look into a brace.
by zakisbak
Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:09 pm
Forum: Dodgy Dealers, Cheapest , Best Service etc..
Topic: Any North London recommended garages?
Replies: 9
Views: 6801

Re: Any North London recommended garages?

Oooooooooo Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaay !!!!!!!
by zakisbak
Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:19 am
Forum: Dodgy Dealers, Cheapest , Best Service etc..
Topic: Insurance deals
Replies: 9
Views: 7079

Re: Insurance deals

I find the whole insurance industry to be a mystery.
Each year I bounce between Bennetts and Hastings,but neither would insure my vtr,only MCE would.

Premium goes up every year despite no claims/endorsments.
by zakisbak
Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:15 am
Forum: Dodgy Dealers, Cheapest , Best Service etc..
Topic: Be careful of this one
Replies: 17
Views: 23779

Re: Be careful of this one

Pretty shocked at wesellclassicbikes as they are regularly name checked by a well known classic bike mechanics magazine.
by zakisbak
Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:12 am
Forum: Dodgy Dealers, Cheapest , Best Service etc..
Topic: Any North London recommended garages?
Replies: 9
Views: 6801

Re: Any North London recommended garages?

I can but it's not a priority for me time wise.
Bit like the bloke from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
by zakisbak
Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:04 am
Forum: Workshop
Topic: How to install a fork brace.
Replies: 21
Views: 29870

Re: How to install a fork brace.

Is there a brace inside the mudguard?
There usually is.
by zakisbak
Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:02 am
Forum: Workshop
Topic: VTR cam chain tensioners
Replies: 54
Views: 45690

Re: VTR cam chain tensioners

Is there a lifespan for the ccts?
Can they go at say 10K as much as at 50K?
by zakisbak
Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:58 pm
Forum: Was It You?
Topic: Yellow VTR,Epping
Replies: 0
Views: 4504

Yellow VTR,Epping

About early September,outside the pub,we had a chat
Would appreciate your opinion of my bike and see how engine sounds .....
by zakisbak
Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:54 pm
Forum: General Test Area
Topic: Cam chain tensioner
Replies: 6
Views: 5794

Re: Cam chain tensioner

My ccts are pink dot ones.
Does anyone know how they differ from non pink dot ones?

Did your bike always make bag of spanners sound or has it developed over a period of time?
by zakisbak
Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:49 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: E10- now they're queuing round the block for it
Replies: 15
Views: 1949

Re: E10- now they're queuing round the block for it

My local petrol station now receiving 2/3 deliveries a day rather than the usual 3/4 according to the guy behind the counter says.
E7.
Thought that was a postcode but it's a petrol too apparently.
by zakisbak
Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:47 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: The bike you regret selling
Replies: 17
Views: 2821

Re: The bike you regret selling

My T140V.
No real brakes,wandering swing arm,and the oil leak once drew a sizeable crowd!
by zakisbak
Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:43 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Last Commute.
Replies: 15
Views: 1226

Re: Last Commute.

105 miles sounds good!
VTR doesn't like V-power?
Maybe I should sack my mechanic.