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by Max
Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:50 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Confessions of an old duffer
Replies: 4
Views: 497

Just been out for a 150 mile spin with new cans with baffles in and its the route I usually do and instead of 32 mpg I got 40 !!!!!!!!
They should pay for themselves in about 1,000,000 miles :D

BTW it now runs much sweeter and pulls loads better
by Max
Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:43 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Noise on Deceleration
Replies: 7
Views: 815

I had a rattly noise, Tensioners checked seemed OK..........
Replaced Tensioners with manual ones noise now gone............

Max
by Max
Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:12 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Confessions of an old duffer
Replies: 4
Views: 497

Confessions of an old duffer

I just fitted some high level ART road legal cans with removal baffles today. Needless to say I have now been converted to the full fat sound of radio VTR and will only be replacing baffles for MOT time. I used to be a good person with a quiet bike now I have been lead astray, Is there any hope for ...
by Max
Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:57 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Avon Azaros
Replies: 16
Views: 2315

You'll be writing a book soon not magazine articles........ :D

Which model avon was it ??
by Max
Tue Aug 17, 2004 7:40 am
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Improved Brakes
Replies: 19
Views: 2323

thanks Ben
by Max
Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:07 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Improved Brakes
Replies: 19
Views: 2323

Ben,

Where do you purchase your bendix pads from ???

Ta Max
by Max
Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:53 am
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: hi bars
Replies: 33
Views: 5382

That looks a tidy job tony, how much higher do you reckon the bars are than std ??

Max
by Max
Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:13 pm
Forum: Jokes
Topic: Wierd bike game
Replies: 1
Views: 377

Wierd bike game

http://multimedia.honda-eu.com/multimed ... o/game.swf

Anybody care to explain this ???

With all the backing of honda's resourses, they come up with this.........

Its amazing that they can make decent motorbikes really

Max
by Max
Wed Aug 04, 2004 7:05 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Power kits for Storm - and airfilter kits...nice
Replies: 18
Views: 1152

Thats a wild looking thing, gives an extra 6bhp as well.......
by Max
Wed Aug 04, 2004 7:01 pm
Forum: Speedtraps, Gatso, Vascar (Vague and Spurious Calculations at random)
Topic: Not So Bonnie Banks
Replies: 6
Views: 2788

They should be hunting for mobile abusers such as this boy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3683441.stm
by Max
Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:30 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Braided hoses install guide
Replies: 8
Views: 1221

I bought the kit. It came with all the bolts and washers to fit two lines from the master cylinder. Fitted no probs at all.
by Max
Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:31 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: FAO Cashy
Replies: 15
Views: 4007

Cashy Just got the inidicators fitted the same ones front and back, they look a bit strange on the front but will be fine. http://www.wyndham.james.dsl.pipex.com/photo.htm the above link should show pickys, click on the little ones at the top and big ones should appear.......... if you click on the ...
by Max
Sun Jul 18, 2004 9:47 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: FAO Cashy
Replies: 15
Views: 4007

If anyone one still cares, I have bought LED's for the front and back. I got a bag load of resistors from RS ( http://rswww.com ). The std indicators blink somewhere between 70 and 80 flashed per min on my bike, so thats what I aimed for. For a single LED indicator as tony from motrax said a 6.8 ohm...
by Max
Fri Jul 09, 2004 2:27 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: FAO Cashy
Replies: 15
Views: 4007

Just in case anyone is still interested I had this reply today from Motrax HI there, The resistors you would need would be 25 watt and 6 ohms. You would need 1 on each indicator and yes the y would be in parallel. I have recently received 2 samples of 3.9 ohms meaning you would only need on per side...
by Max
Mon Jul 05, 2004 9:52 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: FAO Cashy
Replies: 15
Views: 4007

From what I remember of my physics A-level Volts = Amps x Resistance Watts= Volts x Amps So Resistance = Volts squared / Watts Volts = 12v Watt = 21w (indicator bulbs) From what I can remember all the above is based on ohms law, but also I am pretty sure bulbs aren't ohmic conducters ???????? If th...