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Got stranded coming home yesterday when it would'nt start after stopping, eventually got a jump,lights very dim coming 12mls home...
left it outside last night/today on charge
.After commuting Mon on dry roads it was covered in salt spray, the hose was still frozen so could'nt wash it, got home tonight and the heavy rain has left it spotless .
Started first time.... Battery? Reg/rect?
Got the test meter out, had loaned it to a "friend" who said it did'nt work, looked inside, fuse blown,now wrapped in silver paper...resistor burnt too... so he has connected it up wrong or something, so I'm going to put a bulb on a wire in the live feed from the RR to have a guess at what is coming out, but somehow I dont think this will have healed overnight...

i've already had words with him...very nearly came to blows but walked out before it did...thanks for that carl,it took 2hrs to get them to that and will probably take another 2 to get them back to how they were before..

Took it for a little ride to test the clutch and advancer .

The clutch works great now with the stronger springs :-)
And as for the advancer :-) :-) I like it a lot .
It revs up faster and smoother and with more pull . It feels like its got more torque though out the rev range
Was it worth the £35 I paid for it .......YES :-)

lloydiecbr wrote:Took it for a little ride to test the clutch and advancer .

The clutch works great now with the stronger springs :-)
And as for the advancer :-) :-) I like it a lot .
It revs up faster and smoother and with more pull . It feels like its got more torque though out the rev range
Was it worth the £35 I paid for it .......YES :-)

Where was it from Lloydie?

BigVeeGrin wrote:

lloydiecbr wrote:Took it for a little ride to test the clutch and advancer .

The clutch works great now with the stronger springs :-)
And as for the advancer :-) :-) I like it a lot .
It revs up faster and smoother and with more pull . It feels like its got more torque though out the rev range
Was it worth the £35 I paid for it .......YES :-)

Where was it from Lloydie?

Superhawk forum :-) in sales and wants

haven't done anything to either bike today, but i did recieve a lovely parcel thru the post from glsr, my new adustable plates for my spondon rearsets, adonised black with several positions of adjustment, very impressed with the workmanship, mark you are a genius fella...
there was also a little bit of ti in the box and a pair of s/s linkpipes, it felt like the xmas i never had....
i might have to splash out on some ti bolts for the rearsets.....

bigspanishmarty wrote:haven't done anything to either bike today, but i did recieve a lovely parcel thru the post from glsr, my new adustable plates for my spondon rearsets, adonised black with several positions of adjustment, very impressed with the workmanship, mark you are a genius fella...
there was also a little bit of ti in the box and a pair of s/s linkpipes, it felt like the xmas i never had....
i might have to splash out on some ti bolts for the rearsets.....

They'd look good with a new pair of wheels and a bar end weight, they would!!!

Kev L wrote:They'd look good with a new pair of wheels and a bar end weight, they would!!!

i can just picture it now

wheres the pics of them rear sets kev ?????

Been a busy boy mate. I will try to get some snaps tomorrow.

i'm on it kev, the only reason i've got these parts from mark, is because i sold him my ti exhaust....
i'll see how work goes tomorrow, i might be able to pop round yours before i go back on weds....

bigspanishmarty wrote:i'm on it kev, the only reason i've got these parts from mark, is because i sold him my ti exhaust....
i'll see how work goes tomorrow, i might be able to pop round yours before i go back on weds....

Here's me thinking big foot had that off you !
At least it's gone to a good home :-)

had carl pop over today for a cuppa coffee and a chat, i took some photos for lloydie, you nosey bugger
re connected the battery which has been sitting for 6 weeks, and it fired up straight away.....
i do love those big motobatt batteries, if only they weren't slow yellow
anyways, heres a couple of pics of the bike and my new rearsets for the spondon frame....

them plates look great and should lower your pegs down a good bit for you bsm
nice clear pics of the blue one but still no pics of blue two

lloydiecbr wrote:them plates look great and should lower your pegs down a good bit for you bsm
nice clear pics of the blue one but still no pics of blue two

blue two is still in hundreds of pieces mate, its spread thru out the house with parts in two different bedrooms, garden and shed....
i also took some video but deleted it by mistake....
the pegs have 6 different positions, maximum of 1 inch down and 1 inch back, it should make things more comfy for longer rides....