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    YORKHILL EGG RUN

    in Events, Rideouts & Trackdays

    Posted

    Just to mention that the yorkhill hospital ( Glasgow )egg run is on this sunday 31st

    was a good turnout last year so could be even better this year, ( lots of vids on u tube )

    11 o`clock at hospital staff car park.I will be there again as it is a good cause and

    it is " supposed " to be dry !!. :jossun::jossun:

    Chains not lasting

    in Yamaha Workshop

    Posted

    Any pointers on what do with a new chain? I've read that some riders like to dunk it in engine oil or is it just as good to lubricate with chain oil

    I always keep an old deep fat fryer that the wife was throwing out

    put engine oil in it and put on a low heat for an hour or so and the warm oil penetrates the links better than just putting oil on the surface of the chain..

    stopped smoking

    in General

    Posted

    now on week eight :hyper:

    had a couple of dodgy moments along the way but all in all not too bad

    just bought the wife a puppy with my fag money

    it is times like that ( handing over 400 quid ) that you realise how much smoking costs

    keeps her happy and gets me brownie points as well :spin2:

    Do you wear a Hi-Vis?

    in The Bar

    Posted

    Many decades ago there was almost legislation brought in over here for all bikes to have leg protectors -

    I remember that

    must have been about the eighties ??

    was it not about the time that you could use a sidewinder on bigger bikes with L plates ??

    Yamaha SR250 oil change

    in Yamaha Customs

    Posted

    totally cracking bike.

    It travelled up and down the m6 every week during the summer when i used to go to concerts/ festivals ( in my younger days )

    castle donnington,reading festival,isle of wight, and so on

    head down south for a weekend concert then back to work for the week then back down south for the next one,, HAPPY DAYS ,,,, all festivals in those days were all down south now I have the wickerman and eden festival on my doorstep

    Sprocket and chain, do it my self?

    in Yamaha Workshop

    Posted

    Some people would put the chain in an oil bath but the Plusgas way is quickest.

    I done a lot of motocross years ago and used to oil my chains in an old chip pan/ fryer
    it was an old one the wife was throwing out but was great for heating the oil up
    which seemed to penetrate the links better being hot and thinner
    worked for me

    First run

    in Random

    Posted

    was out on my first run this year today

    bloody nippy outside

    done 80 miles, all good,

    a bit warmer would have been nicer but it was at least dry and sunny

    roll on the indian summer :spin2::spin2:

    First ever breakdown

    in The Bar

    Posted

    On another note, if the bearings were that bad that they failed, it might account for the chain problem you are having as well.

    I would agree with DT on this

    if the wheel was even waving slightly for a while it would be enough to destroy the chain

    nothing is made the way it used to be

    or is that just me showing my age ??

    cow horse?

    in Yamabyss

    Posted

    could be true

    I have just checked a tin of winalot and it only states " meat and animal derivitives "

    never thought about it ,, that I might be feeding my dogs horse meat ..

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