Snakebite68

Sad times...

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Wierdly, it wouldn't be the first time I've had a passenger fall asleep against my back! The bonus with sports bikes is that unless they're restless sleepers, they just kinda stay there, against your back! lol

Yo! From Yorkshire... I'm sure there's others here from Gloucestershire...

Aaah, ok, I was wondering because depending on which way you do it, that bubbling out of the threads can cause you problems. Using the leaver or a pressure bleeder isn't bothered by it, but if you use a vacuum bleeder, there's a chance you can actually suck in some air at the end (been there, bit of a bugger!). A bit of thread tape cuts down the problem to the minimum...

No worries. Which way were you doing it?

The seams of mine are internally taped, however, I think I've found the problem, part of the tape is loose. What I need now is some rubber cement! I still want some better waterproofs though.

Do you have any particular examples / suggestions? There's something liberating in riding in the wet (so long as your knackers stay dry!)... Yes, you stay dry and warm and can have a peaceful fag in the car, but it's just not the same! Trust the rubber..!

So... It's raining... I've got rain wear, but it would appear that there's pinhole leaks in the trousers (probably from putting them on and taking them off) around the crotch somewhere. I'm going to put this down as being one of the problems of rubberised clothing. So, the question is: Does anyone make non rubberised wet wear? Gortex or just simply better quality maybe?

Have you tested it with a multi meter? Yes, it can have a hairline crack in it.

First off, change the primary fuse (it may be invisibly broken), no point going further till you've done that...

Congratulations!

No, not getting time to do it... Think I'm just going to drop it into Padgetts and have it done.

What colour are your spark plugs when you take them out? Pictures would be good...

Mmmmm... Thunderace..!

Pictures no worky..!

Putting a fuse in the neutral side won't technically protect against reversed polarity, but as the first item starts to cook, it will pop and protect everything else.

And this is why I usually install a fuse on the negative side too... But until we know what bike and model it is, we can't begin to figure out what it's done. If it was my Thunderace, it would just be a case of tracing the wiring and replacing whatever blew first. If it was my V-Strom, god knows what would have blown! We'll just have to wait and see if he ever comes back again! lol But I reckon this is going to be a 'shop job'...

Make? Model? Pictures? Does any of it (particularly the wiring loom) look modified? Was the 30amp fuse under the seat fried? If connected the wrong way, it shouldn't have been... The more information you give, the better your answers.

NOOOOOOOO! lol At least when you buy new mirrors, you've already got the custom looms!

16 years older than me, still no news on the health of the bike though!!!

Screw the foot, it will heal! How's the bike??? I went to go get a test ride of a Royal Enfield. The little car park outside of it was all full of potholes... While turning round at about 3mph I bumped a pothole and down I went with the Thunderace on top of me right in front of the plate windows of the shop. I was just laid in the street on my back laughing. I still went in to look at the Royal Enfields, but I didn't ask for a test ride...

Oh, they're definitely smooth.. I just can't identify all the little noises. I could have a big end going, and I wouldn't have a clue! lol

Yeah, I'm getting used to it now. Strangely, the throttle seems to just keep turning, I've not reached the end of it yet! I suppose this is the whole 'fuel injection' thing, the Ace has carbs... I'm starting to enjoy it, but I do miss the balls out acceleration of the Ace!

I've been commuting year round for 2.5 years now on my trusty old Thunderace and being an old bike, it requires regular and sometimes in depth maintenance. Which, because I'm riding pretty much EVERY day, it's not getting... So... I bought myself a 2018 edition (registered 2017) Suzuki DL1000A to take the strain off the Thunderace and also allow me to strip it down and do the work to it it needs. Now. I'm not used to a V-Twin so, my questions are: 1/ When you wind a V-Twin on, do they always sound like several people are hammering a piece of concrete a couple of doors away? 2/ Baring in mind the above question, how do I tell if the engine is struggling (when I'm in too high a gear)? It's easy to tell on the Ace, but I just can't tell on the V-Twin lol 3/ What should I be expecting from my gears, so far, this is all I have: Gear 1, appears to be zero to bugger all... Gear 2, appears to be bugger all to about 40ish... Gear 3, appears to be 40ish up to 70... Gear 4, appears to be a responsive cruise at 70... Gears 5 & 6, appear to be just something to do at 70 to cut down your fuel usage! Am I just doing it all wrong on an Adventure bike? Am I just too used to a sports bike? Thoughts and observations welcome! P.S. Riding a V-Strom after a Thunderace is like having to learn to ride all over again! All my corners are a bag of shit! I look like a n00b! rofl