A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 3)

[Biker's Nemesis]

[Hooli]

hebegb494 said:

"One they pop, wipe them clean & push them back in just far enough to seal."

- sounds like a response from the back-street titty clinics once the mattress filling jelly bursts....!

I think that says more about you than my post

[Biker's Nemesis]

A bit more done.

[moanthebairns]

fk the R1, the RS is what I much prefer.

I really need to have a shot in one, ive lusted after them for the last decade.

I even paid a fiver text in a competition to win one, and you know how tight I am.

[sc0tt]

moanthebairns said:

fk the R1, the RS is what I much prefer.

I really need to have a shot in one, ive lusted after them for the last decade.

I even paid a fiver text in a competition to win one, and you know how tight I am.

Post me a fiver and you might win that one too.

[Mr2Mike]

Prof Prolapse said:

Cheers Fleegle. I'll have a bash without then. I can always buy them if I get desperate.

...Or more likely ask the local garage/engine builder to pop them out for me with an airline.

If you can't get the pistons out with the pliers then an airline won't touch them. Most airlines only operate at about 150psi, which is a fraction of the hydraulic pressure you'd see in a brake system, so if they are tight from corrosion you are much better off using the master cylinder to pump them out.

[sc0tt]

I preferred it here ...

Phang Nga Islands by Scott W McCormack, on Flickr

A little warmer.

Back for christmas then I can sod off again.

[podman]

You hear a lot about old fuel causing starting and running problems but the fuel in my Busa is well over 2 and a half years old now but it always starts on the slightest of touches of the button, every 6 months or so..

[SAS Tom]

I think it's generally bks when people say that. The only time I've seen fuel actually turn to varnish was on my GSXR that had been standing for 23 years. The carbs were like this;



The fuel in the tank was fine and did a good job of preventing rust.

[jammy_basturd]

Fuel loses some of its octane rating over time, plus some of the additives can start to go off/lose their potency. This might be a problem for race bikes, or highly strung engines that rely on the octane rating, but not for 99% of road bikes.

[tricky1962]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think older petrol will lose the more volatile components, reducing the chance of pre-ignition hence potentially raising the octane rating not reducing it.

As to the additives going off, don't know, won't comment.

My 1993 Celica was standing for nearly three years with the same half full tank of petrol. It started promptly and passed it's MOT emissions test on the same batch of petrol. So, I believe that it's not a good idea to let the fuel dry out (in a carb for example), but stored in a can/tank it's probably fine for several years.

[Prof Prolapse]

Mr2Mike said:

If you can't get the pistons out with the pliers then an airline won't touch them. Most airlines only operate at about 150psi, which is a fraction of the hydraulic pressure you'd see in a brake system, so if they are tight from corrosion you are much better off using the master cylinder to pump them out.

Useful to know thanks.

[srob]

SAS Tom said:

I think it's generally bks when people say that. The only time I've seen fuel actually turn to varnish was on my GSXR that had been standing for 23 years. The carbs were like this;



The fuel in the tank was fine and did a good job of preventing rust.

In my experience it's not bks at all.

[Tall_Paul]

Picking it up 29th December



Dealer photo's, I'll take some better ones once I've picked it up and gone for a "quick" ride

CB400 Super Four VTEC, 2001 model.

[Deranged Granny]

That looks ace! Looks very much like a Suzuki in those colours!

I really like them, went to see one when looking for my first bike and would have bought it if it hadn't been in such a bad state. Enjoy!

[Hooli]

I echo the small suzuki comment, looks like a baby gsx. I like it.

[evo8]

Now that I like.

[southgate]

Hooli said:

I echo the small suzuki comment, looks like a baby gsx. I like it.

You get Honda build quality, without people thinking you're gay.

[moto_traxport]

sc0tt said:

I preferred it here ...

Phang Nga Islands by Scott W McCormack, on Flickr

A little warmer.

Back for christmas then I can sod off again.

Since we cancelled our flights to Philippines (due to a typhoon) we flipped a coin as to go your side of Thailand or other and ended up in Koh Phangan.

Weather nice and warm currently but a bit cloudy with the odd downpour. Current renta scooter is on slicks which can make it a bit hairy.

[spareparts]

Christmas came early. The Millenium Falcon arrived.