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Post by earthman on Oct 6, 2019 18:18:56 GMT 1
Some VWs have filled for life gearboxes. If you buy the same oil from the dealer it has a use by date of about 2years. How does that work then... ? Use by dates are often about stock control and getting customers to buy new stuff all the time, not always sensible. I think most oils we use are stable enough to be fine for long term use. Good point, personally I don't believe in this sealed for life rubbish, I'll always replace fluids if I can.
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Post by earthman on Oct 6, 2019 11:39:31 GMT 1
When I bought a 20L drum of the Exol stuff, chap mentioned 5 years or so,..I'm using my LC a fair bit so I'll probably be needing a new drum of the stuff around then.
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Post by earthman on Oct 6, 2019 9:23:11 GMT 1
I'd like to see pictures of both beam patterns, I understand that the UK version aims slightly towards the left/pavement but is the throw any shorter than the universal/centred one? Who actually rides their LC when it's dark anyway, not many I bet. Here's pics of a new UK rd headlight from Franco's and a new USA RD headlight. Both have the same glass on them Yes the UK lc2 had a 29l part number and the USA had a 33e part number but that's because the USA bike don't have a pilot light in them I buy USA headlights and fit the glass on the euro reflector to convert them. When compared to a UK one the lens pattern and the glass markings are the same Steve I were on about, from the rider's point of view, does either one result in throwing more light further ahead up the road?
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Post by earthman on Oct 6, 2019 9:16:35 GMT 1
Going by this 3 month test, fuel pipe shown at 5.10, sounds like it's just been cleaned?? How is keeping pure ethanol in air-tight sealed jars in any way comparable to having E10 fuel sat in a carb or fuel tank? Did anyone do science as an 11yr old - you know the experiment you do when you leave a piece of iron in jars and you work out whether it's salt, oxygen or water that makes things rust - or....maybe....it's a combination of things that react together. All he needed to do was put a litre of E10 in a 30yr old metal petrol tank, with an open vent, with some 30yr old carb bits and fuel line, leave it in a damp shed in a UK winter, and then come back when it's all evaporated and see what's left. Gawd bless me if he wouldn't have found some crap left over as sludge and deposits due to the reaction between all the elements together. It's unrelated but we had algae growing in diesel tanks for standby generators and had to filter thousands of gallons of it across hospital estates, the expert that came in from one of the fuel companies gave us a talk on fuel storage and he stated that ethanol was an issue because of the way it attracts moisture, which combined with high oxygen content and impurities (i.e. dirt in old systems) will cause problems. As for the corrosive effects on fuel pipe, etc, I don't know, I'm not an expert, but maybe it's a reaction as well, maybe it's something else in the fuel, all I know is I only noticed it since I had to use ethanol fuel mixes. Aye, I would have liked to have seen him done a few things differently, using petrol from a pump would be a start. And like you say, letting air get to it must be a big factor.
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Post by earthman on Oct 5, 2019 20:09:56 GMT 1
I think some people believe, mainly via threads like this, that its inferior in every respect and thats not the case. In the real world , its fine, if you want to lay your bike up for a good period of time, drain it, as per the original guidance Yamaha advised in the owners manual when your bike was new....nothings changes on that front. Maybe im lucky but ive changed one length of fuel line in 8 years on one bike...ive changed many more expensive parts and rebuilt engines more often than that! Its an issue but next to all the other niggles / expense of owning a classic bike, its a very minor one IMHO blown out of all proportion.. In terms of a fuel for 1980's two strokes it is inferior in every respect to the fuel that the bikes were actually designed to run on. Whether it causes problems depends on the materials in your bike and how you use it. Personally I found it attacked the carbs, the fuel line, and I blame it for knackering my fuel tap seals. It's not the end of the world, and for me it's simply just a nuisance, but it's a fact that it can attack materials in the fuel system, it may make the engine run hotter, etc. I'm struggling to understand why you've taken a defensive position on it, I don't see any engineering advantages to advocating it's use. On the aspect of it attacking fuel lines etc, how long did it take in your case? Going by this 3 month test, fuel pipe shown at 5.10, sounds like it's just been cleaned??
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Post by earthman on Oct 5, 2019 19:57:41 GMT 1
How long was it in the ground 😉 itl be good I reckon I think it's more to do with the additives that are added to it.
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Post by earthman on Oct 5, 2019 9:06:36 GMT 1
I'd like to see pictures of both beam patterns, I understand that the UK version aims slightly towards the left/pavement but is the throw any shorter than the universal/centred one?
Who actually rides their LC when it's dark anyway, not many I bet.
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Post by earthman on Oct 4, 2019 21:45:00 GMT 1
Yes, I hear that you folks abroad are stuck with 10% of it, what do all the classic car clubs/groups have to say on the matter? Would be interested to hear if you can get away with running an old vehicle on it without having problems?? If say you are getting through a tankful of fuel every couple of months and everything is fine, us owners who ride frequently in the UK should be OK with the 5% stuff,...well that's what I'm hoping. Rubbish.. Its been that way for a few years now.never been a problem with any of my bikes and Haggler (Pete) has been to Germany this year on his GT750, maybe twice(?).. We was in France in June of this year for the D Day commemorations and there was some VERY old 2 and 4 stroke bikes and petrol vehicles filling up, many of them rode and drove down to Normandy from the UK and further afield. Mike (kopite30)also got a steady 110MPH out of his TDR250 for a good stretch of the autoroute on the std fuel and was shown less mercy every where else...
Keep calm & carry on Captain Mainwaring...OK, that's good to hear,.....so the owners who have reported having problems, what is the root cause do you think? If it is due to the ethanol being present in petrol, is it just down to lack of use/the petrol going 'off'?
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Post by earthman on Oct 4, 2019 20:30:15 GMT 1
Bennetts will be testing some other chain lubes that are available here in the UK.
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Post by earthman on Oct 4, 2019 9:34:29 GMT 1
Brings back memories. I recall the picture quality was actually that bad back then! Alex
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Post by earthman on Oct 4, 2019 9:11:39 GMT 1
and from today in EU Euro95 is E10 sad times Yes, I hear that you folks abroad are stuck with 10% of it, what do all the classic car clubs/groups have to say on the matter? Would be interested to hear if you can get away with running an old vehicle on it without having problems?? If say you are getting through a tankful of fuel every couple of months and everything is fine, us owners who ride frequently in the UK should be OK with the 5% stuff,...well that's what I'm hoping.
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Post by earthman on Oct 3, 2019 21:23:00 GMT 1
Never slip the clutch....and only squirt it now and again....bought the bike in March and didn’t know how long oil has been in there...so thought I’d change it...was having trouble finding neutral Haynes manual says to replace that oil every three months or 2000 miles.
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Post by earthman on Oct 3, 2019 7:46:11 GMT 1
Sounds like it's just about worth a call to the scrap man to me. Lol
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Post by earthman on Oct 1, 2019 7:48:03 GMT 1
Lol, the wimpy @rse bit made me laugh the most. Funny, back in the day/when we were young, there were no question of these bikes not being used year round, now there's plastic storage bags for them. Funny old world hey.
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Post by earthman on Sept 29, 2019 12:58:35 GMT 1
Have a look at the price for a rim Over 1000 quid Those sorts of prices don't do anything to help promote or keep a genuine owner/rider/enthusiast of these machines,.......if I needed to replace a wheel and they all cost a grand, I think that I would cut my losses and sell/strip the whole bike. I really wouldn't want to do that but at what point do you draw the line?
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Post by earthman on Sept 29, 2019 11:15:39 GMT 1
If you are actually starting the engine once a month why not get out and use it? Sure it's not going to warm outside like Summer, just put an extra layer on and go for a ride,....you and the machine will feel better for it.
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Post by earthman on Sept 29, 2019 10:42:29 GMT 1
The world/this planet will end one day, it's got to, nothing lasts forever, however it's the human race and our inventions/modern way of living that has no doubt accelerated the situation, by how many years exactly, who knows for sure?
Just the amount of humans on the planet is a big factor I think, majority living longer due to medical advancements etc, we are all putting a strain on the planet in one way or another.
That Workshop guy on Youtube once said that if there had been a major war/plague in recent years, resulting in a big percentage of humans being wiped out, he could burn tyres in his garden all day and night and that wouldn't make a jot of difference to the atmosphere/global warming aspect.
Extreme thing to say but I get his point.
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Post by earthman on Sept 28, 2019 8:24:31 GMT 1
Hi, What I don't understand is..... it is no secret, and is easy to find the info, that the amount of aeroplanes in the sky is going to increase tenfold by 2030 or so. I understand that most jet airliners etc use "high by pass" turbines these days, which means most of the thrust comes from a big fan, and not the thrust from the burning fuel, but they still spew out lots of crud. I don't imagine they are going to invent anything in the next ten years or so, that will stop aeroplanes spewing out at least some crud. So how can we reduce emissions, when we are going to be doubling or more, the amount of aeroplanes in the worlds sky's ? Steven. www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/urban-expeditions/transportation/air-travel-fuel-emissions-environment/Good point, personally I've never flown anywhere, shit scared of the whole experience and the possibility of them crashing. I am amazed by how they work and the amount of them in the sky at any time, the trails of crap they leave behind.
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Post by earthman on Sept 27, 2019 10:14:49 GMT 1
Thanks for the picture, will inspect that area on my bike. My only thoughts about using silver steel putty/epoxy of some sort, will it still work after X amount of vibration and heat cycles? I once used similar on the bottom of a sump pan on a van, it worked fine for a while but I did end up fitting a new sump in the end.
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Post by earthman on Sept 26, 2019 7:53:41 GMT 1
Ok, I'm looking to upgrade to 421cc, what kit do I get, what bhp have you got, what mpg and are they reliable. Hoping for some enlightening motivation. Cheers John B That's the bit that concerns me the most about any of these conversion kits/power mods,....my guess is that you would be rebuilding the engine sooner than later. Personally I think that Yamaha knew what they were doing, keeping the engine standard is the best bet in the long term.
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Post by earthman on Sept 26, 2019 7:34:56 GMT 1
Pipes have now been painted using the same KBS Extreeme high heat paint (800+ DegC) that Ive used before on other projects. This KBS paint, does it flake off at some point in the future? From what I gather, most of these high temp/stove paints do, well what's available on this side of the pond.
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Post by earthman on Sept 25, 2019 20:36:39 GMT 1
What about the coolant, have you noticed a drop in the level for example?
Pure guess, wondering if water is getting into the left cylinder??
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Post by earthman on Sept 24, 2019 7:33:04 GMT 1
I think that she's fighting a losing battle,...and not just because of us on here running a 2 stroke occasionally.
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Post by earthman on Sept 23, 2019 22:34:43 GMT 1
LC throttle cable total pants 👎 500LC throttle cable is perfect ...and unavailable from Yamaha...as are many, many items they offer. Bought plenty of items from Yambits for the last 7 or so years and at this moment in time, I cant think of any that have let me down/not fitted, if they did, it was some time ago and ive forgotten all about it! 350LC inlet rubbers I bought 2 years ago where Tourmax items, same as Norbos IIRC, either way they fitted perfectly and have been problem free. I tend to get my parts from both Norbo and Yambits now, with a few bits n bobs like fasteners from Fowlers. I'm guessing that anything that comes from Tourmax, you actually have a genuine Yamaha item? Well that's what I were told when it comes to the fuel tap at least,.......Yamaha never actually made the taps, they got Tourmax to make/supply them.
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Post by earthman on Sept 23, 2019 11:50:58 GMT 1
In your first post you say that it's got a standard air box, that looks like a pod air filter to me??
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Post by earthman on Sept 22, 2019 13:11:36 GMT 1
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Post by earthman on Sept 22, 2019 10:20:56 GMT 1
To be on the safe side, I'd remove/disconnect any 'sensitive' electrical items myself.
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Post by earthman on Sept 22, 2019 10:18:03 GMT 1
Aren't Autumn and Winter generally becoming less severe, well here in the UK at least? What with climate change etc,...sure there were the 'Beast from the East' the other year and I guess that the far North of Scotland still get's a fair bit of snow but for the rest of us, rain/flooding seems to be more the common theme?
Anyway, I can't 'mothball' my bike, I'll still be riding at least once every two weeks, sure I won't go out if it's raining cats & dogs but often it's just clear/grey sky, I just put an extra layer of clothing on, it's better for me and the machine to get out/keep moving.
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Post by earthman on Sept 21, 2019 8:23:39 GMT 1
I think we are going to need a pic Peacy... +1.
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Post by earthman on Sept 21, 2019 7:36:00 GMT 1
Only item that I've personally bought/fitted from them were one of the electrical block connectors that lives under the seat. Works fine but I think that when pushed together, the plastic housing is longer than the original because it doesn't clip back into the holder properly.
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