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Post by earthman on Sept 8, 2019 13:58:01 GMT 1
Ive noticed e5 on the super unleaded local to me moe too! Think it may be affecting my fuel tap, as in passing through it when turned off! Bikes been stood 3 weeks had to do roughly 10 kicks full throttle before it would start today. Blimey, that's no time at all, maybe it's just coincidence, seal in tap may have just given up the ghost??
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Post by earthman on Sept 8, 2019 11:54:28 GMT 1
It's an old knackered one 🤣🤣🤣 Old age makes you do daft things, a mate bought 4 Grifters the other week Steve Lol, and the lure of turning a fast buck hey. I can appreciate the work involved to bring one back to life but don't really get why an adult man would buy one in the first place.
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Post by earthman on Sept 8, 2019 11:48:24 GMT 1
Filled up at my local BP this morning and noticed all the new E stickers, they certainly weren't there last time I visited. If we are stuck with having this substance in all grades of petrol then maybe I'll switch to the cheaper standard unleaded pump.
It will be interesting to see if I have any problems with whatever grade that contains such a small amount (5%) due to my mileage/usage.
Anyone else actually getting through say a tankful of fuel a month?
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Post by earthman on Sept 7, 2019 8:43:33 GMT 1
Jeez to much confusion these days... or just use what Mr Yamaha san recommended 30 od yrs ago. My thoughts too,.......going by a Stan Stevens receipt, he uses 10w/40 rather than 10w/30 that were stated back in the day, that's close enough I guess, you would think that he's the man when it comes to tuning/knowing what's best for these bikes?
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Post by earthman on Sept 5, 2019 22:55:55 GMT 1
I would have thought that the 5A ignition circuit is most at risk here though? Surely there would be more chance of you starting a fire or damaging the circuit if you double up to a 10A fuse??
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Post by earthman on Sept 5, 2019 8:35:19 GMT 1
What oil is recommended for the bottom end of the RD350 LC Welcome to the forum. If you do a search and see the other threads on the subject you'll see that it is a can of worms.
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Post by earthman on Sept 5, 2019 8:23:23 GMT 1
Good question and well spotted, that's a mystery to me too??
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Post by earthman on Sept 4, 2019 16:09:16 GMT 1
Anyone North of Peterborough thinking of going? It would be a day trip from here,..some what dependant on the weather and being able to stop for a break halfway, I'd like to get my LC there one day.
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Post by earthman on Sept 4, 2019 9:40:04 GMT 1
Some body request a Jock 😁 Earlier I joked Norbo was a Tory Now I know. No freedom of speech, stopping democracy. Now we'll have to call him Norboris 🤣🤣🤣 Spot the next thread to get deleted 😬 Steve Im not anything i have never voted for any party and ive never been on the electoral roll ether . They are are self serving back stabbing lying dicks and i wouldn't trust any one of them from any party. Same here Norbo, I agree with you 100%. I don't really get why some folk can get so wound up about politics because us normal folk can't really change anything at the end of the day, it's those plebs at the top. Everyone has an opinion and it's fine to voice that, freedom of speech etc but don't let it become an argument between friends hey.
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Post by earthman on Sept 3, 2019 9:43:46 GMT 1
If you cant find a new rad cap in time take the thermostat out until you get one. I used and old Rover cap on my 4LO for a very long time without issues. Did your 4LO actually have a thermostat in it then? I thought that Yamaha didn't fit them in this model??
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Post by earthman on Aug 30, 2019 21:59:08 GMT 1
Welcome I'm guessing that you maybe 'middle aged' like most of us on here, how come you not had an Elsie before? Why did you buy one for the first time now??
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Post by earthman on Aug 28, 2019 7:51:43 GMT 1
Satin Bits?? Presumably You mean engine bits? Satin black, lightly and often poorly spritzed onto bare Ali is what Yama did at the factory. Cheap 'n nasty TBH. These were 'inexpensive' bikes. Frame bits were Glossy black. Rattle can Appliance Epoxy (not it's not epoxy but that's the labelling) is a V good imitation and more durable than the OEM paint job. Pretty well indistinguishable from factory frame paint work. The "These were inexpensive bikes" bit made me laugh, how that's changed some 30 years later hey.
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Post by earthman on Aug 26, 2019 16:38:33 GMT 1
Good words of advice there, generally I've been going by how many tank fulls of petrol I've used, 3 or 4 and I top the oil tank back up.
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Post by earthman on Aug 26, 2019 16:02:05 GMT 1
Carry spare plugs and a spanner :-) 100% agree. How long are a pair of plugs lasting for you guys in general nowadays? What with the better 2 stroke oil that's available, does it make a big difference compared to when we were running these bikes back in the eighties? I don't actually remember being at the side of the road and having to swap out plugs back then either, my LC were my daily ride/commute but I guess that I only owned them for maybe 2 years before moving on up to 4 strokes.
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Post by earthman on Aug 26, 2019 9:29:00 GMT 1
I always try to warm a bike and get it off choke before setting off. have it bog down in traffic or run rough isnt something I need round where I live :/ A lot depends on the location/roads where you live yes, thankfully I have a straight run of a mile or so before I hit a junction/traffic.
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Post by earthman on Aug 25, 2019 22:04:16 GMT 1
I'm just wondering about the original leads and metal caps? Maybe it's worth updating those??
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Post by earthman on Aug 25, 2019 22:00:18 GMT 1
Thanks, useful link that.
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Post by earthman on Aug 24, 2019 20:16:39 GMT 1
Good question about the 'market value'sadly I don't know the answer.
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Post by earthman on Aug 22, 2019 7:58:59 GMT 1
My bike came with those and the foot rest hangers painted silver/grey. I'm so glad they did, I ride my bike more than spend hours polishing it,...memories of using autosul etc on them parts back in the day.
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Post by earthman on Aug 22, 2019 7:48:23 GMT 1
Many years ago when all cars had carbs, remember folk sitting in them waiting to push the choke in before they drove off. Then the motoring press/organisations said not to do that, move off sooner and let the vehicle get up to operating temperature. Nowadays we have fuel injection and ECU's to prevent the possibility of running rich for longer than necessary but I still like to move off slowly rather than sit there. Moving gently also warms up the gearbox, wheel bearings etc.
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Post by earthman on Aug 21, 2019 13:42:24 GMT 1
Personally I think it's better to get the bike in motion sooner rather than later, just take it easy on the throttle until the engine temp is up to normal.
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Post by earthman on Aug 21, 2019 7:41:14 GMT 1
Nice one just ordered 5ltrs cheers. You don't plan on riding this bike much then? Lol
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Post by earthman on Aug 20, 2019 19:56:50 GMT 1
My bike were missing that when I bought it, the headlight held still without it though and passed an mot fine without it,... I've since tracked one down on ebay and fitted it.
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Post by earthman on Aug 19, 2019 21:44:32 GMT 1
Did Yamaha design it to hold two spark plugs rather than tools from the start? Why isn't it called the spark plug tray then?? The official description for the part is Box, not tool tray. The OEM tools are stored under the seat cowl, held in place by a rubber strap secured to the tail light tray. OEB Ah, OK, never knew that, so use to folk on here calling it a tool tray I guess.
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Post by earthman on Aug 19, 2019 18:45:36 GMT 1
The only paddock boots I bought back in the day were Frank Thomas ones,...they fell apart about a month later so I went back to DM's.
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Post by earthman on Aug 19, 2019 18:41:14 GMT 1
Did Yamaha design it to hold two spark plugs rather than tools from the start? Why isn't it called the spark plug tray then??
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Post by earthman on Aug 18, 2019 21:41:35 GMT 1
Another vote for the Exol stuff, I bought a 20L drum because I knew that I'd be using my LC almost every weekend at least.
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Post by earthman on Aug 17, 2019 8:01:52 GMT 1
Shame that he's got that many of them to bodge/sell on, feel sorry for anyone else who goes there, hope they know this bike inside out and don't get taken in by this t**t.
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Post by earthman on Aug 17, 2019 7:52:17 GMT 1
Is it not the other way round it causes more damage? Jon Even more so on the old mechanical injection engines The diesel lubricated the pump so used to eat themselves with neat petrol Steve Some years ago now one of the TV car shows experimented with the wrong fuel in two cars, they both still fired up/ran but the diesel came out worse and like you say, would have totally destroyed some components fairly quickly. Petrol is a pretty good cleaner at the end of the day.
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Post by earthman on Aug 16, 2019 15:46:55 GMT 1
Not great news especially for those of us who actually ride our LC's hey.
I'm still getting through at least a tank full of petrol every month, even at 10% ethanol, I'm hoping I wouldn't suffer from gummed up carbs etc too often but who knows??
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