Two wheels good.

bub2006 · Post by **bub2006** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 8:59 pm

Took the trike out for a little ride with a couple of friends to grindleford.

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DodgeRover · Post by **DodgeRover** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 10:14 pm

bub2006 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2019 8:59 pm Took the trike out for a little ride with a couple of friends to grindleford. IMG-20190721-WA0007.jpeg

Going ok now?

bub2006 · Post by **bub2006** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 10:45 pm

Behaving fine. Only had to switch fan on once in traffic and a couple of times up steep hills. One mishap today though was the coil wire came off again. It happens on occasion. I've nipped the connector up but it still comes adrift.

Post by **Hooli** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:13 pm

Tie the wires up near the coil. It'll be the weight of the wires swinging on it that pulls the connector off.

cros · Post by **cros** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:56 pm

brandersnatch wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:04 pm

“Oh you are awful” etc.

I bought that issue when it came out. I had a pissy little Suzuki Sportsman and remember thinking what a total cunt Emery looked. The majority of riders then had more chance of a backscuttle with Susan George than owning a Honda 4.
By the time I got to ride a (borrowed) 750 it had lost its looks with the factory 4 into one but still had a stainless front disc which was abominable in the wet. With 4's still too expensive, I bought a Suzuki Savage (500 stroker) which handled and stopped reliably on drums but on one ride back from Cologne achieved 23 mpg at a constant 75. Today's riders would be shocked at exactly how awful bikes, and comedians, used to be.

bub2006 · Post by **bub2006** » Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:36 am

Hooli wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:13 pm Tie the wires up near the coil. It'll be the weight of the wires swinging on it that pulls the connector off.

They are tied up,it's just 1 of the positive wires. It's always bloody done it. Need to put a new spade on it ideally.

Junkman · Post by **Junkman** » Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:17 pm

cros wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:56 pm Today's riders would be shocked at exactly how awful Japanese bikes, and British comedians, used to be.

EFA

Japanese bikes improved since, British comedians not.

bub2006 · Post by **bub2006** » Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:55 pm

Total electric failure. Lots of smoke from various parts. Buzzing noise from all fuses and relays. Oh joy.

cros · Post by **cros** » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:08 pm

Junkman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:17 pm
cros wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:56 pm Today's riders would be shocked at exactly how awful Japanese bikes, and British comedians, used to be.
EFA

Japanese bikes improved since, British comedians not.

Indeed. It beggars belief that, in light of this, overweight tractors with the pitiful range of that old Suzuki still find buyers.
A modern thing that rankles is how poor some riders are at the simple task of changing gear. Given that truly horrible boxes like the R75/5 was lumbered with are long gone, I often hear bikers bashing through the ratios like they're trying to strip all the teeth off the gears.

bub2006 · Post by **bub2006** » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:35 pm

Sit.rep. battery issues

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