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535 Continental GT / Re: A "Rockers" GT535

« Last Post by GUNR on Today at 11:14:47 am »

Ben, did you stay with the 2 original holes but open them up to to 8mm? That's what I did (instead of following the instructions which say to have 4 holes in total) and as you say, the difference is night and day. I used a long 'pickle grabber' tool to seat the YSS emulators after the oil was poured in, so reaching them again will be easy enough.

Did you get your fancy new rockers installed and did they look better than the original 'plasticine looking' ones?

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650 Interceptor & Continental GT / Re: Small screw, big problem

« Last Post by Breezin on Today at 11:08:24 am »

Thanks so much for your incredibly generous and detailed lesson, Zimmemr. And for the encouragement.  I'll get a tap and give it a go. 

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Campfire Talk / Re: YouTube suggestions?

« Last Post by Hoiho on Today at 10:44:52 am »

It's not often you get to say 'I agree with Hitler..'

https://youtu.be/I9MwJ2nYf3w?si=dFSvgN8Zf1l6QHKX

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350 J Platform / Re: Any recommendations for dual sport tires on Hunter?

« Last Post by Turbofurball on Today at 10:35:13 am »

There's not a huge selection of 110 wide R17 tires available here in Europe, when I was looking I got Pirelli Rally STRs which IIRC come stock on an Indian (the brand, not the country) scrambler or something.  They're an ok 60/40 tyre, grip well on the road and do fine on most non-extreme off roading.  They're quite pricey though.

If there's space to go up to a 120mm wide tire on the hunter there's a lot more choices.

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650 Interceptor & Continental GT / Re: problem in my new gt 650

« Last Post by Haggisman2 on Today at 08:54:08 am »

Go straight back to the dealer and get them to fix it.

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411 & 450 Himalayan & Scram / Re: External hole at top of barrel near spark plug

« Last Post by Trebor on Today at 08:45:33 am »

I'm guessing spark plug area drainage for rain/snow/condensation. Water can eventually rust the plug into the hole. Maybe the factory drilled them to preclude warranty work?

Thank you that sounds a good design feature

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411 & 450 Himalayan & Scram / Re: External hole at top of barrel near spark plug

« Last Post by Trebor on Today at 08:42:09 am »

same on my '21.

Thank you this is reassuring to know

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350 J Platform / Re: Protecting cover from theft

« Last Post by Flashdan on Today at 08:24:41 am »

I remember going to collect a very expensive Porsche, I was told to take a pair of rubber gloves with me as the owner had electrified the garage door with a device for electric fences ! 

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Bullet with the UCE engine / Re: B5 Burning oil like no tomorrow.

« Last Post by SteveThackery on Today at 08:22:04 am »

Never heard it done the other way.  The idea is to see how fast the oil leaks past the rings.  Dry test first and you do not know.

Ah, I see. In my experience this test is used to measure the difference between wet and dry, not how long it takes to go from wet to dry.

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650 Interceptor & Continental GT / problem in my new gt 650

« Last Post by ABHIJIT on Today at 07:55:18 am »

I got my new gt 650 and while riding , it suddenly loose it power and jerk. It does not shut down completely. On high speed there is no issue. It's a new bike it shouldn't happen, hope the dealer didn't scam me.