XTreme Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, Marcel said: What's truly amazing in all of this is ...in all these decades Pete owned bikes he never learned how to do a simple oil change...it boggles my mind... I can do oil changes you twat! But when you're nearly 70 and suffering with a Hernia you really don't feel much like doing it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, XTreme said: I can do oil changes you twat! But when you're nearly 70 and suffering with a Hernia you really don't feel much like doing it. I’ve serviced my bike on one leg and crutches 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I’ve serviced my bike on one leg and crutches Wasn't the bike a bit unstable on one leg and crutches, i thought you had a ramp LOL 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 New tyre for the rear of the XR arrived today, Only trouble is i think i need a new wheel to put it on, there's a broken spoke a bent one and a few loose ones on the wheel to replace which i have but the rim is in poor condition inside so may go for a rebuild 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Just now, Sir Fallsalot said: there's a broken spoke a bent one and a few loose ones Reading that back it sounds like some of the fuckers on here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 Where's @Skippy.....haven't seem him for a while? Looking for another bike I bet.......cos he's got no offroad capability with the Tracer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, XTreme said: Where's @Skippy.....haven't seem him for a while? Looking for another bike I bet.......cos he's got no offroad capability with the Tracer! I’ve been busy being a cockney wanker. However, you’re correct about the Tracer. Lovely bike and a blast on the roads but man-o-man do I miss the ability to head off into the great unknown. Can’t bring myself to sell the Tracer and dirt bike options are severely limited by my available budget. I’m not going down the route of buying a shit heap with the aspiration of making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Currently looking at a cheap-ish e-mountain bike………….who knows. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, Skippy said: I’ve been busy being a cockney wanker. Out the Tracer and get a new TA! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Just now, XTreme said: Out the Tracer and get a new TA! Fuck that, I don’t care how good the new TA is meant to be that is one boring looking bike. Honda have out-done their sensible tag. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, Skippy said: Fuck that, I don’t care how good the new TA is meant to be that is one boring looking bike. Honda have out-done their sensible tag. T700 could be an option! Luis Contreras in Almeria has got a nice one! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 46 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I’ve serviced my bike on one leg and crutches Rectum hernias are really painful...Buck was telling me about his the other day..you can't bend over without shiting your pants. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Pedro said: He knows shit! Nothing gets thicker with heat except you and him! will type properly later when not on the phone. So @XTreme: Viscosity is how thin or thick an oil is, like honey is thicker than olive oil when pouring out of a bottle. 10 would be olive oil, 60 would be honey. Weight in oils comes from a time when you couldn't engineer oils to be single weight, they would be a 10, a 20, etc, but all thicker cold than hot. Now they can engineer oils to act like a 10 when cold but act like a 30 or 40 or 50 when hot. The first number, 10W, means viscosity of 10 at W which means Winter, cold temperatures. A 10W30 and 10W40 will act the same at start up when the engine is cold at the same cold temperature. Usually, a motorcycle manual will allow for weather and ambient temperatures, meaning the manufacturer might adjust advisement that the same engine will make oil run hotter being raced hard on 40º Spain than going for a bimble on 15º England, hence they sometimes recommend a 10W40 for 5º/20º temperatures but 20W50 for 15º/40º ambient temperatures. If Honda says Loncin makes that engine to be used with 10W30 in all uses in all temperatures, I would respect that. No modern engine benefits from using thicker oils than recomended except in very extreme conditions, however, do check if Honda doesn't recommend 10W40 for warm temperatures. It's a light engine, with tight clearances and meant to run with little internal frictions to aid economy and performance, makes sense that it uses a light oil. Does not make sense that it doesn't want a fully synthetic oil, though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 10 minutes ago, Pedro said: So @XTreme: Viscosity is how thin or thick an oil is, like honey is thicker than olive oil when pouring out of a bottle. 10 would be olive oil, 60 would be honey. Weight in oils comes from a time when you couldn't engineer oils to be single weight, they would be a 10, a 20, etc, but all thicker cold than hot. Now they can engineer oils to act like a 10 when cold but act like a 30 or 40 or 50 when hot. The first number, 10W, means viscosity of 10 at W which means Winter, cold temperatures. A 10W30 and 10W40 will act the same at start up when the engine is cold at the same cold temperature. Usually, a motorcycle manual will allow for weather and ambient temperatures, meaning the manufacturer might adjust advisement that the same engine will make oil run hotter being raced hard on 40º Spain than going for a bimble on 15º England, hence they sometimes recommend a 10W40 for 5º/20º temperatures but 20W50 for 15º/40º ambient temperatures. If Honda says Loncin makes that engine to be used with 10W30 in all uses in all temperatures, I would respect that. No modern engine benefits from using thicker oils than recomended except in very extreme conditions, however, do check if Honda doesn't recommend 10W40 for warm temperatures. It's a light engine, with tight clearances and meant to run with little internal frictions to aid economy and performance, makes sense that it uses a light oil. Does not make sense that it doesn't want a fully synthetic oil, though. @Slowlycatchymonkey, have you hacked @Pedro’s account? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Just now, Buckster said: @Slowlycatchymonkey, have you hacked @Pedro’s account? I thought the same thing after looking at what I wrote, but decided to not delete all that work 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 24 minutes ago, Pedro said: So @XTreme: Viscosity is how thin or thick an oil is, like honey is thicker than olive oil when pouring out of a bottle. 10 would be olive oil, 60 would be honey. Weight in oils comes from a time when you couldn't engineer oils to be single weight, they would be a 10, a 20, etc, but all thicker cold than hot. Now they can engineer oils to act like a 10 when cold but act like a 30 or 40 or 50 when hot. The first number, 10W, means viscosity of 10 at W which means Winter, cold temperatures. A 10W30 and 10W40 will act the same at start up when the engine is cold at the same cold temperature. Usually, a motorcycle manual will allow for weather and ambient temperatures, meaning the manufacturer might adjust advisement that the same engine will make oil run hotter being raced hard on 40º Spain than going for a bimble on 15º England, hence they sometimes recommend a 10W40 for 5º/20º temperatures but 20W50 for 15º/40º ambient temperatures. If Honda says Loncin makes that engine to be used with 10W30 in all uses in all temperatures, I would respect that. No modern engine benefits from using thicker oils than recomended except in very extreme conditions, however, do check if Honda doesn't recommend 10W40 for warm temperatures. It's a light engine, with tight clearances and meant to run with little internal frictions to aid economy and performance, makes sense that it uses a light oil. Does not make sense that it doesn't want a fully synthetic oil, though. It's 10-30 right across the board Pedro! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 7 hours ago, XTreme said: T700 could be an option! Luis Contreras in Almeria has got a nice one! That’ll do nicely but things are a bit tight money-wise at the moment so I may just have to sit tight……….I could always sell my body to get the extra cash, that way I could probably afford the mirrors after a couple of months. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 12 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: New tyre for the rear of the XR arrived today, Only trouble is i think i need a new wheel to put it on, there's a broken spoke a bent one and a few loose ones on the wheel to replace which i have but the rim is in poor condition inside so may go for a rebuild What tyre is that Fred ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 11 hours ago, XTreme said: T700 could be an option! Luis Contreras in Almeria has got a nice one! How can that be nice , look at the monstrosity on the back of it .............. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 11 hours ago, Pedro said: So @XTreme: Viscosity is how thin or thick an oil is, like honey is thicker than olive oil when pouring out of a bottle. 10 would be olive oil, 60 would be honey. Weight in oils comes from a time when you couldn't engineer oils to be single weight, they would be a 10, a 20, etc, but all thicker cold than hot. Now they can engineer oils to act like a 10 when cold but act like a 30 or 40 or 50 when hot. The first number, 10W, means viscosity of 10 at W which means Winter, cold temperatures. A 10W30 and 10W40 will act the same at start up when the engine is cold at the same cold temperature. Usually, a motorcycle manual will allow for weather and ambient temperatures, meaning the manufacturer might adjust advisement that the same engine will make oil run hotter being raced hard on 40º Spain than going for a bimble on 15º England, hence they sometimes recommend a 10W40 for 5º/20º temperatures but 20W50 for 15º/40º ambient temperatures. If Honda says Loncin makes that engine to be used with 10W30 in all uses in all temperatures, I would respect that. No modern engine benefits from using thicker oils than recomended except in very extreme conditions, however, do check if Honda doesn't recommend 10W40 for warm temperatures. It's a light engine, with tight clearances and meant to run with little internal frictions to aid economy and performance, makes sense that it uses a light oil. Does not make sense that it doesn't want a fully synthetic oil, though. It's very simple , Honda and the oil barons have a shit load of 10W30 to get rid of. I'll stick to the 10w40 for now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 You’ve got a valid point there mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Maybe you can only use chinese oil on it? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, boboneleg said: What tyre is that Fred ? The one on the right is the new one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 35 minutes ago, boboneleg said: How can that be nice , look at the monstrosity on the back of it .............. There are bigger. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 37 minutes ago, Buckster said: The one on the right is the new one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 1 hour ago, boboneleg said: What tyre is that Fred ? It’s a Mitas rockrider supposed to be a replacement for the discontinued army special thought I’d give it a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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