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nab301 said :-
I just noticed , you've painted the wheels too, was there much preparation needed ( on the frame too , it didn't look great in some of the photos)
Nigel
11/11/2024 13:17:26 UTC
Glyn said :-
The frame is in a bit of a state covered in scabs from living in a moist environment. I rubbed it down with 240 and then etch primed it. The primer was then rubbed down and the process repeated until the surface was flat enough for the top coat. I’ve started at the back end and working my way foreword so not all the frame has been dealt way yet. I thought that the sprocket didn’t look too bad and I only gave it a quick clean. It’s a 39 tooth when I’ve read the original was a 37. I therefore felt that at only 2000 miles it can’t have done a lot of work. I can’t claim the wheel paint Nigel. I’m not a lover of the red wheels so bought another set that have been powder coated white with new tires fitted. I choked a bit at £300 but powder coating and new tyres would have cost that on the old wheels and now I can return it to stock if I wish. The 3MA with white wheels looks so much better in my mind. I’ve not even got to the engine yet and then there’s the forks etc so there’s a long way to go.
11/11/2024 19:52:53 UTC
Glyn said :-
Do you think this sprocket is shot Ian? They’re cheap enough to buy with a new chain. However, with sizes available from 37 to 41 teeth I think I’ll need a little more research before ordering. Although it’s all about acceleration verses top speed, the owners forum doesn’t have that much to say about it.
14/11/2024 07:47:27 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
It's not hooked but those teeth do look a funny shape and seem a bit deep to me. I'm more used to ones that look like this:
14/11/2024 10:45:21 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Fitted these, a bargain off a well known Internet Auction Site.
SW motech adjustable, in case you were wondering. They're set slightly down and forward.
Bostin bit of kit our kid.
Upt and Chuffed.
17/11/2024 16:39:52 UTC
Glyn said :-
I admit to losing the plot a bit these days Up’t. Is this the Strom or another machine you’re putting new pegs on? Nice bit of kit as you say. I have to admire the gear linkage, very neat indeed.
17/11/2024 21:32:25 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
On the STrom Glyn.
I didn't know they were a thing but someone posted they had bought them for a new TransAlp.
A quick search revealed...."how much"!
Plus I couldn't find new for the 650.
A quick look on FleaBay and these popped up at a daft price in NI.
It wasn't obvious they'd fit the VSTrom from the description but I gave it a whirl.
And yes Glyn we are back. We enjoyed Germany this time but it was damn cold for September.
Enjoy your coffee fella.
Upt.
17/11/2024 23:15:04 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
I fitted these to my 650 Wee-strom - I think I got them from the USA.They were something over £50 inc carriage but around 10 years ago.
18/11/2024 15:32:18 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
The other side:
18/11/2024 15:34:22 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
I also fitted some cheap ones from Aliexpress to the XBR but they weren't awfully good quality. Seemed to do the job however after a bit of fettling.
18/11/2024 15:35:42 UTC
Glyn said :-
I’ve had to buy used front footrests for the TZR. They’re complete albeit filthy. The originals had been replaced with Japanese Beet units due probably to a slide down the road on the left side. They work ok as footrests but the brake lever doesn’t fit directly underneath the master cylinder and that will need a mod to get it to work. The spring return doesn’t have anything to mount on and the brake light switch doesn’t join to anything on the lever. Furthermore, the only way the gear-lever would couple up was to have it set up as 1 up as 4 down. I could overcome these various issues but thought that to take it back to “stock” would make more sense. What didn’t make sense was to have to pay £120 for second hand parts.
18/11/2024 18:41:21 UTC
Glyn said :-
I’ve had to buy used front footrests for the TZR. They’re complete albeit filthy. The originals had been replaced with Japanese Beet units due probably to a slide down the road on the left side. They work ok as footrests but the brake lever doesn’t fit directly underneath the master cylinder and that will need a mod to get it to work. The spring return doesn’t have anything to mount on and the brake light switch doesn’t join to anything on the lever. Furthermore, the only way the gear-lever would couple up was to have it set up as 1 up as 4 down. I could overcome these various issues but thought that to take it back to “stock” would make more sense. What didn’t make sense was to have to pay £120 for second hand parts.
18/11/2024 18:41:21 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Money? It's always blummin money innit.
Sorry Ed.
My plates are Cymarc I think Ian, they lowered by an inch and forward by a quarter of an inch. The SW motech pegs, I wasn't really looking for but I didn't want to look a gift horse in the mouth. They were about a fifth of new price and other than being a bit corroded up and a test of endurance to release the various parts, they've cleaned up like new and the rubbers are like new. They allow movement by being concentrically mounted. The rubber is probably x 2 the original size. Very comfortable.
They're in three parts, the bit that slots into the original mount which is splined, the concentric adjuster then sits on these splines and then the peg is splined to the outside of that.
They're very hefty.
18/11/2024 21:14:51 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
Those look a bit more substantial than the Chinese ones I had. I wasn't confident that the little steel pins were strong enough.
19/11/2024 13:50:59 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Can I pick your brains? It's about Er'Indoors motor.
The EML is glowing brightly. It shouldn't be.
Read the code, "Bank 1 sensor".
Changed Bank 1 sensor.
Light returned.
Read on the forums.
Seems low battery voltage and non oem air filters can cause issues.
Changed both.
Reset light.
Light returned.
Tomorrow I will change Bank 1 again and Bank 2 as a just in case. I will also do the aux drive belt but not for this reason.
I will report back, but.....have any of you used the companies that state they can turn off the fault permanently, not the EML light but only in relation to Bank 1. So as and when Bank 1 says it's iffy it would be ignored.
There are no issues driving the car.
Upt and inquisitive.
19/11/2024 16:39:27 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
When you say "Bank 1 sensor"... what is a Bank 1 sensor? Lambda on the exhaust? Presumably a V4/6/8 engine? What car, what engine. Give us a bleeding clue!
20/11/2024 09:11:36 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Oooooo, who put your knickers in a twist. You rude boy.
It is a 1.0 three cylinder non turbo petroleum spirit engine fitted within a VAG product.
Bank 1, don't blame me I didn't invent the name, is a sensor in the exhaust nearest to the engine.
Bank 2, is the cat sensor.
Bank 1 and 2 have been changed today. 1 for the second time. All reset.
We'll see I spose but I predict it will reilluminate my life shortly.
Pffffffftttttt.
20/11/2024 12:44:20 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
VAG huh, explains the curious naming. They called the sensors Bank 1 and Bank 2 and are trying to sell a 1.0 3-banger as a V8... remember dieselgate?
20/11/2024 14:25:09 UTC
nab301 said :-
Upt , you really need someone with a decent scan tool that can read live data (not just fault codes) and interpret said data , eg , fuel trims , check and confirm that the lambda sensors are switching correctly etc etc. It seems that the days of parts substitution are behind us. Lots of cars appear also to have wiring harness issues , corrosion etc which can cause all sorts of issues.
Nigel
20/11/2024 17:15:27 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Can't disagree Nigel.
If the light reappears I will consider it being turned off.
But it would be good to know from anyone with real life experience of the same.
You never know, it might stay off.
Pffffffftttttt.
20/11/2024 20:47:00 UTC
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