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Messages - deltarider
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« on: Today at 11:49:49 AM »
Personally I wouldn't fit anything that could possibly lead to annoyance like blinded oncomers. I was raised with the proverb: what you do not want done to you, do not do to others.
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« on: Today at 09:55:07 AM »
I'll ask the German forum. Ruling in Germany is very strict. Whenever you replace a part on your bike by a non OEM product like tyres, silencers, etc., the TÜV (MOT) demands a document which states that that particular product 'eingetragen' is. It often leads to frustration. I'm glad I live in the wild west.
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« on: Today at 05:57:35 AM »
I have the 3000k warm white LED. Hopefully the morons on the roads will see me with a yellow(ish) light if the data is to be believed.
Interesting, I'm sure there was a time in France when everyone there had to have yellow headlights, I don't know if EU law up ended all that or they had new ideas about it?
Unfortunately the yellow lights, allthough streetlegal, are becoming more and more extinct, due to EU laws which (uniformity for carmakers). It's a pity. They were better noticed in bad weather conditions like fog and snow. Also there was hardly any blinding of oncomers. As far as what's mentioned above (UK ruling) in the EU fitting a LED bulb in a standard or H4 reflector is not streetlegal. Leds only in reflectors for Leds, halogen H4 only in H4 reflectors.
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« on: May 31, 2024, 08:23:51 PM »
Just read a test of aftermarket Led headlamps. Best was the Osram Nightbreaker Led Pro. Problem is, it won't fit in our headlights. Moreover such a LED bulb is not streetlegal unless in a reflector made for LED headlamps.
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« on: May 27, 2024, 09:56:57 PM »
Tried and tested by a forum member, hardly unknown!
Tested for how long? Did he have a look at the inside, the wires, the quality of the isolation in there? If a coil is of a known brand, you can buy it, even when made in P.R.C but... if it's a non brand and made in P.R.C, look elswehere. My advice.
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« on: May 27, 2024, 09:51:42 PM »
It used to be part of a Suzuki service schedule to swop the plugs 1 to 4 and 2 to 3 to even out the spark erosion wear
Yep, you can do that, but personally I never felt the need, meaning: I never noticed a difference in erosion of the electrodes in such a degree that I've would have judged swopping necessary.
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« on: May 27, 2024, 07:07:20 PM »
First, I hope you all enjoy your cheap generic coils of unknown quality and further... [...]
If the coils are connected the wrong way round the bike will run but the HT spark will be reversed so instead of jumping from the centre spark plug tip to earth the spark path is reversed. {...}
To put it simple: in a wasted spark system, one of the two, is already jumping from ground to center electrode, so if the spark of say #1 plug becomes reversed, than the #4 plug will be reversed the other way around, because they are one circuit. For the running of the engine, it makes no difference which of the two fires from ground to center electrode: performance is the same.
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« on: May 27, 2024, 09:46:20 AM »
Generic coils often do not have the wires right; not only that the colors don't match, but also the connectors have the gender mixed up: females where they should be male and vice versa. Your choice.
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« on: May 27, 2024, 08:24:17 AM »
Usually the lens will have 'H4' in the center of the glass, if the reflector is fit for halogen bulbs.
The socalled 'charging shortcoming' of the these bikes is an urban myth. I've had a 55/60 Watts bulb all those years - my model came standard with it! - and never had a problem, not even with 3 Ohms coils and a transistor ignition. Every ride I return to the garage with a better charged battery than I took of with. 44 years of experience here. I recommend Philips. The Extreme Vision Moto H4 and Osram Nightbreaker came out best in tests and that Philips was especially developed for motorcycles and can cope with vibrations up to 10G.
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« on: May 23, 2024, 12:18:13 PM »
Good luck with the SBS ones, they squealed when I used them.
They're now in a box under my bench with other bits and bobs labelled shite...
I know they're a tight fit. Have you tried removing paint from the sides?
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« on: May 22, 2024, 03:37:17 PM »
Those are EBC FA13. I had them decades ago and replaced them soon thereafter (pic). They sqeal like a pig. Also you need to remove paint from the sides and chamfer them somewhat.
I now have SBS Street Organic 501HF. Mwah... ok, but nothing special.
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« on: May 17, 2024, 03:47:41 PM »
Two dealers in Holland that work on these bikes on a daily base have reported problems with resistor plugs on our bikes. Trigger has reported the same in: http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,28181.msg264374.html#msg264374 It's a year old debate. I don't see any advantage whatsoever adding resistance over what NGK recommends.
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« on: May 16, 2024, 08:22:10 AM »
Not necessarily, but realise you'll then have a total of 20kΩ resistance in a circuit... Personally I consider that a lot and it is not needed. The French manual, that has been composed in colloberation with Honda France, advises to replace plugcaps when they read 8kΩ or more. Claims made by some members of the international forum - and nowhere else! -that adding resistance is benificial for spark duration, have so far remained unproven. And even then it remains to be seen it will effect in better running.
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« on: May 15, 2024, 09:42:20 PM »
So far nobody knows. Why did you choose 'R' plugs?
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« on: May 07, 2024, 12:47:32 PM »
My 550 had the same problem, new switch sorted it.
Usually it's just the switch. Sooner or later they all need replacement.
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