tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post293732325568588267..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: Unbridled FilthRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-4231923477290603422011-03-05T13:16:39.443+00:002011-03-05T13:16:39.443+00:00To be fair to Yamahaha, I have no idea what fasten...To be fair to Yamahaha, I have no idea what fastener was on there when the bike was new. When it came into my keeping, the panel was held on by a rusty 10mm bolt, which I replaced with a stainless allen bolt as a way of making the bike just fractionally less like a rusty pile of shit. For all I know, it could originally been a thumbwheel or a butterfly - although that would create problems with itchy-fingered passers-by. Unless I find a mint example at some classic show, I will never know.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-16938383994540100142011-03-05T12:54:01.591+00:002011-03-05T12:54:01.591+00:00I could not have used the tools on the road anyway...<em> I could not have used the tools on the road anyway, unless I carried tools in my jacket to unfasten the ... you get the picture. </em><br /><br />I love it when designers do things like that.<br /><br />I recall a comedy sketch whose script called for them to dial 999 on the emergency phone. To get the phone, you had to break the glass. How to break the glass? Easy - use the emergency hammer... which is behind glass that you need to break. <br /><br />How to break the hammer glass? Easy! Unhook the cover for the emergency phone using the little latch off to one side, open the glass door covering the phone, use the phone to break the hammer glass, put the phone back, close and latch the glass door, go to the hammer and take it out through the glass, and use the hammer to break the phone glass!patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-62101895802634482942011-03-05T09:17:36.017+00:002011-03-05T09:17:36.017+00:00Will do asap - my blog time has become dilated du...Will do asap - my blog time has become dilated due to mega IT issues involving a very nasty trojan!Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-59874212959243534822011-03-05T08:32:10.177+00:002011-03-05T08:32:10.177+00:00Post some pics when you do. From what I have hear...Post some pics when you do. From what I have heard, the F650 is a really nice bike.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-30830407596966348542011-03-05T08:05:12.887+00:002011-03-05T08:05:12.887+00:00Richard
Thanks for demystifying this for me, an a...Richard<br /><br />Thanks for demystifying this for me, an ardent shaft drive fanatic entering into the dark satanic zone of chains after 30 years - I'll investigate the bike next week when I have recovered from the Wiesbaden Mardi Gras parade...Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-78815407828613963572011-03-04T21:50:14.715+00:002011-03-04T21:50:14.715+00:00Forgot to say - I had a Scottoiler on the Ducati. ...Forgot to say - I had a Scottoiler on the Ducati. That was FI, and it worked fine.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-45698393653807515172011-03-04T21:49:42.737+00:002011-03-04T21:49:42.737+00:00Nikos - the oiler needs a vacuum from the engine t...Nikos - the oiler needs a vacuum from the engine to activate the valve and allow the oil to flow. Otherwise, it would empty itself over the back wheel whether you were riding or not. There should be a thin black tube leading from the top centre of the oiler (the one at the side is a breather tube) which goes to a point on the engine intake, where it connects to a stub on the manifold with a small black elbow joint.<br /><br />Your BMW doesn't have a stub in standard form, and there should be a small brass spigot drilled into the rubber inlet manifold. There are pics and full instructions <a href="http://www.scottoiler.com/uk/installation-guides.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> - just enter the bike details (making nsure you select the FI option) and it's all there in a PDF.<br /><br />The oil tank behind the plate is the high-capacity version - a separate reservoir to feed the main one.<br /><br />You can pull the black elbow off the inlet manifold and suck the end - if it's all OK, you will see the yellow valve inside the reservoir rise slightly, and oil should flow from the tube. Ideal rate is between 1 and 2 drops a minute. If the tube has air bubbles in it, it will need priming. Perhaps email me if it has and we'll talk about that offline. If your oiler doesn;t look like the ones in the post above, then you may have the electronic version, and I can't help you. If you give the Scottoiler guys a ring, they are extremely helpful.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-3600344393019825132011-03-04T20:53:38.289+00:002011-03-04T20:53:38.289+00:00I'm now the proud owner of a Scotoiler on my ...I'm now the proud owner of a Scotoiler on my latest acquisition, a 2002 BMW F650GS bought ostensibly so Mrs Nikos can get back on 2 wheels - I rather like this bike.....<br /><br />I presume that I should be able to see the odd drop ever so often when I start the engine and let it idle or do I need a vacuum? This is FI machine so is there much of a vacuum? The oil tank is hidden behind the number plate. It´s all very exciting raelly.Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-7366207994775588242011-03-04T20:25:58.913+00:002011-03-04T20:25:58.913+00:00Sorry to disappoint. At least it wasn't cheap...Sorry to disappoint. At least it wasn't cheap porn.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-63952418028177120922011-03-04T20:24:33.932+00:002011-03-04T20:24:33.932+00:00And there I was thinking I was about to read an er...And there I was thinking I was about to read an erudite and searching article detailing the activities of those gentlemen who delight in hurtling around in high performanve BMW`s; you know, those with the factory-fitted option that goes " nee-naa, nee-naa "......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-11175696289172442422011-03-04T20:17:12.945+00:002011-03-04T20:17:12.945+00:00Yeah. I've had a few cars like that.Yeah. I've had a few cars like that.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-20208386318387086352011-03-04T20:15:00.611+00:002011-03-04T20:15:00.611+00:00@Joe: those tools were brilliant, and I kept a set...@Joe: those tools were brilliant, and I kept a set for years, although I couldn't tell you where they were now. A CB72 was the first bike I ever rode.<br /><br />@Bucko: a bomb? Well, the bike is known to explode at inopportune moments ...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-12289982732224402232011-03-04T19:56:39.457+00:002011-03-04T19:56:39.457+00:00Looks like a bomb.
Sorry, I don't know bikes :...Looks like a bomb.<br />Sorry, I don't know bikes :-(Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-33005933579179148762011-03-04T19:35:53.067+00:002011-03-04T19:35:53.067+00:00"....the toolkit .... (yes, a 15-year-old tra..."....the toolkit .... (yes, a 15-year-old trailbike which still has its original tools).."<br /><br />I've still got the 'adjustable' (elongated fulcrum hole) cast steel pliers, and, the compact but powerful T-bar screwdriver set which came with my mid '60's CB72.<br /><br />Retained because of their practicality, when the bike itself was sold. I wish I still had those wheels.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.com