Recent content by DaveInIreland

A few years ago I was servicing my car and after re-starting it, was examining the alternator belt. For some reason decided to check the security of the wiring harness adjacent to the alternator. My loose shirt cuff got caught in the belt and I immediately pulled it away, hard. If I'd been...

For the past two years I've been running Mannol Extreme 5w40 in my bike and have no complaint. I put it through some harsh working conditions and it's still good. It will go in my other bikes and car too, oh, it also has a JASO MA2 rating, so that's fine. In fact, I just ordered 2 x 20L...

My old bikes have always exhibited the same pattern - round about 2000 miles the shift quality takes a nose-dive. Nothing to do with clutches or suggestibility or personal fallibility or any other BS reason that can be thought up. These are bikes with hellish high miles on them and many oil...

First time I attended a drag meet I was sitting at the top of the staged area to the rear of the cars, in direct line of the pipes. That weekend there were a couple of Top Fuel guys over from your country. I'll never forget that... I'd do it again tomorrow.

GS850, with experimental fuel setup, chasing optimal settings and having a couple of dodgy detours on the way. Out: Comma 5w50 synth Racing Oil after it got punished for a couple hundred miles at 150degC - it looked and smelled slightly burnt when it came out. I'd not really believed the...

Engine crash bars make the difference between getting up, cursing your luck and carrying on with your journey, or sitting forlornly waiting for a tow truck, then hunting for nearly unobtainable / very expensive end cases (depending on bike, of course). All my bikes have crash bars.

This is the expanded link... https://web.archive.org/web/20201029084319/https://haroldbawlzangya.com/air-filter-test/ Click on "Air filter test" and it will open the archive.org page. I tried to show the long link, but this site won't let me.

It's on the Wayback Machine... https://web.archive.org/web/20201029084319/https://haroldbawlzangya.com/air-filter-test/

I have three grease guns on the wall. One of them is for peculiar fittings that I don't even recall what they were on - something I no longer own, probably. Last time I used one was at least two years ago and the last time I filled one was much longer back than that. However, in the past my...

"Anyone riding?" Every week in the winter, the larder won't fill itself. Hate riding in the cold these days though, so it's just necessity. Spring onwards, that's different ; I take every chance I can to get out on the bike. This past year's been a bytch though; lockdowns left, right and centre...

True. I've been using PCMOs in my bikes for decades and the only times I've replaced clutches were when they'd done well in excess of 100K miles. On examination, the plates were almost unworn, but a bit glazed. In all cases, there was no catastrophic slip, just a tendency to slip under applied...

Built this trailer in '95 or so, been occasionally using it when and if I need to since then, towing it with a Suzuki GS850. Pay no attention to the doomsayers, if you need a trailer just get one (or build one). There's a Delphi forum relating to trailers, where you'll find all you ever wanted...

Originally Posted by skyactiv I saw a few of these when I was in the UK. Maybe I should market and sell remote control ones here for North America? There's no limit to stupidity...

Mutton Pie, deep fried in lard, and put into a roll. Only some will know what I'm referring to.

Originally Posted by DaveInIreland I have a pair of 30 year old Universal Japanese Motorcycles, and can say with some certainty that changing to synthetic to get the 5W grade at the bottom end paid dividends in eliminating cold clutch drag and it also lets the engine rev more freely, of that I'm...