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tom_0787
11/02/2006 at 19:22
Hi all. I bought a '97 thundercat today and have a few questions. can anyone help?

1- How do use the helmet lock???! If its just a case of putting the strap through it aint some little tea leaf gonna cut the strap and pinch my precious lid?!

2- Where are the best priced places to buy consumables? (either online or in the bournemouth area?) I need to change plugs, filters, oil, coolant, brake fluid etc. (and clutch plates)

3- can anyone reccomend a good chain(+sprockets) for my thundercat?

4- whats the best chain lube to use, (cant afford a scottoiler as of yet)


Cheers guys, any help would be greatly appreciated!


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petrol head
11/02/2006 at 19:25
well to biking - may it be a long and happy blatt.

reference helmet lock - don't use it for the very reasons you listed.

reference chain lube - i recommend Profi Dry lube. Get it from Hein Gericke, you can get alot of your consumables there and they're a really good bunch of guys down there, and the part timer is really cute.
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ipagey
11/02/2006 at 19:33
welcome to the road.

infinity are good, ebay of course, what are you after for the bike,

i got my chain and sprockets from busters motorcycles
www.busters-accessories.co.uk/

i have found them ok, scottoiler can be a bit tempramental but i still use a anti fling wax.
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Whysub
11/02/2006 at 19:34
1). Don't. If you have to leave the helmet with the bike, chain it to the seat through the chinbar, and loop the chain under the sub frame.

2). M&P, Busters, Independants, occassionally Halfords have deals on their semi synth oil and coolants), and, sometimes, even bike shops have the best deals

3). See 2). and FWR in S London do good deals on C&S kits.
Just make sure that the soft link is WELL flttened.

4).As long as you lube the chain, any make will do. For me, the biggesty thing is how long does it take to remove from the rear wheel. Hence I have a Scotoiler. Have used them for 6 or 7 years without problems.

Welcome aboard. Gosh, my throat is dry this evening.
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bomma
11/02/2006 at 19:36
1. Don't use the helmet lock as some scroatbag will cut the strap. I've had 2 helmets rendered useless like that, and one helmet lock totally knackered.

2. I'd look at your local small bike shop for that stuff, maybe cheaper online though.

3. dunno, try a Thundercat site, there's bound to be one.

4. I use PJ1 sticky stuff (blue aerosol) which seems pretty good....and Scottoilers are a bugger to set up, fiddly as fuck.

ipagey
11/02/2006 at 19:39
if you get a scotoiler i found it so much better once i fitted the duel injector
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Skub
11/02/2006 at 19:42
Have to buy my own I suppose


Hi Tom
fulltilt
11/02/2006 at 19:44
Not sure how cutting the strap on a lid helps, other than allowing you to drive away with an unsecured helmet and not getting a pull for having no lid.

The best chain lubes are high-fling, high-maintenance. Low fling will catch the road dirt and turn it into a grinding pasted. Depends on how often you want to clean the bike as to which you'll choose.

The day your scottoiler vomits on your back tyre will be the day you regret having one fitted.
CountZer0
11/02/2006 at 19:48
tom_0787 wrote

1- How do use the helmet lock???! If its just a case of putting the strap through it aint some little tea leaf gonna cut the strap and pinch my precious lid?!



Always lock your lid to the bike with the visor facing the ground, otherwise tramps will piss in it.

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chazza
11/02/2006 at 19:48
fulltilt wrote
Not sure how cutting the strap on a lid helps, other than allowing you to drive away with an unsecured helmet and not getting a pull for having no lid.

The best chain lubes are high-fling, high-maintenance. Low fling will catch the road dirt and turn it into a grinding pasted. Depends on how often you want to clean the bike as to which you'll choose.

The day your scottoiler vomits on your back tyre will be the day you regret having one fitted.


Nowt wrong with a scottoiler provided you set it up correctly......

For chain lube, use castrol chain wax on the side plates (inside and out) and PJ1 blue label on the middle of the chain

And lube it every 150 miles :smoke:
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Whysub
11/02/2006 at 19:48
fulltilt wrote
The day your scottoiler vomits on your back tyre will be the day you regret having one fitted.


Had one fitted on various bike over the last 7 years-when should I expect this to happen??
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moth
11/02/2006 at 19:50
Whysub wrote
Had one fitted on various bike over the last 7 years-when should I expect this to happen??


Law of averages says any day now

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shuttlespanker
11/02/2006 at 19:55
welcome newbie dude

internerd is probably the best place for the bits you are after

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11/02/2006 at 19:56
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bomma
11/02/2006 at 19:56
Whysub wrote
Had one fitted on various bike over the last 7 years-when should I expect this to happen??


The bike I bought late last year had a scottoiler (never had one before) and it didn't seem to be putting any oil on the chain so I experimented with the feed setting and on local riding/going to work etc it seemed ok, just enough to lube the chain a bit.

Then I had a long journey to do which included about 50 miles of motorway (which for me is fast lane at about 100mph). Stopped for a break after the m-way bit and the entire back of the bike was dripping in oil, all over one half of the tyre as well. My fault undoubtedly but I can't seem to get the feed right, hence my 'fiddly as fuck' comment.
Skub
11/02/2006 at 20:02
bomma wrote
The bike I bought late last year had a scottoiler (never had one before) and it didn't seem to be putting any oil on the chain so I experimented with the feed setting and on local riding/going to work etc it seemed ok, just enough to lube the chain a bit.

Then I had a long journey to do which included about 50 miles of motorway (which for me is fast lane at about 100mph). Stopped for a break after the m-way bit and the entire back of the bike was dripping in oil, all over one half of the tyre as well. My fault undoubtedly but I can't seem to get the feed right, hence my 'fiddly as fuck' comment.


The adjustment range on the top of the SMV is quite small,only the last part makes any difference. It's easy to go from two drips per minute to far too much
fulltilt
11/02/2006 at 20:12
Whysub wrote
Had one fitted on various bike over the last 7 years-when should I expect this to happen??

No idea, but happen it can, so look out for it. Auto lubes are for the lazy, you're much better checking the whole back end whilst adjusting and lubing the chain.
fulltilt
11/02/2006 at 20:15
Skub wrote
The adjustment range on the top of the SMV is quite small,only the last part makes any difference. It's easy to go from two drips per minute to far too much

Still only lubes the outer side of the chain though doesn't it? There is a brush system which does both sides but can't remember the brand.
Ceri
11/02/2006 at 20:18
I'm 5ft 4 with a very unfortunate leg/body ratio. I ride a Ninja 6 which i have to do tippy toes on (and have dropped a couple of times) If you're want a low bike that you're gonna feel confident on, then go for the ZZR600 Even I can touch the ground on that one




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Whysub
11/02/2006 at 20:20
Bomma-I use mine on dot 2 in the dry, and on 5 in the rain or when the roads are dry. Never had a problem with it, and chain never too wet or too dry.

Although I use this, I'm not lazy-I check my tyres daily (following an unfortunate incident years ago) when I use the bikes. It's just that even using lube every day I ended up adjusting the chain-something I do only every 3,000 miles (about the same time I change rear tyres!).

it's like a bloody desert in here.
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