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Billing
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PostPosted: 16:16 - 02 Apr 2009    Post subject: My daily transport Reply with quote

Bought this in april last year, so far it's been a cracking little bike, cost me next to nothing to run so far. came with 28350 miles on the clock, I misaligned the speedo drive and did 1200 miles before putting it right, so it currently ''only'' has 34700 miles on the clock!
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The only things I have had to replace because they properly broke was the clutch cable (£10) and the front wheel bearings (£15)
As for servicing:
Rear tyre £30
Inner tube £10
Oil £40 for 8 litres (its burning a little bit atm)
2 X Spark plug (£3)
Chain and sprockets £45
Bulbs/other less than £15

I wanted it for the solid reliability and excellent fuel economy (try 650 miles for £31.50!)

Recently fitted a new set of clocks as the others had been damaged after someone tried to remove the key with the ignition on while I was waiting at the trafic lights =[ they now show just over 21000 miles Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 17:34 - 02 Apr 2009    Post subject: Re: My daily transport Reply with quote

BillingTZR wrote:
Oil £40 for 8 litres


What oil have you been using?
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Billing
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PostPosted: 23:00 - 02 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rock oil 10W40, I think the rings are on thier way out because if I take off hard it smokes a bit, but usually its clean. It uses 50 - 100ml per 150 miles, so I'm not that fussed. I've changed the oil 3 times already to keep it nice and clean
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PostPosted: 23:08 - 02 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

BillingTZR wrote:
Rock oil 10W40, I think the rings are on thier way out because if I take off hard it smokes a bit, but usually its clean. It uses 50 - 100ml per 150 miles, so I'm not that fussed. I've changed the oil 3 times already to keep it nice and clean


It just sounds very expensive for oil that you're putting in a CG. If I had a CG it'd be having £2 a litre mineral oil.
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PostPosted: 23:26 - 02 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well when I first got it I got some from halfrauds and it made it difficult to start without the choke for some reason, got a bottle of Rock, dropped the halfrauds stuff out and its been running much better ever since, never ever needs the choke =]
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PostPosted: 12:51 - 30 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

The CG is in bits in the college workshop, I got a new set of headstock bearings and have gotten 60% of the way through, just gotta put the actual bearings in, and then get the forks back on Smile
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PostPosted: 01:04 - 30 May 2009    Post subject: Re: My daily transport Reply with quote

BillingTZR wrote:

... after someone tried to remove the key with the ignition on while I was waiting at the trafic lights


Can you give us more details about this incident. It sounds very interesting and I also wonder how someone builds up the courage to do something like that, while the owner is sitting on the bike.
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