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PostPosted: 00:09 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Light up spark plug caps Reply with quote

Anyone seen these, what do you think. Someone is selling them on ebay for 3 quid a piece. Here is a link to what they are https://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10101&productId=2855&TID=101&catalogId=10101&langId=-1
Reckon they will reduce performance?
I think they will look ok on my bike seeing as though the cap is clearly visible on the side of my bike.
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Rob W
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PostPosted: 00:12 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Personally I wouldn't bother, but for £3 you haven't lost much if they do look crap.
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PostPosted: 00:25 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would say buy 1 and use it only when you think you have problems, i.e. change it over, but you can get a special tool that fits between HT lead and plug , that you then put the plug against frame like you normally do and press ignition, but the section between HT and plug flashes red if the plug is fine... HTH
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PostPosted: 00:29 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yams wrote:
I would say buy 1 and use it only when you think you have problems, i.e. change it over, but you can get a special tool that fits between HT lead and plug , that you then put the plug against frame like you normally do and press ignition, but the section between HT and plug flashes red if the plug is fine... HTH


I think proximity might be after them for their blinginess rather than their diagnostic capability.... Smile
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PostPosted: 00:30 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeh you are right that there Razz
I thought it would look cool in the dark.
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PostPosted: 00:31 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm in no position to criticise, I used to have Tyreflies on my Planet... Shocked
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PostPosted: 00:40 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

impaler wrote:
I think proximity might be after them for their blinginess rather than their diagnostic capability.... Smile


Ahhh I see Embarassed

Just buy some Neons and stick them on somewhere or something Laughing
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PostPosted: 00:45 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Actually they are $3.98 which is £2.11 Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 00:48 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

And 10 quid shipping from the US no doubt.
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PostPosted: 00:50 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool I was looking at them on ebay too, but i already have blue tyreflys and blue neons on my bike so i didn't bother.
They would look good I think. Cool
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PostPosted: 01:05 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think i will buy them tomorrow, i was just concerned that they may weaken my spark making it even slower than it is now.
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PostPosted: 09:55 - 05 Jan 2005    Post subject: Re: Light up spark plug caps Reply with quote

proximity wrote:
Anyone seen these, what do you think. Someone is selling them on ebay for 3 quid a piece. Here is a link to what they are https://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10101&productId=2855&TID=101&catalogId=10101&langId=-1


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="Fortuna"]Actually they are $3.98 which is £2.11


Not on ebay, as stated above Razz
They look good, might get some for the GPZ:D
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PostPosted: 11:30 - 08 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just to let you guys know it came this morning and it looks cool! Well it does on my bike coz it idles so slowly.
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PostPosted: 11:43 - 08 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=25640&item=7944918098&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

I'm guessing that was the auction.

Could you get some pics of how it looks when glowing on your bike? Smile
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PostPosted: 16:45 - 10 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here ya go. Sorry my video encoding skills are terrible.
I noticed two things with the cap, firstly it seems like my plug fires like a 2 stroke when it is actually a 4 stroke, is it supposed to?

Also im having this weird thing which i tried to show on the video where it suddenly gets a lot brighter at a certain amount of throttle, not like between idling and full throttle Confused, im talking a difference of like a few RPM and it just brightens up . Could i be getting a weak spark at low revs (it performs bad at low revs but i thought that was just the bike).

Oh yeh the vid: https://homepage.ntlworld.com/jason.lovell/DSCN0393.avi
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PostPosted: 18:29 - 10 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

That looks very bling, id like to see em on a nice 4 cyl though!!
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PostPosted: 09:35 - 11 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

i would put em on mine but the reputation it has at the moment (due to breaking down rather a lot), people would think it was on fire!
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