The Motorbikerist Thread

[NotoriousREV]

Luckily, the adjustment is the best of any bike I’ve had: up on my Abba stand, undo the pinch bolt, use the supplied c-spanner to rotate the eccentric hub a few mm and do the pinch bolt back up.

Do Lightech make chain adjusters for it? Lovely devices. An odd way to tension it though, my quad is the same but didn't know bikes had it as well.

Single sided swing arm, no need for silly adjusters.

[JLv3.0]

#StupidJames

[NotoriousREV]

#StupidJames

#BecauseJL

[Barry]

My KTM was similarly frustrating with the chain adjustment FWIW, the preferred slack was 7mm! Any more and it slapped like a bitch, and it too ran up close to the swing arm. That's big twins innit. One of the many reasons I got fed up with the SMT.

By contrast, I rarely have to adjust the Fazer chain, maybe once between tyre changes

[NotoriousREV]

I adjusted the Triumph chain twice in 3 years

[tim]

What's a chain?

Oh yeah, bugger, best get used to that again.

[tim]

Luckily, the adjustment is the best of any bike I’ve had: up on my Abba stand, undo the pinch bolt, use the supplied c-spanner to rotate the eccentric hub a few mm and do the pinch bolt back up.

Do Lightech make chain adjusters for it? Lovely devices. An odd way to tension it though, my quad is the same but didn't know bikes had it as well.

Oh bloody hell, now I have to buy those. Fvck you James! :p

[NotoriousREV]

What's a chain?

Oh yeah, bugger, best get used to that again.

You might want to check your 748 whilst you’re at it

[tim]

What's a chain?

Oh yeah, bugger, best get used to that again.

You might want to check your 748 whilst you’re at it

It was adjusted a year or so back when they replaced the eccentric hub. That'll probably be fine.

[JLv3.0]

Luckily, the adjustment is the best of any bike I’ve had: up on my Abba stand, undo the pinch bolt, use the supplied c-spanner to rotate the eccentric hub a few mm and do the pinch bolt back up.

Do Lightech make chain adjusters for it? Lovely devices. An odd way to tension it though, my quad is the same but didn't know bikes had it as well.

Oh bloody hell, now I have to buy those. Fvck you James! :p

I'm like a money removal device

[unzippy]

So, after 3500 miles in just over 3 months on the KTM there’s just 2 t
The other annoyance is the auto headlight. At this time of year it flicks between DRLs and the headlight constantly on the evening commute home, which annoys me and must definitely annoy other road users. There’s no switch to stop this, you can only override it via a menu that’s only accessible when you’re stopped. Not ideal on the motorway.

Can't you just leave the headlight on? If the bike is on, the headlight is on and leave it at that. More people see you coming the better etc.

[NotoriousREV]

So, after 3500 miles in just over 3 months on the KTM there’s just 2 t
The other annoyance is the auto headlight. At this time of year it flicks between DRLs and the headlight constantly on the evening commute home, which annoys me and must definitely annoy other road users. There’s no switch to stop this, you can only override it via a menu that’s only accessible when you’re stopped. Not ideal on the motorway.

Can't you just leave the headlight on? If the bike is on, the headlight is on and leave it at that. More people see you coming the better etc.

All modern bikes have the lights on permanently with no switch. It’s just that the KTM has DRLs that it uses a sensor to switch between that and the normal headlight. Being seen isn’t an issue.

[JLv3.0]

#StupidJames

#BecauseJL

Hoisted by my own retard

[unzippy]

Cover the sensor with tape?

[NotoriousREV]

No, because I don’t want the headlight permanently on, otherwise I’d just do that in the settings. I just don’t want it constantly cycling between the 2 lights at dusk when it’s overcast.

[unzippy]

Why don't you want the headlight permanently on?

I can remember a conversation with a cab driver in Sharm El Sheikh while driving through the night on sidelights. He didn't want to use his battery up

[JLv3.0]

I can remember a conversation with a cab driver in Sharm El Sheikh while driving through the night on sidelights. He didn't want to use his battery up

This is SO Egyptian - they all do that!

[NotoriousREV]

Why don't you want the headlight permanently on?

I can remember a conversation with a cab driver in Sharm El Sheikh while driving through the night on sidelights. He didn't want to use his battery up

Because in the daytime the DRLs are more noticeable, almost as if they're Lights designed to be Running in the Daytime

EDIT: what I'd ideally want is a simple switch so I can override the lights whenever I want, like you have in a car, rather than having the setting hidden in a sub-menu that's inaccesible on the move.

[tim]

Can someone tell me how to stop timing my laps? I've no idea how it started and I can't stop it, and the user manual is very confusing!!

[NotoriousREV]

Can someone tell me how to stop timing my laps? I've no idea how it started and I can't stop it, and the user manual is very confusing!!

It's probably in the same sub-menu as my lights.