Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

I prefer to think of it as a handmade 0.5Nm torque wrench.

Anyone interested in buying one of these:

Nishua Enduro Carbon in Medium.

Used once (about 200 miles), comes with box, all original bits and bobs & a smoke / black visor (as well as clear).

It's super light (approx. 1.1kg!) and has a fantastic field of view. Looks really good with the smoke visor...
I'm only selling it becuase it's too small for my massive head. I've literally just ordered a large one.

£180

Just swapped my non-runner/ project 1995 Ducati 600SS for this 1982 Suzuki GS1100GK café racer...

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Those pipes look loud

That looks proper clean. More pics?

@Soul it's properly obscene, I've never heard anything quite like it!

@Chak I won't be able to get it out of the van until Monday but I'll take some proper pics then and try and get a video!

Those pipes look very like a set I saw on a Honda CBX in. 1992 at the IoM. Incredible. Brilliant. Fantastic. Etc etc but unlivable in reality.
I’d love to hear it run of you can post a vid

Rad. What are you going to be doing with it?

Honestly, selling it if anyone is keen! It's far too much bike for me at the moment and I don't really want to see it sitting in the shed for years on the off chance I might ride it someday...

I think my battery is fucked, used to hold charge great (I use it occasionally these days, once started on the button after being stood for 14 months off charge) got a charger and it doesn’t seem to be charging properly. (I’ve had the bike about 6 years and have never charged it)

Although I’ve ridden bikes all my life, I’m a relative noob when it comes to the technical stuff.

I took a photo of the battery, any recommendations for a replacement?

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Ytx9-bs is the code you need.

Just Google one.
Yuasa, varta etc

Amaze

sound on

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That is rude.

Extremely rude! It's a real "man's bike".

Anyone interested in taking it off my hands before I come up with a justification for keeping it?

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Very naughty

Haven't really had it long enough to comment, but I went for a motobatt as it's high torque (pparently the Triumph twins are greedy on start up).

One neat thing is they have 4 terminals ie 2 + 2. This means that there's easy space for any aux items like battery tender pigtails, etc.

I have a motobatt, seems fine.

My old one was about 7 years old, 2 with me doing daily commutes and then 6 months of large neglect when it stopped holding a charge.
The new one is great, hadn't used the bike for a few months, started 1st push of the button. (Honda transalp)

Got it off eBay for less than £50 delivered.

I’ve got a Titanium Leo Vinci (I think Leo Vince from several years ago?) end can that fits a fireblade and has a sleeve adapter to fit over any other mid pipe.
Anyone want it cheap before I eBay it?

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@DethBeard the MBTX9U looks a match, and is £35.99. What’s different about motobatt?

They're often recommended as good quality.

I'll be honest, I don't fully understand the whole cold cranking Amps thing properly. But from what I do, my engine requires a high ampage to turn it over, therefore, when the battery is a bit low it can prevent or make it harder to turnover. So when I needed to replace my battery it seemed to make sense. TBH previously I've just used whatever was cheapest...but that was also on a cheaper bike.

As mentioned the other thing that's good is the number, position and style of attachments. This sort of shows it, but usually there's a second set of terminals on the other side:

Yeah looks good and price is middle of the range so will just get one. It’s 10ah instead of 8 but don’t see what that would be an issue.

That's an AGM battery, which are the best for cold cranking, for sitting idle for months on end, and for safety in case of breakage. They were originally used for boats etc, but were found to be best for many applications. You should have no problems.

I have just listed my "old" bandit in the classified.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/335521

Pretty sure I have missed loads, especially the aftermarket parts but I owed it for so long, I have forgotten - have a look and let me know!

That is brilliant. Better at full chat!! Get on it.