Recent content by Mick753

I ordered some brake lines from Venhill from their powerhose plus range where you piece the bits together yourself and build it to your own needs. I am pretty sure the only changes to the front lines that I made was that I had them made an extra 50mm longer on each side and straight banjos...

About 150 miles a week on a Watt bike, works wonders :chuncky:

What Akra system is this? I have the Akra system that is fitted to the HP4 and the SC Project CRT is designed for that 65mm link pipe. I assume you have the 60mm link pipe in which case it might be worth finding out if the 60mm link pipe is a straight swap for the 65mm one although I suspect...

That's what i am asking, what is this specific equipment as i have the lines off and changed mine and re-bled as normal, exactly the same as I would do if I was replacing all the lines on a car ABS unit, if there is some sort of tool out there that BMW are saying is needed then I am inclined to...

What is this certain type of tool that BMW use? The braking system uses bleed nipples the same as any other hydraulic brake system on a bike, the ABS is a simplified version of a car one which doesn't need any special tools? There is no black art or science to bleeding the brakes on an S1000RR...

It doesn't appear to work like that on the ABS modulator on the BMW as I have changed the lines on mine, changed fluid numerous times, changed the master cylinder and calipers and have never had to activate the pump like you are talking about with cars. Generally I tend to use a mityvac to...

3D chains are amongst the strongest and lightest out there, but they aren't cheap, i have a PBR front sprocket although it is a 520

First time at Cadwell

Phil is your R1 the 07-08? That model for Europe does indeed run poorly on 99 Ron, when i worked for a Yamaha dealership i remember that it was one of the service bulletins that rough running and erratic idle should be first ruled out by making sure that 95 Ron was used and not the super...

Try Bob Grant in Fife

Toss up between my 99 R1 or my 2007 R1 I reckon, naturally the S1000RR smashes them in terms of outright power but both of them bikes once they were setup cornered like a dream and never failed to put a grin on my face. I can't say that I have had a bad bike really, I tend to be quite critical...

Thinking of booking onto this one and coming down from Scotland with a few others actually and then doing Cadwell on the way back up the next day :triumphant:

Re: Geometry I think there is a lot to be said for leaving things alone, particuarly when it wasn't actually broken to start with :stupid:

Absolutely, my best guess is that there isn't enough weight over the front end and that will be down to me having dropped to 8mm of fork tube height above the top yoke instead of sticking with where it was at, until I had at least got used to the stiffer front end anyway. Fairly confident I can...

I have to be honest here as that picture I have painted (whilst it was annoying at the time) doesn't actually spell out how blown away I was by the lads response after I limped back in, particuarly as I raging due to being stuck in 2nd gear and had only an hour earlier decided that I was selling...