Car (or bike) Chat!

[Marco]

Regardless of whether it’s good for the car or the environment, I would have thought that the biggest issue would be that sitting revving a car IN A GARAGE wouldn’t be good for me!

Lol... You know you love inhaling the intoxicating aroma from a nice oil burner!!

My point was that sitting revving the engine for 20 mins is fruitless (in terms of properly charging the battery) and also bad for the engine, so if you've going to start the car, and subsequently pollute the environment, then you may as well drive the bloody thing!

Marco.

[Barry]

Curious mixture of advice here concerning running the engine either at tickover or at a higher than tickover rate to top up a battery. Half the advice (including that of the AA) say one thing, the rest the other.

[struth]

Curious mixture of advice here concerning running the engine either at tickover or at a higher than tickover rate to top up a battery. Half the advice (including that of the AA) say one thing, the rest the other.

i'd say 1500 to 2000rpm is about right.. a run is better tho all round, as ticking over speed isnt great for the car . brakes, sprigs etc need a workout too. at tickover if youve got a few things on like heater etc you may not actually charge anything

[Barry]

Give the man a cigar - that was the rpm I used.

[Alex_UK]

Was just catching up on this thread then heard the sad news on the radio that Sabine Scmitz has passed away. RIP Sabine.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/56420308

[Marco]

Shit, that's terrible news... She was awesome and a fantastic ambassador for women

RIP Sabine.

Marco.

[InThe Sticks]

How you going on with the KTM Jon? You managing to give it any exercise? It's pretty bad round here, apparently coppers have been using ANPR to check if people out on the road are local

All good thanks, I dragged it out of the garage today and had a ride for the first time in ages.
I completely forgot I’d left it in sport mode with the traction control off and went up the road like a speedway rider
That little 125 behind it is good looking thing with an awesome can on it




One thing about the Superduke I really don’t like is the shitty steering damper.
I did strip it down and put a heavier weight oil in it, which helped, but it wasn’t adjustable, so..
This arrived today and has 22 damping positions

Where the bloody hell have you been, mate? Hope all is well in your world
Marco.

All is extremely well here, I just decided to take a break from forums, social media, the news and pretty much everything and just enjoy my world rather than hear about everyone else’s.
It’s done me a power of good.
Just waiting for some decent weather so I can attack the garden.

[Pigmy Pony]

[QUOTE=InThe Sticks;1260609]All good thanks, I dragged it out of the garage today and had a ride for the first time in ages.
I completely forgot I’d left it in sport mode with the traction control off and went up the road like a speedway rider
That little 125 behind it is good looking thing with an awesome can on it




One thing about the Superduke I really don’t like is the shitty steering damper.
I did strip it down and put a heavier weight oil in it, which helped, but it wasn’t adjustable, so..
This arrived today and has 22 damping positions




So you don't like a good tank slapper then? I've never had a steering damper on the Blade, but then I don't push it that hard, and it's not so much of a beast as the KTMs.

I did once get a morning riding an RR5 Fireblade which had a factory damper, and I didn't like it. Just less "entertaining" somehow. Might have been the bike though, not the damper, but it put me off buying one for mine.

[InThe Sticks]

Agreed.
I had a RR5 Blade with the HESD electronic damper and as I’ve said on here before, it was the most predictable and dare I say a little boring bike to ride.
Everything was just a little too clinical for me.
I like a little danger and excitement as I'm sure you do

[Marco]

All is extremely well here, I just decided to take a break from forums, social media, the news and pretty much everything and just enjoy my world rather than hear about everyone else’s.
It’s done me a power of good.
Just waiting for some decent weather so I can attack the garden.

Good stuff, mate. A sensible plan [one which I can totally relate to] and that I'm glad has worked out well.

Anyway, good to see you back and getting stuck in again. Bike's looking tops!

Marco.