Mon May 19 10:41:31 1997
- Message No. 838
From: "Robert Rowe"
Subject: Re: screens, locks and chains
Mark Hatton wrote:
> OK, after 3,000 miles on my new @ and 4 weeks of reading this list I
> have a
> few observations and questions for you all.
>
> 1. I'm over 6 feet tall and found high speeds on the @ caused a lot
> of noise
> and discomfort on my head and shoulders.
snip
> -
> I now feel as comfy as a Gold Wing rider ....with attitude !
Have you tried ear plugs? I just can't ride my @ for anything more than
a few miles without ear plugs as I find the noise too tiring.
>
> 2. I have a 1.5 metre long chain but cannot find any way of locking
> the bike
> up without leaving the padlock on the ground. I reckon at least a 2
> metre
> chain would be needed to go through the back wheel and lock over the
> seat.
> Has anyone found a good way of locking the bike well with a 1.5 m
> chain ?
I put the chain over the front wheel and through the spokes and put a
small U lock on the disk over the chain. Finally I block the bike in
with my Pan European and chain the Pan to the @.
I appreciate your worry with leaving a padlock on the ground is that it
will get attacked with Liquid Nitrogen, but the chains marked as Sold
Secure are supposed to be resitant to these sort of attacks, though I
still wouldn't leave the lock on the ground.
> 3. Has anyone found a good way to oil the chain without getting the
> wife to
> wheel the bike up the garden path whilst spraying her from behind
> (the chain
> I mean !). This technique guarantees an oil slick up the path and
> the wife
> usually drops the bike before the chain has gone full circle. One
> advantage
> of the wife lying the bike on its side though is the chain is much
> easier to
> spray (and the wife's really keen to be nice to you afterwards!).
Yeah, a Scotoiler. You hear all these stories about how dirty it makes
the back of the Bike, but its not a problem I've encountered and anyway
if you use the Scotoiler it washes off fairly easily. Try washing chain
lub off.
I must admidt if I was going to replace the Scot Oiler I'd use one of
the Electronic devices that are starting to appear. They offer greater
control that the Scot Oiler, which hasn't been as successful on the @ as
on my Dominator.
Another alternative might be to fit a centre stand.
> 4. I may be imagining things but I felt sure my bike handled better
> when it
> was new than it does now. The front end feels increasingly vague -
> can
> anyone suggest a cause or an adjustment ? I cannot see any means of
>
> adjusting the front suspension and the back looks as if it does
> adjust but
> there is no guidance on how to do so in the handbook.
I think you're running into a number of things here
1. Your tyres are not brand new and their profile will not be as exact
as when they were 500 miles old.
2. You're getting more used to the Bike and are getting closer to the
limits.
See you about
Rob
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