Mon, 18 May 2020 23:29

Not quite a bike (trike?), and an american but....

Tyre pairs from M&P; Sun, 17 May 2020 18:07

Its years since I bought from M&P but remember their catalogue fondly from the days before most retailers where online and they were usually very good on prices

I think BT15's are supposed to be reasonable all round tyres although when I last used Bridgestones they were BT010 and BT012's

BT015 Battlax ZR17 120/70 & 180/55 (note 55 rear profile) @£99.98 delivered

Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact Tyre Pair 120/70 ZR17 58W | 190/55ZR17 75W @£149.98

plus other pairs that might look reasonable too given last time I looked the latest rubber seems to be close to £280-290 a pair

Never used M5's but have used some of the earlier Sportec tyres and found them pretty good in all round dry conditions although as I don't usually go out in the rain I can't comment on that side of things but going by the tread (or lack of it) they look like quite grippy/sporty tyres that should be ok'ish in the wet.

https://www.mandp.co.uk/parts/tyres-wheels/tyre-pair-deals?q =&p=0&fR%5Battributes.productgroup%5D%5B0%5D=Tyre%20 Pair%20Deals

Thu, 14 May 2020 23:46

So I have received my new Honda Genuine Parts piston rings for my 1973 single cylinder 125s . They are standard size. Question is which order do they go on the piston in ? I know the oil ring as I call it goes at the bottom but the other two rings appear different, one is bright steel, the other is a dark steel and the gap between the ends looks bigger on the dark ring as they lay on my table. Not sure if there is a specific order ??

Sat, 09 May 2020 23:30

So what to buy for fun and comfort and a bit of power and great handling ..

I have narrowed it down to 2 bikes...

Guess?

Piston. How would I know what size rings to buy ?; Sun, 03 May 2020 22:08

Hi. New to the forum and new ish to mechanical tasks. I have decided to rebuild the engine on my 1973 CB125 S. My bike had been sitting since 1992 it has 25,000 miles on the clock. I have stripped the engine and bike with the help of youtube. I am getting the components ready for the engine rebuild and want to get new piston rings for the barrel. Question is : The piston in the engine is a Honda one with 324 4 stamped on it. Would anyone be able to advise, do I buy standard size rings or should I get over size please.

Sun, 03 May 2020 12:37

I've just changed the water and anti freeze in the rad,
so just on tick over how long should it be before the fan kicks in please

Sat, 02 May 2020 21:56

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Sun, 26 April 2020 14:23

Hello, i have a honda hornet 600s 2003 , the problem im having is that when i change the headlight fuse it works fine until i put it into gear then it blows ,so im assuming its shorting out somewhere so any ideas to narrow it down would be helpful.

thank you