Vamana Gupta Posted Saturday at 13:49 Share Posted Saturday at 13:49 1 hour ago, Saul said: Back in the Marmite Scottoiler subject. I fitted the eSystem to my CBF and moved the xSystem over to my Hornet. Both systems were given to me but I am a Scottoiler convert so have actually bought a vSystem for the Sprint. Does it take much to adjust the flow Saul ? Messy ? Something I've never bother with , auto oilers....just a good quality lube and clean the chain regularly ...pain in arse but thats a chain drive for ya... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted Saturday at 14:31 Author Share Posted Saturday at 14:31 34 minutes ago, Vamana Gupta said: Does it take much to adjust the flow Saul ? Messy ? Something I've never bother with , auto oilers....just a good quality lube and clean the chain regularly ...pain in arse but thats a chain drive for ya... Easy to adjust just press a button, I haven't found them any more messy than chain lube yet, but I will have to watch them closely during the summer when it is hotter. Shaft is the way but the problem is a heavy bike, I've had five shafties over the years but not sure I would go back to any of them, maybe my 1978 BMW R100RS but I dunno really. Know nothing about belt drive never had one, can't think of one that I would want to be honest so I am back to chains. Each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted Saturday at 14:39 Share Posted Saturday at 14:39 3 minutes ago, Saul said: Easy to adjust just press a button, I haven't found them any more messy than chain lube yet, but I will have to watch them closely during the summer when it is hotter. Shaft is the way but the problem is a heavy bike, I've had five shafties over the years but not sure I would go back to any of them, maybe my 1978 BMW R100RS but I dunno really. Know nothing about belt drive never had one, can't think of one that I would want to be honest so I am back to chains. Each to their own. I've only riden one shaft drive bike ...it was my cousin bike , and 83 magna v 65...it sure was a weird feeling when the rear suspension would jump up like two inches...lol. Im now sold on belt drive now...easy 100 thousand miles service life if riden property..no mess..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted Saturday at 14:53 Author Share Posted Saturday at 14:53 7 minutes ago, Vamana Gupta said: I've only riden one shaft drive bike ...it was my cousin bike , and 83 magna v 65...it sure was a weird feeling when the rear suspension would jump up like two inches...lol. Im now sold on belt drive now...easy 100 thousand miles service life if riden property..no mess..... I don't remember my Yam XS750 or any of my BMW's doing that. I do remember having to be mindful downshifting as they would lock up the back if you were clumsy but they is probably more a big twin thing rather than shaft. But I never really found it a problem once I was used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaHead Posted Saturday at 15:54 Share Posted Saturday at 15:54 1 hour ago, Vamana Gupta said: I've only riden one shaft drive bike ...it was my cousin bike , and 83 magna v 65...it sure was a weird feeling when the rear suspension would jump up like two inches...lol. I've had 2 shafties....both from '83...XJ 750 Maxim & VF 750 Sabre. Both were pretty smooth, & I found especially w/ the Maxim, that if I upshifted w/o the clutch, that chassis jacking was almost non-existent. Both were a bit heavy feeling, but the Sabre felt heavier of the two....typical Honda...lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted Saturday at 16:12 Share Posted Saturday at 16:12 My old XS 750. The cat had the right idea. This was 40 years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted Saturday at 17:24 Author Share Posted Saturday at 17:24 Some of my shafties. The XS photo was from 1983 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted Saturday at 22:53 Share Posted Saturday at 22:53 5 hours ago, Saul said: Some of my shafties. The XS photo was from 1983 Who knew we had a star from dumb and dumber on the site 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted yesterday at 06:47 Author Share Posted yesterday at 06:47 7 hours ago, busabeast said: Who knew we had a star from dumb and dumber on the site Twat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted yesterday at 09:42 Share Posted yesterday at 09:42 10 hours ago, busabeast said: Who knew we had a star from dumb and dumber on the site You mind explaining the joke to me .....I don't recall seeing any of those bikes in Dumb and dumber...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted yesterday at 09:59 Author Share Posted yesterday at 09:59 16 minutes ago, Vamana Gupta said: You mind explaining the joke to me .....I don't recall seeing any of those bikes in Dumb and dumber...? It's the hair fucknut Like I said it was 1983 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted yesterday at 10:04 Share Posted yesterday at 10:04 3 minutes ago, Saul said: It's the hair fucknut Like I said it was 1983 Ah !!! Second picture...lol.. I get it now...lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago 2 hours ago, Saul said: It's the hair fucknut Like I said it was 1983 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 35 minutes ago, Buckster said: Do you think Rich could give him a good deal on some hair colour to bring back the natural gingerness ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago 2 hours ago, Vamana Gupta said: Do you think Rich could give him a good deal on some hair colour to bring back the natural gingerness ? He could always ask Trump his secret failing that just get a ginger cat to perch on his bonce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago 18 minutes ago, busabeast said: He could always ask Trump his secret failing that just get a ginger cat to perch on his bonce What's up with this picture...belly dancing ? Omg reminds me of Pete's double hip pose...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vamana Gupta Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago OK enough goofing around ...let's get back on topic...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago Don't know why other manufacturers don't offer more belt drive , to me it feels the same has a chain drive , just the cost saving to the manufacturers..shaft drive to design and machine all of the parts ...$.....anything under a 130 ish hp...belt is the way to go for road bikes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaHead Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago I always heard good things about the GPZ 305.....1 of the few small bore belt drive bikes... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 18 minutes ago, YamaHead said: I always heard good things about the GPZ 305.....1 of the few small bore belt drive bikes... I had a GPZ 305, the belt on that snapped, I went to the Kawasaki dealer for a new one....he said "That will be £150 please!" ......I converted it to chain, think the kit cost me £40........then the damn thing devoured it's camshaft.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 26 minutes ago, YamaHead said: I always heard good things about the GPZ 305.....1 of the few small bore belt drive bikes... Mine may have lasted longer if I had known about the oil strainer/pickup blocking problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 7 hours ago, Clive said: I had a GPZ 305, the belt on that snapped, I went to the Kawasaki dealer for a new one....he said "That will be £150 please!" ......I converted it to chain, think the kit cost me £40........then the damn thing devoured it's camshaft.... How many years ago was that Clive ...year and mileage ? I can't fantom snapping a belt with a 300cc , unless it was the earlier years when they first came out....and the belts weren't has good I guess... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Have you ever replaced the belt on your bike @Buckster ? How many years has it been on...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 10 minutes ago, Vamana Gupta said: Have you ever replaced the belt on your bike @Buckster ? How many years has it been on...? It’s the original belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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