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  1. Terry Smith
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    RC24 Rear tire width 18inch - 160, 150 or (stock) 130?

    I agree entirely with that, Squirrel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Post by: Terry Smith, Feb 3, 2016 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
  2. Terry Smith
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    RC24 Rear tire width 18inch - 160, 150 or (stock) 130?

    You are doing the right thing in getting a recommendation from a tyre manufacturer. The RC24 has a 3.5 inch rear rim that is not designed to take...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Feb 3, 2016 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    what did you do to your vfr today?

    Shoot, so that's what fell on the floor when I pulled it out! Thanks Gator, I'll go looking...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Feb 2, 2016 in forum: General VFR Discussions
  4. Terry Smith
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    what did you do to your vfr today?

    I use this one (not shown actual size): [IMG]
    Post by: Terry Smith, Feb 2, 2016 in forum: General VFR Discussions
  5. Terry Smith
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    Shiny Side Down :( Wreck and the ensuing repairs and upgrades :)

    My 99 was in great shape before I crashed, so I wanted to restore the bike back to that condition or as near to. On my bike the paintwork is not...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Feb 2, 2016 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    Shiny Side Down :( Wreck and the ensuing repairs and upgrades :)

    Why do VFR's always leak coolant from the most inaccesible spot???? Good on you for replacing the thermostat while you were in there, I wasn't...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Feb 1, 2016 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    what did you do to your vfr today?

    So maybe the rest of the English-speaking world has it wrong, eh?
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 31, 2016 in forum: General VFR Discussions
  8. Terry Smith
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    5th gen runs rough and stalls when warm

    If it ran well for a while after tinkering with plugs does that suggest the plug wires or caps might be worth looking at closely?
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 31, 2016 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
  9. Terry Smith
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    what did you do to your vfr today?

    I did that ride a couple of weeks back; all of the Coromandel Peninsula is sealed these days, and the road from Coromandel town back over the top...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 31, 2016 in forum: General VFR Discussions
  10. Terry Smith
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    what did you do to your vfr today?

    Yep, fair dinkum, cobber! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 30, 2016 in forum: General VFR Discussions
  11. Terry Smith
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    what did you do to your vfr today?

    No fog around here today! Here's a couple of minutes of twisty roads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63DMixgS_SQ&feature=youtu.be
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 30, 2016 in forum: General VFR Discussions
  12. Terry Smith
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    5th gen fork conversion.

    Too true.
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 30, 2016 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
  13. Terry Smith
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    5th gen fork conversion.

    Here's a little video clip I made this morning, showing my forks hard at work! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63DMixgS_SQ&feature=youtu.be
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 30, 2016 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    5th gen fork conversion.

    I have spent too much time thinking about the way the cartridge works. Whoever devised these did a great job as in principle the rebound and...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 30, 2016 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    5th gen fork conversion.

    I agree about the recommended settings from folk like Race Tech and Daugherty being close to spot-on. I've tried compression and rebound damping...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 30, 2016 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    5th gen fork conversion.

    Well I tend to use Motul 5W because that is what my local shop stocks, but Oz is absolutely correct, the W viscosity rating seems to have little...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 30, 2016 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    5th gen runs rough and stalls when warm

    Well maybe that is good news that you no longer have a fault code showing, I presume that means that you can rule out a sensor as a fault. So if...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 29, 2016 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    5th gen fork conversion.

    Sounds like you uttered "Garage Words", Oz. We've all been there. I do use a trace of Loctite blue (add a drop, lightly wipe threads to take off...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 29, 2016 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    5th gen fork conversion.

    Thanks Oz. Not too different to me (85kg) I guess: 0.90 kg/mm springs 120 mm oil height 5W Motul (18 cP) Compression: DMr valve body, C33 stack...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 29, 2016 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    5th gen runs rough and stalls when warm

    My quick check for the thermostat function is to start the bike from cold and keep touching the radiator. If the tstat is doing its thing, it...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jan 29, 2016 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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