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Magneto

232 posts recovered 6 threads started First seen 11 Feb 2021 Last seen 25 Jul 2021

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  1. Motorized “pedestrians” Magneto 8 22 May 2021 24 May 2021 Magneto · 22 May 2021 – 24 May 2021
  2. Antisocial Riding Magneto 64 9 Apr 2021 18 Apr 2021 Magneto · 9 Apr 2021 – 18 Apr 2021
  3. Preferred non-google navigation app Magneto 7 7 Apr 2021 8 Apr 2021 Magneto · 7 Apr 2021 – 8 Apr 2021
  4. Random Photos Thread Magneto 56 13 Mar 2021 26 Apr 2021 Magneto · 13 Mar 2021 – 26 Apr 2021
  5. Runabouts Magneto 31 6 Mar 2021 16 Mar 2021 Magneto · 6 Mar 2021 – 16 Mar 2021
  6. Just registered and saying hello Magneto 13 11 Feb 2021 23 Feb 2021 Magneto · 11 Feb 2021 – 23 Feb 2021

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  1. Pulled Off Air Filter - Is This Normal? 25 Jul 2021 19:00 1 hour ago, Mohawk I take it that those white plastic bottles in the airbox are NOT connected to anything, right ? If so they are sound resonance chambers, probably there just yo reduce intake noise for passing tests.…
  2. Pulled Off Air Filter - Is This Normal? 25 Jul 2021 14:07 DFOTECH, 7/13/2021 at 11:50 AM What are those 2 white plastic containers in the breather on either side? My G5 doesnt have those Kambucha fermenting reactors. Honda was originally hoping for big sales on Kalifornia…
  3. Engine GRANADED left stranded in the middle of nowhere -=SOLVED!=- 24 Jul 2021 18:15 15 hours ago, Magneto ... but also lots of tattered bikes there, not well cared for. Not sure why. Much obliged for the question, here is my favorite Englishman Matt working on this scary bike 😉 Fished from a canal?…
  4. Engine GRANADED left stranded in the middle of nowhere -=SOLVED!=- 24 Jul 2021 17:51 8 hours ago, DaveC Where are you getting this information ? This is the second post in this thread where you assume that English bikers do little or no maintenance and street race all the time. Sure, our winters are not…
  5. Engine GRANADED left stranded in the middle of nowhere -=SOLVED!=- 24 Jul 2021 02:39 ggtod, 7/14/2021 at 1:05 PM When talking Honda I expect to be 2031 or even 2041 and engine running like new! I have and seen many examples why you can run them troublefree. I didnt expect engine with oil to die , I…
  6. beware of new spammer 13 Jul 2021 01:41 Sparkie, 7/4/2021 at 6:53 PM Why would spammers waste their time on a website with such a small member base? Spearphishing, they are after awesomeness 😉
  7. Pulled Off Air Filter - Is This Normal? 13 Jul 2021 01:36 You realize it is 10 years old machine with 100k car miles on it. Keep on trucking.
  8. Engine GRANADED left stranded in the middle of nowhere -=SOLVED!=- 12 Jul 2021 02:06 I just checked calendar, yup still 2021. Thought is an old thread or something. With all the respect due to my English friends here, but buying 10 years old bike from England? Blokes, ride hard, year round, half of it…
  9. Aerodynamics and cooling 17 Jun 2021 02:19 Focke-Wolf? 🤣
  10. Aerodynamics and cooling 16 Jun 2021 00:35 What you ought to be looking at is design of cowling of Focke-Wulf FW-190. Two stage cooling, radial engine and still better aerodynamic than Spitfire.
  11. 98 fuel pump 9 Jun 2021 23:16 Pumps get stuck because of crud, once unstuck and flushed should be as reliable as any 23 years old pump. Replacement is a nice option, but why stop at the pump whole bike is a museum piece 😉 Prices for Japanese…
  12. 98 fuel pump 8 Jun 2021 00:59 Don’t write pump of just yet. Remove and with a pick tool give rotor a push.... see if pump spins after that. Another thing to check is wiring downstream from the connector. I had a terminal broken off once on a…
  13. VFR1200F DCT 2013 won't go in gear 5 Jun 2021 02:35 Good news indeed.
  14. Motorized “pedestrians” 23 May 2021 20:54 Interesting stuff. I need to investigate
  15. Motorized “pedestrians” 23 May 2021 20:02 So looks like bike mob is a common problem across different continents. Back in a day it was a bear to turn on the lights on a bicycle, but today with excellent led lights there is really no excuse.
  16. Motorized “pedestrians” 22 May 2021 13:29 Got a close call yesterday, thought I share. For starters I do not like to ride at night, local 4 and 2 legged wildlife come out to play and there is lots or road hazard lately. Shredded truck tires and boat stuff being…
  17. Hi Everyone 13 May 2021 07:15 Amazing how some designs age well while others don’t, congrats. I could use good painter for my projects. Most around here are mad as tanners....
  18. VFR1200F DCT 2013 won't go in gear 11 May 2021 12:13 Hopefully this turns out well for you. I just went through a boomer like that on my truck. While traveling I was forced to pay through my nose for obscure emission system repair, just because oem set us owners in a tap.…
  19. A badge of honor? 7 May 2021 15:58 Juicy... 😂
  20. VFR1200F DCT 2013 won't go in gear 6 May 2021 17:59 rtho782, 5/4/2021 at 11:49 AM Just been told they need to replace the "control unit", and quoted £2,300 for the *part* with no guarantee of a fix. I do not think they know what they are doing. See if you can find…
  21. Do I need to see a DR? 6 May 2021 10:01 Dutchy, 5/4/2021 at 1:52 AM Any places in Oxfordshire (left) to ride offroad? If not, why bother.. :laugh: [image: image.jpeg.5b68eb84049b3bebfd7149df989821bd.jpeg] Spot on. Down here dual or dirt bikes become tools of…
  22. PROJECT VFR.....20 Year refresh. 4 May 2021 21:21 2 hours ago, Careca I think service history is so important. I get the fact that I am buying a bike and its 2021 and some will argue who cares if it was serviced back in 2002 , it is how it is now that matters. However…
  23. Coefficient of Drag number??? 4 May 2021 21:14 Assumption. Just make reasonable one. Some base numbers here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.engineeringtoolbox.com/amp/drag-coefficient-d_627.html
  24. Joining the VFR Family 3 May 2021 09:14 Welcome. 1200 is an amazing bike.
  25. If You Had to Choose 23 Apr 2021 15:37 Can’t argue with that... it’s big bike.
  26. Random Photos Thread 23 Apr 2021 00:31 5 hours ago, DannoXYZ why thank you, I try to stay in shape! :fing02: I actually made some money as photographer couple decades ago. [image: uc?export=download&id=12RAhIflndMAoa4IiA] wow!
  27. If You Had to Choose 22 Apr 2021 00:53 Easy choice, VFR1200.
  28. Random Photos Thread 22 Apr 2021 00:04 [image: 20210421-195923.jpg]
  29. Random Photos Thread 21 Apr 2021 23:52 1 hour ago, squirrelman april 21, and it SNOWED 4" in buffalo overnight ! 🙁😌 Must be global warming?
  30. Random Photos Thread 18 Apr 2021 17:47 I see you are less strict when it comes to tripod... 😊
  31. Random Photos Thread 18 Apr 2021 02:05 [image: 20210417-211850.jpg]
  32. Spark plug query 16 Apr 2021 21:10 I am also a Denso fan. Autozone carries Denso, I got a set for my truck recently. They were reasonably priced since Denso has factory in Tennessee
  33. Spark plug query 16 Apr 2021 17:45 1 hour ago, DannoXYZ .....I just use $2 copper plugs. Iridiums don't last 5x longer, so copper plugs work just as well, but needs to be cleaned/re-gapped or replaced more often. Danno we shouldn’t compare price of plugs…
  34. Spark plug query 16 Apr 2021 13:56 HThe Online purchase before I wise up to possibility of someone counterfeiting spark plugs. Blow was also to myself not being able to tell them apart from genuine ones. Even now after I studied the issue only one…
  35. Antisocial Riding 16 Apr 2021 13:00 Here we call them nut wagons... 😛 https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/suspect-sought-in-hialeah-gardens-bus-stop-triple-shooting-that-left-young-man-dead/2428440/
  36. Antisocial Riding 16 Apr 2021 09:35 Cars are different in a sense that as soon as autonomous capabilities are fully developed human factor will be taken out entirely in the name of safety and efficiency.
  37. Antisocial Riding 16 Apr 2021 03:38 Somebody correct me if I am wrong but there is lots of lead piping in Northumbria? https://www.nwl.co.uk/leadpipes
  38. Spark plug query 16 Apr 2021 03:31 Since we open up and stuff, I was a victim of counterfeit Iridium plugs sold under Denso brand. Everything was made to look legit down to OEM major brand paper boxes. Bad guys went for all the trouble but adding…
  39. 4th Gen has no spark 15 Apr 2021 13:49 Process of elimination. You confirmed that ICM is known good ( new or have you hear it running in another bike?) Now I would concentrate on clean inputs to the ICM. Clean power, clean ground. I see you have tested pulse…
  40. 4th Gen has no spark 15 Apr 2021 11:59 Bypass time....
  41. Spark plug query 14 Apr 2021 12:34 This was inevitable at some point Grum, it’s cool. ;-). Note I am talking in general about older bikes, that often have smaller gaps. If there is a direct replacement Iridium plug for the application that is great, I…
  42. Spark plug query 14 Apr 2021 08:56 Seriously, kosmos is the source. Thing with iridium plugs they have huge gaps made to work with modern high energy coils. This is where performance comes from. For older bike I would gap them to match output of existing…
  43. Is 19mA dropping to 2.4mA a Short? (I have an 3rd party immobilizer/alarm fitted) 13 Apr 2021 21:29 It’s not a short for sure. We reserve the term for higher current flow. We are looking if you have parasitic draw, I would say not. That initial jump after connecting tester in series is due to instrument cluster waking…
  44. Antisocial Riding 13 Apr 2021 21:16 Thing is we do not have mass transport and everybody is driving, even the ones unable to get driver license to a proper standard known from other countries. Our driver ed is a joke on the top of that as you mentioned.…
  45. Antisocial Riding 13 Apr 2021 10:45 46 minutes ago, Dutchy FREE THE PEOPLE!!! :tongue: And let everybody do whatever they feel they are entitled to. Not by law of course, because that will always be a compromise. And we cannae have that... Me, me, me!…
  46. Antisocial Riding 13 Apr 2021 10:32 8 hours ago, squirrelman mostly to your ears alone trump country no wonder Personally I do not care about music much but exhaust music is important to people down here. Live and let live 😉 [image: 20210413-065648.jpg]…
  47. Antisocial Riding 13 Apr 2021 02:01 3 hours ago, squirrelman ... and i'd like to add that riding with any muffler i can hear from half a mile away is also anti-social. Not in the South, it ain’t. It’s considered music here 😉
  48. Antisocial Riding 12 Apr 2021 22:08 3 hours ago, Wald Amen to DannoXYZ comment comment above! I like where this discussion is going. To Dutchy's defense (related to speeding or antisocial riding) I think her is right on the point with you know what the…
  49. Antisocial Riding 12 Apr 2021 17:09 I do not think I can agree with general statement “safe at legal speed” claims. Note that we/ big we, are not safe at any speed. See carnage numbers just from US alone. Driving is a single most dangerous activity we are…
  50. Antisocial Riding 11 Apr 2021 18:21 LOL, moment I heard this anti-s designation I knew some agenda is being pushed. Note we are already carrying trackers, we buy them on our own and pay for the service. All they want to be able to do is access the live…

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