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by chris954
Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:54 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Brembo RCS Master cylinder reservoir
Replies: 5
Views: 1255

Re: Brembo RCS Master cylinder reservoir

tarche2 wrote:Nope it's a different size at each end of the pipe you need the reservoir. I got caught out with this when I bought mine last year.

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by chris954
Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:07 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Brembo RCS Master cylinder reservoir
Replies: 5
Views: 1255

Brembo RCS Master cylinder reservoir

Having bought an RCS at the nec, it turns out I need a Brembo reservoir at about £50, is'nt it possible to use the o/e one thats already on the bike?
by chris954
Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:25 am
Forum: WorldWide Motorsport & Results
Topic: Norma De Bidaph
Replies: 2
Views: 1739

Norma De Bidaph

Norma de Bidaph, of Gearlink Kawasaki British supersport team sadly passed away from cancer last night. She was a wonderful person, full of life and a…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:45 am
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Battery for 14B
Replies: 9
Views: 1501

Re: Battery for 14B

I've got a Varta on mine, its been on nearly five years now but the bikes on an optimate all the time, think it was about £65 or so
by chris954
Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:15 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Sport touring tyres
Replies: 13
Views: 1372

Re: Sport touring tyres

a few years ago (well a lot of years ago) I did the Ron Haslam race school at Donnington and they ran Bridgestone 020's on all their bikes, CBR 600's …login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Sun Nov 19, 2017 6:58 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: NEC Bike show, what did you buy?
Replies: 12
Views: 1286

NEC Bike show, what did you buy?

I bought a pair of pirelli Diablo Rosso 11 tyres for £159 and a Brembo RCS master cylinder to finally sort the woeful brakes on the sausage out, a BL…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:35 pm
Forum: R1 & R1M 2015-2019 2CR 2KS BX4
Topic: Possible 20th Anniversary R1?
Replies: 24
Views: 1897

Re: Possible 20th Anniversary R1?

Trouble is they've all lost the plot when it comes to pricing! It will be interesting to see the uk pricing for the 2018....... £16299? for a small u…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:58 pm
Forum: R1 & R1M 2015-2019 2CR 2KS BX4
Topic: Possible 20th Anniversary R1?
Replies: 24
Views: 1897

Re: Possible 20th Anniversary R1?

Saw it today, it looks better in the flesh, if thats possible. Dont tell the mrs but checking out loan comparison sites.


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by chris954
Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:41 pm
Forum: R1 & R1M 2015-2019 2CR 2KS BX4
Topic: CARE removing engine bolts
Replies: 10
Views: 1545

Re: CARE removing engine bolts

I found the same thing on the other halfs Gixxer 750, the engine dropped a couple of mills when I took the crash bung out. Unfortunately it stripped t…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:47 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Really, REALLY Desperate.
Replies: 15
Views: 1413

Re: Really, REALLY Desperate.

TPS?
by chris954
Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:37 am
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: discounted Castrol oil
Replies: 0
Views: 749

discounted Castrol oil

Just popped into my local Halfords and saw this so picked a couple of bottles up http://www.halfords.com/motoring/motorc ... rcycleoils" onclick="wind…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:22 am
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: interesting site
Replies: 0
Views: 761

interesting site

Keith Huewen mentioned this on the Moto GP free practice yesterday so I did a bit of digging and found it. It shows the current and previous layouts o…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:28 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Stupid Question #543...
Replies: 3
Views: 640

Re: Stupid Question #543...

stainless washer from ebay.
by chris954
Sat Aug 12, 2017 4:28 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Suspension set up
Replies: 0
Views: 645

Suspension set up

firstly this isn't going to be one of those "you need 2 clicks of rebound, three rings of preload" posts, its purely my opinion of how I want my bike …login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Fri Aug 04, 2017 7:23 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: just a little rant
Replies: 6
Views: 916

Re: just a little rant

Yes they were both r&g. The one that stripped on my R1 happened when I was taking it out for the first time so presumably whoever put it in must have …login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Fri Aug 04, 2017 7:22 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: just a little rant
Replies: 6
Views: 916

Re: just a little rant

Yes they were both r&g. The one that stripped on my R1 happened when I was taking it out for the first time so presumably whoever put it in must have …login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:32 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: just a little rant
Replies: 6
Views: 916

just a little rant

so today I thought I would get the Mrs's gixxer sorted after her little off, I just needed to change the air duct cover but to do this I had to take t…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:20 am
Forum: R1 & R1M 2015-2019 2CR 2KS BX4
Topic: what oil?
Replies: 10
Views: 1175

Re: what oil?

I usually use Castrol Power 1 from Halfords. I usually wait till I see it on offer then get three or four 4 litres.


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by chris954
Sun Jul 30, 2017 11:03 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: New job. Finally.
Replies: 10
Views: 1103

New job. Finally.

Well after being made redundant 18 months ago and being forced to take a sh!t job I hated, I've finally found a job I think I'm going to be able to li…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:01 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Leather dilemna
Replies: 6
Views: 1040

Re: Leather dilemna

These are good as well, we've used them a few times http://www.leather-workshop.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Sat Jun 10, 2017 2:59 pm
Forum: R1 & R1M 2015-2019 2CR 2KS BX4
Topic: Brake pad suggestions
Replies: 21
Views: 1481

Re: Brake pad suggestions

Brembo SC pads are race pads, they wont work properly on the road, they need heat in them that you just cant maintain, you need SA pads.I put them in…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Fri Jun 09, 2017 10:16 am
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Fitting the rear wheel
Replies: 9
Views: 1323

Re: Fitting the rear wheel

Tie down strap through the wheel and over the seat. You can hold the wheel wherever you need to then no matter what stand its on.


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by chris954
Sat Jun 03, 2017 6:48 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: was it you?
Replies: 2
Views: 749

was it you?

to the guy on the blue 4C8 today with the yellow tail piece, between Gainsborough and Market Rasen.I really hope your not a member on here. I was appr…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Fri Jun 02, 2017 4:48 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Doing the right thing
Replies: 10
Views: 1241

Re: Doing the right thing

absolutely the right thing to do. I once found a Blackberry at Brands Hatch on a grass banking so went through the contacts and called "Mum", told her…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Thu May 04, 2017 9:30 pm
Forum: Trackdays
Topic: Donnington 18th - first try
Replies: 36
Views: 2232

Re: Donnington 18th - first try

just remember to start turning for Coppice before you see it. my mate found that out the hard way, took him ages to get all the gravel out of his arse…login to view the rest of this post