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I’ve only just read this today. I’ve been working overseas for a few months over the summer and I’ve been too busy riding my bike (and working) since coming home; however to answer your question:
Yes, I give a toss. In fact I care a great deal. However instead of volunteering my spare and precious minutes to fighting for bikers rights I elected to offer my services as a school governor; so while you fight for my right to ride freely I’ll fight for the right of our kids to have a good standard of education.
You have my wholehearted support, please keep up the good work
There are some differing opinions out there on this subject. Many people believe that as ‘O’ ring chains have lubricant sealed in around the internal rollers then the only reason you need to clean and lube the chain is to prevent it being damaged by dirt and to prevent it rusting. Personally I clean my chain with paraffin every 3/400 miles, wipe/dry it off and then oil the inside, between the inner and outer rows of link plates. Any oil applied to the outside will be thrown clear the first time you ride. Whether you oil the chain hot or cold depends on whether you believe the oil is supposed to penetrate the ‘O’ ring or whether it is purely a rust preventative.
OK, I put a BT014 on the rear at Saturday lunchtime and scrubbed it in on a 100 mile burn on Saturday night. After that I spent Sunday chasing Gix and a load of you guys/gals around mid wales at a good pace (with my wife on the back) before heading into north wales for a little sedate sight seeing around lake Vyrunwy so by this time the tyre was well and truly bedded in. After that we were on a tight schedule and needed to get back to Shrewsbury faily quickly so the tyre had a hard workout down the B4393. The road was dry and the bends were tight and fast and I’m pleased to say that the BT014 was confidence inspiring all the way, so much so that I dodn’t get one single poke in the ribs from my pillion mounted navaid with instructions to slow down and she even commented on how stable the tyre felt! So I know it sticks well in the dry.
We were out again this evening and got caught in the rain north of Oswestry on the way back home and again the tyre performed really well with no cause for concern on either the tight turns of the A495 or the roundabouts and dual carriageways of the Shrewsbury bypass so I’m happy with the grip of the tyre in the wet & dry, now I just need to see how long it lasts. I’ll let you know when It’s ‘life expired’
I got back at 4.30 having left Crossgates and travelled home via Lake Vyrnwy (the scenic route), a 191 mile round trip taking 6 hours (with the stops).
Hope you all got home safely after a great day out
Yes I’ll be there, but I’m going to have to spend this afternoon looking for my big book of biker TLAs (three letter abbreviations)!!!
I was planning to meet some of you at Mc Ds in Newtown at 1115/1130 and head south with you from there
I’m getting a Bridgestone BT014 fitted tomorrow (Saturday). I’ll scrub it in on Sunday’s ride out and see how it feels/lasts from there.
The Bridgestone BT012SS is advertised as a dual compound tyre https://www.motorcycletyresuk.com/mark/bridgestonepattern.htm
But I’ll not be pushing hard over the winter months so I reckon I’ll go for durability and ease off the throttle in the bends. It’s a compromise one way or the other
Well you have to have confidence in your tyres otherwise it ruins the ride! I guess the milage is not bad from my Bridgestone but we’ve done 2400 miles in just under 3 weeks so I’m going to go through a tyre a month at this rate!!! Although I guess the milage will drop now that winters on the way
