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Thank you Dave and Brian for your help.
I just had the battery fully charged and checked it.
Ignition ON: 12.5v
Engine running > 2,000RPM: 14.5v (fluctuating a bit with rpm between 14v and 15v)
Suddenly it went back to 12.5v steady regardless of rpm.
After a little while it went back to...
Time has come to replace the rear tyre of my bike (11,000Km)
I still have the originals:
Front: Metzler 110/90-18-61V
Rear: Metzler 140/80-17-69V
Are these the best tyres or would somebody recommend another brand and/or size for the California Vintage?
Thanks!
After reading about some problems with alternator output, some time ago (900Km ago) I installed a voltmeter on my Vintage. Lucky me!
From the first time I had it installed I found very weird that with engine stopped it showed a little bit below 12v (correct) but while riding it showed a load of...
john zibell wrote:
- As you can see on the photos I have C (Compression) on the LH side and R (Rebound) on the RH side.
- Neither side has 15 notches but 17 on the LH side C (Compression) and 18 on the RH side R (Rebound).
Risking to be called "ignorant" (which I am in this matter, at least ;) ) I would like your help with what I think is the very first step:
- Fully equipped I weigh close to 90Kg (200 lbs / 14.17 stones)
- I don
Thank you for your quick answer and help, Todd.
Actually I think that the problem with my California Vintage is not a big one. At low speed I do feel a bit of wobbling on irregular surfaces but nothing dramatic or that I cannot live with. The bike is brand-new therefore I don't think that the...
Thanks Pete!
Actually 150Km/h max. is more than enough for me. I normally cruise at around 130Km/h (81 MPH). I was just trying to check how fast I could ride it in comfort.
I'm not looking for any faster bike. My previous one was a 2008 Triumph Sprint ST on which I could ride at 200 Km/h all...
Thanks for the info.
Taking the above into account the Dyno figures of my Vintage compare very favourably with the factory-claimed power.
75.0 hp - 69.3 hp = - 7.6%
94.0 Nm - 82.7 Nm = - 12.0%
The output of your bike is really impressive! I didn't know that there was a PC available for the...
Symptoms: When the ignition key goes ON sometimes (average of once every 20 times) the fuel pump doesn’t go ON therefore there is no start.
Troubleshooting: On one occasion that it happened the following was tested:
- Fuel pump tested OK when 12v was applied directly to it.
- Cranking the...