Rustybullethole Posted August 30 Posted August 30 55 minutes ago, Bmwdumptruck said: Braided lines would likely help, but does this have the combined brakes like the bigger Hondas have? Bloody expensive to do braided hoses if it has. My Blackbird is a 10 hose job so over £400 for the kit iirc and my Pan is 15 hoses and nearly £600 for the kit. To be honest it be not investigated too much other than the front flexi disappears around the headstock into a hard line presumably for some abs fuckery before emerging as a hose again to go to the calliper. Last time I rode a linked brake machine it tried to kill me which this hasn’t (in that way) yet so presumably no linky shiz. 10 hoses is madness!!!!
pilninggas Posted August 30 Posted August 30 3 hours ago, Rustybullethole said: Fresh fluid fore and aft. Old fluid didn’t look too sad though it’s one of those things (cleaning up and copper slipping the cap screws too) I like to know I’ve done. Have always felt it’s a bit under braked to be honest. Pads swapped out for decent ones, calliper serviced and now fresh fluid. Running out of options really. I know this is unpopular with some though id like to bin the abs and run uninterrupted braided lines. I d be willing to bet that would make the brakes much better though truth is it’s a big heavy bugger with a single disc up front. I boiled the brakes on one of my NCs riding down from Stelvio to Bormio. Went for the brakes and nothing had to cog down harshly to slow it and stopped by the horse riding centre. The latest NC750s have a long overdue fron twin disc setup
Rustybullethole Posted August 30 Posted August 30 4 minutes ago, pilninggas said: I boiled the brakes on one of my NCs riding down from Stelvio to Bormio. Went for the brakes and nothing had to cog down harshly to slow it and stopped by the horse riding centre. The latest NC750s have a long overdue fron twin disc setup It’s funny really as the old cb500 water boiler twin never felt under braked with its single disc. If anything that’s a quicker bike than the NC though a bit lighter I’d imagine. A younger, braver/sillier me would bring that down to 50 for the speed cameras on the A2 with a rolling stoppie. Never boiled those or felt the need for more. Id thought some ‘race’ compound pads might be a win on the 750. Though also that it would probably boil up more readily?
Jerzy Woking Posted August 30 Posted August 30 My 2023 NC750X does not have linked brakes, probably not needed with 54 bhp at the crank. But I'm on my 3rd replacement set of front brake pads in 39,000kms. One set (EBC) lasted under 5000 kms, they went down to the metal when in Poland. Had to ride from Wrocław to a Honda dealer in Poznan, 200kms away, on the rain, as no shop in Wrocław had any. No idea why none really last long. I'm back using Nissin pads as they seem to feel better. Never once thought that the NC (or at least mine) needs twin discs.
hairnet Posted August 31 Posted August 31 Meep. Meep Hgv. Cavcraft, bangernomics, loserone and 2 others 4 1
Cavcraft Posted August 31 Posted August 31 Probably photo'd this before and put it on here, but today I talked to the owner who bought it when it was 10 years old (it's a 1973 bike, I think) for forty quid and claims to have done 150,000 miles on it and only replaced a cam and two pistons as he changes the oil every 500 miles regardless Besides this and my old 90, there was nothing of any real age or interest at the river today. Rustybullethole, Sportshatch, Stinkwheel and 1 other 4
hairnet Posted August 31 Posted August 31 interesting that the rad hose has the covering on it had only one hose in *insert awfully long time here* get a pinhole in it that didnt stop bike being used - that includes either young bikes that got lots of miles put on them in a short time - or leggy shittas why theyve started doing that - no idea - theres other things that need covers more at the front of the bike Cavcraft 1
Bren Posted September 2 Posted September 2 I dug out my J&S vouchers - one had expired in July but it was still accepted. I splurged on this - I have no specific bike cleaning stuff - I just used car shampoo previously - I suspect my monster would look shabby pretty quickly if it was neglected. Cavcraft and Stinkwheel 2
andyberg Posted September 4 Posted September 4 New tyres fitted to the old girl. Same as before Bridgestones but a newer compound BT031. I had no issues concerning grip with the old ones, just a bit hesitant about the age. But my oh my what a difference, can’t tell if they grip more yet as I havnt quite finished scrubbing them in ( mind you a 7 mile ride home turned into 46 miles!) but the feedback and comfort have gone up a level. Sure footed into turns and the roll over is so smooth. Am booking a trip to Dunkirk and Ypres for a few days next spring with a couple of colleagues from work. One has a Triumph Sprint GT the other a full on Triumph Trophy. Should be good I reckon. brandersnatch, Cookiesouwest, scdan4 and 6 others 9
Cavcraft Posted September 6 Posted September 6 My mate hasn't been very well for a long while and is just getting back on track hopefully, so he suggested a ride out somewhere today. Only did just shy of 60 miles, went for a blast to Ellesmere in Shropshire I haven't really got (or had) a bike to compare it to, but it's pretty much impossible to find fault with the little BM. There's enough turn of speed for an old fart like me, plus it's comfortable and ace on fuel, the riding position is spot on and it'll happily flick round the bends. It's weird seeing pot holes and bumps etc and not being arsed about riding over them, on pretty much all my other bikes you actually wince seeing a piece of paper on the road and brace yourself for the thud. On the GS you just seem to glide over stuff. Next time I might take the Massey Davidson to fit in with my mate's Kawasaki 900 thing. 93fxdl, Iamgroot, scdan4 and 5 others 8
Rustybullethole Posted September 6 Posted September 6 350 odd miles for a swim in the sea and some ice cream 🍨 Well worth it. Took the twisty route there and hot foot back. Budget phone mount works well if not quite perfect. 5speedracer, Fat_Pirate, 93fxdl and 4 others 7
Rustybullethole Posted September 6 Posted September 6 Nearly home. tom13, Mudster, Cavcraft and 2 others 5
tom13 Posted September 9 Posted September 9 Long distance trial the weekend on the IT. My first ride on it. Was a really good trial around the Cotswolds using a load of green lanes as well. It would be worth doing even if the trial wasn't on. We did have the weather on our side though. Good sections but I didn't do so well. Bike has a lot of potential but it wasn't running right on the bottom end and also bogging down and stalling. This involved a lot if clutch slipping. 5speedracer, Stinkwheel, Snake Charmer and 2 others 5
Rustybullethole Posted September 9 Posted September 9 2 hours ago, tom13 said: Long distance trial the weekend on the IT. My first ride on it. Was a really good trial around the Cotswolds using a load of green lanes as well. It would be worth doing even if the trial wasn't on. We did have the weather on our side though. Good sections but I didn't do so well. Bike has a lot of potential but it wasn't running right on the bottom end and also bogging down and stalling. This involved a lot if clutch slipping. The IT looks great. Would be very interested in your route or meeting up for a ride if you’re out this way again. I’ve cobbled together a few lanes around the southern end of the Cotswolds though know there must be loads more I’ve not found. Fueling issue? They were THE machine back in the day sure it still is now once sorted. tom13 1
tom13 Posted September 9 Posted September 9 20 minutes ago, Rustybullethole said: The IT looks great. Would be very interested in your route or meeting up for a ride if you’re out this way again. I’ve cobbled together a few lanes around the southern end of the Cotswolds though know there must be loads more I’ve not found. Fueling issue? They were THE machine back in the day sure it still is now once sorted. I don't know the area well I'm afraid. Used the supplied road book but the problem with that is there were sections off road where we followed arrows and the road book would not make much sense as it would just say about entering a section of woodland you would ride though following arrows then pick the roadbook back up again at the road. Yeah its's not the original carb so it needs a bit of fettling to get back to standard. This is the 1980 so an overbored YZ125. It is really good on the pipe. Recently got a 1979 as well which is the DT engine. Have yet to ride that but excited to see how the power characteristics change. The suspension is amazing. Especially coming from early 70s twinshocks. Stinkwheel and Rustybullethole 2
loserone Posted September 9 Posted September 9 On 24/08/2026 at 18:35, Iamgroot said: nearly time Tada! Shandylegs, Fat_Pirate, Paul-l and 21 others 3 21
Iamgroot Posted September 9 Posted September 9 4 hours ago, loserone said: Tada! One of us! One of us! Well done mate loserone 1
loserone Posted September 9 Posted September 9 18 minutes ago, hairnet said: what heap of shit is that Not my mt07 5speedracer 1
hairnet Posted September 10 Posted September 10 Muthafuka Smoke.escaped from electrical on bike Stinkwheel and Dave_Q 2
Dave_Q Posted September 10 Posted September 10 You meet the nicest people on a Honda Metrolink loserone and hairnet 1 1
hairnet Posted September 10 Posted September 10 It wasn't that busy Here now Sat in same place as Sunday Rock and roll Dave_Q 1
hairnet Posted September 10 Posted September 10 Yay taxi is here The clusterfuck of yesterday seems to be OK now
hairnet Posted September 10 Posted September 10 Yay Also more modes of travel than this guy 83C and Stinkwheel 1 1
hairnet Posted September 10 Posted September 10 Moto por favor Non All I cared about was auto he mentioned Manuel (que?) But I said don't care what size as long as it does it itself
hairnet Posted September 10 Posted September 10 My best friend Yes bikeshite Watching quasi collect his honda cub from 2019
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