You don't have to spend a fortune on a bike to enjoy riding. 

 

My mate has never spent more than £1000 on any bike he's had and okay they dont look amazing, but he has had no end of fun over the years on them. Just nice to get out on 2 wheels.

Trying to get one for less than a £1000 now is hard work. 2nd hand prices at the lower end of the market seem to be increasing from my experience trying to find a bike to modify.

Trying to get one for less than a £1000 now is hard work. 2nd hand prices at the lower end of the market seem to be increasing from my experience trying to find a bike to modify.

Depends what youre after.

Theirs loads for around £1k. Old jap sports bikes are ten a penny.

You of course have to spend more if you're fussy, but just for somethin to have a cheap thrill on, you cant beat em imo.

you're not wrong there my current bike cost me only me a tiny bit over £1000 and while old is in great condition... still looks amazing. just need to search around for the right bike

Looks a tidy bike that. Nice one!

Loads of fun too i bet!

Mine - made a few changes since this picture it's now got short Asv levers and mirror blanking plates. Did around 100 miles last year :/ 

 

15 minutes ago, adamg1987 said:

Mine - made a few changes since this picture it's now got short Asv levers and mirror blanking plates. Did around 100 miles last year :/ 

 

 

Very nice! 

 

Only 100 miles? Hope you plan on doing more this year?   

15 minutes ago, adamg1987 said:

Mine - made a few changes since this picture it's now got short Asv levers and mirror blanking plates. Did around 100 miles last year :/ 

 

 

Very nice! 

 

Only 100 miles? Hope you plan on doing more this year?   

57 minutes ago, fabiamk2SE said:

 

Very nice! 

 

Only 100 miles? Hope you plan on doing more this year?   

 

Hopefully so, I had a little girl last year so it means I can't get out like I used too. The bike is 11 years old now but has only covered 8k miles so I'm determined to keep it.

Eeeerrrrmm not quite a bike but for an old mod this floats my boat...

Lambretta 1965 TV 175 rebuilt to original spec apart from now 12v,covererd 1100 miles since rebuild,flat out 57mph (i am 16 stone !!!).I passed my test on a scoot almost identical to this back in the day (1970) so had to buy it although i tried to tell the wife i won it in a game of cards oops!... Loopy

No place i'd rather be....

Had the viffer for a while to commute on, dullest bike I've ever ridden, it did the job.

Tuono is my favourite bike ever, though it's not been used for a while due to family and it needs fixing

13 hours ago, tuono01 said:

Had the viffer for a while to commute on, dullest bike I've ever ridden, it did the job.

Tuono is my favourite bike ever, though it's not been used for a while due to family and it needs fixing

 

Lovely! 

 

Had a VFR before the Tuono myself too. 

 

Whats up with the beast? 

On 11/25/2016 at 05:27, SERider said:

Thanks Prykey,

 

They have indeed!! I'm a huge BMW bike fan and love the boxer engine. The nineT is brilliant to ride, i added the clip ons as one of the first bits of fettling and can't understand why it wasn't a standard fit or optional extra as they look so much better than the original bars. I was thinking of giving her a paint job but i'm holding off on that as i believe there is a rather special one off planned for next year and if that happens i'll be chopping this one in... Although now i've just bought the vRS that idea may have to go on hold...

SERider as in UKGser SERider?

My R Nine T on the Chippy run

 

 

25 minutes ago, fluffmeister said:

SERider as in UKGser SERider?

That be me Fluffmeister!!! You still planning your French jaunt at the end of May?

1 minute ago, SERider said:

That be me Fluffmeister!!! You still planning your French jaunt at the end of May?

 

I am mate, will be me on the K16 as my son is tagging along (15 years old) and a good mate of mine, on his GSXR1000. Will be at Camping Omaha Beach from the 29th May if you are around

 

A Fine choice of car to mate, I just got rid of my Mk3 vRS for a Superb Sportline though

 

On Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at 12:15, fabiamk2SE said:

 

Lovely! 

 

Had a VFR before the Tuono myself too. 

 

Whats up with the beast? 

Charging stator. It's not charging the battery. Unfortunately it's going to have to wait as moving soon.

Just now, tuono01 said:

Charging stator. It's not charging the battery. Unfortunately it's going to have to wait as moving soon.

 

Common thing on them i think isnt it. 

 

Mine wasnt charging the battery enough when checked with a multimeter either. Sometimes if i blipped the throttle it would sort itself for a short while before returning. 

 

Nevermind. should be an easy enough fix? 

The stator rarely fail it will most likely be the rectifier which regulates the voltage output from it. You can check which is at fault by checking the voltage going into the rectifier from the stator can be up 18v with the engine under load. The rectifier output can be measured across the battery terminals and should be around 14v. When the rectifier fails it fails to pass enough voltage through to the battery so it can't maintain a charge or it allows too much through and fries the battery. The later can cause bike fires too so be warned.

Sometimes the failure is down to a bad earth so quick clean up and re-measure the output, if it is still way out then replace. If the replacement is the old shunt type then use a MOSFET one instead as they are much more efficient and reliable.

 

13 minutes ago, CWARD said:

The stator rarely fail it will most likely be the rectifier which regulates the voltage output from it. You can check which is at fault by checking the voltage going into the rectifier from the stator can be up 18v with the engine under load. The rectifier output can be measured across the battery terminals and should be around 14v. When the rectifier fails it fails to pass enough voltage through to the battery so it can't maintain a charge or it allows too much through and fries the battery. The later can cause bike fires too so be warned.

Sometimes the failure is down to a bad earth so quick clean up and re-measure the output, if it is still way out then replace. If the replacement is the old shunt type then use a MOSFET one instead as they are much more efficient and reliable.

 

 

They do fail on the aprilias. 

 

They go black and horrible and stop working. 

Is this the same problem with the 500w stator that the Capanord had problems with which was cured by fitting a less powerful 370w one at silly money? Iirc one of the Honda Fireblade stators worked better and a cheaper fix too. I thought all this would have been sorted by now but I suppose we are talking infamous Italian electrics   

 

Edit. Just having a quick Google of the problem and many are changing from shunt to FH012 MOSFET rectifiers for a more efficient charging system taking some of the heat out of the standard stator.

Edited 6 April, 20179 yr by CWARD

Had this for a few years, needs to be used more often!

Super hooligan bike

Just finished and ready for a proper shake down run today I hope.

 

Black not common on Ariels but it is easy to paint each bit with what you have and have it match.

 

Looks really nice. It's good to see that Ariel have the front SLS brake operating from the correct side, in front of the forks, to ensure that the leading shoe touches the drum first. On my Tiger Cub, and many others, the cable pulls the lever up behind the forks, meaning the trailing shoe touches the drum first. Not clever when it is only 5 1/2 inch and half width anyway.

On 14/05/2017 at 15:05, Paulius55 said:

Looks really nice. It's good to see that Ariel have the front SLS brake operating from the correct side, in front of the forks, to ensure that the leading shoe touches the drum first. On my Tiger Cub, and many others, the cable pulls the lever up behind the forks, meaning the trailing shoe touches the drum first. Not clever when it is only 5 1/2 inch and half width anyway.

 

The brakes are almost nonexistent but no worse than they were back in the day I am told. Needs some settings up on the fuelling and some oil leaks sorting before I can take it longer distances