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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22492 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
6 years or 60,000 miles which ever comes sooner - so its due a change Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22492 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
...what you really need are gears: Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Mark Stevenson Send message Joined: 8 Sep 11 Posts: 1736 Credit: 174,899,165 RAC: 91 |
The good thing is that my Z3 has chain driven timing that doesn't need to be changed :-) Why don't more cars have that?[/quote] Simple answer Chris is it's down to money |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
The good thing is that my Z3 has chain driven timing that doesn't need to be changed :-) Why don't more cars have that? My '99 Saturn SC-1(140,000 miles) has a timing chain, but I've always had conflicting opinions on whether it ever will need to be changed. I had the serpentine belt replaced about 5,000 miles ago, so I should be good to go on that. I also had a big surprise when a mechanic at the instant oil change place told me my manual transmission fluid should be replaced every 10,000 miles! ~I don't believe that. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
But yes, the gearbox oil Hypoy 80 was changed every 10,000 as was the EP 90 in the rear axle. Hmmm... Well, I need to get my manual out of the glovebox and see what it says. I've always driven sticks, and never thought much about their transmission oil. My first car was a Toyota Celica GT that I bought at around 84,000 miles and sold at around 130,000 miles, then I got a Nissan Sentra that I got at around 120,000 miles, but it's odometer/speedometer cable was broken, so who knows how many actual miles were on it. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
TimeLord04 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 21140 Credit: 33,933,039 RAC: 23 |
<<----- Burns clutches out in 10 K Miles... I will stick to automatics, thank you very much. TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
A stick?, oh you mean a proper car with three pedals and a gear lever? Why didn't you say so, or if you really have to "A four on the floor" sigh. If by three pedals you mean clutch, brake and accelerator, yes. This Saturn I have is the first hydraulic clutch I've owned. My others were cables, and the Nissan's was particularly prone to breaking. I do almost only city stop n' go driving, so I think there's more wear & tear, but I try to avoid using the clutch in traffic by coasting in neutral. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34363 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
Its the same here in germany. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
When younger I had a C license for trucks, now I have a B license for cars, no matter if with an automatic gear changer or not (I have a manual gearbox).An A license is for motorcycles and a D license fpr buses Tullio |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
An A license is for motorcycles and a D license fpr buses Are motorcycles hard to figure out how to drive? I'm assuming since I know how to shift manually, it would be easier for me to learn. Driving buses and big long-haul trucks are not for me, but on the other hand, there is some appeal in the idea of being a driver of a tour bus for a rock band. ;~) The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
In theory bikers should know the Codice della Strada. But they ignore it and when you are in a queue, as in a toll road casello for paying tickets, they overpass you on the left and on the right, while you have to wait for the cars before you to pass the casello. So they are not much loved by motorists. Tullio |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66282 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I just have a CA drivers license for automobiles, with an addendum for motorcycles, though I don't ride a motorcycle anymore. Riding a motorcycle is sort of like flying, only in 2D, instead of 3D, plus the speeds are lower, having a head on a swivel helps, there are a few drivers out there that just don't look where they're going, like when they change lanes.. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Doesn't motorcycles use something like this today? Shimano Di2 Electronic Gears for Road Bikes Explained. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3knD7Me_L6w |
Mark Stevenson Send message Joined: 8 Sep 11 Posts: 1736 Credit: 174,899,165 RAC: 91 |
From someone who used to ride a motorbike till I had a crash in 2010 , you ain't really got a clue how to ride a motorbike , probably better off you all stick to cars :-) |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
I have Shimano gears on both ny bykes. With the left hand I control my forward gears and with the right hand the back wheel gears.Left hand also powers the forward wheel brake and right hand the back wheel brake. Tullio |
Mark Stevenson Send message Joined: 8 Sep 11 Posts: 1736 Credit: 174,899,165 RAC: 91 |
From someone who used to ride a motorbike till I had a crash in 2010 , you ain't really got a clue how to ride a motorbike , probably better off you all stick to cars :-) You know what happened to me Chris and you've seen my x rays 4 wheels are a lot more stable than 2 . There's plenty of idiots driving cars on the roads :-) |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
I have solemnly promised LSM that I will never buy another motor cycle! |
Mark Stevenson Send message Joined: 8 Sep 11 Posts: 1736 Credit: 174,899,165 RAC: 91 |
I have solemnly promised LSM If I ever think about getting another motorbike , my girlfriend has promised to castrate me ( after what happened I weren't planning to anyway) |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51477 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
From someone who used to ride a motorbike till I had a crash in 2010 , you ain't really got a clue how to ride a motorbike , probably better off you all stick to cars :-) If I ever had a two wheeled motorance, I would not be here talking to you now.... I wrecked enough with four wheels and managed to walk away from all of them and put together another. Through it all, I managed to keep all of my wheels on the ground and spinning fiercely. Like my crunchers. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
Darth Beaver Send message Joined: 20 Aug 99 Posts: 6728 Credit: 21,443,075 RAC: 3 |
Riding a motorcycle is sort of like flying, only in 2D, instead of 3D, plus the speeds are lower Speeds are slower , say what !! I don't call 200 khr doubling is slow mate . Try and see if you can hang on to a Honda 1100 cc with full throttle. Most motor bikes are way faster than most cars . And you can take that from someone that did own bikes and has a licence They hit 300 klm at the Moto GP and that is not flat out. |
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