Woopa!! Cbr1000rr Riders

[CBRmichaelRR]

Originally posted by daRah Naikz@May 20 2005, 03:08 AM

CBRmichaelRR ....

 

 

ur bike also FZ?How many kilo u clear already?so far got any problems?

ur bike also this year buy one?? also FZ? why is the 04 paint work?

[Raptor]

Originally posted by daRah Naikz@May 22 2005, 01:42 AM

 

I'm using Mobil Fully-syn..

The front brakes.... they will vibrate and gives a funny sound...the lever will feel like " bouncing back to the opposite direction ".

 

i tink i will let the shop to adjust my spring settings....

 

raptor , where u go and change oil leh?? very cheap.. i tink last t ime i change , cost me arnd 90 plus...

The vibration you talk about is brakes grabbing. Your brakes are intemittently effective and the resultant frequency produces pulsations and sound.

Take out your brake pads and sand them down abit to remove the glazed section.

The pad surfaces are either coated with brake dust or contaminated by some fluid. Sanding them down using a light grade sandpaper will remove the layer and the pads will function like new.

 

To adjust the compression preload (fork spring) follow your Owners manual. The standard tool kit that comes with the bike is good enough to do the adjustment.

 

As for oil change... I do oil and filter changes myself. Frankly I rather do the minor maintenance on the bikes myself.

[Raptor]

Originally posted by CBRmichaelRR@May 21 2005, 04:28 PM

have long u have your bike liao? have u ever change, brake pads timing chain, coil.battery or any major things b4? seems like this bike mag coil like got some problem le... i am thinking when mine will spoil... and is it ok if i change engine oil to semi syn everytime? fully syn very ex.. any good recomand engine oil tat is cheap but will not harm the engine one?

The only OEM thing that I have changed on the bike so far since Nov 04 is my tyres. I am now on the second set of Diablo Corsas. The other things is the Yoshimura pipe.

 

Everything else is original.

 

I am not a fan of synthetic oil since I change my engine oil every 2500 km, unless I ride like I am on the track, redlining the bike all the time, then fully synthetic may be useful to me. But I don't like to redline the bike... preferring to ride around the 7000 - 8000 rpm zone whilst on the track.

 

It is more cost effective and beneficial to the engine to change oil more frequently.

And normally oils after 2000 km tend to lose their lubricity resulting in stiffer gear changes when the engine is hot, regardless of what kind of oil it is.

 

And I like to use SAE20W50, coz it is the oil suited to our climate. 10W50 is meant for winter conditions... in Singapore... what winter?????

[Speedpass]

Originally posted by Raptor@May 22 2005, 10:40 AM

The only OEM thing that I have changed on the bike so far since Nov 04 is my tyres. I am now on the second set of Diablo Corsas. The other things is the Yoshimura pipe.

 

Everything else is original.

 

I am not a fan of synthetic oil since I change my engine oil every 2500 km, unless I ride like I am on the track, redlining the bike all the time, then fully synthetic may be useful to me. But I don't like to redline the bike... preferring to ride around the 7000 - 8000 rpm zone whilst on the track.

 

It is more cost effective and beneficial to the engine to change oil more frequently.

And normally oils after 2000 km tend to lose their lubricity resulting in stiffer gear changes when the engine is hot, regardless of what kind of oil it is.

 

And I like to use SAE20W50, coz it is the oil suited to our climate. 10W50 is meant for winter conditions... in Singapore... what winter?????

any idea the ratings on the engine oil is for ? Eg : 10W50 is for wat ?

 

i oso change oil n filter arnd 3000k mileage , heard engine is smoother n i think it is true . Which is y my f4i 4yrs liao still in good running condition

[Raptor]

Originally posted by Speedpass@May 22 2005, 12:25 PM

any idea the ratings on the engine oil is for ? Eg : 10W50 is for wat ?

 

i oso change oil n filter arnd 3000k mileage , heard engine is smoother n i think it is true .

Talking about viscosity here. The internal resistance of a fluid to flow.

Tar has very high viscosity and whereas diesel oil has very low viscosity.

High viscosity oils like SAE 50 can without high temperatures and still provide lubrication under load.. whereas low viscosity oil like SAE 10 would burn up as it is too thin.

 

The trouble with SAE 50 is it is too thick when cold and causes alot of resistance and thereby overloading a starting engine resulting in hard to start.

 

SAE 10 oils are thin... and therefore great in engines that are operating in cold climates, less resistance to flow and therefore easier to start the engine. But they are useless as mentioned above when the engine is hot.

 

So they come out with the multi grade oil like SAE10W50, which means when cold... the oil is only as thick as an SAE 10 would get....ie easy starts... and when hot.. it gets only as thin as an SAE 50 oil would get...still able to lubricate under heat and loads.

 

PS - in the SAE 10W50, the 'W' stands for winter.

[Speedpass]

oic . thanx for the info .

[CBRmichaelRR]

Originally posted by Raptor@May 22 2005, 12:36 PM

Talking about viscosity here. The internal resistance of a fluid to flow.

Tar has very high viscosity and whereas diesel oil has very low viscosity.

High viscosity oils like SAE 50 can without high temperatures and still provide lubrication under load.. whereas low viscosity oil like SAE 10 would burn up as it is too thin.

 

The trouble with SAE 50 is it is too thick when cold and causes alot of resistance and thereby overloading a starting engine resulting in hard to start.

 

SAE 10 oils are thin... and therefore great in engines that are operating in cold climates, less resistance to flow and therefore easier to start the engine. But they are useless as mentioned above when the engine is hot.

 

So they come out with the multi grade oil like SAE10W50, which means when cold... the oil is only as thick as an SAE 10 would get....ie easy starts... and when hot.. it gets only as thin as an SAE 50 oil would get...still able to lubricate under heat and loads.

 

PS - in the SAE 10W50, the 'W' stands for winter.

so u mean tat as long as u don ride the bike to hit red zone everytime... a semi syn engine oil is good already right?so if i always ride normal (100km-110km/h) i use fully syn is it no point? or rather will it harm my engine?

[Raptor]

Originally posted by CBRmichaelRR@May 22 2005, 02:49 PM

so u mean tat as long as u don ride the bike to hit red zone everytime... a semi syn engine oil is good already right?so if i always ride normal (100km-110km/h) i use fully syn is it no point? or rather will it harm my engine?

Synthetic blends are of course much more superior than mineral blends of oils.

 

I mean if you have money sprouting out of your ears... than go ahead and use synthetic oils.

 

If going to work everyday requires me to race 10 laps around Sepang before I can reach my workplace... I will use synthetic. But we do not ride to work the way we ride at Sepang...except for some mad people who like racing on Singapore roads.

 

What I am saying is that... for the kind of everyday riding that we do.. it is just an over kill to use synthetic blends. Almost to the point of kiasu.

 

Its like trying to kill a housefly with a sledgehammer when you can easily and as effectively use a rolled up newspaper to achieve the same results.

[Speedpass]

Originally posted by Raptor@May 22 2005, 03:24 PM

Synthetic blends are of course much more superior than mineral blends of oils.

 

I mean if you have money sprouting out of your ears... than go ahead and use synthetic oils.

 

If going to work everyday requires me to race 10 laps around Sepang before I can reach my workplace... I will use synthetic. But we do not ride to work the way we ride at Sepang...except for some mad people who like racing on Singapore roads.

 

What I am saying is that... for the kind of everyday riding that we do.. it is just an over kill to use synthetic blends. Almost to the point of kiasu.

 

Its like trying to kill a housefly with a sledgehammer when you can easily and as effectively use a rolled up newspaper to achieve the same results.

N to think i have been using synthetic oil all these years every time i run in a new bike .

[CBRmichaelRR]

Originally posted by Raptor@May 22 2005, 03:24 PM

Synthetic blends are of course much more superior than mineral blends of oils.

 

I mean if you have money sprouting out of your ears... than go ahead and use synthetic oils.

 

If going to work everyday requires me to race 10 laps around Sepang before I can reach my workplace... I will use synthetic. But we do not ride to work the way we ride at Sepang...except for some mad people who like racing on Singapore roads.

 

What I am saying is that... for the kind of everyday riding that we do.. it is just an over kill to use synthetic blends. Almost to the point of kiasu.

 

Its like trying to kill a housefly with a sledgehammer when you can easily and as effectively use a rolled up newspaper to achieve the same results.

okok... understand wat u mean liao... so the mormal oil u use is semi syn la? next time i also change cheaper oil liao... if not very siong.. wat brand is it ah?? and you say the oil filter u buy at lab less than $10? is it for cbr 1000 anot? really so cheap meh? good anot?

[Raptor]

Originally posted by CBRmichaelRR@May 22 2005, 09:17 PM

okok... understand wat u mean liao... so the mormal oil u use is semi syn la? next time i also change cheaper oil liao... if not very siong.. wat brand is it ah?? and you say the oil filter u buy at lab less than $10? is it for cbr 1000 anot? really so cheap meh? good anot?

I will use 20W50 oils, normally Castrol CRB 5 litres for less than $20.

Can buy from those shops that just deal in motor oils.

 

As for the filter.. LAB has Plutoline for the CBR1000, which cost $8.

 

Just change oil and fliter every 2000 or 3000 k. Bike runs smooth and gear change is slick. And I know my engine is clean coz the dirt and carbon blowby from the piston rings is held in suspension in the oil and is being thrown out frequently during oil changes instead of circulating round the engine all the time burning up and leaving carbon deposits which will clog the oil passages.

 

Those who put in synthetic oil and do not change out for 5000km do not realise that they are possibly causing more damage to the engine by circulating the dirty oil for months.

 

I guess it is like fish tank water... the more frequently you change it out.. the lesser the algae growth there is.

[CBRmichaelRR]

Originally posted by Raptor@May 22 2005, 10:19 PM

I will use 20W50 oils, normally Castrol CRB 5 litres for less than $20.

Can buy from those shops that just deal in motor oils.

 

As for the filter.. LAB has Plutoline for the CBR1000, which cost $8.

 

Just change oil and fliter every 2000 or 3000 k. Bike runs smooth and gear change is slick. And I know my engine is clean coz the dirt and carbon blowby from the piston rings is held in suspension in the oil and is being thrown out frequently during oil changes instead of circulating round the engine all the time burning up and leaving carbon deposits which will clog the oil passages.

 

Those who put in synthetic oil and do not change out for 5000km do not realise that they are possibly causing more damage to the engine by circulating the dirty oil for months.

 

I guess it is like fish tank water... the more frequently you change it out.. the lesser the algae growth there is.

so where u actualli buy the motor oil? thinking of changing liao le... i also scare i change a fully syn too long never change.. dirty also le..

[Raptor]

Originally posted by CBRmichaelRR@May 22 2005, 10:24 PM

so where u actualli buy the motor oil? thinking of changing liao le... i also scare i change a fully syn too long never change.. dirty also le..

There are many such shops around... I buy mine from a store near my home.

I see alot of such shops around the streets around the LAB shop area.

[Raptor]

Long time ago, and we are talking about late 80s, I used to know a French guy.. Jaques was his name and he rode a Kawa Z900 with a Devil pipe.

 

He changed his engine oil every month regardless of how much he rode the bike. And he used what oil that Evershine was providing.. in this case it was Shell Helix.

Plain mineral oil of the SAE 20W50 specs.

 

One day they took his engine apart to put in a high lift cam... and the mechanic showed me his engine parts. They shiny new like the first day they were manufactured. The oil pan had no black carbon stains that the older bikes had. It was shiny mirror clean. The mechanic told me that it was not the quality of the oil that actually mattered but rather the frequency of the oil change.

 

I was a firm believer of that practice since then.

[CBRmichaelRR]

Originally posted by Raptor@May 22 2005, 10:37 PM

Long time ago, and we are talking about late 80s, I used to know a French guy.. Jaques was his name and he rode a Kawa Z900 with a Devil pipe.

 

He changed his engine oil every month regardless of how much he rode the bike. And he used what oil that Evershine was providing.. in this case it was Shell Helix.

Plain mineral oil of the SAE 20W50 specs.

 

One day they took his engine apart to put in a high lift cam... and the mechanic showed me his engine parts. They shiny new like the first day they were manufactured. The oil pan had no black carbon stains that the older bikes had. It was shiny mirror clean. The mechanic told me that it was not the quality of the oil that actually mattered but rather the frequency of the oil change.

 

I was a firm believer of that practice since then.

[Tashi]

My flat tire day.

 

1st rear tyre lasted about 18000km, 2nd reat lasted about 12000km till it punctured. It was time for a change anyway. 1st front tire lasted about 29000km.

[Tashi]

Originally posted by Raptor@May 22 2005, 03:24 PM

Synthetic blends are of course much more superior than mineral blends of oils.

 

I mean if you have money sprouting out of your ears... than go ahead and use synthetic oils.

 

If going to work everyday requires me to race 10 laps around Sepang before I can reach my workplace... I will use synthetic. But we do not ride to work the way we ride at Sepang...except for some mad people who like racing on Singapore roads.

 

What I am saying is that... for the kind of everyday riding that we do.. it is just an over kill to use synthetic blends. Almost to the point of kiasu.

 

Its like trying to kill a housefly with a sledgehammer when you can easily and as effectively use a rolled up newspaper to achieve the same results.

Hello! Calling everyone a kiasu are you?

 

We all use syn oil here. I always redline when I go JB, and expecially when I go back to KL. Can justify using syn or not?

 

Read about the MPV knocking your Blade down. At least you now get a new set of fairings.

[Ken]

Originally posted by Tashi@May 23 2005, 10:39 PM

Hello! Calling everyone a kiasu are you?

 

We all use syn oil here. I always redline when I go JB, and expecially when I go back to KL. Can justify using syn or not?

 

Read about the MPV knocking your Blade down. At least you now get a new set of fairings.

Haha, kiasu never mind.

But do take note that even when using the best fully syn oil, do change it frequently and below 3000km.

 

Wah... Raptor... what happened?

But since got new set of fairings, it's worth a celebration.

PG on 29th May?

[ashyamahar6]

Sorry ho crash at bladers forum but wanna ask for directions to the iranian restaurant at perling. Can give more info like parking, food costs, need reservations, how packed is the place, if got photo lagi best. Sorry asking for quite a lot but me and my group are interested to go to this place.

[Tashi]

Hi Ash, no need to be sorry, you're always welcome here. After you come out from the toll, turn right at the lights. Go all the way in, pass the residential area, there'll be a row of shophouses on the left. That's where you want to go.

 

Pictures of food from the old place.

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forum/index....ic=9978&st=2070

 

Pictures from the new place.

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forum/index....ic=9978&st=2730

 

Most delicious buns in the forum.

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forum/index....ic=9978&st=2610

 

You won't get Iranian food on the menu. It's a special request, you can get Rapper to organize. Price can range from RM20 to RM40 per person, depending on what Jeff cooks.

[Guest icekool2000]

Originally posted by Raptor@May 22 2005, 10:19 PM

I will use 20W50 oils, normally Castrol CRB 5 litres for less than $20.

Can buy from those shops that just deal in motor oils.

 

As for the filter.. LAB has Plutoline for the CBR1000, which cost $8.

 

Just change oil and fliter every 2000 or 3000 k. Bike runs smooth and gear change is slick. And I know my engine is clean coz the dirt and carbon blowby from the piston rings is held in suspension in the oil and is being thrown out frequently during oil changes instead of circulating round the engine all the time burning up and leaving carbon deposits which will clog the oil passages.

 

Those who put in synthetic oil and do not change out for 5000km do not realise that they are possibly causing more damage to the engine by circulating the dirty oil for months.

 

I guess it is like fish tank water... the more frequently you change it out.. the lesser the algae growth there is.

hi anyone wanna change oil soon??

 

i also wanna change oil by myself, but never done it b4 besides on my hornet250..

 

any of u guys free to show it me, then i go buy the CRB oil thingy.. coz i already have a KNN oil filter in hand....

 

kindly drop me a sms @ 8107 4110. THnks guys!!!

[Raptor]

Originally posted by Tashi@May 24 2005, 02:16 PM

You won't get Iranian food on the menu. It's a special request, you can get Rapper to organize. Price can range from RM20 to RM40 per person, depending on what Jeff cooks.

Since when did my nick became Rapper????

[Tashi]

Umm, since the day you started rapping ...? Let's go pay Abang Chilly a visit and rap your heart out!

[chilly]

Hey , Tashi & Ken ! How was the trip to KL ?

Did Ken find 'enlightment' after visiting ur guru ?

[chilly]

Originally posted by Tashi@May 24 2005, 10:59 PM

Umm, since the day you started rapping ...? Let's go pay Abang Chilly a visit and rap your heart out!

The place is not for the 'pure & innocent' like you guys