SBF Silverwings / HOM Cafe 2012

[firenace]

wow! $99 for a GPS is consider a good buy!!

make me so gian now... argh...

btw, how much u bought for your garmin?

[scoobydoo]

hehe... i bought the 5" nuvi 1460, paid $339 for the box set, freebies,are dashboard friction mount and TMC cum charging cable cable. was told normal price of the 2 items if buy outside separately is about $50

[scoobydoo]

btw, i just found an interesting RAM mount application for our SW.

this thing can replace the 1 of the 2 screws holding the centre handle bar cover, no need fabrication like what i did liow... didn't see this till now

 

http://www.ram-mount.com/Portals/0/PartImages/RAM-B-367.jpg

[firenace]

hehe... i bought the 5" nuvi 1460, paid $339 for the box set, freebies,are dashboard friction mount and TMC cum charging cable cable. was told normal price of the 2 items if buy outside separately is about $50

nice price!

but the $99 attracts me more.

anyway i will consider getting 1 by the time i'm ready for touring.

[scoobydoo]

hanor hanor... when i see $99, mai tu liow

 

went down straight after work to test it... the rest is history

[firenace]

Collected my sw dis evening. great!

but when on the road, i'm trying for the "engine brake" by open juz a little throttle but who knows, i almost bang the lorry infront.

after dat juz ride as per my own style. will learn to get use to it as days goes by.

[Elton]

whoo! congrats bro!!!! shiok liao la

[scoobydoo]

Collected my sw dis evening. great!

but when on the road, i'm trying for the "engine brake" by open juz a little throttle but who knows, i almost bang the lorry infront.

after dat juz ride as per my own style. will learn to get use to it as days goes by.

hohoho... this time really become SWingers liow

 

glad that you managed to stop in time.

 

anyway, do note that the so called "engine" brake effect will reduce slowly over time, as the contra springs loose their strength to push the variator plates back to respective low gear positions; front spring pushes the variator plates apart (belt moves inwards) while rear spring pushes the plates closer (belt moves outwards). when spring weakens, the rate at which the plates move become slower thus "gear ratio" becomes less responsive when rpm is lowered. if fail to account for that and rider apply brakes too little or too late, the stopping (or slowing down) distance of the heavy SW becomes longer

[firenace]

whoo! congrats bro!!!! shiok liao la

thx bro

gotta get use to it lor. only rode it from bikeshop bck to home nia. so far so good

its a great bike but now not in high spirit cos going to hand over the car in 10 hrs' time...

[firenace]

whoo! congrats bro!!!! shiok liao la

thx bro

gotta get use to it lor. only rode it from bikeshop bck to home nia. so far so good

its a great bike but now not in high spirit cos going to hand over the car in 10 hrs' time...

[firenace]

hohoho... this time really become SWingers liow

 

glad that you managed to stop in time.

 

anyway, do note that the so called "engine" brake effect will reduce slowly over time, as the contra springs loose their strength to push the variator plates back to respective low gear positions; front spring pushes the variator plates apart (belt moves inwards) while rear spring pushes the plates closer (belt moves outwards). when spring weakens, the rate at which the plates move become slower thus "gear ratio" becomes less responsive when rpm is lowered. if fail to account for that and rider apply brakes too little or too late, the stopping (or slowing down) distance of the heavy SW becomes longer

oic... so meaning its better to use the brakes rather than applying engine brake method? :confuse:

on normal road, i still can use juz the brakes. i'm trying out dis engine brake cos i'm tinking wat if i ride sw to genting and coming downhill time, i dun wana brake all the way ma...

[bigcow]

yeah! i 4get abt the p-plate le.

its dat white/clear stuff on top & bottom of the p-plate lor. any idea where to find?

 

this 3M velcro tape similar to the ones use on P plates can be found in all DIY shops and most hypermarkets.. cost abt $6.50 to $8 for 2 strips in a pack.

[Elton]

oic... so meaning its better to use the brakes rather than applying engine brake method? :confuse:

on normal road, i still can use juz the brakes. i'm trying out dis engine brake cos i'm tinking wat if i ride sw to genting and coming downhill time, i dun wana brake all the way ma...

 

Yeah bro, basically scooters offers very little engine brake.

Unlike gear bikes, make full use of your front and rear brakes.

They are your life savers and never depend on the engine brake. lol

 

Coming down from Cameron will be braking all the way. Last time an old master taught me if going to cameron remember to bring along a bottle of water to cool down the brakes when having a break lol

[kmkoon]

Collected my sw dis evening. great!

but when on the road, i'm trying for the "engine brake" by open juz a little throttle but who knows, i almost bang the lorry infront.

after dat juz ride as per my own style. will learn to get use to it as days goes by.

 

Do you feel any vaibration when ride 40km to 50km??

where they put ur IU?

[Grimeca]

Hi All,

 

I'm interested in a silverwing. Any bros got any lobang pls pm me or text me on 96388793. thx heaps

[Elton]

our friend CCK is selling his 4 year swing.

go to the bike sales thread and look for his contacts

[Elton]

racingter is also selling his 6 months SWT.

[scoobydoo]

Coming down from Cameron will be braking all the way. Last time an old master taught me if going to cameron remember to bring along a bottle of water to cool down the brakes when having a break lol

instead of depending fully on brakes, can also maintain the engine rev level just sufficient to keep clutch engaged. when disengaged, tap on the brake and rev it up again.

 

no water from bottle... still got water from bladder

100% kidding

[firenace]

this 3M velcro tape similar to the ones use on P plates can be found in all DIY shops and most hypermarkets.. cost abt $6.50 to $8 for 2 strips in a pack.

today my fren juz told me he still got some left. i'll go take from him tonite.

still, thx for the info ^_^

[firenace]

Yeah bro, basically scooters offers very little engine brake.

Unlike gear bikes, make full use of your front and rear brakes.

They are your life savers and never depend on the engine brake. lol

 

Coming down from Cameron will be braking all the way. Last time an old master taught me if going to cameron remember to bring along a bottle of water to cool down the brakes when having a break lol

 

instead of depending fully on brakes, can also maintain the engine rev level just sufficient to keep clutch engaged. when disengaged, tap on the brake and rev it up again.

 

no water from bottle... still got water from bladder

100% kidding

now i understand wat both of u means by wat u say. getting use it it now. ^_^

only thing i dun understand is dat how come when i apply my brakes, regardless left, right or both together, the rear light only light up on the left, and the right side goes off... isnt brake light suppose to light up together? at normal time, both lights are on... funny...

[firenace]

Do you feel any vaibration when ride 40km to 50km??

where they put ur IU?

hmm... din really notice any vibration till now but when i'm exiting from PIE at Eng Neo, while negotiating the bend, i was travelling at 50km/h and my front wheel is unstable... for now, i still dun know if its the front fork or the tyre is causing it as i dun tink its the handle bar... its a dry, hot weather at 11am+ juz now and my fren following behind told me dat my back tyre tends to give way a little...

 

i ask them to put in my left compartment so dat i can lock it inside. the IU is not fix dead in it. it can be pull out from the compartment for about 20cm so dat i can take it out to scan when i going into cashcard parking area.

[scoobydoo]

when i apply my brakes, regardless left, right or both together, the rear light only light up on the left, and the right side goes off

that's abnormal... go back to the seller or BS for warranty repair

[firenace]

that's abnormal... go back to the seller or BS for warranty repair

ya... i'll go back again if i have time. mos prob will be nxt weekend le...

[kmkoon]

hmm... din really notice any vibration till now but when i'm exiting from PIE at Eng Neo, while negotiating the bend, i was travelling at 50km/h and my front wheel is unstable... for now, i still dun know if its the front fork or the tyre is causing it as i dun tink its the handle bar... its a dry, hot weather at 11am+ juz now and my fren following behind told me dat my back tyre tends to give way a little...

 

i ask them to put in my left compartment so dat i can lock it inside. the IU is not fix dead in it. it can be pull out from the compartment for about 20cm so dat i can take it out to scan when i going into cashcard parking area.

 

so ur Iu cannot detect when inside the side compartment??

Why nv install outside??

[firenace]

so ur Iu cannot detect when inside the side compartment??

Why nv install outside??

i belief it still can be detected when go pass the ERP but i'm not sure about those carpark like Wilson parking. 1 thing is dat most of the time when i insert the cashcard, i always 4get to take it out... so its more secure to lock it in the left side. and 1 more thing is i seldom use IU de, so it looks nicer to hide it inside.