Varadero 125

[LTC]

Originally posted by nE0@Aug 1 2004, 12:01 PM

It will be great if someone who is good with their hands can come on down too, see how its done, then guide the other Varas.

 

Its quite a simple bike actually, just have to know how to work your way around it. And if someone knows how to remove the fairing, even better, can mount inside.

The fairing is a hassle to remove. Seen the mechanics at Sanfu doing it ater messing with it for a while, my bike. There's alot of screws to be remove and u will need an extra helping hand when removing and fitting on.

[visual]

Agreed, and problem with stuff like this is like those old toys with springs inside,

when u open it, stuff fly off and etc.. waht ever, but when u wanna put it back its not as simple a splacing it over and screwing it, its a balancing act, of plaching this and that and the washer the rubber etc.. im not refering tot he ferring but i feel its similar,

fixing it is a balancing act..

 

ive tried for fun lah, to remove the rear light plastic, fixing it back on was a challenge as there is a rubber lining thinge that falls of so easily..

so i guess need to know the tricks to remove it, else u be riding sad.. with a fering thats not fixed properly..

[Guest simone]

mnemonic no worries u can join us anytime. me fren too is riding a super 4 since is kinda diff to get all the vara together at one time so the more bikes we can get the merrier. but u'll be find that we'll be too slow for ur liking.... ehhe

[Guest simone]

misses niti was do u wanna buy go to regina (ah boy bro shop) i can get kinda cheaper prices if mr derrick is there cos me n suhaimi usually patronise from him. + i let him in for free at sentosa.

[mnemonic]

thanks simone.by the way,don worry abt the speed i'll be travelling.i'm one of those who ride a bit slow like ah pek although i ride s4.

[visual]

Originally posted by mnemonic@Aug 1 2004, 02:11 PM

hi visual.My height.Ard 1.65m.hehe....quite short.I'm riding s4 now...

1.65m is not short lah,, its actually just nice...

once u get on the vara it be just nice ur feet on the floor...

 

next outing if you come along, let u test ride my vara lah.... just for kicks.

[Guest simone]

u could soften the rear suspension so when u sit the bike is lowered so no worries reaching the groud.

[dakar]

hello guys...this saturday no story huh??....... :cheeky:

07 aug 2004...go inside cemetry or what....hehehehe...... :giddy:

[Niti]

Hey bros!!

 

dis morning i went to boon siew to service my bike... wah, now my bike really feels like new boy!! i can really feel the crisp and the pick-up really improved a lot. very like new!! they changed m y oil n cleaned the filters, changed oil, top up the coolant and repaired my brakelights... everything on my bike is perfect now. the only downside was that they serviced my bike from 1130 all the way to 1545hrs!! so long dat i slept near their reception counter, ceh!!

 

simone, now i really feel like going for a ride along jb highway again, hahha!!!

[visual]

7th aug huh.. sounds good ehh... whos free then?

[Guest simone]

ha ha niti... good to hear that.. eh wat did u change at bs honda leh... how much did they charge u??? wa how come u go servicing so fast tot wait for 12th eheh.

 

wat did they do to tune ur bike leh... next time go bs honda call me lah i bery free during weekdays cos no more working only skooling ...

[Guest simone]

on the 7th can but i think i'll be working till 12midnight again.. i will join u guys after work... oh yeah remember to wear red n white! i'll inform azman n suhaimi bout this i think they would most likely go.

[mnemonic]

visual.test ur bike?? is vara heavy???by the way,when are u guys having ur next outing??Maybe i would like to join if i'm free.Thanks for the invitation

[visual]

ehh ur riiding s4 and ur worried if vara125 is heavy?

its might lighter then s4

 

[Niti]

At boon siew i changed both spark plugs ($20), oil filters ($12.50) and engine oil ($13). I got some probs with rear stop light coz when stopping the lites just wont lite up. So they changed the bulbs and the faulty brake switch, cost me $15. Since my bike is parallel import, i need to pay another $52 for labour charges. So total is $118. Then the mechanic tuned my brakes for me (no more squeeky sounds) and asked me to sit on the bike while he tuned the chain for me.

Considered that the bike are preofessionally done ah, hehee.

 

dis 7th i think i cant make it lah. Dat nite i werk nite shift. The nex day got to rest already coz on the 9th kena ndp duty again...

[Guest simone]

wa ur engine oil so cheap mine is 1 litre $20 but get 10% so $18 but they 1 buy 2 bottle they only top up 1.3 n the remainder they give me back for next use so only buy one bottle..

 

ur service charge however is dam expensive leh. eh the rear breake light bulb only 2 bucks lah.

 

i only recommend going there if u wanna do normal service like change oil filter change oil n spark plug. cos the rest if u go there frequently they will check for u FOC. like tighten of chain n cleaning ur brake pad. i also got a free engine tune up from them. n also go there early when they have nothing to do.

[mnemonic]

Niti,u changed ur engine oil at boon siew for $13/btl....cheap leh.Wat engine oil is that???I'm going to change mine tomorrow but still haven't decide wat and where to change.

[dakar]

simone ...i'll be quiet busy during the weekdays..but call me if everybody set on 7th august....ok..see ya guys soon...........

[Guest simone]

allright DAKAR if there's anything i'll give u a call.

[visual]

7th aug, nite... 95% ill be free...

so if anything ill join..

[Guest simone]

has anybody here snapped their clutch cable.. n knows where to get a replacement whether original or compatible...

 

i snapped mine presently using a yamaha virago one... but its too tight!

[daystar_70]

Hi,

 

can anyone advise where and how much can we get the front fender for our vara125??

 

I wanted to install one, need to know where to get??

 

Anyone installed centre stand, I'll be installing this saturday @ M-Technik.

 

Cheers & Thanx.

Daystar

[visual]

Originally posted by daystar_70@Aug 5 2004, 05:19 PM

can anyone advise where and how much can we get the front fender for our vara125??

 

as 6ofitall mentioned, i can be done, using a ktm fender. he did it him self on his transalp400,

main stand: how much does it cost u?

[visual]

Originally posted by simone@Aug 5 2004, 01:57 AM

has anybody here snapped their clutch cable.. n knows where to get a replacement whether original or compatible...

 

i snapped mine presently using a yamaha virago one... but its too tight!

how coem u didint go to bs to get it replaced? pricy?

 

anyways.. you migth already know this but.. just incase..

heres the stroy, few days ago, some 'monkeys' itchy hand go and loosen my clutch cable (at the handle bar screw, they unscrew it till its lose this i cant achieve half-clutch, have to throw the lever all the way back before the gears engage..

 

me being the person who knows crap about bike and all t his.. of course.. didint know what to do..

 

but guessed it had somehting to do with the cable..

stoped the bike.. after a while figured out how to 'tightened' it..

 

so ur case is it.. the clutch want to open very hard to squeeze?

coudl adjustment of the clutch bolts.. makes it better...

[Niti]

Originally posted by mnemonic@Aug 3 2004, 02:15 PM

Niti,u changed ur engine oil at boon siew for $13/btl....cheap leh.Wat engine oil is that???I'm going to change mine tomorrow but still haven't decide wat and where to change.

i think they used sumting called Shell Advance. The techinician recommend that we used a fully synthetic oilfor our type of bike.... supposedly able to last for 5000km per change