[Archived - 2009] PK Official- Questions for Newbie

[st_gtti]

try using soap water?

 

tks mate i will try it latter.

[mepkoh]

to test for exhaust leakages..this is what i do.

 

need to produce some visible smoke...

choke the bike..ram hard.at the same time cover the end/outlet of exhaust..with a rag or something..watch for smoke comin out of the exhaust joints or just anywhere other than the exhaust outlet..

be careful with his method..take care..

[limbat]

Guys talking abt exhaust - i was told by a Honda Dealer than inside the exhaust is a EndCan - something like a muffer. This endcan must be changed bec they do get clogged up after prolong useage - i was told to change mine once every 4 years. But i guess it really depend on the riding conditions......

[st_gtti]

to test for exhaust leakages..this is what i do.

 

need to produce some visible smoke...

choke the bike..ram hard.at the same time cover the end/outlet of exhaust..with a rag or something..watch for smoke comin out of the exhaust joints or just anywhere other than the exhaust outlet..

be careful with his method..take care..

 

Tks for all info mates, just try tis evening n heng heng that my exhaust got no lohbang phew. tks again for all the exp sharing.

[st_gtti]

to test for exhaust leakages..this is what i do.

 

need to produce some visible smoke...

choke the bike..ram hard.at the same time cover the end/outlet of exhaust..with a rag or something..watch for smoke comin out of the exhaust joints or just anywhere other than the exhaust outlet..

be careful with his method..take care..

 

Tks for all info mates, just try tis evening n heng heng that my exhaust got no lohbang phew. tks again for all the exp sharing. sorry for double post

[Guest Valarie]

How do u know it really cleans ur bike internal gear system?

 

What's the diff between it and the other available engine flush on the market?

 

Lunloon, I said based on riding my bike after the engine flush. How clean ? I dont know. But thats what the manufacturer said.

 

U owns a bike am I right. The manufacturer must had mentioned something good about it. How do u really know or can u verify that it was as said? I think you cant concur to that too.

 

My intention was just to share something which I felt good...

[chuan.z]

to test for exhaust leakages..this is what i do.

 

need to produce some visible smoke...

choke the bike..ram hard.at the same time cover the end/outlet of exhaust..with a rag or something..watch for smoke comin out of the exhaust joints or just anywhere other than the exhaust outlet..

be careful with his method..take care..

 

Tks for all info mates, just try tis evening n heng heng that my exhaust got no lohbang phew. tks again for all the exp sharing.

 

mepkoh: ppl riding TA200 leh....

st_gtti: dun tell me u try n ram for smoke on a TA200

[kmax]

Bro KMAX,

 

Thanks for your intro about the gas treatment.My bike now feel great!! Also, I had purchased STP ENGINE FLUSH and that really cleans my bike internal gear system and bring out the best performance. I think its great on 4T bikes!! Give it a try!

 

no prob bro.. ride safe..

 

How do u know it really cleans ur bike internal gear system?

 

What's the diff between it and the other available engine flush on the market?

 

not sure about internal.. but my 8 year old bike has no carbon dirts in exhaust..

(before i was using FP60, there was carbon dirts, which i can tip with finger)

 

i am refering to FP60, which more info can be found here..

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187827

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98881

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102932

[st_gtti]

mepkoh: ppl riding TA200 leh....

st_gtti: dun tell me u try n ram for smoke on a TA200

 

yup lol but i use the soap n ramming pattern of course with the help of my friend at least i think use both method more logic

[mepkoh]

mepkoh: ppl riding TA200 leh....

st_gtti: dun tell me u try n ram for smoke on a TA200

 

thats why...choke has to be used//

2 strokers dont need as high ram will definitely produce a lot of smoke..

[ashrobo]

dats the rubber O rings all worn out it happens...u may notice u have to keep tightening your chain soon..then will have to replace or shorten it.

 

Ok, thanks...

[SNapEl]

no prob bro.. ride safe..

 

 

 

not sure about internal.. but my 8 year old bike has no carbon dirts in exhaust..

(before i was using FP60, there was carbon dirts, which i can tip with finger)

 

i am refering to FP60, which more info can be found here..

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187827

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98881

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102932

 

Yo kmax will you recommend using FP60 on TA200? very tempted to try...

[kmax]

Yo kmax will you recommend using FP60 on TA200? very tempted to try...

 

your money, your bike, your curiosity...

 

 

hahaha.. i just use it once in awhile (once in 1 or 2 months) to clear carbon..

 

no need to depend on such for daily riding... (petrol price is so high already.. cant spend on such extra for daily usage)

[MaryMary]

thanks mepkoh..

 

i will try increasing my idling speed.. i never use the choke b4 coz everytime the bike starts the 1st try, at most 2nd try. For past few months, moving from gear 1 was always ok. Jus that recently this problem occured.

 

will check out the clinic..

 

 

Hi guys, just to update. I got my acceleration and white smoke prob fixed at Planet recently.. changed pistons, piston rings, etc..

 

Now running in.. can feel the increased power and smoother acceleration..

 

Thanks Chuanie for selling me the grips.. and giving me advice..

the fat grips r definitely more comfortable..

[lunloon]

Lunloon, I said based on riding my bike after the engine flush. How clean ? I dont know. But thats what the manufacturer said.

 

U owns a bike am I right. The manufacturer must had mentioned something good about it. How do u really know or can u verify that it was as said? I think you cant concur to that too.

 

My intention was just to share something which I felt good...

 

in the end you didn't answer anything?

 

it's only a simple question like how do you know it's clean and how does it compare with the others in the market.

 

i think u think too much

 

The following is what I mean by an answer.

 

no prob bro.. ride safe..

 

 

 

not sure about internal.. but my 8 year old bike has no carbon dirts in exhaust..

(before i was using FP60, there was carbon dirts, which i can tip with finger)

 

i am refering to FP60, which more info can be found here..

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187827

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98881

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102932

 

Anyway thanks kmax. If it can be used by your bike I think it may be used by other bikes. May wan to try also. Tempted to use car engine flush but 1. no time to see, 2. dunno if can be used by any engine or not.

[TheYasMan]

Anyway thanks kmax. If it can be used by your bike I think it may be used by other bikes. May wan to try also. Tempted to use car engine flush but 1. no time to see, 2. dunno if can be used by any engine or not.

 

Im tempted to try too, but StrongEagle strongly opposes its actual use, claiming its false, as much as VS's can be.

[kmax]

Im tempted to try too, but StrongEagle strongly opposes its actual use, claiming its false, as much as VS's can be.

 

each has own opinion.. and but since it does no harm... i just itchy to try myself ....

 

but ofcuz so called ABS and VS thing, we can advice them against new riders.

[mepkoh]

ya try try and u will know the answer..and in the meantime the snake oil trader makes a bundle...most of the time u want to believe that it will work.

so subconciously u r primed for the product success .. ya hope u find what u r looking for.

[kmax]

well... as long as i aint gone bankrupt for such 20-30 $

and better know it first hand... than surf-net and talk c0rk.... isint ??

[TheYasMan]

Well sometimes it's the placebo effect.

You think it should, you expect it to. Nvm.

[mepkoh]

Carrefour at PS is out of Total Brand EO! I change every 1500km - so I"m looking for the range of EO that is budget yet decent.

 

Any recommendations for other brands of Semi-Syn EO that we can buy and DIY for our Phantom?

the next time if u r in johore...try carrfore..i have bought castrol 4t mineral for S$4.5../1 L bot

[mepkoh]

Previously i mentione that there are no valevs in a 2 stroke bike...i meant in a 2 stroke engine..

Obviously thee are other valves spme where else...

1 is the reed valve..this one is most probably situated after the carb ...this is to prevent loosing pressure in the crank case during the power stroke.

 

another one sometimes is known as a power valve...this is situated at the exhaust port...Most if not all the two stroke race bikes sold now-a-days have a power valve in the exhaust port. A power valve is just a piece of metal that moves down and covers part of exhaust port making it smaller. Big ports mean big horsepower, but they also mean narrow power band. By making the port smaller, the power valve helps make the power band wider. It does this by keeping more of the fuel mixture in the cylinder, and out of the exhaust pipe, at lower RPM.

 

I am not sure TA150 has this...have to ask A chong about this on my next visit..

[jB]

the next time if u r in johore...try carrfore..i have bought castrol 4t mineral for S$4.5../1 L bot

LAB's mineral are going at $3.50 the last I bought it

[SNapEl]

Sorry to ask this again cause can't find the information.

Where can i go to get a new rear number plate done cheap and good. I sorta vaguely remember someone mention some aunties shop or something...

[thenation]

there's an MO for it...

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169226

 

saw that chuanie got it, maybe can ask him about the quality?