<Q&A> SBF Super Four Live Q&A Thread

[Ah Pek]

wheres the cheapest to get ebc HH brake pads? u know? im thinking of using those brake pads for frt. unless u haf any other recommendation?

 

Sorry buddy..can't help with this. Been riding for 30+ years and has been using normal standard brake pad (as long as they have the metal flake type) till date and has been good enough in stopping for me on Singapore and West Malaysia toad..and errrr..I don't ride at 90km/hr daily. Its the art of braking that is more important to me. Those expansive brake pads are good for there purpose and proven on the track...but I'm on the road.

 

Becareful though, pads may be good but your brake disc platter may not be 'compatible'...again to each his own preference lah.

 

some one from the forum is helping me service the brakes

 

Great

[arsonist]

hey wanna ask u guys whether the front fork guard from spec 3 can be used on spec 1? it lools kinda nice

[I_Ride_A_Bike]

hey wanna ask u guys whether the front fork guard from spec 3 can be used on spec 1? it lools kinda nice

 

can. i think i saw spec1 or 2 using those black 'guard' pieces. just look nicer only i guess..

[buttbutt8]

Hi folks, any comment and review on Castrol Fully Synthetic EO???

[arsonist]

ayone going down hkl soon? can help me ask bt021 frt and rear for spec1 is how much? thanks.

 

btw how oftern do u guys change wheel bearings? whenever u change tyres issit?

[Ah Pek]

btw how oftern do u guys change wheel bearings? whenever u change tyres issit?

 

Can lah if you can afford it every time you change wheel...otherwise wait till your wheel ride feel 'snakey'. If you have main stand..raise the front wheel..grab the rim/tyre and shake it left ride...should be rigid and no movement.

 

comment and review on Castrol Fully Synthetic EO

 

All EO are the same lah more or less..the xrtra benefit is what you add to it.

[dirtbikes]

LOL!..no charge lah..may be at least one Ko_Pee_Orh lor.

 

I'll help out as where to connect and how to do it. My time spend on one person is the same and why not you gather a few more ppl who are interested, arrange a date, a time and a place...I think its more productive.

 

Let me know..if there is know one else...do keep me posted and I have it done for you.

 

ok tks bro..i wld gather some of my frens n get back to you...

[nando]

soriiee everyone..

where can i get s4 seat, first hand one??

n how much it cost?

i ridin vtec 1, all s4 seat same rite?

[Ah Pek]

where can i get s4 seat, first hand one??

n how much it cost?

i ridin vtec 1, all s4 seat same rite?

 

Seat between version are all different...better tell them the model you have. Can try Ever Success at Lemput (sp?) near Desker road but do bargain..their price is high. May be try Chong Aik as they are just near by. I always get quote and go to LAB to get from them..at least he shave $5 to $20 off depending on items

[shinvam]

Hi wanna to ask this stupid qn,

 

Turning off bike using the key better or the cut off switch?

[buttbutt8]

Hi wanna to ask this stupid qn,

 

Turning off bike using the key better or the cut off switch?

 

For me i use key coz after switching off using cut-off switch, one would still have to turn the key to 'off' or 'lock' to remove it so might as well use the key to off engine to save the one extra step.

[Ah Pek]

Turning off bike using the key better or the cut off switch?

 

There is no which one better lah..its all the same. If there is a theory that prove one is better method than the other..certainly would like to learn.

 

Basically the "Off" or "Kill Switch" is for emergency or "quick access" to cut of engine when there is a need too..example like petrol is spilling, key inaccessable for cutting off engine or throttle in open position and jammed in an accident fall..that's how I understand it.

[Guest Timberland]

Hi wanna to ask this stupid qn,

 

Turning off bike using the key better or the cut off switch?

 

one of my mech told me to use key to switch off, using "kill-switch" is something like engage gear and let the bike stall to off, not good in long run.

i hope someone explain in technical detail..

 

btw, how much for clutch plate. i find it difficult to kick to neutral from gear-1.

[nando]

so expensive sia the seat!!

tanx niwae..

[MonoWorld]

bros, my vtec1 installed with breather at the EO cap there except there is no EO cap given to me by the previous owner. The pipe is cracked and torn. I went to the neighbourhood shop to buy a replacement pipe, duno whether the replacement pipe will melt? pls advise me guys.

[Ah Pek]

replacement pipe will melt?

 

I'm using the same setup..not sure what you got but next time..go to car auto spare part shop and get the car fuel hose heat resistant type..I think a meter is about $6.50 or more depending on diameter.

[Ah Pek]

using "kill-switch" is something like engage gear and let the bike stall to off, not good in long run.

i hope someone explain in technical detail..

 

Not sure where he gradulated from to tell you such thing..errrr..hee...x2!..but neither am I a graudlate in this...all I can say is that it does not make sense..this is all about 'electrical' shutting down or rather cutting off ignition..either way, the plug cease to fire and has nothing to do with "gears"..be it using key off or kill switch off.

 

one of my mech told me

 

I believe you got a few others to ask..do ask them and let us see what each individual has to say leh..very_the_interesting.

[MonoWorld]

car auto spare part shop

 

autobach got sell?

 

haha i can't tink of any car auto spare part now

 

mine now is like those water hose type. bought from nearby my office, ah pek (no pun intended ) selling. the hole is too small to be plugged to the water tap but jz nice can fit the breather.

[Ah Pek]

autobach got sell?

 

No...not taht I have seen it. If you do..its on reel..pull to the length you wantt and cut.

 

any car auto spare part now

Guess you don't drive lor..may be kiosk with car repair facility might carry them...if they do stock lah.

 

those water hose type

 

Water only lah..liao la but want still can use only that the contact part would get soften and swell and then cool down and become hard again...and everyday..again and again and again and again and again and again...heeee.... ..till that part looks like nero lips

[MonoWorld]

Ah pek, what type of hose u using now? the heat resistant type?

[Ah Pek]

the heat resistant type?

 

Yes...ride around Desker to Dunlope street..lots of auto spare shop there..should be able to find.

[patrick1131]

[Q]i just changed spark plug and found there is engine oil stain on the old spark plugs tip.i have use them for around 15,000km.

is there anything wrong?? why is there E.O ???

[shinvam]

thank ah pek and timberland for answering my qn

 

I also think as ah pek but i both also got use, randomly

 

Thinking the "kill switch" is a switch so if too long nvr use scare inner part may jam or wat bah. my 0.02 cents:cheeky:

[Winners]

I was wondering if the venerable Ah Pek or any forumers with a similar problem as me can advice.

 

I have a 7-month old S4Vtec 3 (bought new), but with only 2,600 km mileage clocked. Since the first day, whenever I wash my bike, the front brake pads (right side) will seize on the rotor after parking it overnight. This happens if I don't use the bike immediately after washing it but left it parked overnight.

 

I suspect that the cause could be due to the water contacting the brake pads during the wash and causing them to expand, but why only (and always) happen to the right side calipers? Whenever it seizes, I'll have to give a slightly harder push to release it and there will be a "knock" sound as expected.

 

I had inquired to the mechanic at Looi's Motor (which I had bought from), but they told me that the brake system is not seasoned yet, since it's still less than 5,000 km, but I don't really buy this reasoning.

 

Also, sometimes after applying heavy braking, there will be some scouring (rubbing) noise from the right side front brake calipers. The noise will only go away if I continue to apply continuous light braking operation several times intermittently. I suspect it to be the floating rotor's problem. I understand the front brakes are floating rotor type, whilst the rear brake is floating calipers type. Any good advice is appreciated.

[buttbutt8]

Yours shld be an agent bike rite? Why not bring back to Boon Siew to see if the calipers is under the warranty. New bikes have one year warranty.