All about Steed

[MUSHA]

looking at your mods gets me stoked. but now have to prioritise so..

here goes my sales. steed 92vlx 2012 . stock + rear box .

 

LINK to details and photos

 

Y r u gg back to public transport?

[Terrible One]

Is there a market for Number plates?

If i'm not wrong those buying first hand can transfer the number over with an additional 100 dollars.

 

Coincidentally I have two pretty numbers

FL 1155x

and

FM 988k pretty

 

 

Got market of cos..

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133488&page=20

 

If manage to sell teh tarik on you k? Cheers!

[starats]

Got market of cos..

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133488&page=20

 

If manage to sell teh tarik on you k? Cheers!

 

i'll sell off the 1155 as it is ppl viewing already, will put 988 up then. Can sponser backpacking trip, great.

If steed sell also tehtarik on me =)

 

cannot ride. family cry mother father, friends nagging dangerous.

morning and evening traffic on the roads not very friendly.

Squeeze between cars very stress, dont squeeze smell fuel.

Everytime ride out see bm or porche in front of me i'll think "that rear bumper very ex"

 

the nagging issue still okay cus im super safe one *touch wood

i think it's a money issue huh. sad.

[Troy437]

I felt my front brakes have insufficient stopping power, esp when required to brake at higher speed. Could be some air in the brake hose, or brake fluid insufficient, or even brake fluid too old liao.

I can't tell as the brake fluid reservoir window all blurred from years of rain & shine(the previous owner never did maintain anything at all and left the bike in the open all e way).

 

Anyone has changed to brembo or any better front braking system?

[X-ilED]

I felt my front brakes have insufficient stopping power, esp when required to brake at higher speed. Could be some air in the brake hose, or brake fluid insufficient, or even brake fluid too old liao.

I can't tell as the brake fluid reservoir window all blurred from years of rain & shine(the previous owner never did maintain anything at all and left the bike in the open all e way).

Anyone has changed to brembo or any better front braking system?

 

 

 

Should be a good enough reason for you to at least get your brake fluids checked no?

 

for cruisers, i believe the stock brakes are more than enough for stopping. we dun go sportsbike speeds, we dun need sportbikes braking power.. then again.. a brembo does sound nice ... but.. u will be paying for something you dun really utilize to the fullest.. jus like the young punks u see that boast about having the highest bhp on their crotch rockets but.. never ever for once apprecieated how to use the power properly.

 

If u really wanna improve the feel of your front end.. steel braided hoses should do the trick. u wanna take it a step further, rebuild your master cylinder by replacing the O rings and the piston. you'll be surprized by the amount of junk u can find clogged up inside your master cylinder.

 

that should make your brakes work at their optimum.

[MUSHA]

I felt my front brakes have insufficient stopping power, esp when required to brake at higher speed. Could be some air in the brake hose, or brake fluid insufficient, or even brake fluid too old liao.

I can't tell as the brake fluid reservoir window all blurred from years of rain & shine(the previous owner never did maintain anything at all and left the bike in the open all e way).

 

Anyone has changed to brembo or any better front braking system?

 

My front brakes oso won't bite in E-braking but normal braking ok la. Just be careful and all else is ok.

[Terrible One]

Agree with X-ilED, dun really need Brembo, jut get your brake serviced. Brake fluid will deteriorate after sometime, and the o-ring and oil seal will need replacement if worn. Not sure how much the master cylinder repair kit cost tho. Brake pad replacement not ex for our bike so can invest on some better ones if urs is worn out already. Steel brake hose will give u a firmer braking feel, but it's very hard to bleed so if not done properly could be worse den rubber hose.

 

PS, I saw the wedding convoy at Tampines today(just b4 it rained). Saw X-iled's bike.. Awesome

[Troy437]

Quote=Originally Posted by Troy437

Anyone changed the front signal light bulb before? Where to get and how much?

One of signal light bulb is probbably gone blow soon...bcoz dimmer than the other. I think bcoz both signal lights are constantly on..so shd change liao.

 

Bulb should be very cheap.. Less den a dollar.. Can get at Sim Lim or Ah Boy.. Gimme a buzz at 91730603.. We should go do some hunting at scrapyards..]

 

Just changed the front signal lights.

Got them at $2.50 each from Eversuccess (Lembu Road), so its $5 a pair.

The bulbs are 12V/5W bulbs (double filaments).

 

When I changed them, then I know what is the problem with the dimmer one.

The dimmer one is a a 12V/8W bulb (from previous owner). I think by putting one 12V/8W, the system could not support the higher watt demand, not to mention its diff from the other signal light bulb (which is the correct 12V/5W).

 

When i changed both to a pair of new 12V/5W, I solved one problem unexpectedly. My signal light indicator use to be retarded, as it lights up a short while later after I on the signal lights. Sometimes it doesn't even light up when the bike is not moving.

With the correct bulbs now, the indicator reacted immediately and flashes together with the signal lights.

Now I know that it is not old or faulty wiring, but wrong bulb which causes improper lightings.

....Not to mention the new bulbs are brighter.

[Troy437]

Should be a good enough reason for you to at least get your brake fluids checked no?

 

....the O rings and the piston. you'll be surprized by the amount of junk u can find clogged up inside your master cylinder.

 

that should make your brakes work at their optimum.

 

 

Thats a good suggestion. I did see lots of brake dust there. Maybe servcing the front brakes pistons will just do the trick...

[starats]

my brake rings were leaking, brake fluid were dripping onto my wind breaker. went down to Thong Sheng change piston for 35.

 

i was just at ah boy he ran out of stock for front signal lights. not the bulb.

went over to dunlop street service bike/ ask for signal light price. one side 20 dollars. two for forty. not the bulb. it's the entire thing with the holder. so expensive? i should spare sometime go scrapyard. who's going? =)

[Terrible One]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k273/Riotbike/DSC01288.jpg

 

Done and I'm stoked on it..

[MUSHA]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k273/Riotbike/DSC01288.jpg

 

Done and I'm stoked on it..

 

Cool! Good DIY job!

[econbizer]

Swee la Terrible One!

 

I'm thinking of mounting signal lights under the handle bar's control kits. Any ideas on that? I looked underneath, and there are like no places to screw. I think handle bar clamps would work. Thou.. does Mr Ah Boy sell those?

[Troy437]

Swee la Terrible One!

 

I'm thinking of mounting signal lights under the handle bar's control kits. Any ideas on that? I looked underneath, and there are like no places to screw. I think handle bar clamps would work. Thou.. does Mr Ah Boy sell those?

 

Oh like the Harley style...Just wondering, will the signal light knock on the fuel tank?

[MUSHA]

Oh like the Harley style...Just wondering, will the signal light knock on the fuel tank?

 

Don't think so lah... still got fair bit of space. Unless not stock handle bar...

[Terrible One]

Swee la Terrible One!

 

I'm thinking of mounting signal lights under the handle bar's control kits. Any ideas on that? I looked underneath, and there are like no places to screw. I think handle bar clamps would work. Thou.. does Mr Ah Boy sell those?

 

Actually anything is possible.. Ah Boy many kinds of signal light, aunty beside him got more.. Just need to think of a way to mount it on ur bar..

[Troy437]

i'll sell off the 1155 as it is ppl viewing already, will put 988 up then. Can sponser backpacking trip, great.

If steed sell also tehtarik on me =)

 

cannot ride. family cry mother father, friends nagging dangerous.

morning and evening traffic on the roads not very friendly.

Squeeze between cars very stress, dont squeeze smell fuel.

Everytime ride out see bm or porche in front of me i'll think "that rear bumper very ex"

 

the nagging issue still okay cus im super safe one *touch wood

i think it's a money issue huh. sad.

 

Hey starats, I saw you just now at about 6 plus pm. I am the silver Steed at the junction after Bukit Timah Plaza before going into PIE. No wonder your family cry father cry mother...you really ride very fast and furious!

haha

[starats]

Hey starats, I saw you just now at about 6 plus pm. I am the silver Steed at the junction after Bukit Timah Plaza before going into PIE. No wonder your family cry father cry mother...you really ride very fast and furious!

haha

 

HI there,

 

no it wasnt me. that was the new buyer. he just knock off from work i guess. he sells fast bikes for a living. maybe that's why. haha

 

now im on a skipper. you can catch me crusing on the left lane =D

[Troy437]

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[Troy437]

HI there,

 

no it wasnt me. that was the new buyer. he just knock off from work i guess. he sells fast bikes for a living. maybe that's why. haha

 

now im on a skipper. you can catch me crusing on the left lane =D

 

Fwah...When I saw FL1155 I wanted to say 'Hi'.... lucky I nv talk to him at the junction before going into PIE...haha...

But he really ride very fast changing lanes very quickly...

[econbizer]

Bros, question on signal light timing. I changed my rear to an aftermkt pair, while my front signals are stock.

 

The timing is a tad too fast for my liking. From what I gather from another thread, I should get a 'condenser'. How much would this cost n does LAB sell this? If say I change my signal lights again, can I still make use of the same condenser n re-time my signal lights?

[econbizer]

On my check at Rosli, he pointed out to me a 'round rubber piece' situated at my carburetor. Told me that the rubber has hardened and can't be tightened any further and is causing air to leak in, not gd for fuel-air intake ratio.

 

What's this rubber seal and any idea on the cost? Is stripping the carb for $20 worth it.. that's the price quoted to me on top of the $40 for the rubber seals.

[MUSHA]

Anyone had their plug caps changed? I experienced engine stall last nite when moving off in 1st gear, started twice then engine fires.

This mrg, super duper heavy rain, engine stalls again, tried starting desperately after dont-knw-how-many starts, switched to reverse tank (i tot maybe it was), engine fires. Move to the traffic lights about 100m away n stalls again. Tried starting again, after 3 starts, engine fires, moves off with hesitation...

 

Sent my steed to my mech, he said 2 of the plug caps faulty, put on a dont-knw-wic-bike caps, ask me to try n c how. Now so far ok...

 

What a day for my steed...

 

Any advise, Steed Bros?

[plasticblackspecs]

On my check at Rosli, he pointed out to me a 'round rubber piece' situated at my carburetor. Told me that the rubber has hardened and can't be tightened any further and is causing air to leak in, not gd for fuel-air intake ratio.

 

What's this rubber seal and any idea on the cost? Is stripping the carb for $20 worth it.. that's the price quoted to me on top of the $40 for the rubber seals.

 

Just change it. Not work saving that few bucks for something that might potentially damage your bike in the long run. Anyway Rosli doesn't over quote. He usually price his stuff by the cost of the parts and a bit for labour. To him, he rather do a good job rather than trying to scrim here and there and end up having recurring problems. He may be slow (cos one man show) but he makes sure your bike is ok before it leaves the shop.

[MUSHA]

Just change it. Not work saving that few bucks for something that might potentially damage your bike in the long run. Anyway Rosli doesn't over quote. He usually price his stuff by the cost of the parts and a bit for labour. To him, he rather do a good job rather than trying to scrim here and there and end up having recurring problems. He may be slow (cos one man show) but he makes sure your bike is ok before it leaves the shop.

 

One-man-show... reminds me of my mech, Ah Huat. Slow n steady - good job done at the end of the day. And i really mean End Of The Day...