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Hey Miles, could I buy a c&s kit off you? I've been having trouble getting a manual set, everywhere I've tried has no stock. You must have all the stock

If I could have a £1 coin for every flat battery I went to (that owners weren't expecting!) during my AA career I would take Mrs Tex on a luxury world cruise! Or, send her to New York shopping while I rode somewhere exciting!

Jump starters use mostly LiCoO2 batteries. LiFePO4 chemistry is not suitable for this application because of their lower energy density, and lower voltage. As for every lithium battery, the self discharge rate is extremely low so they don't need any maintenance. For storage it's best to have them only partially charged at about 30% - 60% in a cool place... The charging is fast and it's not a problem to fully charge it before a travel (~2h are enough to fully charge them...) Because most of lithium batteries except LiFePO4 are unstable it's better

I guess there are two ways to get a flat battery. One is to leave something switched on, which could - I guess - happen to anybody. The other way is for the battery to fail due to old age (or, rarely, a reliability failure during its normal life span). It's this latter case I've been thinking about. When I was a reliability engineer, systems with "fall back" or "standby" facilities were common. The portable starter box by Dagoke is a good example of this: it works as a standby option when the main system (the battery) has failed. Now, reliability engineers know that

I am!!

Very true Steve. The trouble is, I'm an engineer at heart so like that elegance. 🙂 If someone isn't confident with fitting stuff to their bike, then simple is best.

Both the PD oilers are not gravity fed, they work by pumping a specific amount of oil at a selected time interval. They are not affected by temperature or viscosity of the oil, as they always pump exactly the same quantity. The reservoir on the mini is also clear and has a long filling tube. I have mine fitted inside the top fairing cover, strapped to the ignition coils bracket.

I've. Just had a big old service on my integra 700. I mentioned the issue with the sticking gear to the service team. It seems that the integra has been the main culprit for this fault though it has occurred on a few of the other nc bikes with dct. I wondered if it's because it is the heaviest of the nc range. Maybe this is one of the reasons the aluminium swing arm was put on the integra 750. No mention of a problem with the vfr's or Africa twin with dct. Anyway I took the plunge and agreed to have the work done on the gear box. I can't bring myself to say how much. It cost me an arm an

Me too. Just fitted one on my X. I rode the best part of 250 miles today and it's working well. A light coating of oil on the chain and no fling at all. Very happy. It should keep the new chain and sprockets in good order.

PDOiler is my choice.

Buy a manual?