Hi All, 3 problems i'm afraid. Question One. Its a 09 speedy 1050 with 10,000 miles on it. Th Suspension settings are difficult to get right. If you go buy th book its 2 turns out on th front its soft. But mine soon go from soft to hard in a smallest of turns. Also comp is on th right and Tens on th left when they should be th other way around. Does that make a difference?? They do appear to comp and tens th same were they are. Iv taken oil out as it was over filled and hydrolocking.!!! Now i can use all th suspension that i payed for... If it allows me. So Im very close to having them stripped and cleaned, re sprung with progressive springs?? and put back together th right way around with correct oilings.. As im getting a bit fed up of carrying a screw driver around every time th weather changes temperature. I kid you not on a cold day they do stiffen up to race standards, that dosnt suit my B road blat.. Question 2. Oil light comes on when it feels like when th engine is off. New sender unit or clocks problem?? Question 3. Oil vapor for all th world seams to be coming from a hole bung in th sump. As anyone had a similar problem?? Also th near by breathers are dry, so it carn't be them? Oils filter, sump plug all oil tight. See fotoes. Note dry all around filter seal. Breathers oil free.. Cheers Phil
I would get your suspension setup by a professional. I sent my forks and shock to MCT. Cost a few quid but well worth IMHO. You could also try K-tech who are near Donington Park and there are others about. Assuming it is an oil pressure switch, I would check that and the wiring first. These bikes are known for wearing through the wiring near the headstock. I would check for a blocked breather first and then give the area a thorough clean and then dust with talc powder to source the place where the oil is coming from.
As the forks appear to have been bodged (compression & rebound damping legs on the wrong side & overfilled with oil), it begs the question have the internals been re-assembled correctly? So it would make sense to have the forks serviced & rebuilt by a professional as previously advised.
Hi Bolosun. 1, Yes its looking like a full pro rebuild. As anyone used progressive springs on there's?? 2, When if it does come on it flickers too some times, that sort of thing. Iv taken th connector off th sender and messed with it but that makes no difference. I will look into steering head wires but at 10,000 miles they should be ok and when i move th steering it makes no difference to th flickering on or off..... 3, Iv cleaned it when filter is off, replaced with new and then ridden it 10 miles and there is no sign from were it comes from. A right mistery foreshore this one.. Its like some one as given it a misting of oil from underneath. Nothing is coming from above.
Hi Bolosun. 1, Yes its looking like a full pro rebuild. As anyone used progressive springs on there's?? 2, When if it does come on it flickers too some times, that sort of thing. Iv taken th connector off th sender and messed with it but that makes no difference. I will look into steering head wires but at 10,000 miles they should be ok and when i move th steering it makes no difference to th flickering on or off..... 3, Iv cleaned it every where when th filter was off, replaced with new and then ridden it 10 miles and there is no sign from were it comes from. A right mistery foreshore this one.. Its just like some one as given it a misting of oil from underneath. Nothing is coming from above. Oil level never drops. Like i say its not a leak more of a misting.
Yes its looking like a trip to th professionals. Iv now screwed th comp all th way out 2 1/2 turns in this case and it only feels slightly less stabby.
Suss update. Went for a ride out on Wednesday and turned th blue nuts (Spring tension) out one turn and it revealed a new grove adjustment on both side (which was nice) and it now gives 1 1/2 inch of sag. What started all this suspension stuff off was having a go on my son's 955i. Is has had new springs and set up very well. Its lovely and compliant. No or very little stabbing in th bars and feels perfect in th bumpy bends. I tracks beautifully. Mind he does av new Michelin road 5's on, (I think they are called that). When i first got on it, it just fell into th corners and it surprised me and i had to lift it up and in again, till i got used to it. My Bridgestone's Battle axe BT 016 and other variants iv used for years on all my other previous bikes arnt as good and i will change to Mitch next time. Anyway.... I also turned back th rear rebound half a turn as well and now its gone in th car world from Mini Cooper S hard to Escort RS 2000. What i really want is Rover 75 with low profile tyres and Mc Pherson struts. Th word is not soft, but compliant and taught when needed... On th ride out i saw these too. Nice 750. I wont one. Wankle...!!!! TURBO>!!!!! This is in th raffle... I hope we win it... ;-)
