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billinom8s wrote: ↑Mar 11th, '26, 12:45 Prices won't drop until Sept time.

The pump prices here have dropped about 10p a litre over the last week. If nothing stupid happens out east we could be back to pre-Trump prices again soon.

With regards to brake fluid flushing, one thing that was suggested to me is after you have changed the brake fluid to just find some gravel on the road and make the ABS activate. Should be relatively safe for the rear wheel but the front could be more worrying. :)): Also while we are talking about c...

Service reset can generally be done without software, it's normally just a sequence of button presses to unlock the service menu.

ABS generally doesn't need diagnostic software either unless you have drained the ABS pump, for normal fluid changes it's not necessary.

On the ktm 990 you're not supposed to mess with it (factory set according to the workshop manual). Many owners said they adjusted theirs and got better / smoother low end throttle response so I decided to give it a try. That's when I found out TuneECU wasn't fast enough, at least not for a v twin. N...

I looked at throttle balance with tuneECU on my 990 (vtwin).... Forget it! The live update is way too slow and the values weren't stable enough to work with. The next thing to concider is whether it's best to have the throttles actually balanced (real vacuum comparison) or adjusted so the sensors ar...

billinom8s wrote: ↑May 29th, '26, 16:49 and mine too

yup, and yours too.

I can help with general stuff but not Triumph specific things as I've only used it on my KTM 990.

Yes, if your meter has min/max function it's easier to do. Last time I did it I was using a basic meter so I just set my phone up to record the meter. Then I stepped through the video to see what the lowest voltage was.. This was on a bike that was still starting quickly but cranking slower than nor...

Although it is showing like an electrical issue that might just be symptom. Either the current battery can't crank at normal speed because there are loses in the electrical path or an issue with the new starter motor OR the engine is now requiring more power to crank it, in which case I'd look for a...

Ah, yes.. I missed that. So based on what you've said nothing stands out as being the problem, but clearly something is. Is it possible the starter gears are binding? I'm not familiar with the engine but on my DRZ it is possible to get a washer on the wrong side of the gear and that alone can almost...

So I guess the only thing you haven't done is opened up the starter motor (or replaced it)?

Ok, just some initial questions as I'm not following.

Have you tried mains charging the current new battery when not in use (each night)?
Have you tested the voltage at the battery terminal with the engine running (so have you confirmed the bike is actually charging the battery)?

I've have good experience with both Autoaid and RAC. Currently with RAC as AutoAid aren't such good value once your vehicles get over a certain age. With RAC you really need to have the App on your phone but when my van recently decided to eat its own valves on the A303 they were there in 20mins and...

Webike is a great site for Suzuki owners as Suzuki UK absolutely fleeces us on parts.

A couple of years ago I spoke to Motoliner (Maidstone). They told me that if the rim is straight enough so that you can't obviously see the problem then their wheel straightener won't be able to fix it. As for testing it - tooth pick, sharp pencil, anything pointy really and fix that on the swing ar...