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If your rear brake won't hold the bike whilst stationary on a hill it certainly won't stop your bike once moving. It must be faulty get it checked and serviced!

Chris, As far as I am aware there is no stated legal position regarding lane spliting in the UK at speeds up to 10 mph, where does it say this in the highway code? It is part of the police class 1 rider training (and therefore IAM on which this based and assessed) to demonstrate that you are making ...

Forgive me for asking this but ... why do you want to know?

Dwayne, I could understand the problem being a relay fault if the contacts failed to close when the relay coil is first energised, this is indeed a common symptom of relay failure. If the energising coil closes the contacts it would be unusual for the contacts to drop out, but then close again becau...

I had this exact problem with an Ed 80 Rockster. It turned out to be a defective hall effect sensor. If the ECU does not receive a signal from the sensor on the crank it assumes the bike is not turning over and shuts down the fuel pump. Mechanic at BMW had seen the same symptom before and only found...

If, as others have suggested, you set the pre-load and tyres for two-up riding after a few miles you will quickly adjust to the added weight. Note it will have a more noticeable affect on braking distance than acceleration. Additional fork dive not an issue on an R which is what I find causes most u...

Chris, Before buying a new Sargent Seat at £389, why not buy my used for 1000 mile example for £250 (front and rear). :lol: Best aftermarket part for the bike IMO. Someone else on this site described the difference between Sargent and Standard as the fact that you don't think about the seat at...

MFBRSV, interesting thread, you learn something new every day. It will be interesting to see what the officiaal view is from Michelin Canada.

CWH

I have used Pilot Roads and Pilot Sport tyres on 3 different bikes (R850R, Rockster, Honda CBF600) and never seen suffered from this. Just checked thee Pilot Roads on the CBF and there is no sign of this on my tyres. It may however be unique to the Pilot Power tyres but it does seem odd. Any loss of...