August 2009 - Posts

• Michelin Pilot Power - Win your dream bike compitition

  To win your dream motorcycle all you have to do is visit Everything Two Wheels between 1st September to 30th November 2009 buy a set of Michelin Pilot Powers and you go into the draw to win your choice of either a Honda CBR600RR Kawasaki ZX6RR Suzuki GSXR600 or a Yamaha YZF-R6. Pilot Powers are in stock and ready to be fitted. Ring Everything two Wheels 03 90777312 to book your bike in now. You never know you could end up with a brand new bike.   Posted Aug 25 2009, 02:14 PM by E2W with no comments Filed under: Michelin Tyres

• Pirelli Supercorsa sports bike tyres

  I'm not too sure how Pirelli managed to get these tyres classed as road legal. The latest generation of Pirelli Supercorsa's are the closest thing I've ever seen to a road going slick tyre. Have a look at the tread pattern (or lack of it) that come on these tyres. This is the first pair of Supercorsa's I've sold and I've asked the owner to come back to the website and leave some feedback as to how they go. I imagine that expressions involving ‘blankets' and ‘poo' will be the way these will perform. I'll keep you posted. Posted Aug 24 2009, 06:40 PM by E2W with no comments Filed under: Pirelli tyres

• Suzuki Gladius

  The first Suzuki Gladius to come through the shop. First impressions are that these are a very nice bike. This one was here for a first service. Suzuki seems to have taken on the new LAMS licensing laws on with the realization that there are now plenty more motorcycles for riders to choose from. And the Suzuki Gladius is a motorcycle I'd have on the short list if I was a new rider looking for my first bike. The riding position was very nice and the bike itself was very easy to ride. If I had the choice between a clapped out tarted up and over priced 250 grey import or the new lams approved Suzuki Gladius I know where my money would go. Check it out at your local Suzuki dealer.     Posted Aug 24 2009, 05:55 PM by E2W with no comments Filed under: Suzuki

• Bridgestone BT016 Sportsbike tyres

  It's amazing what a couple of days of warm weather can do for tyre sales. Last week was a very good week for moving stocks of tyres. One of the bikes that came through the shop was a Honda CBR600RR for a set of Bridgestone BT016. These tyres really are the cutting edge of sport bike tyre technology with the tyre being constructed of no less that five different compounds across the tyre. If your looking for new tyres for the up and coming summer season give Everything Two Wheels a ring on 03 9077 7312. All the popular brands and sizes are on the shelf and ready to go.   Posted Aug 24 2009, 05:29 PM by E2W with no comments Filed under: Bridgestone Tyres

• Honda VT750 12,000k service

  I'm not too sure why but we don't seem to get too many cruisers through the shop? The one that was in today was a Honda VT750. This one was here for a 12k service and this included a valve clearance check. Due to the VT running a screw and lock nut arrangement the valves need doing every 12,000k instead of 24,000k unlike the under bucket shim style motors that Honda also run. The valves if overlooked and left unadjusted will give the engine a top end rattle sound not long after 12,000k. It sometime pays dividends to take your owners handbook along to your mechanic at service time just as a reminder that the valves need attention too.   Posted Aug 24 2009, 05:24 PM by E2W with no comments Filed under: Honda

• Honda VTR1000F front brake caliper modification

  I'm always skeptical of information from the internet on how to hot up motorcycles and scooters but when I was approached and asked to do this mod I thought it might be worth a go. A common complaint from owners of Honda's VTR1000F is the soggy feeling from the front brakes. Although the bike still pulls up quickly there is an amount of sponginess at the lever that no matter how much you bleed the system it just doesn't improve the lever feeling. The owner of this VTR1000F told me he'd seen on the internet that to cure this issue fitting the front brake calipers from a 2003 Suzuki GSXR600 was the way to go. Like I've said I'm very wary of internet ‘fixes' but I told the owner if he supplied the brake calipers I'd see if they'd fit. A few weeks later and the owner was back at the shop with a set of calipers that he'd bought at the wreckers. I went to work on fitting them to the bike half expecting a bolt or brake hose not to line up and requiring some kind of modification. Everything line up perfectly. Even the hose ends sat flush on the calipers and didn't need any twisting or reshaping of the brackets. About an hour later the calipers were all fitted, bled and ready for a try. The owner left the shop and said he'd ring me when he got home and let me know how it went. The feedback is that fitting the calipers has made a massive improvement and he can now stand the bike up on its front wheel using only two fingers on the lever and all the soggy feeling has gone.       Posted Aug 04 2009, 11:27 AM by E2W with no comments Filed under: Honda

• Sym VS125 theft attempt

  SCUMBAGS! It about the best word to describe the people who go around trying to steal bikes and scooters by jamming a screwdriver in the ignition. It's also the mark of an amateur thief. In reality it's difficult to successfully get a bike started using this method due to the fact it's a very fine balancing act to get the screwdriver in far enough to break the tumblers of the lock without smashing the switch at the bottom of the ignition barrel and in most instances the thief is unsuccessful. On this occasion the thief didn't manage to get it right but did do over $200 worth of damage attempting to steal the scooter. On a positive note at least the owner of this Sym VS125 only had to pay for a new ignition instead of making a theft claim on his insurance. Posted Aug 01 2009, 01:27 PM by E2W with no comments Filed under: Sym