Powervalve Guard On Front Cylinder Head............

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Powervalve Guard On Front Cylinder Head............

#1 Post by rd84 » Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:22 pm

Hi,

After 20 miles (32km) riding since cleaning I found this new road debris in my fairing belly pan.......

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Shows why we need the guard on the front cylinder head to protect the YPVS system just in case anyone was thinking of leaving the guard off when you rebuild your engines.

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#2 Post by podman » Sun Aug 21, 2016 4:28 am

I can pick that much crap up just wheeling it around on the drive Paul!

No, just goes to show you why its there..if you do 20 miles in a southerly direction on occasion, let me know and ill do 20 northwards and well meet up for a coffee n talk all things RD..

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#3 Post by Vin » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:31 am

would be nice to sort a local group meet up :cool:

I know of a few 500's in Gloucestershire.

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#4 Post by rd84 » Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:39 am

Vin, Podman - it would be nice to do a RZRD500.com UK meet up sometime - I met Daz a couple of weeks back in Oxfordshire - I'm sure he would be interested - as usual spare time is the enemy and I'm sure trying to co-ordinate a group meet wouldn't be easy.

Are you in Leicestershire Podman ?

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#5 Post by podman » Sun Aug 21, 2016 12:31 pm

Northamptonshire...we have a few well attended local meets and I have met up with Geoff from the forum on a few occasions, we had 3 x 500s in one place at the 2 stroke meet at Yardly Hastings a while back, I do post up in the meets section but even allowing for the smaller number of 500s on the road, it appears to me in general the 500 "scene" isnt quite as engaged and well attended /supported as the LC scene.

With enough notice, id certainly travel to make a meet, even if it ended up being off season and a cuppa in a cafe, always nice to put names to a username!

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#6 Post by Vin » Sun Aug 21, 2016 3:17 pm

Would Stratford-upon-Avon be roughly central for us for a good meeting spot?

It would take a bit of coordinating but maybe we could do it and would be a sight to see :cool:

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#7 Post by silverstrom » Sun Aug 21, 2016 4:51 pm

rd84 wrote:Hi,

After 20 miles (32km) riding since cleaning I found this new road debris in my fairing belly pan.......

Shows why we need the guard on the front cylinder head to protect the YPVS system just in case anyone was thinking of leaving the guard off when you rebuild your engines.

Cheers
Paul
But strangely absent from the RZV500.

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#8 Post by podman » Sun Aug 21, 2016 6:33 pm

Vin wrote:Would Stratford-upon-Avon be roughly central for us for a good meeting spot?

It would take a bit of coordinating but maybe we could do it and would be a sight to see :cool:
Do-able for me easy enough mate.

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#9 Post by rubberfingers » Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:36 pm

Hi I am in the Midlands as well so if possible I could look to join you boys sometime

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#10 Post by Vin » Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:46 pm

Will try and arrange something when the weather improves then[emoji106]


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#11 Post by rubberfingers » Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:36 pm

Vin wrote:Will try and arrange something when the weather improves then[emoji106]


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#12 Post by Ade SYM » Thu Jan 05, 2017 7:40 am

Vin wrote:Will try and arrange something when the weather improves then[emoji106]


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Vin,

I would be up for a meeting in Stratford as not too far from me so count me in

Parts in the post tomorrow and hope the back gets better soon.

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#13 Post by Johnyh » Thu Jan 05, 2017 12:29 pm

Vin,

Count me in, it would be a nice spin up the 46 from Tewkesbury for me

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#14 Post by Vin » Thu Jan 05, 2017 12:40 pm

Okay then guys I will organise something nearer the time.




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#15 Post by podman » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:11 pm

Vin wrote:Okay then guys I will organise something nearer the time.




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Looking forward to that already, would you put it under the meets section and update it at the same time as anything on facebook, I dont "do" facebook.. :smt003

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