Thanks Helen, that's as I feared. I think the nose weight may be lower at 80kg so it's well into the stress zone.
I'm keen to avoid towing and dragging the bike along will wreck it's tyre and drive train (it's a 1970's trials bike).
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- Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:16 am
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: 85kg nose weight and trials bike
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6249
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:40 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: 85kg nose weight and trials bike
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6249
85kg nose weight and trials bike
I'd like to use a tow bar mounted motorbike rack to carry my trials bike. The bike weighs 87kg, what's the risk to the bongo due to the 85kg nose weight limit?
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:34 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Overheat coming home from garage
- Replies: 97
- Views: 23530
Re: Overheat coming home from garage
I think the heads all go eventually, it just takes a stress incident to push them the final bit. I boiled ours in 2006, ran ok until a hose went in 2009 and popped the head. 80,000 miles seems to have been a magic number. Can anyone office advice or the legal issues of bb123 getting recompense from ...
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:06 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Central locking odd behaviour
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4523
Re: Central locking odd behaviour
Of course but if the feed to the aftermarket receiver for the remote is picking up power via a good SB but the remaining solenoids are on my knackered LB then they'd be slower?g8dhe wrote:The door locks will be on BOTH batteries!
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:50 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Central locking odd behaviour
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4523
Re: Central locking odd behaviour
mine does the same actually, only recently though. I have remote locking too (DIY). So when i unlock, drivers door unlocks straight away, before i get the van the others open, but certainly a delay. Nowt to do with opening the door as i haven't touched the door by this point. I wondered if mine was...
- Sat Apr 23, 2016 12:00 am
- Forum: Off Message
- Topic: happy birthday...mikeonb4c...64 today
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5430
- Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:26 pm
- Forum: Off Message
- Topic: happy birthday...mikeonb4c...64 today
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5430
Re: happy birthday...mikeonb4c...64 today
Happy birthday Mike!
- Fri Apr 22, 2016 5:30 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Sliding door contact pins seal
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5663
Re: Sliding door contact pins seal
I think the switch that determines if it's closed is in the latch mechanism at the rear of the door which is tricky to get to. You could try cleaning the metal contacts as it can't hurt. Cheers Simon, I've done the forward ones but didn't know about a rear one do I'll do that over the weekend. I th...
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:49 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Sliding door contact pins seal
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5663
Re: Sliding door contact pins seal
Mines the same, on a different note my side door makes the soft close whirring noise when I go round bends I've cleaned up the contacts etc need to see if that solves it
- Wed Apr 20, 2016 5:26 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Rust proofing the rear arches from inside.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4246
Re: Rust proofing the rear arches from inside.
if your going to use wax oil make sure all the welding is done, as going back in with a torch after can be a little fraught. spraying into the inner arch runs into the back end of the cills, then forwards along it under braking etc. i prefer to use 3-4 ltrs of clean oil, mix with a tube of good gre...
- Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:30 am
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Rust proofing the rear arches from inside.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4246
Re: Rust proofing the rear arches from inside.
if your going to use wax oil make sure all the welding is done, as going back in with a torch after can be a little fraught. spraying into the inner arch runs into the back end of the cills, then forwards along it under braking etc. i prefer to use 3-4 ltrs of clean oil, mix with a tube of good gre...
- Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:28 pm
- Forum: Campervan Conversions in Bongos
- Topic: Roof conversion advice
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4275
Re: Roof conversion advice
Ours is a standard factory AFT, the motors failed last year. So worth considering that issue if retro fitting an aft.
- Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:59 am
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Central locking opening but not locking
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1935
Re: Central locking opening but not locking
Maybe a broken wire in the door loom?
- Mon Mar 14, 2016 1:38 am
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: leisure battery..
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9900
Re: leisure battery..
If you're prepared to risk a tight squeeze (though it actually seems no harder to remove/replace than the Numax 110ah i had before), i've had great service from the expensive but quality Energy Bull 135ah battery i plonked in mine several years ago. It's so snug against the inner wing it doesn't ev...
- Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:46 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: sliding door wont open
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4969
Re: sliding door wont open
Don't forget the thwump options:
http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/sear ... mit=Search
Saves taking the door card off
http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/sear ... mit=Search
Saves taking the door card off