I am with the TMax but think of others..

Post by **MrGrumpy** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:13 pm

gn2 wrote:
ridinhigh wrote:even some new cars have reverted back to chain for camshafts
But they're not external and are bathed in oil, don't transmit huge horsepower, have tensioners to keep them permanently in correct adjustment and the distance(s) between the cogs remains constant.

Ooh!!! That reminds me of something.....I know, the Tmax mks 1-3 (and BMWs)!

Post by **DougL** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:53 pm

Yeah, except that the BMW apparently needs that chain replaced at 24,000 miles? Really? They're having a laugh...

Post by **ridinhigh** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:11 pm

if i had a choice i would rather have a chain drive than a belt,

belt on my harley didnt last long

Post by **MrGrumpy** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:21 pm

DougL wrote:Yeah, except that the BMW apparently needs that chain replaced at 24,000 miles? Really? They're having a laugh...

Yeah...they are laughing, but you won't be!

Post by **spaceprobe** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:30 pm

Belt on my Kawasaki was perfect after 5 years, dealer told me that rarely had to replace them

Post by **Bluebottle** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 4:42 pm

Parked next to a nice matt black/ gun metal T-max 530 in Manchester today.

Looked very Batman (in a good way). I don't actually need the extra horses and couldn't get away without a top box any more, but it was very tasty.........I came over all Horobags for a minute or to, had to have a lie down and a gipsy cream until the temptation died down. Good job there was no Yamaha dealers on the way home

Post by **MrGrumpy** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 5:52 pm

Bluebottle wrote:Parked next to a nice matt black/ gun metal T-max 530 in Manchester today.

Looked very Batman (in a good way). I don't actually need the extra horses and couldn't get away without a top box any more, but it was very tasty.........I came over all Horobags for a minute or to, had to have a lie down and a gipsy cream until the temptation died down. Good job there was no Yamaha dealers on the way home

They do have that brutally handsome look (even if the headlights never quite look right)

Post by **anonstarter** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:47 pm

Great description "very Batman"!

All he'd have to do is 'masculinize' the mirrors!

Post by **MrGrumpy** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:52 pm

Its slightly odd that they made the mk4 look butcher than the mk3, but in every other way softened it off. Different design teams working to different agendas?

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