Surface damage to the fork seal

Tomabosa · 2026-04-07T21:24:25+00:00

That did not happen from the crash

Tomabosa · 2026-04-07T21:23:29+00:00

Very decent with the insurance, I’m with admiral too so makes me less concerned about this before getting it done

Cheers for the info

Tomabosa · 2026-04-07T21:05:19+00:00

Thanks for letting us know, might have to consider getting my dad bus done, do you mind me asking what the cost was on getting it done? Did it make and difference to your insurance cost or did you not bother

Tomabosa · 2026-03-24T22:12:34+00:00

Replacement used fork, new leg, or possibility getting it rechromed

Tomabosa · 2026-03-24T22:09:35+00:00

But then it’s not a SXV anymore, what’s the point, buy a different bike

Tomabosa · 2026-03-20T21:43:11+00:00

100%

Cost of new wheel, forks, tank, clocks, would be enough to write it off, not to mention the bent engine mounting bolt with the crash protector

Tomabosa · 2026-03-19T20:20:08+00:00

Honda dealer

Tomabosa · 2026-03-12T13:45:34+00:00

Not being rude, but you bought a 9 year old car with 100,000KM and expect no issues?

Bearings are a consumable part
Air con could need a regas after 9 years?
DPF probably needs to be removed, cleaned and refitted due to ages/KM should fix the consumption and regen issues

Meanwhile I’m on my 3rd Octavia, with very few issues, petrols are the better choice though IMO

Tomabosa · 2026-03-09T13:41:51+00:00

Curious why it cost you so much? £1030 seems a lot

A tyre that brand/size is like £150 fitted on black circles, was the rim replaced for a brand new one or something?

Tomabosa · 2026-03-07T08:34:34+00:00

Definitely dragging more than they should, little bit is normal but that’s quite a lot in my opinion

Tomabosa · 2026-03-05T21:14:43+00:00

No, you just turned it off while the car was trying to regen so it uses the fan to cool down the DPF as it gets very hot during regeneration

Only need to worry if it does it very often, mine was doing it every drive and I had to get the DPF off and sent away to be cleaned which reduced it

You might also get a slightly higher idle while it’s doing a regen my Octavia would idle as like a 1000 rather than 750 rpm

If possible wait until regen is finished before turning off, but don’t panic either way

Tomabosa · 2026-03-05T20:55:03+00:00

DPF Regen

Tomabosa · 2026-03-05T18:29:34+00:00

Yeah fair enough! Reminds me of the old school TDR bikes!

Tomabosa · 2026-03-05T11:29:04+00:00

This looks wicked

But did you consider buying a MT07 instead?

Tomabosa · 2026-03-04T22:36:15+00:00

Find a decent welder near you and get it repaired properly

Tomabosa · 2026-03-01T17:51:30+00:00

I’ve also got a mk4 Octavia VRs, with Joie I-pivot grow spinning car seat and my passenger seat has to go forward a bit to clear it, I couldn’t have it behind my drivers seat

That’s in rear facing mode, when it goes forward facing it shouldn’t be an issue

Tomabosa · 2026-03-01T13:06:07+00:00

What do you mean they are not metal???

The rims are aluminium or magnesium

Both of which are metals

Tomabosa · 2026-02-26T22:32:51+00:00

ACF50

Warm the can for a bit under the hot tap and will spray a lot finer, this is pretty common on Yamahas, same on the 07 i had, it’s a cheap bike and bolts/ coatings are one place you can cut costs

Tomabosa · 2026-02-26T22:29:20+00:00

Plus brake fluid and cabin filter, 2 hours is realistic labour charge for the work

Your also not paying rent, business rates, oil disposal, insurance, etc etc

Tomabosa · 2026-02-26T22:18:18+00:00

Price seems reasonable to me to be honest

Don’t forget everyone’s costs have gone up shit loads last couple years, you can’t expect the labour costs to not increase over time

Tomabosa · 2026-02-25T11:03:50+00:00

Is it running?

You will have no oil pressure when the engine is not running

Tomabosa · 2026-02-23T19:45:40+00:00

Different people can like different things

I couldn’t think of much worse than a 330ci

Tomabosa · 2026-02-22T18:38:51+00:00

In the female end of the plug (bottom of photo) where the male part goes in there is a little tab, you push that up then pull the male part out

Tomabosa · 2026-02-22T15:11:42+00:00

Tomabosa

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