tigerleo62

2005 Honda VTR250 - just got into riding recently so stuck on 250 license for a while yet, but gangs and gangs of fun

More details if you aren't sure what the standards specs include: Dual SRS Airbags Power Mirrors Power windows Power Sun Roofs (dual sun roofs) Power Steering AWD Air Conditioning with climate control Automatic Adjustable driver's seat Adjustable steering wheel 2.5 litre straight 6 single turbo Front strut brace DARK Tint And some pics: Apart from the whiteline sway bars, castor arms, K&N filter and 18" wheels (235/40Z R18) the car is stock mechanically. Nice tidy example - reasonable offers accepted

Oh yeah, forgot that it has remote central locking alarm thingo

Hi all, Have decided to sell my Stagea: I don't really drive it any more as I have been getting into riding my motorcycle and as such have found that weeks and weeks can go by with out me even hopping into the car. So, it is a dark blue 1997 series 1 with all the usual RS FOUR 2.5L RB25DET fruit, plus: Twin sun-roofs 18" rims with good rubber Anti Sway bars (as discussed in this thread) Castor arms (as above) DVD/CD/MP3 Player and in dash screen Sheepskins Roof racks/bars K&N air filter Car also has the rear cargo cover New Battery as of 24/12/05 Regular service (Spark plugs changed and fuel injectors cleaned at some stage) Balance of 3 year warrenty (about 23 months left on warrenty) I bought the car with 119K kms on the clock in December 2004 - I have done about 6K in the last 13 months, so as you can tell I haven't been driving it too much at all. Car runs fine and I do still enjoy driving the car when I do, but basically now I don't really drive at all (ride the bike) and I can really do with the money to do some renovations/alterations to my house. So if interested then please phone 0412 856 878 rather than PM or post here as I do not frequent this forum anymore either. I am in Perth, North Eastern Suburbs. Cheers, Steve E.

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$473 for a bit over 6 months, so about $940 for $20k with Torque Underwriting (through a broker), however if a terrorist blows up the car then I'm not insured...

Thanks guys - I rang the guy who put the plugs in but he is away for a few days - I want to find out whether he did set the gap to 0.8 or just whacked them in as is. Also want to find out why he chose BKR5EIX-11 plugs as opposed to something like BCPR6EIX.

Just looked at the part number of plugs that were installed - NGK BKR5EIX-11 - now would these plugs have too large a gap and be too 'hot' for a standard stag engine with out mods apart from a panel filter? Would the larger gap also make the car feel a little sluggish apart from the possibility of mis-firing? I am wondering whether the problems I am still experiencing with the odd running of my car is now also due to incorrect spark plugs... any comments?

Well, just tried the auto box diagnostics, however my Power light globe is dead, so no readings for me...

Yes it is strange (i.e., damn annoying), and no, I haven't tried the box diagnostics - now I know I read that somewhere here on how to do that, so I guess I better use the search feature and find that post...

I had the spark plugs replaced - the originals were still in the car. Had injectors cleaned, transmission and diff oil replaced... Car still misses and does strange things with the g box swapping gears while cruising and not changing down when cornering... Apparently no cracks in the coils. Been told it might be air flow meter or fuel flow sensor thing - as the car does not exhibit the problems consistently, the auto electrician/mechanic couldn't find any faults, so have to wait until the car misbehaves consistently

Someone told me the auto box in the series 1 stag is the same as in the big nissan four wheel drives - so should we tell people the stag is a 'mini-patrol'? I just tell people that it is like a skyline station wagon - 2.5 single turbo and auto box, oh and 4WD - they make up their own mind what ever else the car may be like underneath, ontop, inside, outside or whatever

See, that's what I don't like with the triptronic - you brake into a corner and go to change down, but the auto has already changed down and you end up in first and, well, that kind of sucks - no, it's BLOODY HORRIBLE! I understand the safety thing, but I guess just at what RPM it automatically changes down is going to affect the 'feel' of driving the box...

Thanks for the link... They've got those Teins that were being discussed a few weeks ago - I wonder what the shipping cost would be, and of course installation... and, oh, I can't afford it anyway while I'm renovating my house

Please don't stuff the smokers anyone - we are persecuted enough as it is... "For every smoker you oppress, God makes an ill-fitting gauge holder - oh, and then kicks you in the nuts" :kick:

I wondered what those buttons were in your pic in another thread - thought it might have been stereo contols :headspin: I'm still not convinced with the need for a triptronic - even if the Series 2 is quicker than other shifts - not using a clutch just seems, well, not right when changing gears... No, actually it is WRONG TOTALLY WRONG Besides, I'm too lazy to change gears now... BTW Brazen, does the series 2 change down automatically when you brake?

Pretty certain it is one of the fuses in the fuse box under the bonnet - I know when I replaced all my fuses last week that I heard the sound of the boot motor turning over when I pulled/replaced one of the fuses - 10 amp I would reckon at a guess - possibly lower right hand side of the fuse box when looking from the drivers side... but that may not help...

Um, I must be going blind - where's the link/page??

Mine reverts to 25 degrees each time I restart the car - which isn't such a bad number I suppose...

If you really want to set off the yellow then get a set of indigo coloured rims, though it will depend on how visually 'loud' you want to go - indigo coloured gunmetal finish if you can find them shouldn't look too bad. I reckon black rims would just concentrate attention to the yellow without taking notice of the rims. Gunmetal would look ok, but even a hint of indigo in the rims would work better from a colour contrast point of view.

Geez, you do really neat work - is it open baffle or sealed? Looks like it would weigh a bit. Woops - obviously open - I didn't notice there was a page 2 :Oops:

You only broke two blades? How many knuckles? That looks like some pretty serious cutting for a kit that just 'bolts in' - good effort, looks like a good job!

Just my 2c worth, but I reckon triptronic is a waste of time - doesn't feel like a real stick and the lag in the change ruins any of the feel in the control of the box... You can get much the same control using the go and stop pedals and leave both hands on the wheel... Also without a clutch, changing just a gear selector just doesn't feel right to me... What I would like would be for the dash lights to reflect what gear the car is actually in rather than simply diplaying what position the gear lever is in. My last car had triptronic and the dash lights reflected what gear the auto box was in - that I miss, but not the triptronic shift. I also found that with my previous car the fuel economy REALLY sucked when using the triptronic - the Stagea doesn't need much help in the fuel sucking department! But, just my 2c

Brad, how the f... do you finance the conversion of your Stag? Sounds like one hell of a serious, SERIOUS, project!

If I get less than 300k on 3/4 tank of fuel then I feel cheated... Using BP Ultimate which is around $1.06/L I think (I don't pay much attention to the price of petrol - it is still cheaper per litre than warm coke!). Problem with BP is that there aren't any in my suburb - the closest being about 6k away...