Always make sure you fit decent tyres and rims

[madmanc]

It was in 2wd at the time but after that I put it into 4wd for safe measures whilst i stopped worrying evertime i arrived at a roundabout.

[Albannach]

It was in 2wd at the time but after that I put it into 4wd for safe measures whilst i stopped worrying evertime i arrived at a roundabout.

You could be in for a whole heap of transmission problems then.

[BUSHWHACKER]

It was in 2wd at the time but after that I put it into 4wd for safe measures whilst i stopped worrying evertime i arrived at a roundabout.

You can't (shouldn't) use 4wd on the road with a 2nd gen unless the road is covered in snow/wet mud/oil/diesel/ice, basically only if the road is very slippery.
Learn to apply the power more smoothly or put some carpet tacks in your right shoe.

p.s. i don't practise what I preach, I floored mine today pulling away from a wet junction and it wheelspinned through first and second gears!!

[mkiiisupraowner]

It was in 2wd at the time but after that I put it into 4wd for safe measures whilst i stopped worrying evertime i arrived at a roundabout.

i think what they are trying to say is unless its a 3rd gen then four wheel drive on tarmac is a very big NO NO

[madmanc]

Okly dokly sounds like i will have to learn to drive a Rear wheel drive car all over again, the last one was a BWM 316 so this could be a large learning curve.

Gona drive the Surf like I ride the Blackbird in the Wet SLOWLY!!!

[Chillitt]

Okly dokly sounds like i will have to learn to drive a Rear wheel drive car all over again, the last one was a BWM 316 so this could be a large learning curve.

Gona drive the Surf like I ride the Blackbird in the Wet SLOWLY!!!

There's always the chance you hit some diesel on the roundabout, though if you have a Blackbird, you should be keeping an eye on things like that...

[madmanc]

Yeee you learn to read the road on the bike bu sitting nice and cosy in the Surf you dont expect it.. Shame on me spose being lazy and too used to front wheel drive

[madmanc]

OMG just managed to get onto a puter that can see the photos and that makes my little skid pale into insignificance....

yes thats a defo clean undies time....

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

Silly question time, what tyres are fitted ?

If they are the original Jap tyres get em changed and then you will find the tail is a hell of a lot better behaved.



Trev

[madmanc]

Finally remembered to get the information from the tyres and it looks like budget tyres have been fitted. They are 265/75x16 RUNWAY ENDURO AT All Terrain Tyre still plenty of tread but looks like they ait great.

Thinking about the rear end stepping out i can imaging that it being on a roundabout with I think a 2" lift and it being slightly leant over its come on boost and basically thrown me a curve ball.

However i have all ready been looking at new tyres as i want to go Green laning and i think these tyres dont look up to it.

[Predictable Bob]

Call me a cowboy but I really love putting the back end out (On the Surf !) but it got a lot harder to do when I got rid of the crap Jap tyres and put a set of General Grabber AT2's on ...

[madmanc]

LOL yes getting the back end stepped out is nice when you have induced it, but the other day i did nothing and basically made me panic.