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Exhaust Blowing !!!!
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Yorick »
Wed Jul 22, 2020 3:18 pm
2017 Beta X-Trainer.
A while ago I had the exhaust header repaired as it had been bashed a few times on rocks and was squashed. They had to cut and...
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Last post by weeksy Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:36 pm
is it new battery time
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formula400 »
Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:26 am
right went to start the street triple today, was taking it to have new chain and sprockets fitted, went to start it and no, not having it. I've not...
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Last post by David Thu Jul 02, 2020 1:44 pm
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Last post by MrLongbeard Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:12 am
Plastic filling/repair
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cheb »
Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:34 am
I'm not sure this is repaired as such, mostly I wanted to fill the hole to stop water and muck ingress. It's the throttle cover plate from a Yamaha...
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Last post by cheb Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:43 am
Rev Counter Metal Repair
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GuzziPaul »
Sun Jun 14, 2020 8:22 am
Noticed the rev counter on my Le Mans was shaking more than usual. Stopped and had a closer look. The two finger nuts had come off and the rev...
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Last post by GuzziPaul Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:05 pm
Brake Servicing
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GuzziPaul »
Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:46 am
Anyone any ideas how I can stop the fluid coming out of a steel braided brake line while I service a caliper? With a rubber hose I would just clamp...
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Last post by iansoady Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:52 pm
''Chrome'' plating plastic parts
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Alan PBTD »
Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:04 pm
Sounds straight forward -
I've some new tank badges for the Harley but they need a bright chrome finish. They are a baker light / hard plastic...
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Last post by Alan PBTD Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:30 pm
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Last post by bob_summers Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:49 pm
Spark Plug Issues
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Falcoholic »
Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:40 pm
Well I found the culprit of a serious misfire on my Caponord eventually. 1200 v twin with 2 plugs per cylinder. The last plug to be pulled from the...
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Last post by Falcoholic Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:05 pm
Best Discs
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Jazzy »
Wed May 27, 2020 7:45 pm
Any idea on the best discs to go for. Bike is a gsxr1000 k7.
Brembo, EBC or other.
I get 25% off EBC through the TRF so they are significantly...
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Last post by Yorick Sat May 30, 2020 10:12 am
Help! Crankcase breakage.
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Gimlet »
Sun Apr 26, 2020 5:42 pm
Nightmare yesterday. The chain snapped on my 1190. The joining link let go. It was fitted by a local independent mechanic, he just says it was a shit...
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Last post by cheb Sun May 17, 2020 11:29 am
Which a chain riveter?
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Gimlet »
Fri May 08, 2020 5:10 pm
Further to my snapped chain and damaged crankcase drama, it looks like I fixed the problem with a bit of shed engineering.
Need new chain and...
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Last post by Gimlet Tue May 12, 2020 7:59 am
Chronometric speedo
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iansoady »
Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:16 am
Nice little video showing how it works. Shame he didn't spell it right in the title....
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Last post by Monstyr Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:08 pm
Just a five minute job!
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rodbargee »
Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:47 pm
Yes indeed just a five minute job, replacing a damaged OE can on the ZZR1400 with a new to me one of the bay of E. Idiot son-in-law of my brother in...
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Last post by Yorick Wed Apr 01, 2020 11:27 pm
Triumph Booster Plug- really?
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Mr Moofo »
Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:58 am
I have a Scrambler 1200 which I have just se-states to stop my leg getting cooked.
These big twins are Euro x compliant - so run lean. De-cat could...
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Last post by demographic Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:16 am
Need to know
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Yambo »
Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:40 pm
Is this forum going to be a shed, somewhere us shed type people can pop into is it all going to be mechanical stuff.
I do a bit of mechanicking now...
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Last post by iansoady Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:22 pm
Cam chain tensioner - KTM 990
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TheFlyingOx »
Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:49 am
Just a quick question as the workshop manual isn't quite clear enough.
Bought a new bike in February - KTM 990 SM - and it's just had a service inc....
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