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Last post by weeksy
Sun Feb 01, 2026 10:53 am
''Chrome'' plating plastic parts
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Alan PBTD »
Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:04 pm
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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
Can an Optimate charge a new battery?
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bob_summers »
Tue Jun 02, 2020 3:20 pm
I thought I read somewhere that they need to detect a small voltage in the battery before they will charge it.
Basic lead acid batt (Yuasa), Optimate...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Buckaroo
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:04 am
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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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Last post by David
Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:40 pm
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