Stu

im using 2ct's and they are good tyres recommendations and if i find a tyre i like i stick with it

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yeah i know its auto switching suzuki's have been since about 1996 my TLs is the same only i get more in reserve

you should have two reserve lights first a flashing light then a solid one flashing light will be around 3 litres left solid light will be half of flashing

valve clearences can go either way! tight or loose!! valve seats can burn slightly making the valve sit in further causing the clearence to go tights dont forget we are only talking fractions of a mm for valve clearences ive had it on a bike where a couple have been tight and a couple loose its one of the most looked over jobs on a bike even though they are easy to do remember its only a valve check and adjust if needed if no adjustment its no extra charge if your pretty handy with a spanner and feeler gauges they are easy to check

boxers and a t shirt what more do you need

Riding it hard doesn't mean it will warm up properly! You have to give the oil time to warm up and to dissipate the moisture

defo just condensation then take it for a good ride a 10 min ride isnt enough to warm it up properly

the creamy residue is water mixed with the oil are you only doing short trips on the bike? if so it will be just condensation in the oil as its not heating up fully and the condensation is not burning off check for coolant loss too worst case it could be head gasket but its probably just the cold weather

excellent well done forget the minors a pass is a pass

forget the flasher units they rarely fit properly and are usually poor quality and are made for LED lights front and rear so may not flash at the correct rate if the fronts arent LED hein gericke sell the right resistors at £2 each i have the same type of light unit on my bike and the resistors work spot on

its a zx6r bex so its the right tyre

it wont fail on not stating on the button peds are known for not starting on the button in the cold hence the kick start does it work ok on the starter once been on a run ?

No matter how much you talk about it, it still spells heavy old and boring i would rather have a shaft though im sure the chain runs pretty close on the zx6

its ok if you can get all the parts cheap enough and do all the work yourself it cost me £1800 to repair one of my bikes but that was with a £1000 spray job that was also with only fairing damage exhaust clocks footpegs a clipon!! would have been a lot more if it was frame and forks bent too also it depends on availability of parts if they are cheap and easy to source jobs a good un then theres the flip side you could have no accidents or theft in 25 years all depends how much your willing to risk i only go FC now as its been a coule of quid in it

im FC and always have been since day one! The way i look at it is if you wrote your bike off you can still recoop some cash back for repairs or replace whats the point having a 4k bike go down the road hit some diesel total the bike ie bend forks frame crack engine and have a bike that is worth nothing and beyond repair!!! Ring around for insurance haggle with them you will get it cheaper

well i can confirm that a thundercat caliper does fit but i cant tell you which model years!! Im pretty sure the thundercat caliper is the same across all years though

what caliper? front rear ? ps i dont know the answer to the question

if its just glow plugs he isnt trying hard enough theres other ways to heat them up though i just said its best to start it up well its the easiest way anyway if the car starts

sounds like glow plugs to me now you have them get em changed and see how it goes be carefull though as they can break easily and its head removal to get them out its best starting the engine to warm it up before removal

when you get a spare few mins squirt WD40 down to displace any water then take a tub of grease and push some in to the barrel use a spare key to work it in to the lock it will stop it freezing as bad but not completely

a dishwasher is better and easier aswell

hmmm actually forget that for now are you sure its gas recirculation ?? you shouldnt have oil in it it should be soot! oil comes out the crank case breather not the exhaust

have a good look at the gas recirculation system and see if you can blank it off problem solved and you will have a better running bike

carb cleaner remove carb stip as much as you like and pray with carb cleaner