Mr Fro

Oh aye... When's that?

If you have a look at where it should be and there's a stubby splined bit sticking out then yes, you could easily fit one on. If there isn't then probably not.

Now now CK, don't make promises like that!

You need a battery the right size and output for your bike. I think a YTX7L-BS is the right type for your bike. You should check it's correct for the exact year and model and you can get any brand so long as the part number is the same. Wemoto has a good part finder and their prices are pretty good.

Bum luck just as you were getting things sorted! I like reading your updates but they don't half make me happy to stick with track days.

Sounds like your battery is out of puff. Ideally you would check it before replacing it to make sure it's just the battery and not the charging system. If you've got access to a charger and a multi meter then we can talk you through it. If you've got the original handbook then it should mention the battery - otherwise it'll be in a Haynes manual. Failing that, there are quite a few YBR owners on here. Kick-starts aren't really something you can retrofit unfortunately so you're stuck with sorting your battery!

Looking good! Are you going to lacquer them or just give them a squirt with ACF?

Erm... yeah, might be up for that. I want to get some biking jeans and a few other bits and bobs.

Only anecdotally. Some scrot made a complaint against me for "unreasonable force" once - he'd just burgled a house and thought it unreasonable that I ruined his getaway by ripping him down from the wall he was scaling and [strikeout]chucking him on the ground[/strikeout] putting him in the prone position. I got called to see the boss just after parade who said "I've been told to speak to you about this complaint... I have now spoken to you about this complaint. Have a fruitful shift." He was quality. I've never heard a good thing about the police that police the police. I did now a bloke who's hobby was winding them up though. You'd always know when he'd been in to see them because he'd be beaming for the rest of the shift.

What the f**k are you doing with a hairdryer?

"Well your honour, I did consider asking the individual politely to cease stabbing my colleague to death so I may perchance slip some 'cuffs on but seeing as I'd forgotten to take my Berocca that morning I simply gave him a double tap... And one for luck."

Sorry Mark - it went a while back. Should have updated the post. I might have a small lab compressor (with slightly iffy bearings) and a big floor mounted 3 phase autoclave coming up in the not too distant future if anyone is interested.

Bung her the receipt after for good measure.

Bet they weigh a bit.

Have you got access to a set of jump leads? I'd try starting it up rigged to a car/decent battery first off.

PC my nob. Have a look at these. Injection, ignition or a combined unit. Fully mappable and all that jazz - it's so easy that even I can do it!

Nice! I'm ditching the fairings as part of the ZXR750 rebirth. I've spent a whole day on the wiring loom which was not much fun at all - 22 year old goo from ancient insulation tape... Anyway, the tricky bit is tidying up the previously unseen wiring and structural stuff - bits that hold the clocks in etc. If you're happy to dust off the grinder and squirt a bit of stone chip about then it's not that bad. I think being bold works well - trying to leave bits in place "just in case" I wanted to revert made it look a bit Frankenbike.

Looks like the little hole below the inlet rubbers: http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/vHIAAOxyhSBSAFzY/s-l300.jpg

I go really, really, really, really fast... on track. Otherwise I'm quite a boring old sod on the road - don't intentionally speed, always doing my shoulder checks, don't take unnecessary risks and that sort of stuff. Please form an orderly queue to join me on a ride.

Odd question for you martial arts people... I sold my Goldwing to a chap in Peterborough in 2011 - I can't remember his name but he was rev. Dr. something or other - probably in his 60's/70's. He'd written a book some years back about martial arts and meditation. Very nice bloke too. Just wondered if any of you might have an inkling of his name.

Shame you're not closer Beefs, I would have slapped a patch on for *insert price of full titanium/carbon akropovic system minus £4*. Or biscuits.

Big screens do funny things without a visor anyway. The new warning is likely down to a candidate for the Darwin Award. Like everyone else, I've not had an issue with any of mine.

Could you bodge it up with a bit of exhaust bandage, fire gum and beer cans until an eBay special turns up? If you're going to the hassle of taking it off to be welded, you might as well pop something nicer on.

Halfords (at least used to) sell road angel units with radar/whatnot detectors. I'd be surprised if they were illegal if a large chain was openly flogging them.

I don't understand. Looks good! I hope you have many funs on it. What's that thing you've stuck on the front? It kinda looks like it's cocking an eyebrow.