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Passed my bike test in 1981 think cost was about 12. Car test in 1983 cost about £15, lessons were about £10 hour.

If it's smearing rather than beading, the visor is dirty/greasy, you need to try different ways of clening it. I havea BobHeath "V" wipe, fits over your gloved finger, much better for wiping th erian off than usta gloved finger.

Suzuki GSX600F 2003, it has carbs and basic ingition system, so cant benefit form better octane rating of E5. So I put E10 in it. If its going to be laid up for some time I put E5 in, its supposed to be more stable/longer lasting.

My daughter had one. I rode it several times, good bike.

I live near Buckley in North Wales. Buckley was one of the trial areas for the 20mph speed limit, so we have had it for over a year. The 20mph applies to all areas that were previoulsy 30mph, except for exempt roads (usually main through routes). There are no repeater signs to remind you its 20mph. Even some 40mph areas that have street lights have been reduced to 20mph. I expect accidents to increase not decrease, much more tailgating, overtaking, lack of attention, traffic bunching up etc. As mentioned in other replies, old people so paranoid about getting a ticket, they drive at 15mph. GOSAFE have said they will only deal with drivers over 25mph, and to start with they will only have to watch a safety video. Over 30mph will get a speeding ticket. As the OP commented about not visiting Wales any more, I think we will get a lot of this, especially from visitiors who get a ticket. Wales has problems with our economy, this is not going to help, the £32million spent o nthe 20mph was desperatly needed to help Wales NHS which is in a worse state than England. There is a petition against the 20mph limit, it has over 400,000 signatures so far, by far the biggest petition in Wales, population of Wales is 3million!

I not worked on a SV650 but on my GSX600F the worm drive definitly needs to be greased. Be carefullif you takeot out it can fall apart and there are lotsof small ballbearings in it. Also the clutch needs to be adjusted correctly. To do this slacken the cable off completely. Then adjust the screw in the worm drive untill there is no play, back off the screw 1/4-1/2 turn. Then adjust the cable untill there is 10-15mm free movement at the end of the lever.

I'd check clutch adjustment first. Follow the set up/adjustment instructions correctly. Just adjusting the screw at the clutch lever isn't good enough. Usual method is to remove one end of the cabe. Then adjust the lift mechanism in the gearobx casing untill there a small clearance. Then adjust the cable, typically the end of the clutch lever should move 10-15mm before feeling resistance. This is a general guide to how to do it, it varies slightly with each bike.

Its probably the "double skin" structure of the pipe. The front part of the exhaust pipe is often 2 layers, it reduces the outside temerature of the exhaust. On chrome exhausts it helps to redcue the "blueing" of the header pipes. Dont usually find double skin exhausts on 2 strokes - they run much cooler and don't need it.

I have a 2003 GSX600FK3. It has the black plastic knob, RES/ON/PRI positions. One fuel outlet. Fuel line goes to the centre of the carbs (between 2 & 3). I dont think you can use the metal 2 outlet one (bottom photo) You may not be able to reach the knob through the fairing. If your bike has 2 outlets going to 2 fuel lines, you should be able to adapt a single outlet to fit. You will need a Y adapter to split the single line in to 2 lines. P.s. Common problem with the fuel tanks is corrosion of the filler cap recess drain pipe. It goes through the tank, it rusts through, then fuel leaks out. If you get this problem let me know, I fixed mine 4 years ago and it is still good.

The needle valves in one or more carbs are dirty/stuck/worn or the floats are leaking/damaged. You will need to strip the carbs and clean or replace valves/floats. The fuel tap is vacuum operated, when the engine is running vacuum from the inlet (small rubber tube from the tap to near the carbs) pulls a diaphragm in the tap to allow fuel to flow. When the engine isn't running - no vacuum - no fuel flow. On my suzuki the tap has 3 positions, main tank (vacuum operated), reserve (vacuum operated), prime (flows petrol without engine running

As most above say clutch wear is usually quoted as wear and tear. But clutch failure after 4000miles on a new bike is not, I would be gong back and saying its just not accpectable. Its either a mnaufacturing fault or an adjustment fault at PDI. The clutch in my GSX600 is still good after 20 years and 56,000 miles. It does get some aggresive starts at times as well.

Just spent a few hours in the garage with my GSX600F. I ran the engine since I hadn't used it for a few weeks. Didn't sound good, used my infra red thermometer on the exhaust, No2 pipe 150degc, all the others 300degc. Took tank off, plug caps off, No2 dirty, rusty and wet (water). Spark plug hole full of water. Cleaned it all out and noticed there is a small drain hole going forward. Squitred carb cleaner odwn there and it didn't drain. Eventually cleared it with a length of wire. Tomorrow put it all back together and test ride.

Everything goes in serving dishes in the cente of the table - everyones chaoice to have/not have them.

Different tools for different uses. Blasting cabinet good for removing rust and paint from surfaces, prior to repainting. Ca reach most plaes you can see, but if yuo can't see it - blasting may not reach it. Ultrasonic, great for cleaning things like carbs, brake callipers, gets dirt and debris out of most recesses and holes as swell as exposed surfaces. Can reach and clean areass you cant see. Will only remove paint and rust that is already loose. Tumblers, I don't have much experience of these, seen them used for polishing stones, and in industry for removing burrs from parts. Best at removing sharp edges and burrs, tends not to work on recesses and flat surfaces very well.

Most places seem to have permanent sales these days. Boxing day sales just seem to be an excuse to try and get rid of rubbish. I do need new new jacket and trousers, so i'll have a look to see if I can get a good deal. A trip to J&S at Delamere is likely, even if its only to get out of the house.

Going to Bethesda for a ride on the Zip wire. Was the longest one, not sure if it still is. Bike hasn't been out of the garage today, new brake psitos and seals have arrived, so thats a job to do sometime.

Have you done any work on the engine recently? Adjusted the valve clearances? Always worth repeating the compression check. Is there any compression at all? Check the valves have clearance. No clearance will hold a valve open resulting in no compression. Rotate the engine and watch the valves, do they open and close. Unfortunately it looks like you need to remove the head to investigate what has failed.

Might be different graphics (english wording) on the control. Package may have different instructions (again English wording. I got the cheap chinese heated grips, cost me £15, I wasn't convinced heated grips were useful so bought cheap onesot try them put. Now convinced having used them through last winter. If they had failed quickly I would have replaced them with Oxford, but they are still workng well.

If it happens again. Try turning the crankshaft with the socket - but remove the spark plug first. Always turn it the same way the engien runs. Turning tii backwards acan cause problems. There should be a lot less resistance, the only thing you should feel is the vlave springs. it will be slightly harder to turn the crank when the spring compresses, then it will pull around slightly as the spring expands. You should feel this twice in two full turnsof the crank. Its only a small engine so the force to turn it should be low, If this is all good then put the spark plug back in, now it should be noticibly harder to turn duet piston compression. IT shoud go harder to turn once in 2 full turns.

I have heard about it a few times, DVLA hav eeither lost data or they have incompatible systems, hence they manually have to input data, with inevitable human error mistakes. It happens with Registration docuemnts as well. I had a Mondeo and after taking it for MOT I got letter form DVLA saying the VIN number was incorrect and I was not allowed to use the car on the road, tye virtually accused me of havinga cloned car. Luckily I had a copy of the previous REG doc from last owner. It turned out to be DVLA mistake when the issued me with the Reg doc, they got the number worng a "3" had become a "8".

I can;t believe how much your quote is! It more then double a month than I pay per year on a GSX600! Since your over 25 you should get it a lot cheaper. Do you have any convictions? Accidents? Leave bike parked in the road/unsafe location? No claims deos not make a lot of diffence on a bike, My insurance was £105 7 years ago wih=thout any no claims, its now £89 with 7 years.

How much does the tension vary? They are never perfect. Find the tightest spot then set the chain tension. Ridea few miles then check again. If it is still bad you will need to check the run out of the sprockets. To check the runout, fix something near th esprocket you yuo have a gap of about 0.5-1mm. Then slowly rotate the sprocket and watch the gap. Repeat for the other sprocket. This will tell you if the sprockets are runong true. If they are not running true check the shafts in a similar manner, you may need to remove th esprockets to do this. If sprockets a and shafts are OK, then your cahin is at fault.

Try strapping the brake ever back against he twist grip. Leave for several hours - preferebly overnight. This will allow any trapped air to escpar up the brake line and in to the reservoir. Front brake are notoriously difficultot bleed. The air bubbles ascend up the lines as you are trying to bleed them out downwards. The other problem can be old calliper seals, the go sticky and pull the pistons back in too far. Let us know how you get on.

Shuoldn't be difficultot geta Bandit rera master cylinder. One off a GSX600F will probably fit. Otherwise can you rebuild the one you have?