fastbob

You do realise that a "Readers ride" is referring to your BIKE itself and NOT a piece of riding however horrible.

You are not a dick. You are an irresponsible ,ignorant young fool. This is not what biking is about. You and your kind do not belong in the biking community. I hope you live long enough to grow up before you bring pain and grief upon your family. You have no riding skills just arrogance. You are getting away with this stupidity because other road users are making allowances for you. Stop it ,stop it now!

If you have to ride in winter you could use chain lube as weather protection. It won't look pretty and it will build up a good thick layer of filth. When summer comes you can clean it all off with liberal use of WD40.I've done this myself in the past with no ill effects. As for waxes the problem is that they are good for producing a shine but don't really build up much protection. "Wax on,wax off " as they say.

Got a good one for £40,anyone want a dark blue one with a few little dents?

Even if you did find a good lacquer ( I use Tool station clear and its brilliant,you can flat and polish it to a high shine)BUT if you use lacquer on wheels and forks etc. as soon as you get a few stone chips the rot will creep in. In my book there is no substitute for polished alloy. Ah , makes me long for summer.There's nothing finer than cleaning and detailing ( an American expression) your bike on a Saturday afternoon. Best way to guarantee it will piss down rain all day Sunday.

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Special thanks to Tim R for mentioning GPZ 500 s ,its a perfect match! I've just bought one on ebay for £20 . By the way, I use Cradley Kawasaki's website to view parts diagrams,very helpful. Thanks again!

Thanks to all who responded . I'm sure all your replies were very well intended. Regrettably I must refer back to my original post where I exclusively asked for first hand practical knowledge . I'm basically trying to establish two things. One,will the whole assembly from any Kawasaki fit straight onto a 98 ER5? Two ,will the motor and fan from any Kawasaki transfer from one housing structure to another and still fit onto an ER5? If nobody reading this has actually done this then there is no need ,however well intentioned,to respond. Happy new year.

It would be seemingly easy to transfer the motor and fan from one housing to another but the little nut that secures the fan is a bugger to shift. Goes in from the back so the fan has to come off.

Part number is 59502 in both drawings but they look quite different which is why I am seeking actual first hand knowledge. Thanks anyway.

Does anyone know for certain wether the complete fan unit from a gpz600r will bolt straight onto a 98 ER5 ? Please no speculation or "Can't see why not" etc. just reply if you have actually done this. Many thanks.

Hello all can anyone sell me an ER5 tank ? Very dark blue would be perfect but anything without dents or internal rust would be welcome. It's a 98 model but I think there all the same. Thanks

Anyone want to sell me a 1998 ER5 cylinder head with four good exhaust studs (or four good threaded holes) ? I can collect within a hundred mile radius of Coventry. Thanks.

Wanted, an ER5 tank any colour preferably dark blue and the front section of the exhaust system.A belly pan and a flyscreen would be useful too. I can collect within a reasonable distance of Coventry. Cheers.

I have to say that I have lost faith in my Morgan as well. I use the ubiquitous dial gauges on a blue background but I always calibrate all four on the one carb first. Can you still get Davida guages? They were of good quality build but I cannot comment on acuracy. The best tune up I ever had was with a digital balancer that only did two carbs at a time,can't remember the make but I do recall that it was made in South Africa.The bugbear with carb tuning is trying to balance the pilot air screws first without burning your hand.Have you seen"Longboy" pilot air screws available for some Mikunis ? I'm going to get some soon. Good twiddling and remember to step back and use your ears as well.

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Wanted...Anyone got an unwanted bike for sale? I'm looking for something like a CB 500 twin or an ER 500 or an FT 500 Ascot (Honda) Anything rideable considered.My goal is to use it as a touring bike that's slow enough for me to actually see the scenery for a change! I live in Coventry.