Yorkshire rider 1993

Thanks guys, much appreciated, I'll give it a go

This may be a daft question but should I drain the tank before removing it? as I'm guessing the fuel will piss out otherwise

Yeah I thought it would be something like that, just wanted a second opinion, I don't think it's a carb problem as it runs fine normally, and I recently cleaned the carbs and changed the spark plugs, how would you recommend cleaning it or should I just replace it with a new one

I've got a 1999 Suzuki bandit 600 gsf and when I put the fuel petcock on reserve my bike starts sputtering and losing power, could this be caused from water in the tank as it only happens when using reserves? It still idles fine but when I set off and revs are applied the exhaust makes a belching sound and I have to accelerate really slowly or the engine gets no power. Could do with advice on where to start looking for a solution.

Hi Just wanted to hear some opinions on an encounter I had with the police a couple of months ago. I took my bike test (das) in September and before I upgraded to my 600 I was still riding my 125. So I decided to take off my L plates because I legally didn't have to use them anymore. I went out for a leisurely ride and found myself getting pulled over for not displaying L plates, i explained to the officer that i had passed my test and didnt need them, but my licence had not arrived yet and I didn't have my provisional (other than a picture of it on my phone for insurance purposes) he then went on to try and tell me that even if I had passed ( which he didn't believe because he said I look too young) that you have to display L plates on anything up to a 125 regardless of licence which I know is not right, and threatened not only to fine me and I'd get 6 points, but to seize my bike as well, after a good 30 minutes of arguing he "decided" to let me off with a warning, I know that if he tried to charge me I'd have got it dropped straight away, but do you think that he was completely wasting mine and his own time or was he justified in what he did?