Noble Dave

Carry ye lid pal, wouldnt out it in a cheap box anyway too easy to break into and your £500 lid with attachments in a cheap plastic box with lousy lock! Worth carrying just part of the game...

UPDATE : Tested rec perfect Tested stator perfect Tested bty, bike off 12.75V turn bike on dont drop below 12V so perfect Why idleing 14.35V so working fine and shows stator and rec work... Now the issue which found, you turn lights off or just use side lights bike stay on when when hot and fan going all stable, as soon as ye put headlight on the revs bounce, voltage drops on bty to 12.05V and bike dies... Run bike side lights on fine turn headlights on revs bounce turn quickly back to side lights and all goes stable again! So its the headlight being on when fan and rest is on that kill bike, engine temp is normal not even near red just over half way, so.... There is the issue headlight doing it! So if I now just run with side lights on all will be fine and at night headlight as be nk traffic to filter past done! Anyone have any idea why headlight is doing it? Ta be nice to figure it out haha well chuffed though.

Close to the solution now me thinks appreciate all the help folks

Righty tested coolant and had rad off all fine, kept bike running idle for ages until bike got really hot and fan came one, only then when fan kicks in does the bike starts to have issues, Ran bike, got hot no where near red and fan comes on, cools bike abut revs stutter only a little still stable... Fan goes off bike runs fines again... Fan comes on again about 30 secs later then revs stutter and bike cuts out, changed rec and made it fun alot better, fan works and thermostat works so guessing when fan on bike dont have enough power to run fuel pump, sparks and fan and lights and that why cuts out.. I thinm it could be the battery now a garage did put one on a new one but could have been a cheap lousy thing, if ai put a decent bty on you thinm that may solve it? Coolant system fine its a power loss when fan is on that does it, could be Stator will have to have a gander again

Aye is true, that guard is a flimsy piece of plastic mind considering the chain can punch through the engine case. All good fun riding a motorbike

Aye the front of it facing front wheel the small bars/vents are crumpled in some areas mainly near bottom and very soft! Tempted to just buy a new rad and throw it on with new coolant in it, possibly have a garage do it so I know its flush right, only issue is I dont trust garages... Generally do all work meself but no experience in this.sure can remove rad and replace it may be abit fiddly without even removing front end, but more flushing out all the crap thats is the tubes going into the engine! Would rather sort someone out on here to do it haha

X4 hoses and x2 rubber grommets at top x1 bolt bottom, possible wheel and forks off which could be a pain as dont have a garage nor have I done it before, is a chance I can undo bolt on bottom and slide it off the grommets at top, disconnect hoses and slide it out hmmm if I did take it off though what would that do how would I rest it as if the dmg or blockage is inside how would I find it? Whats best to use coolant wise, Putolin coolant for aluminium rads with distilled water?

Could be worth replacing the 20yo rad when change coolant but £80 is a steep price for something that may be absolutly fine!

Literally just changed the oil today and filter, was a lil bit of cream that came out very miniscule but rest of oil was still near clear! Not black and dirty at all and a lil around cap once again not alot at all like have seen on some cars in past where its covered, guessing just from condensation but never seen any leaks on engine or on deck, so unless its all internal, best thing would be to drop the coolant and have a look at it me thinks see if its contaminated.

Aye thermostat pain to get too, water pump maybe but once again if the pump was bad would always be overheating no matter what speed I would have thought? No expert mind, could be thermostat I really dont know, if its just old coolant thats the issue that be great but aye defo something with engine temp either... Rec overheats and then cant produce enough volts for spark and fan to be on why keeping engine ticking over running fuel pump Old coolant not enough to keep engine cool but would have thought it would always overheat even when riding? Could be stuck thermostat intermittent but on big trips she is laughing would it just happen when idle and filtering at slow speeds? As when the engine cools down she is absolutly fine again for abit u til come to abunch of red lights again

But she dont always shut off when sitting there idle, it seems to be after about a 30 min ride that the idle goes crazy and temp rises, thats what made me thing the new rec is hot by then and starts to struggle due to poor ventilation and heat from what its produced?

This is the temp gauge on bike, she usually sits at 50mph+ below half, 20-30mph mid or just above, idle-15mph keeps rising but never gets near top, about 3/4 up the fan kicks in hard, then revs stutter and then she shuts off. Usually have her idle at 1800 rpm

Will take a pic 1 min

Looked at it from one side as not taken it out, no leeks and temp gauge stays below mid point when travelling, when idle it starts to rise then or ofc filtering slowly, when the bike is moving even at low speed ie 15mph it dont cut off only when idleing after a lil ride and sitting at lights, starts up straight away though but if dont start moving the bike revs stutter fan stays on and cuts again, had x2 mechs looks over bike also and test all the loom and looked at carbs etc all came back well and like new all electrics came back reading perfectly apart from old rec wernt giving off enough charge! Guessing next thing to do it flush rad and refil it and test that, also see about comp fan on rec? Know coolant plays a role in keeping engine cool but surly even if not changed in say 5 years wouldnt cause this issue or it would overheat rapidly without really going anywhere? Im not bad with mech and sparky stuff but still learning by tinkering, not had much play with with rads and coolant. With old rec bike when from cold would stutter revs never sounded solid, with new rec she purrs nice and all stable, only now when she gets really hot and sitting there the fan comes on spinning hard and loud and the revs bounch getting lower and lower until she spits her dummy out and shuts off, but will start again instantly then if not moving off she gets bored and shuts off again. When open back up and hit 30mph+ the temp drops and stays at half or below and rides perfectly.

Felt the new rec I installed and it was warm, which ofcourse would do with ac and dc volts running through it, as for the coolant since I purchased the bike a year ago it wernt changed, not sure how long ago it was changed so it could be the issue But engine soon cools down when moving at 20 plus so guessing coolant is fine and dont heat up at silly speeds more after a lil ride out for a while then coming to slower filtering and idleing that it stalls out, if coolant was bad wouldnt it always be overheating and rapidly at that?

Fastbob, Damn thats nice!

Hey peps have this big foot guard fitted to bike to prevent meself touching chain with me boot as pants always tucked into em anyway if not wearing leathers, is this big plastic monstrosity required or not, as motogp riders etc dont have em and they push bike alot harder then I ever will. Bloody ugly and didnt put a nice chain on to have it hidden haha. A. Will it pass MoT B. If not required worth removing? C. Only protection from it is stop pants going i to chain as wont do squat if chain breaks? D. Will my toe guard cover all aspects the plastic thing does? E. Chain flick shouldnt be bad as usuall spray off on the gears not straight? Seen afew around without and been contemplating it meself, wondering if anyone here does it? Ta

Tested alot of the parts with a borrowed multimeter all seem good. I believe its the new Rec overheating, the old oem one sucked all the time even on a cold engine this new bigger one makea it run very smooth so thinking when the rec due to no vents and overheating gets too hot which it bloody does! May need a computer fan on it to keep it nice and cool to keep volts running well... Fossie if your free pal would you mind installing it for me? Ta bro Apart from that she runs like a dream

Ye mate its a scam, had the same thing meself exact same infact down to the words and was a scam from Nigeria

Righty just taken bike out for a big ride, once again when super hot the bike cut off, not as bad since changed rec to a more powerful one but still when hot, fan comes on spinning hard (when stationary idling) then revs stutter and fall then bike shuts off... Thinking its either the model due to being 20 years old or need to change coolant maybe, or could be the fan not coming on early enough? Only issue is I dont have a multimeter to test the fan etc Not a clue anymore only thing I aint done that have read is change coolant maybe its time or put a fan on the rec? I know Superbikes arnt designed to tick over stationary for long... Im out of ideas! Could it be the new rec overheating as no vents where its housed under rear cowl hmmmm It is very common on this model bike mind so maybe time to upgrade. So Fozzie if your free in near future pal will nip around and atleast have a gander haha Possible ways to fix bike issue... *New fan(may be warped and when heats up it gets siezed even though do hear it) *Rad temp switch needs replacing as it may not be turning fan on in time. *Install a button on fan so it stays on all time why riding *Install a new Thermostat (could be on way out) *Replace radiator fan switch. *Have Fozzie look at it and discover it was something silly... Haha Im stumped!

My bike if your into superbikes, 600cc, £1500, cheap insurance and tax and great on fuel! (£6-75 miles and I do like to push bike at times) Honda CBR600F 1999

Just taken me Daughter out for first time, she loved it so much said she didnt want to stop and how amazing and fun it was! Think just made a future biker of her haha

Ye my insurance cover pillions, leathers, gloves the works

yeall went well, she wants me to take her out for a run (Mum) still says she aint really happy about it but its not me she didnt trust but other road users, needless to say it went bloody smooth and i really didnt expect it too so all is good for now! me daughter was made up haha

Haha well literally just spoken to her now as she came to coller me daughter, and sge said same thing take her on the back first so she can see what its like, so could come out with a peaceful resolution here! Im really surprised