griff488

Hi All I am trying to find my old ZZR600 REg no L29 SUA. Its showing as not MOT'd since 2011 and not currently insured. It was my first big bike and would love to get it back. If anyone has any information I'd very much appreciate it Cheers Griff

My new Toy!! ZX10R D7F

My sentiments exactly!! It will get worse quickly! And usually at the worse possible moment!! Get it fixed mate!

Why would you want to ride with it up? or with an open face helmet? When riding around town you are more likely to have a SMIDSY and end up needing the helmet to do its job ie protect your head + face!! 30mph is enough speed to remove part of your face should you slide down the road!! As you can probably tell i'm not a fan of flip up lids!! I know they're tested to the same standards but having a hinge and a split built in to the front of the lid just sounds like a weak point to me!! Each to their own i suppose!! but i'll stick to my full face lid ta. My mugs not pretty but i'm attached to it!!

Did you have any joy with this mate??

I would have driven up to scotland for less than that Seriously though Teach yourself or get some classes !! What I know about mechanics you can fit on a postage stamp but since I bouught that CB250 I am learning new stuff everyday ! Utube how to do vids and THE MOTORBIKE FORUM are an amazing way to learn the basics like stripping bikes so my advice would be to you or anyone else ....If not buy a bike to fix up, at least buy an old caliper from ebay and restore it fully then sell it back after,cos what you learn doing it is priceless and if it all goes horribly wrong you have not lost your real brakes on your bestest bike ?? Yeah thats a good idea, I wish i had a garage and a ramp tho I do however have a manual, might give it a bash Get stuck in!! Best way to learn how to fix something is to break it first!! Its a good idea to buy some knackered parts to play with! I taught myself how to strip + rebuild forks the other day! Been fixing bikes/cars for years but never done fork seals before. Turns out its quite easy!! Haynes manuals are very useful and so is the internet! You can usually find a how to guide for most jobs and if you get stuck theres places like this forum which are a fountain of knowledge! How we managed before the internet i'm not too sure!!! You could save yourself alot of money!

Thats sounds like a good day out mate! Its my 30th this year and been toying with the idea of a race school! Thats not too bad a price really considering its all in! Hmmmm must show the missus or print out the details and leave them lying around the house...........

You could strip them down and put all the parts from each carb (assuming its a bank of more than one) and take them to a bike shop to be ultrsonically cleaned. Gets all the crud off really easily. Failing that carb/injector cleaner and be carefull!

Try bridging the terminals on the starter relay. If it turns over then it would suggest the relay has blown when it was shorted. It does however sound very much like a knackered battery. Sometimes the batteries will show 12v until a load is put on them ie when the starter is pushed then it drops off and causes the clicking sound

Hi mate check out the Sharp helmet reports. Its a newish scheme that rates helmets with 1-5 stars. you'd be supprised at how many £300 helmets only get 2-3 stars and how many cheap lids get 4-5 stars

Are you looking at the tyre or the wheel rim when you ride? Could be a bulge in the tyre sidewall perhaps?? Just a thought

Try some fine grade wire wool to get rid of the rust and maybe some rust treatment? only real way would be ot rechrome them properly as they'll only get worse. Or stainless if possible

I think the wheels buckled then. Do what Dan said. Take the wheel and get it balanced. When you've taken the wheel off check the bearings as you might as well with it off. The inner race should spin/turn smoothly and freely.

Agreed!! Buy a new diaphragm. If the others are ripped then a new one will eliminate that as a fault.