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Is it adjusted correctly? If so, back wheel off to check the brake shoes.

Did you change the oil? It doesn't say.

I meant would turn over but wouldn't fire hehe, was late when I typed it XD Either camera phone and take pictures before disassembling or sketch out where everything goes on a blank piece of paper. Look at the positives of the situation. There's only 2 carbs. For the price, I would be inclined to just purchase a carb refurb kit, you don't know if any of the rubber o-rings or gaskets will have dried out and cracked. Plus it will mean you don't have to clean the jets out as you'll just be able to put new ones straight in.

Large chap in a VW jetta on the M65 the other day. I had just come out of a traffic jam, I was in the outside lane, with the intention of overtaking a slow moving HGV (it's only a two lane motorway at this point) only problem was every other car had the same idea, so there's a rather large queue of cars in front of me crawling past this HGV. The chap in question was driving a few feet away from my rear bumper, swerving around in the lane like a mad man. Literally no where for me to go. This went on for a good couple of miles until the motorway opens up into three lanes again. I pull into the middle lane, still passing HGV's and slow moving cars in the left lane, with no gap big enough to warrant pulling back in. At which point this large chap drives alongside me with his passenger windows down screaming obscenities and demanding I pull over. I chose to laugh this off, which in turn made him madder, at this point he starts swerving around in the lane again obviously with the intention of unnerving me. Rather pissed off at this point, I reached into my pouch on my work pants, flashed my flooring knives at him and gave him a thumbs up. This had the desired effect, the knob saw his arse, and sped off into the distance at well over the national speed limit. Not so fast that I couldn't take down his reg plate. Proceeded to stop at the next services, phone the police and report it. I didn't omit the part about the knives, the policeman I finally got through to on 101 didn't take that part too seriously, other than to ask what I would have done if he had taken that as a green light to pull over and stop to which I responded I would probably have stayed on the motorway and rang the police. He said that was the right answer.

One of my stainless steel downpipes has sheared off where it meets the collector box. No corrosion, it's not even one of the bottom two that would get the most shite thrown up at it, although they haven't salted the roads in a few months. Cheap parts purchased by the previous owner I'm assuming. It's not able to be welded either. That's another £200 down the shitter

A braking system will hold more fluid with the pistons out than with them fully in. As you've pushed them in you've probably filled the reservoir, then the fluid had nowhere to go other than in between the two sets of pistons. You would have compressed all the air left in the reservoir, next time you do it just whip the top off if it then the air can escape.

They were moving freely so I doubt your seals were at fault, unless you could tell they were perished. Did you have the top of the fluid reservoir off?

6 points for driving with no insurance, and 3-6 for driving with no licence. A potential ban isn't worth it, I've been banned from driving before, it's really not fun, a stupid mistake and buses are flavour of the year. Plus think about the increase to your insurance premiums. It may be quicker than a 125, but it's an enduro bike, so although not as close ratio a gear box as a crosser, it won't be geared for the road. Plus knobbly tyres, not designed for road use, just a compromise to make them road legal. I very much doubt it would be that much quicker than a standard 125 on road tyres in the real world. To echo what's been said a million times before, get a jap 125, ride it around for a year, then take your test and get something better. It's the route everyone has to go down, your not alone in wanting a better bike, but you should not take your licence for granted, you never know when you might need it. I had to go through the embarrassment of disclosing my endorsements to my current employer, when I didn't even know them, they don't know you from Adam. From their perspective, why would they take a chance on someone who has that blemish when there's hundreds of people who don't. Luckily I fit all the other criteria they were looking for, and offered to pay the difference it made to their insurance, which in the end was only £100, but I'm not 17 and I've had my car licence nearly 10 years.

Cush drive rubbers?

There are three block connectors, one for each indicator and one for the rear light. I've wire brushed and given them a squirt of WD. Beyond that the loom is all wrapped up.

The rear left indicator packed in on my bandit. I know it's not the bulb as it was the first thing I replaced, so I took the seat cowling off, and hooked up the feed from the rear right indicator where it comes from the loom to the indicator that wasn't working and it worked. So I know the actual unit itself isn't at fault. I'm sat here looking at a wiring diagram with the intention of routing two new wires past the loom from a point I know works and just leaving the duff wires in the loom. Here's where it gets confusing. There is a black wire running from the front left to the left rear, that's the only one that joins the two, then a black and white wire that comes straight off the battery and runs round the wiring diagram attaching to pretty much everything. Including being the only other wire that connects to the indicator. So I'm assuming that's a live? So can I route a new wire from the front indicator in place of the black wire and try the live that's already in the block connector and hope there's just a break in that one? What if the live to the block connecter is knackered, I've no idea where that branches from the loom, and really don't want to start cutting it up, I also don't want to have to buy a new loom for the sake of an indicator. Any help appreciated. Cheers

Do as above but for a different conclusion. Brim your tank, then when your fuel light comes on, brim it again, make note of how much you put in, so say it takes 13 litres for the fuel light to come on, then compare it with how much your tank holds. You may still have 4/5 litres when your light is on. I can get 160ish miles from a tank, but go on reserve at 110ish. Your fuel light may kick in when you've still got another 40 miles in your tank. It's not going to come on to tell you you've ran out. It's telling you you should think about filling up. There will be a bit of room for error in it, what would happen if your light came on and you were miles from a station? You could just reset your trip meter when you fill up, then next time you fill up you will know how far you've gone and how much you've used and work out the MPG. Then compare that to what you should be getting

Just ordered one. Would it be possible to solder a 3.5mm female jack onto the wires from the microphone, that way an external mic could be used. What would you have to do with the ground from the jack? (Assuming it's a three wire type, left channel, right channel and ground)

The right hand caliper had them, the left didn't, seems a bit weird, surely they would have always been changed together for the same type of pads. I'll probably just do away with them. I'm going to clean them up tomorrow, just need to get some red rubber grease and crack on again tomorrow

The friction material was a hell of a lot more worn down on the side that wasn't packed out, that's why they are that bad on the picture, the other pads had a decent 3mm on.

Stripping down the front calipers on my bike for new pads and a general clean. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/06/ebuqevym.jpg The right hand pads had a thin metal shim and a backing http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/06/epedynyh.jpg The left hand pads were just put in as is. The picture is of the backing and metal on a new pad as I'd already thrown that side away. Just for the idea. What do you reckon. Seems weird to me that someone would change one side and decide to keep the backs and throw them on the other side. Should I try to source the backing plates or put them both in just bare pads?

Complacency. There's too many hazards on the road to specifically pick one as the biggest. The biggest hazard is not being aware of something in the first place.

Cheers

Found out the hard way the heated grips on my bike are hard wired directly to the battery. By that, I came back from work to realise I'd left them on all day and drained the battery, luckily I was on a hill. Is there any way to re wire them through the ignition switch so they come on with the key? Mk1 bandit 600 and the ignition is connected to the loom via a block connecter.

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Congrats I did my test at Atherton test centre. Was your examiner on a bike? I had a bloke following me in a car

Does it provide a decent end result?

Just had to wash all my textiles due to being away for a while, I know this can reduce the integrity of the waterproofing qualities, could anyone recommend (have personally tried) any of these waterproofing sprays that you can get on the market?

On a 125? We could do a Sunday where we follow the A49 up to Skipton, then cut through Grassington, up to Hawkes and back into the lakes on that road. Make a decision from there as to wether to head further up towards Keswick and maybe knock a few challenge 100 scores off or head back. There's some cracking roads round that way that you wouldn't be at too much of a disadvantage on, you'd struggle to maintain 60 on a big bike to be fair, winds all over the dales. Plus it's not going to be a case of getting off and leaving you, leave no man behind!! Yeah, I'll be on my YZF 125 That sounds awesome, I hope the weather is decent enough I'll PM you my number That's come through, I've got plans this Sunday, first one back on the bike in a while, going to spend that getting used to it, then I start a new job the following Monday. Maybe the 23rd? Hopefully the weather will have turned a bit by then.

On a 125? We could do a Sunday where we follow the A49 up to Skipton, then cut through Grassington, up to Hawkes and back into the lakes on that road. Make a decision from there as to wether to head further up towards Keswick and maybe knock a few challenge 100 scores off or head back. There's some cracking roads round that way that you wouldn't be at too much of a disadvantage on, you'd struggle to maintain 60 on a big bike to be fair, winds all over the dales. Plus it's not going to be a case of getting off and leaving you, leave no man behind!!