Tinkicker

I have no knowledge of the "fuel" exhaust system, nor the earlier models than the RC36; but I do know that both the original honda RC36 system and the aftermarket system I have, use clamps to hold the headers and collector together. Perhaps someone forgot thes clamps? If not, you could aways cut slots into your collector sleeves and add clamps to hold it together.

Just buy a bigger bike...

Nope. The 50 and 80 have different throw cranks.

Phoned the guy this afternoon. It is not THE ONE. Everything added up, correct colour, model, month and year of registration, general location and carbon fibre rear hugger. The registration number says otherwise. Thanks for the help Harry... I was gutted. A reaction I was not really expecting. I had already planned a space for it. My baby is still out there. R757KUG Where art thou? Everything correct, bar the reg number and of course the hideous gold painted bits.

So after much sweat dripping off nose and out of hair, including two blokes simultaneously whaling away with two 20lb sledgehammers to get the brake housings off the axle case, job done. Just got to lift the diff assembly out tomorrow. Everything is undone, just need the overhead crane, which someone else was using. Before removing the brake housings, I recalled describing the internal brake system on here and also that bigger stuff have the brakes acting directly on the hub, and not through the halfshafts like the smaller stuff. Hub removed, outer brake housing reaction plate removed and we have the brake disc assembly exposed. Time for a pic...

I love Norfolk. My favourite place to dream to live in the UK is just down the road from Cromer. A place called Mundesley.

You have caught me at somewhat of a disadvantage. I have embibed a beer or ten. So my judgement may not be what it could have been when responding. However. I refer you to my previous post re CRF300. " also good on the road", or words to that effect. Do not try to play the victim. You like to portray yourself as the "dashing rebel". A bit edgy. I have seen it all, and a good part of my previous life was fighting ambulance chasing lawyers against " experienced motorcyclists" who thought they knew how to ride motorcycles off road, thought it would be a jolly jape, and failed miserably; and suddenly, despite being offered tuition which they declined, and signing legally binding disclaimers, decided it was all our fault for finding themselves with broken legs/ arms/ ankles. So sorry. I do not find you to be very much of a contest, nor someone to take anything you say seriously " mental, that sounds good". You are playing at riding motorcycles. And motorcycles do not like that. They WILL bite you on the ass, completely and irrevocably. I think you need to find another pastime. Try speed knitting, or painting landscapes. Something your ego will not get you killed or maimed doing. Classic. A fool and his money are easily parted. And the weak will always try to favour the powerful... I wonder how many WR 450s are languishing in garages up.and down the country because their owners had more money than sense or knowledge... Its bigger and more expensive.. Must be sicker. Stands to reason dunnit? Ooh shit, I hate it. It has a mind of its own.... I will put it in the corner, throw a blanket over it, and avoid any conversation with the missus about it. It never existed.... I offer good advice and am trying mightily to save your C2 vertibrae, ensure you have some fun, and try to.avoid wasting the contents of your wallet. In the end it is your life and your decision. I accept from what I have learned from your posts, you will not listen to a single word of advice that anyone has offered here, despite you asking for it. Do what the feck you want. I will not be chipping in £20 for a wreath though. Done.

Looking forward to an easy week next week. Driver went to ICL Boulby to pick up a Clarke Hurth axle from a Manitou telehandler. Nice week for once. Driver gets there and looks for the axle. Apparently it was coming up from pit bottom in the materials elevator. Said elevator appears with two axles and a bloke in a hard hat and clipboard. One, the Clarke Hurth. The other a Clarke 19D. Worthy with clipboard says " theres ya two axles" Driver says I cannot get two on without being overloaded..I only came for the smaller one. "Oh well, the big un is urgent, machine is stood, we already have a recon manitou axle in stores, you will have to come back for the manitou on monday". Just great. I think I may throw a sickie. Manitou Telehandler.. Clarke 19Ds fitted in an Atlas Copco/ Wagner ST7. Aw Crap. Much sweat and tears in my future. Already sweated buckets over it on thursday. Right hand side final reduction gears have completely shat themselves. Every thing welded together with the heat involved. Took three hours to get the hub off. Usually a half hour job.

Thanks Ian. I have fired off an email asking if part of the registration number matches a fairly famous aircraft. Of course, being an aviation nut, I picked that very registration from a choice of several. Colour is correct. General part of the country is correct. Some rarely seen carbon fibre accessories on VFRs that I fitted back in the day are correct. I have watched every VFR for those accessories for years without result. And the approximate date of registration is correct. It was a birthday present from the missus when we lived in far wealthier, but more stress laden times. Of course, other things are different. When I sold it, it was in showroom condition. It has had the " usual" modifications. Missus says if it is our old one, we will have it. We toured the country on it. It is expensive though. I will not be offering the asking price. Remains to be seen if I get a good answer.

Often said that I loved my brand new 1997 VFR750 back in the day and wished I never sold it. Now I have a fully restored, to as factory fresh replacement. I knew the original was still around, but never knew where. I strongly suspect I have tracked it down. What to do? I have 3 bikes already and have nowhere to keep number 4. I have considered stripping both bikes and putting all the new and fully rebuilt parts onto my old bike and all of the serviceable parts from the old bike, onto my present one, then selling it on as a very tidy but cheaper one than it is currently valued at. My present one has a fair bit higher mileage than the old one. Clearly I have no use for two VFRs. However I would hate to disrespect my present bike thus. It does not deserve such treatment. As said, it is fully restored. I think I first need to ascertain if it is indeed my old bike, most of the evidence points to it. Restored to as factory fresh at great expense. Could I bring myself to break the poor thing down, and more importantly, should I?

Same guy in both pics.. Your dream. The reality. Eddie Kidd. Formidable motocross racer and stunt rider.. Wayne Rainey. 3x World Champion Grand Prix rider. What a hero. Severed his spinal cord while sliding over loose gravel on his back. World Championship Extreme Enduro event.. How many WR 450s do you see in this pic? Answer, probably none. You will be very unlikely to find one bigger than 300cc. Keep it real. I am not stumping up £20 towards a forum wreath. Learn to walk before you try running......

I am going to be very cruel and very deliberate in this post. I do not want to be, but I do it for your own good. You leave me no choice. I should step away and let you get on with it, but I will leave you with this observation. I am done with this thread. You clearly have no idea of "off road". It is well documentented on here that I have competed for many the year in on and off road pursuits, both in an amateur and professional capacity. I do have a wealth of knowledge in this "area". Your idea of " mental sounds good" combined with your obvious zero comprehension of off road technique leads me to two prophesies in your future. 1. A trip in a air ambulance. 2. A very intimate relationship with a wheelchair. Your choice. Rein in your ego. It will hurt you. Better riders than I now know about wheelchair cushion sores... Riding motorcycles to the limit is a game of chance. Good riders always stack the odds of success in their favour, not against and even that often is not enough..

Honda CRF300 Rally. Perfect for those with little off road experience and decent enough on road too. Too much power per experience / talent unit is extremely tiring after a day on the trails. Hell, even little yeller has more than enough power to get the inexperienced into trail riding "difficulty". Little yeller. Mad as a box of frogs.

1st port of call is to get the carbs balanced.

Me thinks you are quite hiding your light under bushel...

Do you get to fly home while they are swapping it out?

Indeed. We ran 6x CB500s for early DAS training at the motorcycle activity centre. Of course, all that slow speed running, U turns and emergency stops meant a hard life. Apart from fork seals, tyres, brake pads, steering head bearings and new brake hoses every 40,000 miles or so, nothing really went wrong with them. They all needed clutches changed at least once in their 75,000 mile lifespan, and I did the oil pump chain at the same time, but nothing else ever really went wrong. Edit.. The sprocket carrier bearing was one to keep an eye on also... Great little bikes. Dead easy to work on.

Suzuki burgmann...

Some will, some won't. The deciding factor is where the puncture is. If it is more than halfway across towards the sidewall from the tread centre line. most will not.

Back in the day, I had a new honda blackbird. 400 miles on the clock. Z rated tyres. I got an old split pin puncturing the rear tyre. I had and was in charge of a fully equipped motorcycle repair workshop, complete with mushroom plugs to repair tubeless tyre punctures professionally. However Z rated tyres should not be repaired. On the other hand, I would not very likely be sustaining 180mph plus. So what to do? I thought and thought. I hated looking at that rear wheel with an almost brand new tyre sat in the corner. A lot of dosh on the line. I picked up my tool of choice.. A hacksaw, very literally ran at the wheel and hacked a wide cut into the tyre. Then got on the phone to order a very expensive replacement. I removed any choice I had in the matter. True story. I have devoted my entire career to absolute vehicular roadworthyness. I had to and do, apply that to my own vehicles, no matter the cost, else how could I possibly advise others to do the right thing? I practice what I preach. At the end of the day, You ave not given enough detail to hazard a guess as to your course of action. But as my mentor once told me to great and lifelong lasting effect. You examine a part to see if it is still serviceable. If you have to procrastinate more than a couple of seconds of its suitability, clearly it is not serviceable. Clearly you have thought long and hard, and finally asked advice on an internet forum.... You are not happy... The tyre is not, in your mind, fully serviceable in its present state. Two options. 1. One, have it professionally repaired. 2. Have it replaced. It is the only way you will have faith in it.

It's for when riding off road in deep ruts. It will not allow the pedals to bend far enough back that they break off when you straighten them at the side of the trail. Quite a common practice back in the day.

When I get home on an evening, totally spent. I tend to disagree. Mentally, I do still love it, but physically, my aging body cannot hack it. UK government says People of my age retire at 67. Whether you destroy yourself working with toxic chemicals and heavy physical labour, as well as a mentally demanding job... Or if you are a librarian sat on your arse all day long............... Did I ever mention how lucky I am? By the way, the drop box I mentioned was totalled. But I had another job given, another total loss, but I was also requested to check the swinging arm bushes. They were fine.

The planetary gear carrier on the left I cannot lift. It weighs too much. The others I can but not with any precision. Certainly cannot lift them to chest height. I can move them around on the floor though. Everything needs to be done by the overhead crane. It is VERY easy for the unwary to seriously injure themselves. It can be a very scary place when rigging big lumps of machinery for turning from its front to its back ect. You get as far out of the way as the crane controls will let you. Sometimes things happen very fast.... I hate it. My mouth always goes dry. At worst, someone gets seriously hurt, at best you can cause £1000s in damage.

And when it all.goes wrong. Kessler transfer box from a Leibherr 300 tonne crane. I have one almost the same, sat on my bench for Monday morning. That one is out of a 100 tonne Grove crane so a bit smaller. Most common failure is the lube oil cascade pump. Bottom to top, these tranfer boxes are about five feet tall, so you need to pump lube oil up to the top end. Apparently the crane driver only knew something was wrong when a police car saw smoke and flames under the crane. That particular box was beyond repair. We could have sorted it, but the cost would have been more than the elderly crane was worth. We sourced a good used one. 1000 hp meets no lubrication. Certainly the worst I ever saw. The gears melted. Grove Kessler transfer case. Jus waitin.... It usually takes a full day just to get the 5 drive flanges off. Right bstards they are. They are held in by 6" diameter circlips behind the flange and the only access is 2 small holes in the flange to get circlip pliers through. The circlips are usually clumps of seized in solid rust. Completely ridiculous design as the Germans are very likely to do. No thought of the poor sod taking it all apart 15 years down the line.

If you were wondering what the hell polyhalite is. Welcome to the only polyhalite mine in the world (currently - a second one is about to open nearby) and the deepest mine in europe. ICL Boulby. 700 miles of tunnels and miles out under the north sea.