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  1. wiring

    hi lads just been giving my rocket a good prep for this years riding season and have decided its time to get rid of the datatag alarm ,tbh its just another potentcial breakdown waiting to happen ! its connected via a large multipin connector under the sidepanel which colours of wire do i...

  2. increase in low rpm clonking

    could be a number of things clutch basket damper springs ,torsional damper spring weak,my bike similar age and model developed a rougness and clunking in the lower gears around 10000 miles it was the inner torsional damper bearing it had been fitted the wrong way around and wore out prematurely...

  3. The Brahma Drama aka Throttle Body Problems

    hey i think your TPS needs replaced when the bike starts to have intermittent rpm behavior you got the symptoms

  4. Wont turn over

    get on the bike put it in gear flip up the sidestand pull in the clutch try starting it now if it starts its dirty contacts on the gear position switch ,give the brass contacts and plunger a clean up refit the switch by putting in neutral and rotating till the green light lights up now nip up...

  5. Front fork caps

    you could jack up the front till the wheel is slightly airborn remove the big nuts but you would need an assistant with a bit of savvy to push the wheel upward with a plank or some thing then lower it carefully when you start screwin them nuts in ,they are a fairly fine thread and made of...

  6. Headlight Discussions

    a lot is to do with the glass and reflector design i if i was doing a lot of night riding i would retrofit with CIBIE units also a decent set of spectacles would the first priority

  7. Oil change woes. Help please!

    if you re use a copper washer heat it red hot with a gas torch or over the flame of the kitchen stove then chuck it in some water it was two scots guys who first made copper wire after pulling a penny coin apart so we can see your concern about the cost of the washers go to a hydraulic...

  8. Oil change woes. Help please!

    you could have taken the oil tank drain plug out again DOH

  9. fuel smell and poor milege

    does the exhaust smell rich with black smoke ,check the vacuum pipes are connected up ,could be the tps needing repositioned or replaced

  10. Engine studder below 2000 RPM

    there is quite a lot of ethanol in the modern high octane fuels which absorb moisture and a bit of toluene too it plays havoc with the old carburettors too coating all the bits with a white residue buts thats the trade off for high octane Re the stutter check the single wires that are...

  11. Engine studder below 2000 RPM

    try changing the ignition switch sounds like a low tension fault had the same problem with a few old bikes gets into a range when it vibrates a bit then loses contact

  12. Very odd "neutral" behaviour

    i beleive TTS are doing a billet timing cover with the hydraulic actuator now ,has anybody done a home brew one ,auto clutch slave cylinders are ten a penny but ive not seen one with a pulling motion

  13. Oil pump drive gear,

    what a refreshing article its good to see there is at least two practical enthusiasts out there there is always things that can be improved by carefully studying all the parts and possibly modding them to work better I think this is probably one of the reasons some people have had recurrent...

  14. wheres your head at

    i was thinking of removing the cyl head and having it skimmed to bring the cr up to 10 to 1 do any of you tuners know how much to remove to achieve this Also can you give me some guidance on porting the r3 head ie the areas apart from any obvious ones ,while im at it il slot the cam sprockets...

  15. Cold starting

    they didnt fall out the sky because they had BTH MAGNETOS 2 of them , and the merlin wasnt built to a price
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