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hell yeah. i was so nervous going into it. only ever sprayed a snowboard before, and this was my pride and joy. the final sanding of wet and dry before polishing got me working up a sweat that had nothing to do with the heat lol lovely bike though my friend. love the white, are those decals or spray?

im fairly new to riding. ive had one bike before my present r6, it was a honda cbr and i never had any trouble pulling away or slow speed control. however on my r6 my clutch feels,, wrong? it only comes into action about 1 cm before its end. and ive tried adjusting it by the adjuster right of the handle. but no sucsess. i find its just not enough play to pull away smoothly. its either all on or all off. is it the way they are and just me? my friends gixer has about an inch and a half of play and i can ride it much more efortlessly. any help welcome as a new clutch is about 200 quid including laybour...trying to avoid it if possible lol cheers david

lol, i learnt that the hard way. one extra tank respray later leson learnt!!

thank god for ebay and halfords lol, cost me just under 100 quid and did it all on my weekend off! waiting that week before i polished it was a bloody long wait though!! lol

thanks for all your help, im guna try to find some cheapish track days too. the improvement courses, like the ones that RIDE do, tho hopefully not at 200 pounds for a few hours! lol

i wanted to start racing this year, or take the school just to enhance my ridding and for a bit of fun. does anyone know what time of year the schools run and how much it costs to get through the whole thing? i live in the south west. (bristol) so schools nearish to that area would be beter, though, i havnt heard of many. cheers david

the only reason im considering it, is because its so bad that the bike stalls on me at junctions, or when i try to control it at low speeds. i give it some revs and it kicks in two heartbeats later and spins off like a rocket.

my problem is my bike runs too rich between 2 and 4 thousand revs, meaning it goes sloppy and makes for poor handeling. the guy whos serviced my bike and dynod it has recomended a dynojet kit. do i really need ti though? will it solve the issue? cheers david

can i put the stickers ive bought on the bike now and then give it another coat of laqur. then wait till that hardens, then polish? or is it best to put stickers on after? if i do the first option will i need to sand the whole bike down again to add another coat?

i used halfords. two coats of primer, three coats of black, then three coats of laqur. i used 600 and 1200 sandpaper inbetween coats and did a wet/dry rubdown before hand. thats about it. cheers david

how long should i wait, should i ride it untill then? will it damage the paint?

my paintwork doesnt feel smooth and shine like it did b4 i sprayed it. im pretty sure ive done it right. is there some sort of after treatment you need to give it? if so when and how, with what from where? cheers david

ive just sprayed my bike and after i filled it up wiht petrol. i got a lil bit on the tank and it obliterated the hard work ide done earlier. i used three coats of laqure...is there something im missing? any help welcomed, cheers david

i wana spray my bike, pretty simple, black and a few stencils here and there, ive sprayed my snowboard before, with primer, 3 coats then clear coats to finish,,,ect is it the same thing? do the metal parts, like wheels and tank, require anything more than the fairing? cheers david

my r6 hs a silver frame. its a 99 model. when u get bikes sprayed , are they bike orientated places that strip the bike to do it or do you hva e to take the fairing off urself. cuz i wanted the frame to be sprayed black to go wiht the new paint job ill be getting. is this posible? cheers david

is it posible to paint an exhaust, the end can (and link pipe) with a paint that is suitable for intense heat? if so what type of paint is it? how much? where from? cheers david

sure thing, email should be ok. mine is [email protected] ive got plenty of things that need doing on it first, but i recon the spray job will be in time for christmas, my own personal present lol

after alot of consideration of some of the prices people have quoted for their resprays i have decided to get mine done. i live in the south west, bristol. does anybody know anyplace i could go to get a top dollar paint job done to my r6? much appreciated david just incase ur wondering im thinking black with white, but dont quite know where to put the white yet, maybe around headlights and seat cowel? and posibly red? yes, i am a fan of Haga! lol

amazing paintwork!! mines already been personalised by someone. i like it but i think i should make it my own!

ive only just passed my das in february. my first bike was a cbr600f. its an amazing learner bike with potentioal to keep you thrilled for years of learning. its cheap, reliable and easy to ensure. but then i got hit by a car lol. so my next bike was a r6. ive always loved the looks and i was learning very fast on my cbr, so people warning me of a bike ment for the likes of bayliss didnt bother me too much. i found it too be a bit bouncy at standard setup, but u can alter that on the forks very easily. the bike does give you the impression its taking you for a ride, (but this is prob just cuz im learning) and if you ever go in too hot theres enough give to control it and ive never had any dificuilty riding it. infact, i bloody love the thing and would recomend it to anyone new or old to riding!! do check second gear thoroughly when test riding. they are said to be a problem at 15-20000 miles. oh and the insurance for me, they took into account id been driving four years, so you having ten years should be fine. im with norwitch union, found through gocompare.com, for £450 tpft. and thats wiht all the trimings liek BD cover ect. only 50 pounds more than the cbr. hope you pass your test and enjoy years of riding!

how much does it cost to respray a bike? does design higher the price? and how do u make sure your datatagging shows through? cheers david

my r6 hasnt got a full sevice history and its playing up. im guna get a full service done, does anyone know roughly how much a full service will cost for a r6? it probs needs rejetting too. just so i know how much not to spend this month!! lol muchos cheers'os david

hi guys, this is really an ongoing problem, but now its got me terified of riding the bike. before i sepnd heaps on it just wanted some advice. my bike has a race exhaust on it with no baffle, im sure it hasnt been jetted but im told this may not be the problem. what happens is when i pull away on a flat eaven surface its giving me delayed power. i pull back throttle, power comes a second later. if i try to pull away at an angle or on a cambre it just stalls or i have to rev the tits off it to get it going. both not really fun when a car is coming at u from the side! ive been told to fix the plugs, carbs, air filter, clutch...ect. anyone recon they can pinpoint it? or direct me to a trusted garage in the south west region, i live in bristol and i dont want to go too far. cheers for any input david

hey guys. me and my friend are planning a trip to nurburgring this september. but theres stil a few thigns we need to clear up. firstly, what are the regulations on protective clothing? can u wear anythign as long as it has protective armour in? i ask because were ridding the whole way and wed rather wear our textile two piece zip together stuff that all in one leathers in case it rains. second part is do they have anywhere to lock up gear. were hoping to camp so we would need lockers to put our gear in when were on the ring. either that or we stay at a b & b. thirdly, how strict are the tests before you go onto the ring? is it just a sound check or is it more severe? and last of all, does anyone have any recomendations, best time to go in the week, places to stay, thigns to do? just to help out. cheers david

thanks for all the help guys, how much does it cost to get it dyno tested?