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About steve_w

  • Birthday April 15

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    FZR 600 3HE

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  • Location
    Denton, Manchester
  • Interests
    MotoGP, SBK, BSB
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    Rock Music (mainly)

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  1. This is the important shed, the one behind it is the one full of crap
  2. Evenin' The new reg/rec arrived today. After fitting it I ran the earth to an engine casing bolt then fired it up. No sulphur smell or loud bubbling sounds. Checked the voltage at the battery. At idle it was just short of 14v. At 3k it was 14.4v. Went out for a quick ride then re-checked it. Same results. Think that's sorted it and I can hopefully put the mountain bike away for a while!
  3. Ordered the YZF one last night for the same price at that one. will hopefully get it tomorrow
  4. Hi mate. It boiled the battery dry. Fired the bike up today and got that sulphur smell from the battery along with a bubbling sound. From what I've been reading it's a common problem. I can get a YZF 600 R/R and adapt the wiring giving me a good earth point as well.
  5. Been doing a few checks and found that at around 3k I'm getting between 14.5v and 17.3v and getting around 40v across the 3 white wires coming from the stator so I think there's a good chance the R/R is goosed.
  6. Hi all. Took the battery off my 91 FZR 600 today to charge it after having problems getting it to run. I had to fill it up as it was empty, the dealer who sold me the bike in March put a new battery on it. I've also noticed that when the bike's running with the lights off, the rev counter behaves itself while with the lights on, the rev counter is erratic. There was a little corrosion around the + terminal as well which I've cleaned and copper greased. Could these problems be caused by a faulty rectifier? TIA Steve
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    Bike shops

    Thanks Drewpy, I'll check em out
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    Bike shops

    Thanks lads, I've got wemoto bookmarked and they do seem to have a good selection as does Motorcyle Products (although I had to modify a clutch cable to make it fit) I'll check out the others you mention OG and may have a wander up to bikes n bits tomorrow, they're just up the road from me Thanks for the input
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    Bike shops

    Hi all. I've been Googling this and not getting much luck. Does anyone recommend any good bike shops around Manchester that sell things like fuel filters, gaskets etc. You know, like motor factors like BMS or Euro car parts but for bikes. I know I could go to a main dealer but I imagine everything for a 91 bike would be special order and cost a lot more. I've found various online shops but sometimes it's just good to go somewhere and buy the stuff you need to do a job. Anywhere that caters for older bikes but be helpful. It probably sounds like a daft question but when you're just getting back into bikes it can be hard to find stuff you need. Cheers
  10. Got my DT50mx in 87 and my TZR 125 in 88 from Claremonts (blast from the past!) I remember jumping on the TZR after 12 months on the DT and nearly falling straight off (wasn't used to a bike with a fairing and the fact that only the bars turned, not everything including the clocks and headlight) Don't think the salesman saw but didn't stop to find out!
  11. Thanks. Been mooching around with it today. Found some interesting things. The inlet rubbers are starting to perish, fuel filter has seen better days and judging by the way things like the coils, airbox and a few other things are fitted, I think Frank Spencer must've owned this bike at some point! Talk about bodge it and scarper! I've not got the money for new rubbers, carb rebuild kit and some other bits I'd like to sort out yet so after a load of crappy fuel leaked out of the carbs when I turned em upside down I decided to put it back together for now and garage it til I've got the money in a few weeks. Couldn't get the carbs to sit on the inlet rubbers because the coils were in the way so I performed a sports modification to the bracket to get everything to fit. Built it all back up and thought 'I'll just try it' It actually runs a lot better than before I dropped it So, with Iridium plugs, carb inlet rubbers and repair kit and a fuel filter, it may well cure the problem completely, now for the overtime to pay for it!!!
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