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    ABS Fairing kits from Ebay

    in The Bar

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    Most after market type fairings are so say "made to fit" but that usually means you have to fiddle with them to get it to fit correctly whereas if you buy from the manufacturer they will fit right on no problem. So it depends if your good with a Stanley knife or not? If the advert has negative feedback about the product then expect problems, usually best to buy the kit you want and get a professional or fit it, which means of course that it would have been cheaper to buy the genuine one in the first place! :shrug:

    Tank

    in Classics

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    Over the years I have used probably most types of tank cleaning advice and the very best and cheapest was, string together with some wire a bunch of old nuts, the bigger the better, and pour in a 50-50 mix of white vinegar and water and rattle it round till its clean. Makes your arms ache and you look a right twit from behind  (I'm told by SWMBO!) then use heat to dry  it as quick as you can then use a sealer of your choice, just make sure it's ethanol proof.

    Sorry should have added flush with distilled water once it's clean to counter the vinegar.

    Replacing a throttle cable

    in The Bar

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    Sorry forgot for a minute there that your not a mechanic, my bad! As finners said clamp or turn off the fuel line then spin it over for a few moments till the excess fuel is out then pop the plugs back in and that should be all you need.

    Polite think bike hi viz jackets

    in General

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    Not for everyone but if you think it would help and make you feel safer then buy one, only cost a few quid. Been riding for over 40 years and never had one but been knocked off more times than I like to think of most of those were dummies who pulled out IN FRONT of me with a head light on so if they don't see that then there's not much hope for these dumb f**kers. 

    S.M.I.D..S.Y should be nailed to the road and run over a few times to make them aware of how much it hurts. Oh and I want to say " I'm not your mate you dumb arse" when I'm laying in the road.

    PS SMIDSY = "Sorry mate I didn't see you" just in case you didn't know!

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    Brake piston question.

    in The Bar

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    Nope only time it should be flush is when you first put it in after you have put new pads in. After that it sits proud, try CAREFULLY to push the piston out a short distance, use an air line if you have one, put something inside the caliper so the piston doesn't come right out, old brake pads are ideal for this, and check the state of the piston to see if it's rusty, if not then that's probably not your problem. Have you checked the front wheel bearings?

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    Bike hits hard when going over potholes/bumps

    in Yamaha Workshop

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    Take it up to about 40mph then change there's no need to rev it's nuts off and a gear change at that speed will get you where you want to go without the risk of being hit from behind, it will do 70 mph in first but ask yourself do you really want to? It's an old bike so treating it like it has an everlasting supply of revs WILL bite you in the arse.

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