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Hi, Back in the day we used a round wire brush on the end of a drill to reach inside the fins, don't know if you can still get them or where they might be but used to be about 4 inches across and 1/2 an inch wide, didn't last long as you can imagine but worked a treat most of the time, try a hardware store NOT B&Q or Homebase they are crap on odd stuff but some where that stocks proper tools and such. Hope that helps?
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In "FRONT SUSPENSION" section of your LINK it says this "Some fork arrangements rely on the bracing incorporated in the mudguard fixings to maintain their alignment. A mudguard insecurely fixed to the forks may therefore adversely affect the handling of the machine". So unless I miss my guess if it's not there they can't fail it? Bloody horrible on a wet day tho you and the bike will look a right mess after a couple of miles. Good link tho dirty.
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Hi dogmi, Nice one, Welcome to the YOC, lots of nice people here and they will help out if they can.
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Hi and welcome to the YOC, just a reminder this page is for your intro not for questions, so say Hi again and then post your question on the "workshop" section on the front page of the forum. Tell us who you are where your from and about your bike (not what's wrong with it) and then some kind person will help you out. You wouldn't ask a stranger in a pub questions without saying Hi first would you? Don't be offended just use the site properly and everyone will help out.
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No Nor me must be a new model?
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Hi Ken Welcome to the YOC, This is not the place for questions it's for intros, so give us a proper intro and then go to the "workshop" section and post your query there, some one will know a fix for your starting problem if you ask in the right place. Oh and if you just go there and ask the same question without an intro you will probably be ignored. After all if you go into a pub and ask complete strangers questions they will ignore you to. Always nice to have new people on the forum.
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Welcome to the YOC Whitey, nice intro and should be a nice bike when your finished, let's see some photos when you get a chance, always nice to have new blood in the forum.
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Thanks Morph, Signed it.
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Could be a couple of things, try making sure that the swing arm is not loose, also look at the brake shoe leading edge and make sure it is shamferd so as not to grab the leading edge of the shoe as you apply the brakes, blow out any dust build up (DON'T breath in the dust) check that the lever comes back to the correct position after applying the brake, if not then grease the pin that goes into the rear brake housing that actuates the shoe. That's about all I can think of for now someone else will think of some thing else.
Oh also make sure that the wheel is not twisted out of true.
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Congrats on passing your test, well done, now wait 30 years and you can have the same insurance as the rest of us, no help really but your young and stupid as far as the insurance companies are concerned so your premium will be half way to the moon for many years to come, don't cry about it we all had the same problem. I'm 60 next b'day (bugger!) and my insurance is £65 for the XJ 750 fully comp. So pay up and moan like we did and soon enough you will be old to.
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I like chips!! but NOT with out salt dammit.
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Check your timing first, usually the cause of backfire misfire, then check that the carb is not running to rich, can't think of anything else that it might be other than really obscure faults. Backfiring is the result of to much fuel in the system when the exhaust stroke happens usually due to incomplete burning of the fuel in the compression stroke or to far advanced ignition, so there you have it unless someone knows better.
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Hi Reg, Welcome to the YOC, always nice t hear form the colonies. My Bro lives out in the sticks somewhere in the ACT. Lots of guys/girls on here with loads of knowledge about most yammies so if your stuck post in WORKSHOP and someone will have a fix or workround for you. Take care, remember blue up black down.
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There are some things I DO NOT want a picture of floating about in my head thank you, now how the fuck do I forget this bloody thing of your hairy/hairless arse. BOLLOCKS!!!
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HI Chris, It's polite to intro yourself BEFORE asking for help mate, so if you would be so kind as to go to "new members" and tell everyone who you are and where you hail from, THEN go to "WORKSHOP" section and post your query there, then someone who knows about R1s will have a stab at helping you out, there are a lot of "one hit wonders" about who ask for help and then disseapear off into the distance and to say it gets a bit tiring is putting it mildly.So Welcome to the YOC and we hope you will stick around and be a part of the forum for a long time to come.
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Hi Rich and welcome to the YOC. Always nice to have new blood in the forum.
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Welcone to the YOC Davie, good luck with your project.
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Hi Dan and welcome to the YOC, always nice to have a project and as the lads have said your spanner skills will come in handy when you start work on your bike, Oh one other thing you RIDE a bike and DRIVE a car, you'll know what I mean when you get it going, stay safe and ask for advice BEFORE getting it out on the road, car drivers are oblivious of bike riders so it's a completely different set of rules when your out and about. Good luck.
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Hi Frank, Welcome to the YOC, good luck with your resto send some pic when you get started.
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Already done it, got email from BENNETS but about time they included a mention for the poor sodding motorcyclist, the first they know about us is when we appear up their bonnet.
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Thanks sniff, my laugh a day has just gone up to laugh till you wet yourself, love it. Oh and where do I go for them there BENEFITS could do with a few weeks in Barbados.
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Hi Packers and welcome to the YOC, nice little bike you have there and you seem to have the mechanicals all in hand so just hang around a bit and some one will come up with some advcie on the chain and sprocket prob though with only? 3700miles on it I would say that a good clean and some fresh oil it should be ok and if the sprocket is not hooked then that should be ok as well, stay safe and get some miles under your belt and good luck when you take your test. Let us know how you get on.
P.S if you get no joy with your question here then try the "WORKSHOP" section and ask again, this area is only really for you to say Hi and tell everyone who you are what you got and where you hail from.
Patent Parts - Pistons in particular.
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HI Harry, load of old bollocks from your man in the shop, pattern parts are usually made the same way and with the same material, if you really need to know what your putting in your engine ask the supplier for the material specs and manufacuring methods used. Most will be more than willing to bore you to death with how much trouble they take to copy the original so take some sandwiches and a thermos when you ask the questions as you may be in for a bit of a talking at (not to). I have used pattern parts in most of my bikes over the years and can say with hand on heart that I have never been let down by any of them, except when I forgot to check the oil when I changed the bearings in my Bonnerville, monsterous bang and loads of smoke and a locked back wheel showed me the error of being a twat. Hope that helps?