KevtheRev

Best to do it yourself .

It's okay to use a tube with a tubeless tyre/rim , you have to use a slightly lower tyre pressure though to allow for the tube . What's all this I hear about compressors ?? Myself and the Brother fitted a new set of tyres to his VFR800i last week and popped the beads into place with a bicycle pump ( as always ) , Just takes a bit longer . I always fit my own tyres as a matter of pride . I've been doing it for 30yrs . How long has the kid down the local tyre place been doing it ?? I use a garden spade to break the bead on the tyre I'm removing , having taken steps to safeguard the discs , finish etc . It's good exercise too , lol .

How did the cat end up in the cellar ? Glad he's home !

Best o' luck with 'er !

Good choice for a resto . Very easy to work with and you'll have a very useful machine at the end . Best o' luck !

Try to get the loom with the new motor .

Horrible bastards , almost as bad as CG cush drive bushes , lol .

Why not fit shorter shocks ?

Does it have sensors in the exhaust , airbox or on the throttle body ? Might be worth getting em checked .

Careful with it at night , any tint will restrict your view at night .

Thieving f'n Scum !

I've used the yellow one for years , makes a dreary winter morn look like afternoon in the Bahamas lol ! Keep it in good nick and bin it if it get's scratched up .

That's sound ! When you get it on Grouch , don't bother buying expensive scottoil , use the cheapest engine oil or leftovers after oil changes . You can also get little plastic holders which allow you to attach the oiler to the bike with cable ties . Sometimes it can be awkward to find a place on the bike to bolt it to . If your bike has a vacuum operated fuel switch you can take the required vacuum from there to operate the oiler . Oh , and if you ensure that the oil line runs lower than the pump body you'll eliminate the need to suction bleed the line any time you run out of oil (they don't hold much). If you lose the little plastic delivery tube from the end of the oil line , a piece of the red tube from a WD-40 can will do the job . Hope that helps .

Perfect Grouch . It'll keep the rain off . Anyone know if you can still get that corrugated perspex stuff ? That tent seems a little expensive . You could buy a ground anchor and some cover for that . My screens gone pink , my drunk Bro' knocked it over , the feckin gobshite . lol.

Perfect Grouch . It'll keep the rain off . Anyone know if you can still get that corrugated perspex stuff ?

Well done mate ! Lovin' that emerald green .

A mate bought a Keyster carb needle for his KMX 200 , wouldn't work . Seems you have to use their emulsion tube to match . We didn't try it as he managed to get an OEM needle . Might be worth bearing in mind . Best of luck .

Dont forget to check the vent in the fuel filler cap isn't blocked with crap and causing a vacuum to form in your fuel tank .

Scottoilers are great and fitting one with a new chain and sprockets will mean you'll probably never have to buy another chain for the bike . They do leave a light oil mist around the back wheel which, unlike chainlube , wipes off easily with a cloth . (I usually leave it as the oil stops the steel rim and spokes from rusting ). Also the time between chain adjustments is vastly increased . I think they cost about 80 bucks now . I don't have one on my present bike now but use a cheaper and just as effective method . Get one o' those plastic oil bottles with a tube attached or an old fashioned oil can with some engine oil . Bike on the mainstand , spin the back wheel , squirt a little oil on the inner bottom run of the chain . Hey Presto - fully lubed chain . Takes 10 seconds . ( Don't tell scottoil you heard it from me ). I never wash my bike , just a wipe of a cloth, and it's pretty clean with no tar like deposits of dried chainlube .

Steve was the Man ! Anyone else think there's an uncanny resemblance between him and a certain Mr V. Rossi ?

I'd try to find OEM stuff first .

Good man Tommy ! Chivalry's not dead . The little fecker that sent that must have a very high opinion of himself , betcha he's a cager .

You cant polish a turd , but I think I read on here about someone rolling 'em in glitter ! That's a tough one mate , you'll sort it .

If there's nothing wrong with the standard pipe I'd leave it . But if you change it there should be info from the makers with a new pipe .

Hi Pennack , that sounds like a tricky problem to track down . Is the bike fuel injected ? I'm not too well up on these . I'd fit an inline fuel filter for starters just to rule out contamination .