AjsFazer1000

It would seem I've found the cause of the problem...shitty gaskets

Yes it's the collars that are bent have to try getting them hot and seeing if I can bend them back. It would seem as I have had them on the bike one side has been in the mount more than the other and as that's got tight and it's been turned on they must have bent to fit the strain that side was under. And it was so close to being back on the road.

In the above photo its the flat metal ring which fits onto the studs coming from the front of the engine - they haven't been tampered with other than having been over tightened and instead of being flat like in the above photo they are in a slight U shape hence why they wont now go back onto the studs.

Ok so this is completely my fault and its due to a lack of experience, (and being wet behind the ears) I have bent the down pipe assembly on one side where the down pipe actually bolts to the front of the engine (I have only managed to do this on 2 of the 4 rings which secure to the front of the engine) has anyone got any reasonable suggestions for trying to straighten these back out as the holes where the screws should go are now out of line by a few mm and it wont reattach to the front of the bike.Ah the joys of being a young an in-experienced DIY mechanic. :'( any help as ever is greatly appreciated.

Hi so I've just bought a 1998 Yzf thundercat she's a project it's fair to be said. I've bought 2 paddock stands to do all the maintenance myself (or try) and the rear has bobbin adaptors. Anyone know where these fit on the thundercat as in struggling to find any specific for the cat? Thanks