DirtyDT

Well done on passing.

Nope, yours is an achievement to be proud of, I was just saying that I could relate to the fuel stops.

I've just booked into the Quality Hotel down the road from Squires for Friday and Saturday night. I fancied a change from camping and the fact that they want to charge £3 a night swung it. Just the ride up and down to sort now. Oh and the little thing of getting the bike back together in the next couple of weeks.

Put new plugs in Ride around for a few miles Find a good stretch of road where you can ride at high revs in the same gear (doesn't have to be top) Ride for a couple of miles in that gear at high revs - a straight, fast road with a lay by or pull in is ideal. kill the switch and pull in to the lay by - Make sure it is safe to kill the bike engine safely as you will be in coast mode and use the kill switch, not the ignition. Take out the plugs - they will be hot Check the plug colour.

I rode back from Marseille to Essex just stopping for fuel (and the ferry). 99 miles to a tank of fuel on a GSXR at hyperspace speeds so stopping every hour (allegedly). I have felt the pain!!

Well done Bippo. I have seen this but haven't done it, yet! A great write up too.

There is something very nice about upside down forks.

Or drill a hole in the top of the tank and put a stick in it. Scratch that, it was probably a bad idea for more than one reason. If you have a reserve on your fuel tap, you get used to it.

Well done for passing your CBT. Listen to the words of wisdom and experience above. Just think - you will be riding non in accordance of your driving licence, this means your insurance could be void. You can get between 3 to 6 points for the L plate offense only, plus what you get for the rest. Remember 6 points on a fresh licence and you are back to square 1 and may have to do your theory and CBT again. You will have a nice sized fine and the endorsement on your licence for 3 years which will affect your insurance premiums. Kerching! Down to you really.

Doesn't the petcock (fuel tap) have a reserve function?

We like pictures here Most UK old trailie yam restores are DT's.

I'd like that for my collection! The last thing I got from Oz was a RD400C seat a couple of weeks ago.

Of course we do. There are many DT owners on here and at least 2 regulars have Suzi TS250's. Here is mine, before and after:

What smell?

Hi and welcome to the forum. I can't help but great pictures.

That's what I get for doing something else whilst typing an answer.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Contact Paul Dawkins via the messaging service on the site. For a small fee he will be able to check the VINs against the DVLA database. If the VIN's show up, then you will have the registration number and you can just apply for the V5 via a standard V62 DVLA form. If the VIN does not show up you will need to get 4 things to get the bikes registered: 1) an MOT for the bike - They will MOT it on the VIN number 2) Insurance, once again they can do this on the VIN number. Contact lee@bikesure on the forum and he should be able to assist 3) a dating certificate - back to Paul Dawkins who can supply these 4) the form to fill in - these are V55/5 That, some fees etc is about it. Latest news is that you can ride the vehicle to the MOT station without a number place providing the frame is insured and the MOT is pre-booked. Check that all is current before you embark.

I think is sounds fine and I own Yami's. Welcome to the forum.

The airscrew adjusts the idle speed only. It raises the slide and allows more or less air into the carb. It should only be used to adjust the idle speed when stationary. The throttle needle alters the fuel/air mix and is most effective at mid range throttle. It acts as to restrict fuel. As you open the throttle the needle rises allowing more fuel into the carb (richer). The needle is tapered so as it rises it allows the fuel to enter the carb quicker. On a needle there will be a number of slots to allow the initial setting. If you visualise that moving the circlip in the slot down (towards the tapered end), that will actually raise the needle at idle and therefore, because of the taper, allow more fuel in. If you move the needle circlip up (away from the tapered end). That restricts the fuel more (because of the taper) and allow less fuel in. Once the throttle is getting mainly open then the needle will not affect the fuel flow and the restrictor becomes the main jet ( that sits below the needle). On idle the pilot jet is used as the restrictor. So: Airscrew - just for Idle Pilot jet - Just for idle and low revs Needle jet - mid range revs Main jet - higher revs

Sorry to hear that Slice. Big Kev ate the sacred sausage, that's why they put the place up for sale. Jason - I wouldn't worry too much, there was talk of a Chinese a couple of years ago and we still ended up with the Squires set menu. I really don't think I can eat another one of their breakfasts! I am still digesting the one from 2011 .

I am good, not sure about the rest of the bunch. Quite sunny and little wind today where I am.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

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Hi and welcome to the forum.

A message from my number 1 son yesterday as he was going to Whitehaven to cycle from there to Tynemouth on a coast to Coast cycle ride (140 miles) to raise some money for charity; "These people up north don't half talk funny. I only wanted a coffee and a cheese & ham toastie and she rambled on for 5 minutes about do I like bacon or ham?! X" He set off on the ride early this morning and a text at 7:30 said it was tipping it down as they went to pedal off.