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Well done welshwan, good news time for a celebration!!

Hi Steve welcome to the YOC, lots of nutters on here you should fit right in!!

Hi Willie, Welcome to the YOC, always nice to meet new folks. Jump in and enjoy yourself.

Some do some don't, might even be the type of oil your using or the temperature, mine spins slowly when it's cold but stops as the oil warms up, but if the revs are just below 1000 then it don't spin?

If the motor spins but nothing happens then take it off (starter motor) and make sure there is a gear on the end of the shaft, or that it's not just gummed up might be something simple like lub needed. But it equally might mean that the gear is worn so the only way to find out is look at it. Best anyone can do without a picture!!

FFS then I really am in trouble!!

No Offence meant Grouch, just pulling your leg, you will get better at it once you start to fix your own bike just have to learn as you go mate. All the guys and girls on here have had a laugh at your expence but we all want you to succeed, so ask your questions cos we will all help out if we can.

I did, agree with all you say, really glad they are back, just breath taking, anyone who can stay on one of those things is a hero, can't wait for the next one. Bradley Smith deserves a mention as well, didn't finish but shows lots of promise for the future. Marquez is going to be the next Lorenzo/Rossi if he doesn't get to daft, a stunning ride from a noob on a GP bike.

Tommy if you think I want to do this again your very much mistaken more phone calls from would be buyers than you could shake a stick at, never again. Mervin I have no idea what they were thinking buying this at that price bloody mental. Preload it seems that ebay brings out the worst in people, some kind of bidding frenzy I suspect. Anyway thanks for your advice earlier and YES I GOT A CRATE OF BEER!!

Otherwise heated gloves can work ok, same as the heated grips and connect to your battery plus you can use them with a battery pack off of the bike!

Just to keep those who kindly answered my question up to date I sold my neighbours bike on EBAY, I DO NOT believe the price he got for it!! some suggestions on here were for £1 K for a reasonable one well believe it or not it went for more than that in it's present state , it's time to revise your estimates on old bikes I think, seems that they are a premium product to some people, this raggedy arsed thing went for more than I would have dreamed of. It seems some people will pay anything to own a piece of 70s nostalgia. Time to look in your shed and out the back behind the coal shed you could be holding onto a fortune without knowing it. Oh well thanks again for your opinions.

Welcome Bluesman, lots of guys on here who will help out, good luck with your new bike, ride safe.

Cynic's right it's all about FEEL and knowing the bike, being gentle is the only way, you can whack it up and down the box but you better have a good idea of how to rebuild your gearbox in a short time cos it WILL come round and bite you on the arse if you abuse it.

Nothing to stop you giving the bike a wiggle to see how much fuel you have, but I usually reckon on about 20 odd miles when on reserve, but mine is a very old 750 and I get around 60+ to the gallon whereas you get 39/40 cos it's a revvy bike, someone will no doubt prove me wrong but when in doubt fill it up! As to sophisticated my first Honda had an electric start Yippee!! and was straight out of star trek so when my bike goes wrong now (electrics/ignition) I know when I'm beat and ask someone else to sort it, to old to be arsed to fix it and if I can't hit it with a hammer then it's to technical.

Sounds to me like your dropping the clutch, the best way to think of it is if your and off roader then you need power as quick as you can, so you can keep pulling thru rough ground, whereas on the road you need smooth progression ie let the clutch out quickly but NOT a snap drop of the lever, sort of feed it out slowly but with control, only practice will get it better I'm afraid.

Bike failed it's MOT (bugger!!) so been replacing the front wheel bearings and might as well change out the brake pads while I'm at it and a new front tyre, old one was barely legal so out of one job made 3, it's a GROUCH moment!

OK I'll go first, carb/fuel problem next, just you wait and see!!

Sorry to hear that mate, better luck next time, Welshwan hope you pass, fingers crossed. When I did my test (1968!!) turned up on my old AJS 250 went round the block, waved at the nice man as he watched me go by and picked up my pass ticket 10 minutes later, all this faffing about with part1 this and mod that would make me buy a car, I have to admire all your patience and dedication.

It's alright mate, sometimes you have to give up and say HELP!

Bloody hell Grouch!!! What are you like? told you "SEE NICE MAN AT GARAGE" We have a new word now for anything that's broken or f***ed it's called "GROUCHED" PS just so you don't feel to bad mine failed the MOT yesterday, front wheel bearings were "GROUCHED"

Welcome to the YOC.

Nice to know Xeirky, just making sure you were safe is all, not trying to sound like your Dad! Glad that you can sort out the carb still might be better to buy a complete one rather than mess around with the dodgy one, Hope you get it sorted ready for the fine weather, if you ever visit the UK you will need a boat rather than a bike.

ER! where are you? that is what country no use telling you about a great bloke down the road if your in Pakistan is it.

Looks like we have invented a new word "GROUCHED" as in ffs why did that break? Or where is the nearest motor cycle repair shop as I am f***ing useless at fixing things! (sorry grouch ) Bad luck Cynic you will have to stop reading Grouches posts!

Hi Xeirky, Might be a good idea to do an "INTRO" new members section before diving in with a question, just friendly advice, nice to say Hi first when you meet new folks. As to your carbs I think they are a 4 bolted together and if so then your going to have fun trying to separate them, usual deal is to replace the whole thing as this is easier than pissing about with trying to get them apart. Try EBAY for a replacement set. Or your local breakers yard. If this is you first bike then I hope you have taken some form of training BEFORE you ride this thing, it's NOT like driving a car it will KILL YOU if you don't know what your doing, seriously you really need to find out what your local training centre recommends, ask around and see what is available. Not telling you what to do but anyone who gets on a bike without training is going to end up "AT BEST" in hospital.