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It's always a pleasure to see your trail bike restos Mark...another stunner there

Yep a piece of plywood?

Hmmm not at my local Tesco

It sounds like a big air leak to me, have you checked the inlet manifold rubber and it's clamp?

Greetings Chris

yep get some in they will do for your next bike too

I just love them old 250 desmo's...worth a lot of £££'s now Yellow I presume with clip on's a la cafe racer what a lovely sound they made

You should stop where It's safe even on yellow lines

What a smart RD400 you have resurrected there sandman Greetings and

Happy Birthday Foamy, dont drink too much and embarrass yourself or owt!

What a fantastic idea NEO, simple...cheap...and very effective

yeah there's a few of us the same as that Dave

That can be dangerous, for your own safety do the right thing

me neither...just replace it

Err Its the neutral switch thats the issue...clearly the stand switch works!!

Yeah I can see your problem gar.. Looks like the pipes pass under the motor so they would have to be removed to lift the engine onto a high enough stand (with help of course) ? Yeah I know...That just adds work Taking forks off isnt just everyday common activity...why?

Good stuff mailee it's great to see that it's working out for you on the bigger bikes

Try balancing the carbs Simon

I dont believe that the side stand should kill the engine when in neutral! I would look into the neutral light cct

how can you be heavy handed with boots?

you only need gentle pressure to go from 2 to N, like I said before , personally I think the new oil and a clutch that may benefit from adjusting are the problem

Point is though, It's easier to select neutral from 2nd with the bike in motion

I needs a bit of a ride before you can state that smoking is an issue, you've only just built it after all! I assume that you checked and re-fitted any seals on the valves when you fitted them

It should get better with a bit of use Grouch, check you havent put too much in though. Perhaps you will get netral better while you are coming to a stop but not yet stopped it's always easier like that IMO theres never any value at all in going to 1st before stopping either on 2 wheels or 4. It's also possible because you use your bike a lot that you have by now a little clutch plate wear and so adjusting the clutch at the clutch may help

yeah, the HT cap next, then the coil