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Am I just a big girly?...Nope im using a pushbike for the 7 mile daily commute to work thats every day no matter how cold or snowy it is, and theres a big big hill involved too, after all I do live on the edge of the pennones and thats by choice, cause I do have a car sitting there on my drive doing nowt, just hate driving to work, so its 2 wheels all year for me Ive ridden motorbikes through many a winter in my time, but these days, once the grit salt hits the roads, thats it until spring time, the same reason as Goff says..it dont do your pride and joy any good and you can never clean it off properly, you wouldnt believe how fast salt removes zinc plated surfaces

Ultrasonic cleaning will do no harm to your carbs, it is a completely non aggressive approach to cleaning and all it uses is a little warm water, a little washing liquid and ultrasinic waves that 'explode' the crud from the surface of the workpiece, It is a method used extensively for cleaning jewellery and dentures etc, i have used it on my carb and was pleased with the results, you may not need to use it yourself, thats your call but as Jim says, a carb cleaner aerosol and a compressed air line may be enough. heres mine that i did recently, I admit I went to town on it with polishing and tarting it up, but the ultrasonic was a good springboard for this (Not bad for 30 years old)

Hi Clivey, Its good to hear youve seen the error of your ways, Youve got some catchig up to do...Enjoy

Youre right about riding the clutch, dont do it, you'll wear it out or cook it! The bike should be smooth and if it isnt , then perhaps the carbs may need to be balanced.

I saw them last time round at Manchester Arena, great show, lots of stuff falling down, setting on fire, quite realistic, had us fooled for a while!

All this circles stuff is right over my head, whats all that about then?

Ears ringing???

Why not just select neutral, though im not sure it matters what gear is selected. It doesnt make any difference on my 175, but dont know if yours is the same i will admit, having said that, i would be surprised if its different as mines a 1978.

Theyre mint arent they

Thats great news fluffystuff, well done, the MT-03 is an awesome radical styled bike, I reckon you'll love it , theres been a thread about it here at the moment...Enjoy your new ride

Hello there, i'm not familiar with your bike, but theres useful info Here

You say they are clear, but when its pissing down on the motorway and youre coming off at a junction, braking as well as indicating...cant be all that clear then!

Sorry Shokz, the light looks fine, but not a fan of built in indicators, dont think they are legal, shouldnt be if they are IMO

Rock on..(Tinitus rules )

that one must have been written by a woman then!!...

Should'nt need it Mikey, it should be tight enough to stay put without adding extra sealant., when you do it lean your bike to the right so the oil runs away to the other side of the engine, it will save draining it

Cheers Alex, thought it might be a cozy night with the missus watchin the soaps then...phew!!...

If its owt like mine its just a seal in a recessed hole, if youre gonna have a go at replacing it you may be able to drill a small hole in it either side of the shaft, then screw some self tappers in and pull it out by pulling the screws. be careful if you try it as you only want to drill the seal, not the aluminium case behind it!!! Also you should wrap a layer of tape around the shaft splines when fitting a new one, this will protect the seal as you slide it over the shaft, its a possibility that yours is now leaking because this wasnt done.

IIRC?? the mixture should be slightly rich at idle to enable smooth pick up when throttle opened, but not that rich it starts with a 2 degree ambient temperature without choke...With choke it will be very rich. As for a flooded endine, the reason for opening the throttle fully has more to do with expelling unburned fuel out of the exhaust that it does to actually start the engine, engines are difficut to start with wide open throttle.

No, the only time they should start without choke is when the engine is warm, it must be rich at idle, however its not something to worry over...worry when its lean

shouldnt leak, who replaced it? arent you using it anymore? gonna get a bigger bike and sell it?....all these questions

Its Beautiful...Innit!

i do, I do, I do want to know what he paid for it, but i'm sure if i asked him, he'd be a bit reluctant to tell me And besides, if some daft t**t is prepared to pay £132, thats their lookout, but this one is buy it now. not open to bids, thats the point!

As TTaskmaster said the mixture is way too rich, theres no way you should be starting without choke, before you go adjusting the mixture screws though, check the air fiter, it hay be crappy and need blowing out, or even replacing, i think you should also have a look at your choke mechanism, try to see if its working correctly, after youve done this is the time to play with mixture screws