Yes you can put it in gear with the stand down and pull away but it wont start in gear unless clutch is pulled in. Well I was in my local bike shop and the guy said it was probably the switch and as a second hand one was only £12 I thought it was worth a punt.

Hello mate. A torque wrench is a handy tool to have anyway in your kit. The Halfords ones are good. I do my axle up by feel but if you arent confident torqueing it gives piece of mind. Book says 117nm which seems a bit high to me. I torque at about 105nm...my Blackbird is only 93nm. Too tight and you risk the spindle breaking after time and too loose...well that's obvious. As for storage id recommend keeping the battery indoors and give it a little boost charge once a week. Make sure tyres are pumped up and im sure theres some stuff you can put in the tank to keep the fuel fresh. If you want a good clean then a good wipe over with acf50 will keep any corrosion at bay also give the chain a good lube before you store it. Im sure there's stuff ive missed but the foccers are a knowledgeable bunch.

I got a simmi on mine. They made it at 400mm length so is bs stamped.  Very nice quality and sounds nice with baffle removed and not offensive to the ears. Only slight gripe is connecting pipe is an extremely tight fit on original downpipes. Don't know about the Delks but im sure they are good quality.  But if you go for simmi you wont be disappointed.

Well I did it. Front sprocket nut came off pretty easy with a 24" breaker bar. Jammed a 1/4 in socket extension in the old chain to lock the wheel. ..piece of piss. I did use a dab of medium strength loctite in the end and torqued to 80nm which didnt actually feel like a lot. The nut does go on with the flat facing outwards doesn't it ? Im sure it must do as the sprocket would have play in it. Btw my tip for removing the old chain is dont dick about with a chain splitter....put an angle grinder horizontaly along a link....cut the bugger off in about 20 secs !!! Thanks for the advice though guys.

Going to change my chain and sprockets tomorrow.  Im sure I saw elsewhere on these fine pages about the upped torque setting on the uprated front sprocket nut. Could anyone enlighten me. I know as standard its 70nm. Thanks.

Thanks paul. Unfortunately I dont have an airline but cheers anyway.

Cheers frosties im gonna do just that. Except for the missus stilletoes....my nads look nice where they are thanks !!! Ill have to sacrifice a pair of my own

Go to a yam dealer should be able to get the genuine parts. Thwy shouldnt cost the earth. Mind you they are taking the piss with the sprocket cover gasket !!!

A new chain and sprockets always feels good. My fazers still on the original at 33000 miles but ive got a new one ready to fit. DID's do seem to last well. Btw if you have a digital vernier you may want to double check your reading in inches just to be doubly certain but im sure its fine.

I fitted one of these chains to my Blackbird last year and according to DID's website the diameter of the flare on the soft link should fall between 0.224"-0.236". I used a decent vernier to measure mine....first one I bought was crap and gave inconsistent readings. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the recommendation punkstig. Dont really hang around smithfields....normally standby where I drop and usually am on the go.... most of the time !!! I got a silver foxeye with a carbon end can....silver lid.....say hello if you see us about.

Welcome dude. Ive done 30 miles with the fuel light on taking it steady with about 3/4 litres of fuel left.Enjoy !

Fitted one too. Straight swap.....runs sweet with my race can. Happy days.