After having slow running problems I guessed that lack of use over the winter months had gummed up one of the pilot jets. The Haynes manual only shows them stripping the Thundercat carbs but it's easy enough to suss out which is the pilot jet. My question is though, what is the brass jet next to the main jet with no hole through it and what's it's purpose?  Running like a Swiss watch again now though.

Hot or cold when I engage first gear it always crunches quite loudly. To its credit, although its done this for as long as I can remember it hasn't spat any cogs out yet. On all my previous and present other bikes holding the clutch in and blipping the throttle a few times either reduces or stops this altogether, but not on the Fazer. Are there any known problems with the clutch? It's a 1999 model, owned by me from new, 21000 miles n the clock. Please enlighten me, thanks.