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« on: 19 December 2023, 05:30:54 pm »
If you have changed the fuel filter, air filter and plugs, that just leaves mixture and compression. Compression is not a common issue so check the carbs. Pilot screws out 2 1/4 turns and then balance the carbs (including checking the TPS before and after)
Using the choke on a cold start is quite normal on a carbureted bike
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« on: 18 December 2023, 09:53:45 pm »
With a constant 12v there (have you checked AC voltage or an oscilloscope as it may be switching too fast for your DC range to react) then it could be the CDI not registering the sensor or its knackered.
There is a guide in the Yamaha manual (download section) telling you how to test the pickup sensor.
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« on: 18 December 2023, 07:37:59 pm »
Things like the kill switch, side stand and clutch switch stop the starter turning, not the spark so if its turning over, its not them.
Are you getting a supply to the low tension side of the coils? If not then CDI unit and/or a fuse and/or one of the loom connectors between the coils and the CDI.
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« on: 01 December 2023, 04:42:57 pm »
Sounds like scam mail. When the site sends you a message it does come from noreply@foc-u.co.uk but doesnt have another address hidden behind it.
Looking at the members database, that email address is one of our members though. You can search members by their email address from the ribbon bar above.
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« on: 28 November 2023, 12:44:11 pm »
I have approved it now but add a profile pic before one of the other admins boot you out again
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« on: 27 November 2023, 09:28:56 pm »
have you joined this forums faceache group yet?
Easy to find as if has foc-u in the name
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« on: 27 November 2023, 06:49:09 pm »
yes, axle stand under the engine gives enough clearance.
Remove calipers, remove wheel, remove mudguard and then the forks.
Radiator is easy enough to remove too if the bolts are rusted away.
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« on: 21 November 2023, 08:40:53 am »
 I have done the same - well, actually the person i bought my non-runner from had done it :Pokefun
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« on: 01 November 2023, 10:25:42 am »
check your idle speed. Idle should be 1150-1250. Then balance the carbs.
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« on: 25 October 2023, 12:24:21 pm »
Just stuff an LED bulb in the cluster.
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« on: 23 October 2023, 11:15:52 am »
I still have 2 sets of 1/4" imperial sockets I bought from Snap-on around 1985 as an apprentice. I dont use them much and any new stuff i buy tends to be Halfords professional stuff that has a lifetime guarantee too.
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« on: 17 October 2023, 12:40:05 pm »
Assuming you have the right licence, the kit is easy to remove if it is the normal kit.
Remove the seat, remove the battery, loosen the airbox bolts and clamps holding it to the carbs and pull the airbox backwards. The restrictors are in the inlets (big washers with holes in). Pull them out and put everything back together. Job done.
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« on: 16 October 2023, 11:23:13 am »
Welcome to the forum - you should find the Fazer is far superior to the SV in many ways.
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« on: 14 October 2023, 12:10:20 pm »
I always forget about Rotherhithe
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« on: 09 October 2023, 07:27:45 pm »
Welcome to the Tracer owners club. Mine is not a GT btu has all the paniers and box on a 2016 MT-09 Tracer.
If the GT is like mine, a Bagster seat will be a great improvemnet.
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« on: 09 October 2023, 07:26:14 pm »
That proves speed cameras are not there for safety and you would/should win in court. By warning people, they slow down and achieve the alleged aim of the camera to slow people down.
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« on: 09 October 2023, 05:41:48 pm »
I have tried using a closed and rapidly opening fist towards the top of my crash helmet, ( to represent flashing), and have been warned accordingly using the same method, but many would not understand the message being conveyed.
A -la Jim Davidson nik, nik, nik, nik 
I use the same method in the UK. In France, its left hand out to the left and wave it up and down around knee height.
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« on: 08 October 2023, 11:08:00 am »
Signed and shared
I dont use the tunnel very often, maybe once every 5 years, but i use it to cross the river for free without going into central London. If i had to pay, i would go further into London instead increasing traffic and pollution there instead.
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« on: 04 October 2023, 10:42:26 am »
Well this forum may go the same way unfortunatly.
Depends if people keep using it or not. At the moment the fees are paid and will continue to be paid so the forum can continue.
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« on: 02 October 2023, 09:18:14 am »
Could just be a sticky ring due to lack of use. Not sure how you could unstick it without pulling the piston out though. Maybe pour some petrol down the plug hole and let if soak for a while before doing a full oil/filter change. Dont forget another squirt of oil in the bores though before starting the bike again as petrol doesnt lubricate that well.
As far as i know, you cannot get the pistons out with the engine in the frame but someone like Gnasher will be able to confirm that.
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« on: 27 September 2023, 06:32:17 pm »
You need to check the wiring and see if you are getting 12v on the wire that controls the headlight from the RHS switch then see if you are getting 12v on the common wire to teh LHS switch then on the output from the LHS switch for high and dipped/low beam.
If the flasher switch is illuminating the bulbs then high beam should work if the switches work and you dont have a bad connection on one of the plugs
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« on: 27 September 2023, 01:39:17 pm »
the switch on the RHS will go from off, to side light on to headlight on. This needs to be in the fully on position first
The switch on the LHS then controls if you have high or dipped beam.
Assuming the RHS switch is on and the LHS switch is in the high beam position but you have no high (RHS bulb) illuminated except for when pushing the flash button then it looks like the switch or the connection to the loom on the LHS switch gear has a problem with the common connection to the high/low switch.
If the High beam works but low/dipped doesnt then it could be the bulb.
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« on: 26 September 2023, 08:58:01 pm »
Price and location would help (someone may want to collect from Amsterdam etc)
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« on: 11 September 2023, 09:50:41 am »
Also, on the side, it can only show amber lights. It should be pointed out though, reflected light does not count on these, so (for example) a bright pink / blue/ green / etc light hidden behind the fairing that then reflects off of the engine/road/mudguard/whatever is perfectly legal as long as you cannot see the source of the light itself from the front/back/side of the vehicle.
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« on: 11 September 2023, 09:48:01 am »
Depends on the silencer. Many are road legal, some are not.
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