Had my tyres replaced on Friday.  As I watched the mechanic remove the rear wheel, a lot of water ran out of one side of the swing arm.  Difficult to tell how much, but from the size of the puddle and the time it took to stop draining, I'd say about a cup full.


Anyone seen this before?


This can only be rainwater, but should I be concerned about it?  Should I be trying to locate the inlet and plugging it, or maybe drilling a drain hole?

I've done my research and almost made a decision.  Hanging the balance are the PR3's or BT023's.  I can't quite make my mind up, and don't think I'll be disappointed with either.


I think the deciding factor will be the price, not specifically the cheapest option, but the best deal.  As such I'm looking for recommendations on the best places to buy.


Thanks for any input.

I was pushing my bike into the garage and notice a repeating click/ting noise.  After some investigation I found the following:


When on the centerstand and rotating the rear wheel slowly forward I can see the chain is hard to the right as it passes over the top of the sprocket.  As it passes around, the chain slips to the left (which is what is making the noise), so that when it is on the bottom half of the sprocket it is hard to the left.


Is this normal?


I tried to work out the physics of it, wondering if it was caused by the wheel not being align properly, but I figure it's an up-down misalignment, not front-rear.


I also wondered if this might happen if the chain was too tight?


Any ideas?

Coming up for six months since I got my bike and it's due it's first service.

I would have popped down to my local HG, but they closed it and the next nearest is over an hour away. They've not reopened the website yet, so I've got to look elsewhere.

Apart from going expensive via a dealer (which I'm not discounting, if it's the best option), but what other places should I consider?

The hotgrips were already fitted to the bike when I got it.  I've discovered that the throttle grip isn't firmly attached, and is moving.  On a relatively short run, the grip can have rotated 90 degrees to the throttle handle, requiring 'reverse thottle' to rotate the grip back to where it should be.  It's also able to move left-right a bit, which has led to sticky throttle.


Any suggestions on the best way to resolve this problem?

Simple question - Carbtune or 4x Gauges?  Or does it make little difference?

Hi all,  I'm about 600 miles into my return to biking after 15 years off, Loving it, but still settling in.  I have good confidence in the dry, but I'm really struggling when the roads are wet.  I know it's all in my head, and that I could probably ride to almost the same level as I do in the dry, but when it comes to it I find myself slowing too much and not leaning properly into the corners.  It just doesn't feel right.


Any tips on how I can get over this, and start riding properly whatever the road condition?

Probably a long shot, but I'm looking for a bluespot rear caliper for my FZS600 MK1.

Happy to pay a good price for a decent quality piece. Anyone got anything to offer, or contacts for anyone that might?

2000 MK1, when lifting the tank, i.e. only removing the front bolt, should the tank be prevented from tilting back too far?


I ask, as I was taking a look around on my recent purchase, there was some resistance as I got it lifted about 90 degrees, then something gave, and it swung back and laid on the seat.  I then found I couldn't swing it back without removing the long pivot bolt.


There seemed to be a lot of movement from the mounting rubber, which may or may not have contributed, but I wanted to find out how it is *supposed* to work before I  A, worry or B, try to do something about it.


Thanks,


Jamie

Hi all.


I'm returning to biking after a lay-off of more than 15 years.  In my youth I progressed through a DT50 at 16, then up to a KDX125 at 17, a KLX250 at 18 (which was soon traded in, horrible bike  ) followed by a RF600 for a couple of years, before I gave it up for cars.


The cost of petrol and a commute that's about to get longer (actually, it doesn't help that my daily driver is a 12mpg, 6.6 litre Chevy Camaro, but enough of that, this is a bike forum), I've gone back to the econonmy thrill of 2 wheel transport.


I picked up a 2000 FZS600 in Silver on Friday night, with just 47K on the clock.  An absolute bargin, considering it's had a FSH, and the April service/MOT was more then 2/3 of the purchase price, and it included a nice new set of Motad downpipes.  It's also got heated grips (not working, but I hope to be able to sort that), and a Scottoiler with the large capacity reservoir too.


It a bit scary with my first riding in 15 years being on a big bike in London rush hour traffic, and I spent the whole time just following the queues, with hand permanently on the levers.   Once I got out of London and the traffic eased a bit I was able to relax a bit more and start to enjoy it.  I've covered about 70 miles now, and am much more relaxed - things are starting to come back to me. 


I've not done any maintenance on bikes, but with plenty of experience on the cars, there is nothing that will scare me on this.  I'm sure I'll have lots of questions as I start delving into it.  In fact there's one on the way now...


Cheers,


Jamie