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« on: 16 August 2014, 02:40:13 pm »
Hi,
Noticed the big spring on my stand has snapped, so if anyone's got a spare knocking around, or know of an alternative (as in easily available!!) I'd be interested.
Cheers,
Rob
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« on: 15 June 2014, 04:54:39 pm »
Genuine Yamaha belly pan with crash bungs. Somewhat rare is the best description  It's not perfect, couple of chips and the front part is split slightly but solid when mounted on the bike. Obviously repairable should it need respraying to a slower colour.   Crash bungs are undamaged, ironically I've drop the bike a couple of times since removing the belly pan and bungs - d'oh I'm looking for £100ono, that includes delivery. Or if you want to collect from the wilds of East Yorkshire that's no problem and I'm more than happy to help fit it and offer a brew. Cheers, Rob
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« on: 17 February 2014, 10:42:11 am »
I suspect the barrel is on it's way out. When I bought it the guy said it wouldn't go on to the steering lock position (not a problem for me luckily) but the key was free moving from off to on. Now it's getting to be a bit of a bugger to get on. Is there likely to be anything easy that can be done to fix up the existing barrel or should I be looking for a replacement set of locks, if so are boxeye locks the same as foxeye (just to open up the available possibilities)?
Cheers,
Rob
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« on: 03 November 2013, 06:24:38 pm »
After 69.6miles today, and may more before that, it appears my speedo no longer wants to do it's job and is just sitting there at 0mph despite me being pretty sure I'm going faster than that.
I'm guessing first suspect is the pick-up thing in the front wheel, anyone know where's best to get one of them from online pronto?
Is there anything else I should look at too, hoping for a quick and cheap fix - ha!
Cheers,
Rob
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« on: 31 July 2013, 08:59:33 am »
Hi,
If anyone's got a bog standard screen they don't need then I'm interested. Just want to see if the DB screen I've got actually makes any difference, good or bad!
Cheers,
Rob
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« on: 30 July 2013, 07:14:17 pm »
Hi all, I'm thinking of changing my bars to the highly recommended Renthal 758s - although must admit to thinking about bucking the trend with 754s I've got some no-name heated grips on currently which are unlikely to survive removal, and I don't find them comfy anyway as I've apparently got big hands. I stuck on some grip puppies at the weekend which has improved things but has gone slightly too far on the diameter front, so I'm looking for some recommendations for bog standard grips, the only ones I've found so far that tempt me are Renthal Kevlar jobbies in 32mm diameter but they're a bit of a weird colour  I should engage my brain at some point too and measure the diameter of the current grips! Any suggestions? Cheers, Rob
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« on: 25 July 2013, 10:31:07 am »
Hi all,Well I'm approaching 300 miles on the bike since picking it up on Monday to I'm getting more of a feel for what I've let myself in for  Just got some new biker dumb questions to ask, so here goes.- [/size]How far should the throttle grip turn? Mine is a bit less that 90 degrees which doesn't seem very much.
- [/size]What gear are you usually in in town, say 25-30mph?
- [/size]Do you set idle speed from cold (off choke though) or on a warm engine?
- [/size]Tyre pressures, I'm probably very close to 90kg all clobbered up, the manual says to go from 2.5bar up to 2.9bar from 90kg to max weight. That seems like a bit of a large step given I'd be right on the threshold, so what pressures do the more 'burly' riders run?
[/size]Basically I think the carbs need syncing as I'm finding it hard to trundle along at low speed, sub 3k, particularly in first whilst feathering the clutch and dragging the rear brake the engine seems very put out by my arrogance at wanting to go slowly! This is being compounded by the potentially short turn of the grip, so I was wondering if a previous owner had bodged in a quick turn kit, but thought I'd ask before getting the tools out.[/size]More noobieness to come I'm sure![/size]Cheers,[/size]Rob
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« on: 23 July 2013, 10:47:36 am »
Time for a quick intro, I picked up my 02 Foxeye 600 yesterday. It's my first big bike and after buzzing around on a Varadero 125 for nearly 2 years it's a revelation that a speedo can go past 70 (non-specific speed units ) I did just under 130miles non-stop from Leicestershire to East Yorkshire and it just ate them up. No doubt I'll be shortly found in 'general' asking dumb questions Cheers, Rob
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