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« on: 12 May 2022, 12:41:47 pm »
Just a heads up, Lidl has 420 piece set of O-rings (who needs that many). Says they are acid, petrol and oil resistant. Presumably ok for Carbs then?
£6.99
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« on: 18 April 2022, 04:24:45 pm »
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« on: 11 April 2022, 06:22:44 pm »
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« on: 29 March 2022, 08:46:21 pm »
Received today refund from MCE. £21.80. 
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« on: 15 March 2022, 05:05:58 pm »
Instead of stripping the paint couldn't you rub down the blistering paint then use a filler primer before finishing with top coat.
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« on: 07 March 2022, 05:54:50 am »
Just move the cable/hoses aside.
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« on: 05 March 2022, 09:25:08 am »
I noticed a difference immediately when I put my K&N filter on. Nothing to do with power, just more responsive on the throttle.
I clean it once a year using warm water and washing detergent powder, let it dry naturally on a warm sunny day, then lightly oil it with the proper K&N Oil Spray. I'm still on my first can of spray and had the filter for a few years now, so not expensive at all. And it will be the last filter you ever buy for the bike.
I went K&N mainly to save hassle of changing it every year or sooner. 45k miles of untouched use is great
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« on: 08 February 2022, 09:23:02 am »
pull the main fuse and reinsert (if not blown). worked for me the other day
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« on: 08 February 2022, 09:17:06 am »
Decided to try this yesterday as I was giving the bike and service anyway.
The exhaust does not look like it's going to come off without a huge fight at the headers, and I really don't have the time/desire to get into that right now..
FYI If your headers are the original and have long nuts you'll find they take an allen key which should help you the future fight 
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« on: 20 January 2022, 08:41:37 am »
I would be more worried by the fact that K&N does not like the standard housing, and you need a different tool to remove and fit it...
As in a 17mm spanner? makes removal so much easier especially with a ratchet spanner
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« on: 19 January 2022, 03:16:17 pm »
Only ever dropped one. My first "big" bike, a yamaha thundercat. Left the disc lock on and tried to pull away 🙈🙈 needles to say it didn't work 😅
I've done that..... resulted in dropped bike and smashed fork leg
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« on: 19 January 2022, 08:09:26 am »
Although I'll get refund (allegedly) I'm still paying 40% more than my premium cost in September, got everyone by bollocks really and they knows it.
Not really ...... they've lost my custom (this year atleast)
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« on: 15 January 2022, 02:29:02 am »
Now I'm over my rage as above the UK company are a separate broker and presumably they are using different underwriters. Still pissed off with the company though as I can't get a quote anywhere near what my original policy was as it's too close to the expiry date to get the best deal!
it's the new underwriters who've decided to not recognise policies from the previous underwriter, Apparently refunds will be sorted after the policy ceases on jan 29. All the info is on the mce website.
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« on: 12 December 2021, 05:05:47 am »
I use K&n oil filters love the nut fitting and not had a problem
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« on: 06 December 2021, 01:36:27 am »
Have you tried using a flat screwdriver or the likes to manually push the side stand switch out? mine doesn't always spring out fully when the side stand is lifted
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« on: 15 November 2021, 06:12:05 pm »
Haven't done it myself, and someone will correct me if wrong.
I believe you need an individual CoC from Yamaha. Yamaha UK will charge you a fee for this. The CoC should show the NOX level as below TFL's threshold. . Although all FZS1000s are technically compliant, the CoC is individual to your VIN. So you can't use somebody else's CoC. You then send the CoC with a copy of your V5 showing your Reg No and VIN to TFL, who will record your Reg No on their database as exempt.
No use trying this route for a FZS600, as the CoC will show the NOX value as non compliant
Just to add .... your bike has to have the original engine which came with the frame. The £60 charge isn't until Yamaha confirm your bike conforms. Its payable when you request the certificate of conformity
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« on: 15 November 2021, 06:07:31 pm »
Took the new Tracer 9 GT out for a 2hr test ride on Saturday.
Very tempted to buy
Then today I took the new MT09 out for a spin, only got 1/2hr but it gave me enough time to feel the lightness of the bike and the speed wobbles past a certain speed.
Also very tempted to buy
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« on: 14 November 2021, 01:21:04 am »
This was rather neatly done
I'm going to try some black wrap around the link pipe to keep the thieving eyes away from it.
The 600 is a2 piece exhaust
So when they refer to slotting in to the link pipe is it the tailpipe or the down pipe the cat would be pushed into
I have downpipes, then link pipe, then end can, so it's actually 3 parts.
The Cat. was put inside the middle link pipe.
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« on: 04 November 2021, 11:19:40 pm »
They could upset the balance of the bike though as the wind hits the cap
Makes it easier to do right turns though
Or left depending on which way you dress 
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« on: 04 November 2021, 05:47:05 am »
I'm not familiar with the 4 degree ignition advancer mod, what's the gain with this one?
Engines are generally tuned to run off the crappiest petrol available, so they retard the spark to give the best chance of a good ignition.
As we have reasonably good quality petrol in the UK, this is unnecessary and advancing the spark allows more complete combustion of the fuel/ air mixture.
Basically it gives better running and improved throttle response.
E10 Is it time to retard again?
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« on: 04 November 2021, 04:21:12 am »
Good idea the 90° valves. Makes tyre inflation so much easier, and no chance of the valve being overcome by inertia at warp speeds.
They could upset the balance of the bike though as the wind hits the cap
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« on: 12 October 2021, 01:36:13 am »
This was rather neatly done
I'm going to try some black wrap around the link pipe to keep the thieving eyes away from it.
The 600 is a2 piece exhaust
So when they refer to slotting in to the link pipe is it the tailpipe or the down pipe the cat would be pushed into
I mean, the photo that shows they've cut the pipe, inserted the cat, and rewelded it is right there in the post...
And you mean what exactly? I realise now I've kind of repeated my myself but I'm asking not about what they've done but what others could do. So to out it another way would you know the diameter of what is considered the link pipe on the standard FZS600 pipe
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« on: 11 October 2021, 08:07:05 pm »
This was rather neatly done[size=78%] [/size]
I'm going to try some black wrap around the link pipe to keep the thieving eyes away from it.
The 600 is a2 piece exhaust So when they refer to slotting in to the link pipe is it the tailpipe or the down pipe the cat would be pushed into
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« on: 11 October 2021, 10:39:49 am »
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« on: 10 October 2021, 01:36:37 pm »
https://youtu.be/7VwxRVATbOQJust watched this clip as a matter of interest and the possibilty of reusing the ethonol to reduce financial waste. When it came to siphoning off and then adding fuel boosters I got to wondering if the people who are likely to go to all this effort were previously accepting of E5 in their lawnmowers and the extra 5% has caused a panic or whether they previously always always bought super unleaded which I presume co trained no ethonol. Either way factoring the 10% loss of fuel in with the cost of fuel booster would it not be more economical to siphon or stick with the now super unleaded E5. [Edited to fix the tiny font problem: GrahamM - Moderator]
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2x both resulted in smashed legs 
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