The clutch action is noticeably lighter today and I've no idea why.  It feels like I'd expect a clutch on a new bike to feel, I can operate it with one finger now.  The slack and bite points are the same as they were before and driveability/useability seem unaffected too.

Last week I rode home in the snow.  Yesterday I gave the bike a clean, but only a general wash down and didn't pay any particular attention to the clutch lever and haven't lubricated it.


Any ideas what's going on - it's unnerving.  I don't like it when things suddenly change what they are doing.

You can also address fork dive by either filling forks with heavier fork oil (15weight instead of 10weight) or by reducing the size of the air gap within the forks slightly.

That's interesting, how much is 'slightly' though?  What would be the effect of too much - reduced travel?

Personally, I'd advise against doing the High beam one.   I did, due to the aforementioned comment of it being too dim during the day.

The problem is, when you actually use it when it's needed (i.e. it's dark), the LED light is so bright it's distracting.  I swapped back to the standard bulb.

Another 'listening' tip, is a short piece of hose, 12-24 inches long would do.  Stick one end in (or near  ) you ear, then move the other end around the engine to narrow down where the noise is coming from.

I used Halfrauds High Temp Engine Enamel.  They do it in gloss, matt and satin (and red?)    I went with the satin to tidy things up (not a full repaint) and it matched really well.  Was a good match to tidy up the wheels too.

Thanks for all the replies.

I've got a new tyre on order and went with an AA branded inflator to keep me on the road until I get it fitted.  Can't believe how small it is. Even when still in the box I could it 4 or 5 more of them under the seat.  I think I was worrying too much about the size.

Anyone got some recommendations for a tyre inflater that will fit under the seat?

No experience of this problem on a bike, but on a car I used to have I got those symptoms from a sticky starter solenoid. 

A common fix was to whack it with a hammer to free it off, but the best solution was to get a new one.

Who did you pay to do the repairs?  If you paid the AA as part of their service then your contract and complaint is with them.  Depending on the level of cover you took, I suspect the AA may only liable for the recovery/transportation of the car to a repairer.  If you then pay the repairers bill, then you complain to Halfords. 

Whether it was AA recommended/approved isn't relevant as you the customer would have the right of choice.

800 to 900RPM is too low. I'm surprised it can keep running that low. The manual says 1150 to 1250RPM.

I didn't know that.  Perhaps all is fine then, I just need to tweek the idle speed up a bit.

2nd in line please

I have 2 distinct, but different scenarios where I am feeling knocking through the footpegs (both sides).  I have recently replaced the chain and sprockets, and the symptoms are the same as before:

Symptom 1 - engine vibes.  During the normal lumpy band 5.5-6K revs I get the knocking.  Happens in all gears, feels stronger in lower gears. Occurs when accelarating up and when letting off and slowing down, although to a lesser degree on the way down.   It's nice and smoooth, no knocking above and below that rev range. My previous fazer of 3 years had the same rough patch, but didn't vibrate through the pegs.

Symptom 2 - rough road.  Not really that rough, just some slighly broken up tarmac, or odd bumps.  Kind of feels a big more like grinding, but is still felt through both pegs.

I've tried moving the swing arm to see if the bearings are shot, but there is no movement. Not sure if I need to remove the wheel shock linkage to get rid of any pre-load. 

Not sure if they could both be from the same thing, based on the similar feeling, but I'd like to cure both of them.

Any ideas?

If you've just changed the plugs it could have significantly changed the spark/fire characteristics, meaning you don't need as much choke angle/duration as you are used to.

I've recently changed my for the first time since owning the bike.  Before the change I needed choke on for a couple of miles before I could take it off and not stall.  With new plugs I can take it off after a couple of hundred yards.