Hullo chaps and chapesses,

Having locked my baby away for the winter - too much salt around these parts - on my second ride after the thaw, the rev counter started doing the EXUP dance. I didn't notice any issues, so I took it to my very experienced mechanic friend, who gave it a good once over and lubed it up. The fault indication disappeared. Even though nothing was visibly wrong in the first place.

Yesterday I took it for its MOT (just 2-3 miles away) and on the way home, the rev counter started doing the 7,000 thing again. Bike still feels just fine, though.

Any ideas?

TiA

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Then use this thread to get yourselves over to here

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To book a place at the springmeet. Honestly, how many people post here? Get yer fuckin arse in gear. You will not be disappointed.

Fighting a battle with a couple of small holes in the collector box of my headers, the last time I did them was last year with rustoleum high temp after a member on here had good results with, I did prep the area very well and filled with gun gum but the rust has come back along with pushing off the filler.
Can anyone recommend a rust killer- are they any good or not.   

My mate bought a gen 1 a few years ago and has decided he wants a 2003-4 set of forks. Anyone have a set for sale?

Dont know if this one has done the rounds before or not?
If it has, my apologies and please delete the thread.
Just spotted this "interesting" take on a Gen1 Thousand for sale on eBay. Nothing to do with me (thank god).


Marmite indeed.  :groan


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CUSTOM-MOTORCY...SwSlBY2CqB

Hi you lovely people!  Can anyone help me diagnose a problem.

I have a judder / hesitation when pulling away in first. It shows up now and again through other gears and rev ranges.

I've checked all fuel pipes they are in good order not kinked etc... The exup is working as it should.

Any other ideas???

Thanks!

Good summer ahead for me I think.

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Anyone know where I can get a decent clear tank sticker/protector?
In the past (after much trial and error with cheap crap ones that peel off) i learnt to use motografix ones as once they are on, they are there forever and they are damn good quality too. Problem is they don't make a clear one. I already have one of the bike but it's starting to yellow and look scruffy so needs to go. Any recommendations?

Hello All,


As per my introduction thread, I've recently bought a '98 FZS-600. It's only got 4400 miles on the clock so clearly hasn't been used a huge amount in the previous 19 years.  For the most part it all seems to work fine, but it's a bit of a pig when changing up through the gears. 


Down shifting is fine, no issues there and I have no problem selecting neutral either but sometimes (not always, and it's possibly slightly worse once warm) it can be a real pig to change up. 1st to 2nd is fine, and 2nd to 3rd is OK, but 4th, 5th and 6th (seems to get worse the higher the gear) can be difficult to get into. It will go, but sometimes needs 2 or 3 attempts before it will shift.  Other times it will slot straight in without problem.


I've changed the oil and filter a couple of weeks back in the hope that it might have had crap oil in it, but this doesn't seem to have helped (it was a longshot!).  I have also adjusted the freeplay in the clutch, but again it doesn't seem to have made much difference.


I was originally hoping this might be an issue caused by a lack of use, but I've put a 150 miles on it in the last couple of weeks and it doesn't seem to have improved anything.


Does anyone have any idea what might be the problem?


Thanks!


James