The Workshop

April 3, 2015

Jetting help!

Jetting help! Right, I asked the question of identifying jets in my carbs in another thread so I thought best to start another one regarding changes. Anywho, its a bandit 1200 mk2 model with 30k on the clock. Bike was running lumpy and had a bad flat spot between 3 and 4k. Bike had a […]

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April 3, 2015

clutch slipping, can i blame the oil?

clutch slipping, can i blame the oil? hey everyone, after many months i finally got my fzr drivable after a long and painful rebuild. had it on the road yesterday and today. one thing i noticed today is the clutch seems to be slipping when its cold. once i have been driving for about 10-15 […]

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April 3, 2015

petrol tank rust removal?

petrol tank rust removal? Im fixing up a dt 125 for using as an off roader and seems as how difficult it is to get parts i bought a bike with a siezed crank to swap my good engine into. only problem is the tank is full of rust, the old petrol in it is […]

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April 3, 2015

Spark plugs on an R6

Spark plugs on an R6 1 plug had failed so changed that the other day, was running grand till today I noticed her start to splutter and misfire in low revs…..do I need to change the other 3? will just the 1 new one cause failures in the older ones Source: Spark plugs on an […]

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April 2, 2015

Bandit 1200 mk2 carbs

Bandit 1200 mk2 carbs Anyone got a spare set of carbs for a 1200 bandit, want to compare something. The jets seam to be different than standard but not too sure, the standard jets are 15, 60, 100. I have the 15 jet but the main seams to have 86 or 98 stamped on it. […]

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April 2, 2015

Carbtune adaptors

Carbtune adaptors If anyone has one of these and needs replacement adaptors then buy direct from them – http://www.carbtune.com/ Just got 5 & 6 mm adaptors delivered for less than M+P wanted for the postage alone Source: Carbtune adaptors

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April 1, 2015

ZX10R DIY Servo Buddy and other ramblings

ZX10R DIY Servo Buddy and other ramblings Didn’t want to fork out 50 quid for a servo buddy on fleabay so I found two DIY threads on some ZX10R forums here and here. Ordered the few components from Maplins and here’s a few pics (I went with the second thread linked above as there was […]

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March 31, 2015

Side gate for the house

Side gate for the house Hey guys and gals, I my trying to get my bike down the side of the house but it is very tight. Actually at the posts of the side gate I can’t manuveure the bars in at all :(:( Therefore this side gate must go. Has anyone had the same […]

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