The Workshop

March 16, 2015

Hard to start thumper in cold weather

Hard to start thumper in cold weather I have a bit of trouble trying to start the Husky in any sort of cool or cold weather. Went out to start her yesterday and she just turned over without any sign of catching. Got a little electric fan heater and set it up in the shed […]

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March 16, 2015

Parts in Ireland

Parts in Ireland Hi folks, I’m doing work on my bikes’ clutch. It’s slipping and I’m running through the fault finding list. I’ve changed the oil, bled the clutch lever system, checked the plates, all fine. Ive ordered new diaphragm plates as they’re on limits. But I’m ordering from the UK. The euro is gone […]

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March 16, 2015

Transalp Diagrams

Transalp Diagrams Is this the correct diagram for my 1999 Transalp http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-xl600v-tr…618/partslist/ This site has names of countries beside the year and there are lots of different countries. Does it make a difference? Spain is so fooking backward the mechanic can’t find this stuff himself:rolleyes2: Source: Transalp Diagrams

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March 16, 2015

Chain Tight Spot Fix. (Hopefully)

Chain Tight Spot Fix. (Hopefully) Well times are tough these days so when I heard my chain had developed a tight spot I hadn’t got the sheckles to buy a new one and chain is only fairly new too.. So off to garage and got some kerosene. ..cost me 2 euro!!!!! Cleaned the whole chain […]

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March 16, 2015

honda nighthawk 750 sluggish then dies

honda nighthawk 750 sluggish then dies Recently bought a honda nighthawk 1991 from a dealer in town 3 weeks ago. It was running very sweet everyday with no issues until it went really sluggish and spluttering and cut out. It was low on petrol but not empty so I filled it up and was fine […]

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March 16, 2015

vstrom yoshi box map upgrade

vstrom yoshi box map upgrade hi guys, where i could get access to yoshi box and load a new richer suzuki map for 2005 dl1000 vstrom. preferably leinster area. does any of dealers provide this thanks Source: vstrom yoshi box map upgrade

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March 15, 2015

SV650 header pipe removal

SV650 header pipe removal Anyone got any tips for how to remove the header from the engine? Have the mid section finally removed having danced on the thing to eventually remove it. Now I have the front section to remove but it seems well stuck in the engine. Job started to replace swingarm bearings and […]

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March 15, 2015

Rear brake brutal. Gsxr K1

Rear brake brutal. Gsxr K1 My rear brake is brutal, I know fuck all about brakes but need to learn. The pads are fine and so is the disc. Wheres my next place to check? Source: Rear brake brutal. Gsxr K1

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