The Workshop

January 29, 2015

3d printing

3d printing hows things lads? has anybody ever had parts 3d printed? if so is it an expensive process? are the parts relatively strong or do they turn out flimsy as fuck? cheers Source: 3d printing

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January 29, 2015

bandit hard to start

bandit hard to start Hi all Finding the bandit 600 gsf hard to start after a two or three week lay up, each time a bugger to start then will start and run fine till next lay up anyone any ideas?:unsure2: Source: bandit hard to start

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January 29, 2015

Lookin for a 1.85 (7.48 od) valve shim Longford area

Lookin for a 1.85 (7.48 od) valve shim Longford area Just finishing off the valve adjustments on the cbr6 and on the last valve shim. As luck would have it I’ve used up all my 1.85 shims. :mad2::mad2: Anyone in or around the Longford area willing to part with one or swap for another size? […]

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January 28, 2015

Cbr600fy

Cbr600fy Hi Guys Got a bit of an issue with my bike (CBR600FY) at the moment. The bike starts from cold with no problems (even with the lights on. However, if I then ride a few miles (3.6 miles this morning), stop the bike & switch off the engine, and after a few seconds try […]

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January 28, 2015

Front brake master cylinder

Front brake master cylinder Hey, I’ve recently put new front pads on, and bled the brakes with the manual pump the lever method and using the reverse syringe method but the lever can still be pulled into the bar , mind you with a little bit of force but its just too spongy for my […]

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January 27, 2015

Bandit 6 lecky shit

Bandit 6 lecky shit right so a mates got a mk1 B6 thats blowing CDis now ive never worked on one b4 but it all looks to be similar to a slingshot 750 so…. is this a common prob with the B6 and if so whats the cause ? all the wireing on it looks […]

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January 27, 2015

cg125 only idle on half choke

cg125 only idle on half choke hi all.i bought a wee 99 honda cg125.it had a broken ignition,mudguard,headlight[stolen recovered].i put an ignition on it and it starts but will only idle with half choke,even after letting it run for 5-10 mins.ive had the carb off and jets cleaned and blown out.i tried turning the air […]

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January 27, 2015

Brake Piston Cleaning

Brake Piston Cleaning I’m going to strip the front brakes, remove and clean the pistons and bleed the system as it’s overdue and I’m starting to get some sticking. Brakes binded on me already, probably road shite getting up in there with the weather the last while. I’ve cleaned out the calliper itself but didn’t […]

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