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« on: May 31, 2016, 06:22:46 PM »
Does anyone know where I can get a disc lock to fit a 400four. The discs are thicker than modern ones and 99% of the locks available won't fit.
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« on: April 14, 2016, 07:11:55 PM »
I finally got my V5 back with Historic Vehicle taxation class. I suspect I'm not the only one on this here forum that's done that.
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« on: January 21, 2016, 05:32:04 PM »
Are all government departments staffed by cretins? I ask myself. The 400 is SORNed at the mo and as it's over 40, I'm trying to tax it for free.
The post office can't change the tax class (they said), so I sent off the V5 to Swansea. A week or so later, I get the V5 back - unchanged, and a note telling me to get it done at the post office. I phoned up the DVLA and the person confirmed that the post office was the place to go.
So I go to a different post office and the only way to get the taxation class altered is to pay for 6 months tax, send off a V70 and the V5 to Swanseashire again, with the hope I get it refunded BTW, it was Swansea that sent me the V70 so why didn't they just do what I wanted. Complete bloody morons the lot of them. Pity the Luftwaffe didn't completely flatten the place*.
* except Mike on a Bike's house
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« on: December 17, 2015, 09:17:46 PM »
Mary, being a typical house proud type, gives Joseph his orders
"Joseph, Get this place squared up a bit. Grab that rake and shift all that shite down the far end. Get some of those straw bales round the crib and put some blankets over them for the guests to sit on". "Chop chop, guests will be arriving soon"
Poor old Joseph gets busy with the rake and humping bales about. He finishes just in time when three kings enter.
"Ay up Mary" says one of the kings. "lets have a look at this babby then"
As he nears the crib he stands on the rake. The rake flips up and smacks him right in the eye.
"Jesus Christ!" he roars,
"Hey, Joe" says Mary, "thats a better name than Gary"
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« on: November 29, 2015, 09:28:09 PM »
Hi chaps, I'm having bother with my 650 and could do with suggestions.
I've only done 4 trips (75 miles) since it's back on the road. Firstly, it's always a pig to start - usually needing to be jumped off the van battery.
Once started it'll run OK.
Trip 1: ran great for 40 miles
Trip 2: after 5 miles, after starting again it went on 2 pots. 1 and 2. 3 and 4 were stone cold.
Trip 3: ran OK, took ages to start though
Trip 4; same as trip 2 - went on 2 pots. Limped home being overtaken by mopeds.
I've eliminated poor compression because it runs OK sometimes, not ignition either because 3 and 4 not working (instead of 1,4 or 2,3)
Thinking there may be blockages in the carbs, I stripped them, blasted all the channels with compressed air and fitted new jets etc.
Yesterday it refused to start. 15 mins or so of cranking with the occasional DUF as the engine overtook the starter motor. I didn't even get a DUF DUF or DUF DUF DUF. Sparking OK, air filter not blocked.
The petrol hasn't gone off bacause the 400four started 1st prod with older petrol but it is a Honda so no surprise there.
I'm thinking it may be the carbs need to be ultrasonically cleaned but I've run out of ideas really.
Where do I go from here?
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« on: November 08, 2015, 11:56:04 AM »
Last year I bought a ratty GS650 Katana with the intention of having it as a winter hack. This plan went off at a tangent when I was forced to remove the engine due to some snapped exhaust studs and I ended up spending a lot more time and money on it than I planned...
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« on: October 24, 2015, 08:57:04 PM »
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« on: October 13, 2015, 08:22:32 PM »
The bloke that sprayed my 650 Katana tank completely stripped the fuel cap. I've got a small and a large ball bearing, two brass bits, a plastic cover and an O ring, with no idea how it goes together. Usually I'm good at working out puzzles like this but I'm scratching my head over this one.
Has anybody got a suzuki with a locking fuel cap and doesn't mind having a look.
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« on: August 16, 2015, 06:58:32 PM »
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« on: July 15, 2015, 07:06:04 PM »
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« on: June 20, 2015, 02:12:34 PM »
I'm restoring a Suzuki GS650G Katana and I'm finding that those resilient mounts/cushions/ grommet thingies are perished. That's those rubber doofers used in conjunction with a metal tube and a penny washer - as per battery box, headlamp bracket etc, secured with an M6 bolt.
The question is.. rather than pay a fiver each for them, there must be a cheaper source somewhere. After all, they're very similar to bog standard grommets. Any suggestions ??
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« on: January 18, 2015, 04:33:57 PM »
I'm trying to sort out the brakes on a 650 Katana. The calipers are all sorted but I can't get it to bleed.. Pumping the lever does nothing.
I slackened off the master cylinder banjo, pumped away...nothing.
I fitted a brake repair kit, checked the bore is OK, made sure the wee holes aren't blocked and it still doesn't pump fluid.
I must be missing something, but what?
Cheesed off and left the shed to the penguins.
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« on: January 15, 2015, 07:36:53 PM »
Last year, there was anice SOHC4 treffen in Holland. I couldn't get to it but I'd like to go to this year's event.
Does anybody know anything about it?
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