Thanks for the info from everyone, just a note the bike has been regularly serviced every year, all bits done that should, plus new carb floats last year. The...
85931
simonbernard10
Feb 19, 2013 11:37 pm
... I have an identical problem with my 1979 CB900. If left for a day or so it fires up ok, though usually on 3 cylinders with the 4th chiming in when the...
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Greg
greg95ns
Feb 19, 2013 11:39 pm
Hi Chris, Last thing first. Your not riding it enough, less than a 1000 miles per year. So I'm not going to assume the bike has had regular scheduled...
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Greg
greg95ns
Feb 19, 2013 11:52 pm
Hi Nick, Sprint Manufacturing in the UK has an adapter you can but on the top clamp, and then you can put on standard handle bars. Yes, I have a spare top...
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Samuel Crider
black524td
Feb 20, 2013 12:54 am
Ed, If I were you I'd rip out all of the cables between the battery and starter. Mabee the salt air combined with battery acid has attacked the copper. Replace...
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Greg
greg95ns
Feb 20, 2013 11:39 am
Hi Ed, Electronics have always been a sort of mystery to me. I can follow a schematic, but soon as the current goes into a relay or junction box the mystery...
85936
nigel_keating
Feb 20, 2013 12:49 pm
Greg I agree, the diagrams are difficult to follow when relays are involved. Let me help try to clarify. The starter relay has nothing to do with the supply to...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Feb 20, 2013 2:39 pm
Thanks Nigel; You cleared this up much better than I could have. I have not made myself clear in my posts that the voltage drop is in the loom not to the ...
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JackM
jackon2wheelz
Feb 20, 2013 7:01 pm
Hey All, Been a while since I posted in here, hope you're all well. Last winter, my 2001 900 started showing very slight traces of water in the oil. I'd see...
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Paul
toibs
Feb 20, 2013 7:31 pm
Jack, What sort of distances are you doing each trip? I had similar - apparently the 25 mile trip each way in the winter meant the 'engine wasn't getting warm...
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a2
adeux60...
Feb 20, 2013 7:37 pm
Hi Jack - Just done the head gasket and sealed the cylinder liners to their base. This element can be done with the engine in the frame and probably represents...
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Greg
greg95ns
Feb 21, 2013 1:40 am
Hi Jack, My brother had the same problem in his Daytona Super 3. At first the milky colored gel would show up on the breather tube from the clutch to the air...
85942
johnm12433
Feb 21, 2013 1:59 am
... Hi Jack Long time no post for me too. If your not losing coolant more than normal evaporation, the problem is most likely condensation in the crank case....
85943
gordon2xbbb
Feb 21, 2013 9:53 am
Yep, It's short journeys at cool or colder temps that does it - you could try running the engine with the 'hotter' plugs than you do at present (so if you're...
85944
emptysporran
Feb 21, 2013 2:04 pm
The Trophy is officially for sale, and will sell. Rather than post all the pics and details here, here's a link to the eBay auction - ends Saturday. ...
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gordon2xbbb
Feb 21, 2013 6:00 pm
Hi Neil, Well I wanted to check your bike out although being here in the UK I won't be bidding, but what a nice looking bike you have to sell.. Two questions...
85946
emptysporran
Feb 21, 2013 6:27 pm
Gordon Thanks for the kind words. I do like it, but it is not the best match for the riding I really do (daily commute, and a recreational 2-3 hours on a...
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Chris King
confusedguy38
Feb 21, 2013 7:05 pm
I think your bike looks great. If you dont mind me asking what knd of turn signals are you using. I have an 01 that I will be selling. I do have all stock tun...
85948
emptysporran
Feb 21, 2013 7:43 pm
Thanks as well to you. These are standars, flush-mount, trailer lights - 12v incandescent bulbs. I do think they look better than OEM - but there are two...
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JackM
jackon2wheelz
Feb 21, 2013 9:26 pm
Hey Guys, Really appreciate the well-reasoned responses. The short-trip-in-cold-weather explanation seems the most likely at this point. 95% of my riding is...
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Barry
barryman...
Feb 21, 2013 11:57 pm
Anyone run a 120/60 on the front instead of a 120/70, if so, what was your experience, the bike is a 1999 1200, some say it turns in faster, which might not be...
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Greg
greg95ns
Feb 22, 2013 1:31 am
Hi Jack, I was hoping you would come this way. It would be good to see you again. Have you established a time line yet? I was on the phone with my brother...
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Jack Byers
poppajack1200
Feb 22, 2013 1:31 am
Hey Friend, What size tyre are you running out back? 12mm is about 1/2 inch, I run a 190/55 17 on the rear, it dropped it down nearly an inch. I had my '95...
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Greg
greg95ns
Feb 22, 2013 2:11 am
Hi Barry, I raised the fork tubes in the triple clamps 3/4 inch and that helps the turn in. After a few years I tried the stock setting again, but not for...
85954
Jack Byers
poppajack1200
Feb 22, 2013 2:15 am
Hey Jack, Good to see your name. I was recently thinking we hadn't heard from you since you told us about the Shinko "Raven" Tires. I bought a set from...
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Jack Byers
poppajack1200
Feb 22, 2013 2:59 am
Hi All, Hey I just thought of something. I had a jewelry casting company for a good many years. We did lost wax (or plastic) casting. One could actually use an...
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Barry
barryman...
Feb 22, 2013 4:23 pm
Thanks Poppa Jack, informative and entertaining read! I am running a 170/60 on the rear, I have tried a 180/55 in the past with no noticeable difference to be...
85957
Barry
barryman...
Feb 22, 2013 4:36 pm
Cheers Greg, steering like a truck is what I am trying to get away from, I am running a 170/60 on the rear! I put heftier RaceTeach springs in the front forks...
85958
stevec1200brg
Feb 22, 2013 5:59 pm
It's very cold (0 or 1 degree) in the UK today and the air is unusually dry. My year 2000 1200 lives in the garage and, usually, won't start from cold (I have...
