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Hi Logan, Yeah I did drop the b*****d so I did what I should have done in the first place, covered over all the openings where it could fall with masking tape. It was a good job I have a telescopic aerial type pen with a strong magnet on the end, which after moving it around a bit managed to fish it...

Hi BigD, I also purchased a £12 carb balancer from ebay. I found the ball bearing moved a small amount left and right to the stationary one above, but the same amount each side of the stationary one if you can understand that, which to me meant it did not need adjusting. How did you get on re-fitti...

The plugs that were in my bike and what the Honda and Haynes w/shop manuals advise are as follows:-

NGK DPR9EVX-9

cheers Chris.

Firestorm_al wrote

I've applied all the latest security patches to the message board now.

Thanks Al, Well done,
Chris.

Hi Sproutout,
Thanks for the info, I had exactly the same and have contacted the administrator of this site. Also the " General Chat" has vanished!
cheers Chris

Cheers TOOlkit for that info, I have also received an email what I thought was looking a bit suspect and have emailed the administrator of this site to see if he know's anything about it. In my email inbox it said it was from this site, was that what yours said? Chris. PS I also see the "Genera...

I agree with Logan7, definetly make sure you don't cross thread the new plugs when fitting. Its best to screw plug in with hand first (with the long socket type tool provided in the tool kit) for the first few turns before using the ring spanner,
Chris.

Theweeeman wrote:- both timing chain tensioners done now, plus if i had any doubt that it had moved i would have removed the cam covers but it had'nt so i was happy with that, The amount of bike mechanics that dont remove the cam covers is unbelievable. The only reason some do with v twins is co the...

Theweeeman wrote This is what a local Honda mechanic told me to do...................... 1. the timing marks are set by the chain position. 2. it will only move when no tension is on the chain. 3. If the chain dont move the timing stays the same. 4. Set bike to tdc (piston at top) regardless of stro...

Hi Markg,
Blimey that was a quick reply, many thanks for that info, i'll look into it right now,
cheers Chris.

THEWEEEMAN
If you didn't remove the fuel tank then you couldn't have removed the cam cover, so how did you know your engine was on the right stroke?
Chris.

Hi Markg,
Who's selling carb balancing tools for £11.99 inc.p&p on ebay? or was it just a one off,
cheers Chris.

Hey Pete which type of vacum gauges have you got and how easy are they to use?
cheers Chris.

I agree with you there Pete, best to change both CCTs while its stripped down.
cheers Chris.

The only thing you haven't mentioned that I can think of (which is obvious if you've done it before) is you need to remove the fuel tank (best done with tank nearly empty) make a note of each pipe location so they all go back in their right places, you then need to remove the air filter and housing,...