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Cheers Chris,

Manuals arrived today, really well made, quality items.

While I'm at it, she's getting new plugs, oil, filters ( air & oil ) and hopefully a carb balance.

12 years old and only 8000 miles( not me, the bike ). Bloody thing just needs to be ridden, roll on the good weather !!

lets hope we still see you at the colchester workshop day lee, theres a few travelling up from south, macv2, me, tony, and few others i think. be good to see you there.......... :thumbup: If it's not chucking it down I'll be there, but you're not allowed to laugh if the bikes on a trailer cos I bug...

luca wrote:I used instant clear gasket, when I fitted mine, no problems.

I thought it would be, cheers Luca !

What a jolly nice bunch of people you all are!! To be honest after reading through the fitting guide, and combined with what little experience I have, I think it will be fine. Fingers crossed anyway !! While I'm here, anyone got any reason why I shouldn't use a silicone type gasket/sealer, instead o...

Alright Chris

I already took the liberty of printing your very detailed and easy to understand instructions mate.

Thanks for the heads up though, will let you know how it goes.

Lee

No worries with fitting these on the day, but you'll need to have them available. Don't leave it to the last minute; they're always in short supply. Lastly loosen off the centre (larger) inspection cap on the alternator cover- it gets stuck pretty often. At least if you do it beforehand you can hav...

1) make sure you are at firing tdc before you remove the CCT.....if not the chain will jump onthe cam. 2) auto tensioner will hold the chain tighter as they can relax back a bit under spring tension, so don't use them as a guide on how to set the manual ones. Set them so there is between 7 and 10mm...

I'm no mechanic by any means, but after reading this thread, got me thinking. Assuming you are changing cct's as prevention ie. the current auto's are still working fine, is it not possible to remove the cam cover and check the tension of the chain before removing the old tensioner, giving you a goo...

Cheers, might see you there

Can't name a single road, but the following are my short list. 1) the A6 from Kendal over shap to Carlisle 2) the A483 from Crossgates to Newtown 3) the A44 from Aber to Rhayader 4) the A701 from Moffat to Edinburgh ..the devils beef tub 5) the A702 thornhill to Elvanfoot...Dalveen pass Sorry I for...

marravtr wrote:iom TT, all of it! but do like windy corner and the bungalow , scotland a couple of yrs back, glen coe mountain pass

I'm hoping to do Scotland this year. If it stops raining up there !!

Seeing as I started this, mine are, in no particular order.. B258, Monschau - Nurburg, Germany. Really varied, with tight twisty, and fast open sections. Very little traffic or plod. Fluelapass/Umbrail Pass ( I think thats its name ) from Davos - Stelvio...Mindblowingly good !! B500 Baden Baden - wh...

lloydiecbr wrote:Uppingham to market harbour aka the roller coaster is good
Perbright bends
And the a423 Coventry to Banbury
Very fast twisty road

Yes, I've ridden the 423, and I agree.

I'm interested to know peoples opinions on their best biking roads.

Might create myself a bucket list of places to ride before I get a Volvo lol !!

you anywhere near colchester?? we are having a workshop day where (with a bit of help) i,m supposed to be doing mine. ( if its not raining) the thread is called essex workshop day or something close to that :beer: Not too far away, I suppose about 40 mins at a guess. Sounds like a job that requires...