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Hi I had Maxxis on an XJ I used to own, the honest truth is, yes they are very sticky, but they lose out on longevity, they don't have the highly developed compounds of the dearer tyres that will last a lot longer. If you run them hard they will wear away as you watch, but they will give you a confi...

Eyes surely?

(I know, don't call you surely)

Where are you? I have a welder and have had success getting snapped exhaust studs out in the past.

Could you weld from the underneath for accesibility, then wind out out from underneath?

the instructions for the short cut are clearly too vauge and I would reccomend that you have to set the fully in position as tight, not just hand tight to make sure you have overcome any slack in the system and the chain is at full tension....then youu cant count turns out from this stable referenc...

Re checked my timing today, cos I wasn't convinced it wasn't a tooth out on the front when I fitted front Manual CCT, but I did it with a friend who is a bike mechanic and tried to convince me it was just wear. Well, two things showed up, 1 it was a tooth out on the front Ex cam, which I have now co...

how much for the loom mate?

Matt

Last time I changed I went for Renthal Alloy sprockets and after 3000 miles they still look like new. they are a bit dearer but i was told the extra life pays back more.

"Not sure wether it will show on a dyno with regards to two long ones but you can feel it when riding"

The Dyno never lies! it would show smoother pickup I would have thought.

The guide is awesome. Great now I have just DONE the job! ;)

There are no other noises from the engine, which is a good sign I guess. Have to be honest, i think I am going to whip the covers off again and double check it just to be safe, not such a bad job when you know how it is done.

Thanks for the info. I gave it just under half a turn out while it was stopped, then listened to see if that made it rattle, it didn't. Measured overall play in the chain pushed in to pushed out, was hard to be too exact as it had a slightly springy feel to it, so I wasn't sure how hard to hang off ...

Yes, I took my time, because the choke cable had been bodged and was the wrong way round and not routed properly. I went over everything, made sure all fasteners and pipes/cables were all going the right way, no kinks etc, carbs sitting perfectly. Bit odd, when it's cold it starts instantly on the b...

Valve clearances all spot on, valve train looked immaculate tbh, which was a surprise, and yes, I forgot to put the front breather on till after I had reattached the oil cooler etc, so it was a pita, but it I did get it on properly.

No rattling, I'll leave it for a bit and see how it goes.
Thanks

You want to go up next week and try and blag a freebie in recompense!

Hi peeps. Fitted both manual cct's this weekend, runs perfectly, and sounds spot on when cold, but when I let it get to temp, if I turn it off and restart I have a funny moan coming from the front. Not a screech as I have read about with overtight, kind of a gentle owl like 'hoooo'. I have backed th...