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They look like M6.

Also, what's the best way to drain the fuel tank? No mention of it in the Honda manual.

Ta

Bikesafe, IAM and RoSPA are all based on Roadcraft, so all coach the same skills. Having done both IAM and RoSPA I'd always go with the latter. Can't see the point in putting in all the effort and then getting a pass for life. The biannual retests that RoSPA insist on stops bad habits forming again....

Spot on. Will PM you details.

Thanks that's great. No rush. I need to Helicoil the threads first.

The screws are ones that fasten the black inner panels to the fairing sides. 5x12 self tapping screws.

Hi All,

Before I hit fleaBay, has anyone got a pair of chain adjusters and bolts they want to get rid of?

I could also do with a couple of inner fairing panel screws, the self-tapping ones.

Thanks
Nick

Doesn't look like any of those. It went from front of the beak to the back of the tank, including inside the beak scoop.

Rode past a guy on an Italian plate Bemmer GS this morning and he had a complete leather tank and beak cover. Tan in colour and it looked like Nubuck or Suede.

A complete new one for me - I can't even find a pic on Google.

Looks like I've got all the electrics bunched up too much and too high. They're right under and slightly in front of the clocks.

A picture speaks a thousand words.

MacV2 wrote: I've got one of my bikes sans fairing at the mo. I'll take a snap on the morrow & post it here...

That would be ace. Thanks.

Cheers MacV2.

That's pretty much what I tried, but the rubber boots were in the way. Sounds like the bendy clip things are in the wrong place or something out of place.

Will persevere.

Air filter is new. Plugs pretty new too and I've replaced all the fluids.

Will try new fuel and a carb clean.

It's been ages since I did anything on my project bike, but I'm now getting round to finishing it. Once I sort the shock arm out. Before I took the back end apart I managed to start her up after about 3 years idle. She seemed to run smoothly enough but with a very low tickover, well under 1000rpm. T...

Is a fork service an easy(ish) DIY job? Springy bits all sound a bit too vital to be playing with at home. Anyone got any tips for getting the fairing back on? My bike came with it removed and having tried a couple of time I've given up since I've got plenty to do before I need to fit it. The proble...

No joy after much soaking in WD40 and some 'gentle persuasion', so I took it to my local garage. Sorted in half an hour.

When they went, they went with a bang apparently, so there's no way I'd have got them out at home.

Back on the bike this weekend hopefully.

So I should be able to drift both bearings out the same side? I wouldn't do that, but there's nothing to stop the bearings moving too far towards the middle. Just so I'm clear. I'll give them a good soaking in WD40 and see what happens. The bolt was easy to get out compared with some I've read about...