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Take the right hand fairing off,try and spot the inlet manifold for the front cylinder,just above the expansion tank,on this there will be a blanking screw,this is your take off point for the front pot.The rear pot is a git to get at,i usually take the vacuum tube off the fuel tap,skinny tube about ...

Its marmite with me mates,but sod em,just a bit bored with the sportsbike/fashion thing.It looks shonky in real life,but didnt want a trailer queen!

Finally dragged it out the kitchen,been setting up the nitron shock,what a big improvement,after a bit of tweeking,getting the sag set right it feels good.Gonna be a nice day tommoz!

Chris,have had them out and they have a spring tiny washer and a small rubber o ring,in that order,have used some loctite locking compound on them,hopefully they should be better,if not will fit them new plugs,and maybe get some new ht lead.Thanks Pete,i have cleaned the carbs,but you never can tell...

Nah Chris,dont think its a cough like Tony suggests.The plugs have not been done for a bit,but looked ok,and were gapped ok,have some new ones on order,the air filter is brand new and standard,and the TPS is connected.Yesterday it was all ok,but went for a run today,and it cut out 3 times fortunetel...

Got some Arashi ones on mine,they are chinese,but are machined perfectly .Had them on mine for a year no probs whatsoever,spend a lot of my time around machined components working in engineering,and can see they have been made well,guess its the old made in china stigma that sticks,nots so long ago ...

Chris,went with what the dealer said 1 on the front and 1.25 on the rear,it was still doing the same ie,1200 revs then a sudden drop to 800,then back up just as quickly,was a bit dissapointed to say the least,as my hunch had not paid off.Went back to thinking about what else i had done,i bought some...

Divvy that i am.Missed the point again!Still good info for anyone with same prob!

Sounds like the starter leads on the way out,and probably the connection at the starter,get it stripped if you can,and replace cable annd connection bolt.Even better get a cheap starter off ebay,then when and if you need to strip the starter,you will have some replacement parts to make one good un.T...

Jonesey,will be in touch if i need owt,cheers anyway might live with it for a bit,but will re balance the carbs with some decent gauges,rather than the poo i have at the moment,still thinking if its electrical though.Cheers.

Still searching for a cure,they are balanced,maybe i should just live with it,seems to have happened since i got the exhaust to seal properly,last year it was spot on.Dont want to spend any brass on it if i can sort it myself,but might come to that.Seems looking through various old threads that they...

Been down to my local dealers,he says it should be 1 turn on the front,and 1.25 on the rear,that makes mine a mile off,however this is for a 2000 model mine is 1998,he said that they are probably the same though,the original problem was how it dropped suddenly from 1300 revs down to 800,then back up...

Can anyone tell me what the pilot screws should be set at.The rear on mine is 3 and 3/4,and the front is just a 1/4,this doesnt look right to me,even allowing for the rear running a bit richer,cos it runs hotter.Has anyone got any settings(Turns out from fully seated)Thanks

Had a similiar thing on mine last year,would not rev past 6000 revs regardless of gear,or through trying to coax it,took it up and down the motorway,no way it was gonna rev past 6,just hit a brick wall.As i was taking carbs off noticed that the front carb choke plunger had not been seating properly,...

brownish white,not really any different to normal,its ok once the revs are up..