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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 21-May-2006, 13:59
Replies: 4
Views: 1,450
Posted By loverobot
can heartily recommend him nice guy and knows his...

can heartily recommend him
nice guy and knows his stuff
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 16-May-2006, 18:59
Replies: 3
Views: 1,632
Posted By loverobot
am just trying to get my trackbike sorted - if i...

am just trying to get my trackbike sorted - if i can make progress this weekend i will book
Forum: General Motorcycles only 16-May-2006, 09:47
Replies: 7
Views: 977
Posted By loverobot
excellent cheers i am thinking rings - if head...

excellent
cheers
i am thinking rings - if head gasket that would be cool
if rings the engine gets binned !
Forum: General Motorcycles only 16-May-2006, 08:03
Replies: 7
Views: 977
Posted By loverobot
what would the oil down the plug hole do andy /...

what would the oil down the plug hole do andy / tell me?
head gasket - not thought about coolant - will check it out!
Forum: General Motorcycles only 15-May-2006, 13:53
Replies: 7
Views: 977
Posted By loverobot
fzr600 on brink of death lol

after caning one of my fzr600s for four solid days in blistering temps in spain i have the following probs -

white smoke out of exhaust when cold and when warm but revved hard
blackish fluid...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 14-May-2006, 09:33
Replies: 20
Views: 2,620
Posted By loverobot
btt

btt
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 13-May-2006, 14:29
Replies: 20
Views: 2,620
Posted By loverobot
did you sort this ? i am having a similar...

did you sort this ?

i am having a similar problem
is on my 748
i thought i had sussed it but the rear brake locked on
is this because there was not enough clearance or is it likely because of ana...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-May-2006, 10:18
Replies: 5
Views: 1,264
Posted By loverobot
hmmm piston seal at caliper end or at the...

hmmm
piston seal at caliper end or at the cylinder end? how would i tell and how would i solve?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-May-2006, 09:39
Replies: 5
Views: 1,264
Posted By loverobot
already tried that - did get a lot of air out but...

already tried that - did get a lot of air out but not solved!

i am thinking i will need to tie wrap overnight and then bleed a couple of times maybe over a couple of nights
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-May-2006, 09:06
Replies: 5
Views: 1,264
Posted By loverobot
the recurrent rear brake thread

i thought i had bled the brake successfully on my 748s but seems not

i have tried it above the reservoir and in position
i have bled it conventionally and with a one way valve
there are no bubbles...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 27-Apr-2006, 08:18
Replies: 69
Views: 14,584
Posted By loverobot
btw should not be just so and so are crap but a...

btw should not be just so and so are crap but a factual account of what happened no more no less
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 27-Apr-2006, 08:16
Replies: 69
Views: 14,584
Posted By loverobot
i do worry when it is suggested that people...

i do worry when it is suggested that people cannot express their own opinions about services / products for fear of being sued

it is a misunderstanding of the power of the law - which is there to...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 26-Apr-2006, 16:45
Replies: 12
Views: 2,631
Posted By loverobot
hehe as you probably guess, now i have finally...

hehe
as you probably guess, now i have finally sorted my chain . . . .. . :lol:
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 26-Apr-2006, 08:22
Replies: 12
Views: 2,631
Posted By loverobot
cheers all

cheers all
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 25-Apr-2006, 20:59
Replies: 12
Views: 2,631
Posted By loverobot
sorry - am i being thick? have a trawl through...

sorry - am i being thick? have a trawl through what?
have searched through the archives but so far no luck
loads about how to measure it but nothing saying what the standard setting should be
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 25-Apr-2006, 11:04
Replies: 12
Views: 2,631
Posted By loverobot
ride height on a 748

what is the standard setting for ride height on a 748? i have a harv tool but cant find the sheet that came with it!!
cheers

[Edited on 25-4-2006 by loverobot]
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 25-Apr-2006, 08:57
Replies: 47
Views: 9,609
Posted By loverobot
ill have one please if they get made!

ill have one please if they get made!
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 25-Apr-2006, 08:49
Replies: 5
Views: 1,268
Posted By loverobot
b and c were very good for me just beware that...

b and c were very good for me
just beware that they supply a solid link and it needs a special tool or two hammers to rivet it
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 24-Apr-2006, 20:06
Replies: 1
Views: 909
Posted By loverobot
bugger so it cannot be / has not been...

bugger
so it cannot be / has not been done?!

time to get the dremel out..............:roll:
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 24-Apr-2006, 11:57
Replies: 1
Views: 909
Posted By loverobot
wanted - heat shield / heel guard

i have changed the footrests to billet ones on my my2001 748s

they dont have a heelguard
certainly on the exhaust side i need something because it is burning a hole in my boot!

i definately do not...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 21-Apr-2006, 16:13
Replies: 19
Views: 3,275
Posted By loverobot
good idea! any1 know where i can get some...

good idea!


any1 know where i can get some lockwire urgent
lol:lol:
Forum: General Motorcycles only 21-Apr-2006, 15:08
Replies: 19
Views: 3,275
Posted By loverobot
sorted ducati leeds indeed had one instock so...

sorted
ducati leeds indeed had one instock so well done them!
Forum: General Motorcycles only 20-Apr-2006, 22:49
Replies: 19
Views: 3,275
Posted By loverobot
read your woes with dread as i had no rear brake...

read your woes with dread as i had no rear brake pressure on the pedal

tbh i just bled it from the nipple on the caliper still attached but used a one way valve bleed kit and seems to have...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 20-Apr-2006, 22:48
Replies: 19
Views: 3,275
Posted By loverobot
another good one - esp as i have a model shop in...

another good one - esp as i have a model shop in cleck where i work who sells model aircraft with engines
cheers
Forum: General Motorcycles only 20-Apr-2006, 22:47
Replies: 19
Views: 3,275
Posted By loverobot
thanks a lot - appreciated i will buzz them...

thanks a lot - appreciated
i will buzz them tommoz - should get me on the road for sat am
Forum: General Motorcycles only 20-Apr-2006, 22:39
Replies: 19
Views: 3,275
Posted By loverobot
will do ought to invest in a set really

will do

ought to invest in a set really
Forum: General Motorcycles only 20-Apr-2006, 22:39
Replies: 19
Views: 3,275
Posted By loverobot
anyway henners i blame you - all your rear brake...

anyway henners i blame you - all your rear brake shenanigans got me fooking about with mine and bingo bust clip

did get the thing bled though :pig:
Forum: General Motorcycles only 20-Apr-2006, 22:37
Replies: 19
Views: 3,275
Posted By loverobot
sounds miles away lol tbh i will ring them but...

sounds miles away lol

tbh i will ring them but they usually 'send away to italy' for all the stuff i need except so far for fairing rubbers !
Forum: General Motorcycles only 20-Apr-2006, 22:32
Replies: 19
Views: 3,275
Posted By loverobot
circlip needed urgently

any1 know where i can get little circlips urgently?

I have just managed to bust the one on the back brake of my 748 and was planning on riding her this weekend?

closeish to leeds would be brilliant?
Forum: General Motorcycles only 19-Apr-2006, 21:17
Replies: 25
Views: 5,174
Posted By loverobot
by the way i feel i could hang off further as per...

by the way i feel i could hang off further as per the above comments which are v helpful thanks
Forum: General Motorcycles only 19-Apr-2006, 20:53
Replies: 25
Views: 5,174
Posted By loverobot
i managed to drag my knee for the first time in...

i managed to drag my knee for the first time in cartegena and once i had i managed to be able to do it all the time, both sides and on most corners

i had to hang off to do it

i found it helped me...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 19-Apr-2006, 20:10
Replies: 25
Views: 5,174
Posted By loverobot
now that is interesting - i do feel like i am...

now that is interesting - i do feel like i am miles off but thought my outer leg looked odd being stuck up and out like that
Forum: General Motorcycles only 19-Apr-2006, 17:09
Replies: 25
Views: 5,174
Posted By loverobot
will go have a look-see at that article then!

will go have a look-see at that article then!
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 19-Apr-2006, 15:46
Replies: 20
Views: 4,309
Posted By loverobot
on a similar note can any1 u2u me a place in...

on a similar note can any1 u2u me a place in yorkshire that does mots while u wait and that will pass my termis??

thanks
Forum: General Motorcycles only 19-Apr-2006, 13:03
Replies: 25
Views: 5,174
Posted By loverobot
thanks v much! am doing the oulton thing so more...

thanks v much!

am doing the oulton thing so more to learn...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 19-Apr-2006, 11:51
Replies: 25
Views: 5,174
Posted By loverobot
the shoulder thing is what i was told at...

the shoulder thing is what i was told at cartegena but it is hard to put into practice - do you all have your outside arm along the length of the tank in effect then?
Forum: General Motorcycles only 19-Apr-2006, 10:36
Replies: 25
Views: 5,174
Posted By loverobot
Help me improve please!

Ok, some may remember my previous pics where i was on a trackday on my fizzer and i invited (constructive) criticism

I did 4 days at Cartegena on the fizzer (which just survived) and have some more...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-Apr-2006, 17:54
Replies: 20
Views: 2,620
Posted By loverobot
i guess not then ! lol

i guess not then ! lol
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-Apr-2006, 18:41
Replies: 20
Views: 2,620
Posted By loverobot
is there any trick to bleeding the front brake...

is there any trick to bleeding the front brake and the clutch side of things?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 16-Apr-2006, 11:20
Replies: 3
Views: 1,907
Posted By loverobot
will these settings change for a monoposto 748s...

will these settings change for a monoposto 748s ridden by me at 11stone?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Apr-2006, 10:00
Replies: 3
Views: 1,722
Posted By loverobot
clutch slave cylinder

My clutch pressure is very heavy - i know i can change the slave cyclinder, but which is best and how do i know what type i have got? i understand the cylinder on new bikes was changed at some...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 13-Apr-2006, 08:32
Replies: 2
Views: 1,202
Posted By loverobot
dont really want c/f though tbh - i really want...

dont really want c/f though tbh - i really want to 'fill that space' with some thing aluminium or similar but i have no idea of whether they exist and where from
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 12-Apr-2006, 01:43
Replies: 2
Views: 1,202
Posted By loverobot
Heat shields - 748

I have a 2001 748s
have fitted billet dp rearsets which dont take heelguards
i now have a big space where the heel guard was on the right hand side where the twin pipes come down from the...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 11-Apr-2006, 17:17
Replies: 4
Views: 1,887
Posted By loverobot
was a hoot - really enjoyed myselfam thinking...

was a hoot - really enjoyed myselfam thinking about the autumn as well - almeria has been mentioned??

as are a few lads i met - running the zx6 and the 749r with engine mods

i will post up when and...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 11-Apr-2006, 09:40
Replies: 12
Views: 3,326
Posted By loverobot
i am resurrecting this thread after i was nearly...

i am resurrecting this thread after i was nearly pitched off the thing last night
the front is very very bouncy over bumps and ripples - do they all do that sir?
cheers
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 10-Apr-2006, 15:25
Replies: 4
Views: 1,887
Posted By loverobot
Take that as a 'no' then! Was really superb and...

Take that as a 'no' then!

Was really superb and feel i improved a lot!
Focused events were very good and was imho well organised
Thanks to all esp in the paddock - met a couple from the board so a...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 09-Apr-2006, 08:04
Replies: 4
Views: 1,887
Posted By loverobot
cartegena april 4 - 7 video?

anyone take some onboard video whilst there they could post / email? hoping to see myself you see....?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 03-Apr-2006, 04:53
Replies: 9
Views: 1,583
Posted By loverobot
that sounds lie the one though i have fitted 2...

that sounds lie the one though i have fitted 2 tsubaki chains before and they have had hollow pins
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Apr-2006, 22:12
Replies: 9
Views: 1,583
Posted By loverobot
Chain fitting question

I have fitted chains before and they have all had hollow rivet links

came to fit my new chain today from band c and found the rivet link to have solid pins?

was an absolute sod to get pressed on...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Apr-2006, 22:09
Replies: 18
Views: 2,460
Posted By loverobot
the sporcket plate was off and i mean it looks...

the sporcket plate was off and i mean it looks like the splines have shifted?

anyway plate back on and will get john to have a looksee

now i have a chain question - see my other thread lol
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