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After recently noticing that the fuel hose was perished on my Aprilia Futura, I replaced it and also replaced the o-ring on the quick disconnect, which fell apart when removed. Unfortunately one of the coils is still triggering a fault code in the ECU, after thinking that the problem was now resolved Read more
Today I visited a local friend Simon to see how his GSXR1100 project is coming along, and was amazed at the transformation from the rough around the edges stock bike I sold him over seven years ago. Simon decided to go for the same paint scheme I used on my GSXR750 Read more
After all the investigation in to the transmission to identify the knocking, it turned out to be a front wheel bearing that was starting to fail. I’m not sure of the exact circumstances that forced the bearing to fail at the exact point I was experiencing clutch issues, perhaps a bug in Read more
My replacement sprocket carrier bearing has arrived for my GSXR750, which I’ll hopefully install tomorrow. The sprocket carrier has a partially concealed bearing face so it may be a struggle, and result in a visit to Mistral Performance Engineering next week to use Rob’s hydraulic press. I’ve also got a Read more
Over the past couple of weeks I have been experiencing a few problems with my Suzuki GSXR750 transmission. It all started when I had some issues with sticking clutch plates, which cause a very noticeable ‘clonk’ when selecting first gear. The problem only surfaced when the bike had been left Read more