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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…
I spent an hour so with my mate Chris this afternoon to look at his latest barn find. Chris is a serious bike fan, and his latest purchase brings his tally to seven bikes. The bike was bought locally through a word of mouth contact for £1000. The bike is in Read more…