Yeah Im still here 😁, pulled the covers off my bikes and gave all the bits likely to rust a bit of an oil up , fork stanchions ,mufflers etc My biggest worry at the mo is that last time I run the Paso up I had coolant leaking out of that drain hole on the water pump . I dont think it liked sitting f...

I bought 6mm aluminium black anodised screws ...with the big heads off an outfit we have ( had?) in NZ called Eurobike years ago . I think quite a few bike makers use similar . One thing I do when looking for bike parts is to go to the loval bike shops and have a look at what the new bikes are using...

Hi Nick , yep , been on my mind for ages now . I figured that when I had to Id get something adapted to work ....bunch of new hose bends and ....dunno what they are called but hoses and bends with different diameters at each end and a few joins . A quick look found this .....mmmmmm nice and shiney ,...

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Hi you need a impossible to find 😁service tool IMG20260717200036.jpg IMG20260717195924.jpg The bottom one is said tool for fitting that bastard spring .The top one is a bent spanner with a socket welded to it and a bit ground off the ring end for clearance ....for torquing the cylinder head nuts. A ...

Cool . Be aware that sprocket bolts are well known to come loose and carve a chunk out of your swing arm . You may think you'd notice as soon as a bolt makes contact but apparently not , seems peeps usually dont and ride along oblivious to the carnage going on untill they are stopped and actually se...

Depends on wether your wanting to fit new bearings or refit the old ones . If your fitting new you could just drive the old ones out with a punch and discard . If you want to re-use then you need to be a bit more careful and use either a bearing puller or a press . If you heat the carrier with some ...

I actually had two complete motors ( 1998 Suzuki LTF4wdx) one in the quad that was given to me had dropped ex valve head and destroyed head and piston ,other was just 2nd hand motor which I fitted and some time later sourse coil packed up and as it was making bearing noises I decided to strip down a...

In off topic .....for you Nick
Yeah , I have a thing for meters

IMG20260606121102.jpg IMG20260606132849.jpg IMG20260606121313.jpg This is the final drive off my quad ,this nut was finger tight , never seen a nut held on with a bellville washer come loose on its own IMG20260606144507.jpg Just got this side cover on , prick of a job ....and then saw this locating...

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If your going to get it welded make sure the welder is smart enough to only do a wee bit at a time coz the last thing you want is the swing arm distorting from heat if someone welds it all in one go

Damn ,now Im tryin to remember if I even knew where my spare Paso headlight came from 🤔 also wondering if the cast off is only the low beam ...I mean it would make sense for the high beam to be straight ahead . Gunna dig it out for a look . Im wondering if its got anything to do with that little shi...

Your not the only one to suffer this .....by far . I think given the frequency of this event giving some attention to these nuts should be a regular thing. Id be a starter for lock wiring them .

Yes ,it is a bit of faffing about ,I was thinking if I had to do it again I probly just buy a new master cylinder.
There is some cool lookin stuff on Aliexpress .