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mine was creaking, it sounded like it was the seat but the link bearing above the exhaust pipe was dry. checked them all, was an easy job.

Thanks for that , yeah i have a set of them here somewhere. a set? Like this? http://i00.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/014/904/372/372904014_268.JPG The flywheel puller for this engine is a M22x1.5 RH thread 'bolt" (really a pusher, you do not pull the flywheel off, you push it off the crank taper) You ...

Thanks for that , yeah i have a set of them here somewhere.

quick question , I now have slightly lightened Flywheel , as seem to be the trend atm, been looking at the bike but cant quite work out if i need to drop the oil to swap it out, it doesnt look like i do but asking just in case .. ta

Maybe I'll try 2 long again, I did prefer how the bike felt with 2 short but it was a while ago.

Looks like a potential job for next winter

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I run 2 short stacks, have done for a long time now. tried 2 long but preferred the feel of the 2 short. I have 15/44 gearing so need the engine to run up a little higher from time to time. when I had it dyno'd on rogers dyno a few years back after having the jets changed 2 short and a K+N the curve...

I repainted mine about 18mths ago, after being knocked off, its amazing how much brighter they are when repainted

Just has a browse of Rivnuts, its approx 11 mm hole for a M8 Rivnut .... thats a big hole in the side

8541Hawk wrote:Yes it is off of the diameter.

thanks . we'll give that a go first.

Hi Gents, this has been a most interesting thread, really enjoyed the thoughts on weight and balancing. It has forced me to get myself another flywheel/basket :) I plan to go for the less extreme option to begin with, ie what people seem to be calling the moriwaki cut leaving the basket alone. The f...

Just bought a DID chain from Busters and it came with a rivet link

they are a noticeable improvement over the std brakes

Of course that works on the premise that the auto CCT's do actually hold the chain at the correct tension rather than are there because owners couldn't be bothered to adjust the chain tension years ago. But it all comes down to personal choice in the end.