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Definitely the sqeauky shock linkage/swing arm pivot. Cam chain rattle due to weak tensioner. Starter motor gets a pasting from the elements so check the cruddiness of the main battery cable connection to the s/m. Other than that it's just general stuff... A 'clean bike' should be exactly that. If ...

I'm the same height as you. My DB screen drove me insane with head turbulence unless I was in anything other than flat on the tank.
I refitted the standard screen and it now pitches the wind into my chest, which is far more comfortable, and no more head wobbles!

I wore my trusty old full face Shoei for years, but the pain is in having to take glasses off to get the lid on/off. I switched to Caberg flip fronts in the end, and have stuck with them since. The only downside is that they are noisier than a full face, but a game changer for convenience when ...

Yeah, have ordered the ones on that 2nd link you posted
Cheers matey

Thanks Kev,
Yeah it's just the toe piece. Had a wobble on the weekend and manged to get my boot between the footrest and gear lever, dragged on the road and snapped the gear lever. Not sure how I didn't break my bloody ankle! +1 for my Sidi's!

Hello good folk,
I've snapped my gear lever, struggling to find a replacement.
Does anyone have a spare available please, or know if it's a common part with any other models?

A good sturdy safety pin will do it, push it down the side of the terminal to depress the locking tab, then withdraw it from the rear of the plug.
Failing that, there's an abundance of "terminal removal" or "terminal ejector" tools on Amazon or eBay for not a lot of money.

God loves a trier... He wants £1800 for this "loud but legal" (in his opinion obviously) monstrosity.



Form a disorderly queue....

I was in Thunder Road in Bridgend yesterday and they have a '99 Blackbird with 14k miles, one owner, and its up for £6,500 so maybe not so bad for a 444 mile' storm? dream on.

As a manager myself, I'd say go on the sick with stress. Seems to work alright for my team

I had a pair of ART cans on mine, but they were a bit bonkers. I've put the standard cans back on and drill x5 10mm holes in each baffle. It's nice now, bit of a bark, no fuelling issues. And it doesn't make my lid reverberate.

Supercharged??? Don't think I've got the arms for that
The best bit about the ad is where he says what a great bike it was to ride before he converted it leave well alone then eh?

Gotta love Facebook marketplace.....

There is a leak on the exhaust where the rear header enters the 'manifold', looks like the clamp has let go. Didn't think that would cause so many issues though....

Yeah, it's on standard CCT's, but no rattles? They were new around 2500 miles ago.