scrubs wrote:man, what a day...
No compression whatsoever. I'm guessing I've blown a ring.
they only got changed about 300 miles ago,

My guess would be a holed piston. Which might well be less of a problem.
Is the mixture right?

I tried a few bearing stockists but as the bearings are not run of the mill stuff it was cheaper for LT to provide them (and much quicker).

You will also get bearings with the correct radial internal clearance that way. Standard clearance bearings won't last long in a bike engine, they end up too ...

With the front pretty much pulled in all the way you can quite easily push the bike along. They look OK but probably need a bit of work doing. The seller says the wheel bearings and the brakes have both recently been done.

Is it possible that the pads are absolutely brand new and haven't bedded ...

Slasher wrote:no plate doesnt come under the mot.

I think it does now.
http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/newsand ... ottest.htm

klxkiller wrote:thanks fellas i can take that crap bill board off now cheers :D

Also try
http://www.craigsplates.co.uk/news.php?news_id=6

Chippy wrote:Thanks KK, I will order a 75 mm, that should do the trick

I have a spare short one (bought for the back of the R1, which turns out to need a long one.

FTAGH.

He then rode it down his street and heard a knock in the engine, got pissed and put it up for sale for cheap. I have since only been able to replicate the sound when shifting too low in the rev range.

It might be nothing more than chain slap. It's a single cylinder bike after all. Riding around ...

scrubs wrote:I hope the head gasket hasent blown.. :?

I _really_ doubt that you can blow a radiator cap off.

long shot...but does anyone know the size of the sump plug? I'm gonna explore the option of heli coil

Plan B would be to drill and tap the existing sump plug to take a little drain plug (M10 or even M8) and then glue the original in permanently with Araldite.

(I just read this idea on t ...

coasty wrote: unfortunately i dont have the means to measure my forks to the nearest mm

Wrap a tape measure round the stanchion and divide by approximately 3.141592654

bearings are 28 x 72 x 18

Are you sure? SKF don't list that size. The 63/28 size mentioned by KMk1 is 28x68x18

http://www.skf.com/skf/productcatalogue/jsp/viewers/productTableViewer.jsp?windowName=&presentationType=3&lang=en&newlink=&action=&tableName=1_1_1

Whatver the size is, make sure you ...

knackeredMk1 wrote:Use an old 2p - has much more copper (softer) than new ones.

Scan through your loose change with a magnet, and choose a non-magnetic 2p piece.

You might think I am pulling your legs, but the newer "copper" coins are steel coated in copper.

hi andy where abouts in essex are you jj

Basildon.

And, today, I found out why I am keeping the CRM...

The R1 wouldn't start after a week stood while I went skiing (it has always started first prod of the starter, and I have been wondering for a while if the 4 year old battery had the ...

(any hints on where to get a replacement gasket from would be great )

Simplest thing is to mail-order from Leisure Trail. I think that they imported most of the UK CRMs in the first place, and know them better than most.
http://www.leisuretrail.co.uk/Home.htm
You didn't say where in Essex you ...

Whilst the A/R s isn't adjustable i wonder if it performs the same function,

The AR is a scarily complicated bit of kit in some ways, as it relies on Clever Stuff rather than the spark plug for ignition in some parts of the speed/load curve. Accurate control of the in-cylinder pressure is an ...