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Old 07-03-19, 05:37 PM   #17
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Default Re: Electric/Mechanical gremlins?

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris View Post
The tensioners may rattle but that doesn't make them crap, there's a sleeve inside that rattles about, very rare to see one actually fail.

Electrics wise, if you've got flickering lights etc then there's obviously some gremlin in there. Top candidates are the connector from the main fuse on top of the starter relay, bad earth (there's a couple of connections buried in the loom that can snot up) and connectors that feed the clocks.

Lumpy idle, probably needs a service. Carb balance sorts that.
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Originally Posted by ShadowCaptain View Post
Honestly if I could throw £500 at the bike to have it like new I’d do it in a heartbeat, I cannot afford a new bike but this cost me like £2k and it’s been such a fun machine I never want to see it go
Maybe you should have a chat with the man quoted at the top of this post!
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