Hi everyone A wee running problem I'm having at the moment with an 8 day Europe trip coming up in 10 days! So no pressure for me then! Put new battery in. No electrics - no Tripmaster display or turn over. Went through every circuit testing for continuity and spraying connections with...

Updated with resolution - XL250s indicator / turn signals staying on and not flashing Hi. So the first problem has cropped up with the "new" XL. The indicators come on but do not flash so I suspect the flasher relay. Can anyone point me to the location of the relay please so I can do some...

I have been running mine, testing etc, with out any fairing or sump guard and I like it Bike still gets amazingly hot and I can feel more heat on my legs than before I am hoping that's due to more airflow wafting around the engine I am thinking a simple nose cone cowl only would be ample for...

I've had my 700 Alp for about 3 years now and have really grown to love it. One problem I've had though is that at high speed, 95 mph + the steering would get very light, especially whilst carrying camping equipment and a full top box. Whoever had the bike previously had dropped the forks about...

Hi Guys, Not been around much lately, not had much to report or not been best placed to assist. Have been lurking in the background though. Tonight on the way home from work I had a nightmare. Bike started to cut out from the moment I set off, I initially thought the bike was cold. All the...

ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYANHas anyone here got one of these or test rode one? Im giving some seriuos consideration to testing/buying one...

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I am currently restoring a 1980 xl185 and have managed to get a voltage at the input to the coil. I have connected my multimeter to the spade connector from the CDI and the needle bounces about to a maximum of 5v when the bike is kicked over. I guess this is what I should be seeing? I have no...

After about a year sitting I tried starting my RD04 yesterday. It fired but running only on rear cylinder. Fuel gets into cylinders (pluga are wet) and all plugs have spark. Voltages across ignition coils are OK. I tried testing pulse generator voltage as per manual but don't get any reading...

My AT stopped showing speed and traveled kilometers. The white plastic gear was okay but I replaced it just to be safe. Same thing with the cable. I have disconnected the cable from the clock and moved the bike around: square end of the cable rotates smoothly. I think it's safe to say that...

Just testing the waters here. I've got a mint condition FX650 (1999) that's done 2430 miles. I was going to put it on Evilbay for £2K what do you reckon?

Can't find the testing ohms values for the coil, in the handbook, anyone know them ? Thanks, Wiz

This test ride could end costing me a few quid! It's manual that i am testing i am also going to try and get a test ride on a ktm 990 smt which ive always fancied ago on.

Hey guys. 2002 RD07a just won't start and I would really appreciate any ideas. Used the bike about ten days ago and it ran faultlessly as it always has. Came to start it last weekend and it was running rough. Took some work with the throttle to keep it idling after initial start but it then...

I got the fright of my life today.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: I made plans to take my sons bike to the local testing centre to get it approved for Danish plates. When I was on the way I thought I noticed the steering head bearings felt a bit notchy when I used the front brake. Flying along at...

Hey Guys, I am a British Expat based out in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Me and my mate have just become the proud owners of a pair of XR600R's from sometime in the 80's. One has some issues and the other runs fine (for the moment). Just shouting out to any other Thumper owners on here! Really looking...

Hi! I have just rebuild the front brake caliper on my 96 TA.......put it back on, hooked up brake line and bleed the lines........and then after some testing and compressing the dreaded drop under the caliper!! :( One of the pistons must have warped a seal when I pushed them in. :( My question...

Hi, newbie to this forum and i come here seeking some help. We have a customers bike here in our shop that came in with a failed big end bearing on the rear cylinder. After rebuilding the engine, we are faced with the cause of the initial failure (that we didn't know about earlier). The bike...

Hi Guys. It's been a while :) was James691 but for the life of me I can't recall what my password was or even what email address I had at the time! Not sure if any on here would remember me or if everyone has moved on - but best to do an intro as I couldn't find the newbie section :)...

Nipped out for a quick spin around the local hills this morning, seeing as the sun was out and the roads are still relatively free of salt (well, most of them) Slipped along the northern bank of the Spey, heading for Grantown, and somehow rode onto one of the fishermans tracks River Spey -...