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Took the bike for a quickie earlier, just to check all is ok after fitting my new belts, took it steady at first then ramped things up a bit - all...
I was shocked when I saw it and my guess is as suggested above - the belt in question looks like it had been chafing against a lip on one of the...
I dont know for sure, but there are traces of red print on them. I will be checking the Gates ones i fitted on a regular basis for wear and tension.
Just had a closer look at the belts I removed recently...the one shown in the pic is starting to fray, other one is ok- can't recall whether this...
Yes, I had thought about fitting the exact start cables as an upgrade, I had them on my 1198 when I had it and it made quite a difference.
Ok, battery did spring to mind, no idea how old it is, just seems odd that it was starting ok before belts got changed.
Hi all, changed the belts on my 916 bip last weekend, all good. Noticed since that the bike is very reluctant to start from cold, tho once started...
Yes, I did turn tensioners anti clockwise, I saw how close the belts teeth would be to each other when turned clockwise. I found the the most...
Got everything back together this morning, struck it up and had a moment of severe panic with a clattering engine...took me about 10 secs to...
Belts fitted this afternoon, mostly straightforward but spent a couple of frustrated hours trying to get the vertical belt tensioned on the bottom...
The way I read the Haynes manual is that when the sight glass pointer/dot lines up it should correspond with the cam pulleys also all being lined...
The 2 pics show where the top cam pulleys are when the dot is lined up with pointer in sight glass.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks again, and for your patience...another question - looking at my Haynes manual it states that when all marks on the Pulleys are aligned they...
Ok, thanks for the replies, I'm getting conflicting answers though - can someone definitively confirm which way the arrows should face when...
Just a further quick question please...got the bike stripped down and ready for new belts, I bought a pair of Gates belts and they have...
Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion, and c-beams glittering at the tannhauser gate, all these things will be lost like tears in the...
'ive seen things you people wouldn't believe' etc etc...Rutger Hauer death scene in Blade runner. 'if it bleeds vee can kill it'...Arnie in...
[ATTACH] My kawasaki z1000sx up in the lincolnshire wolds...and not a cloud in the sky:D
I just plan to remove and replace the offending rubber cush drive pin, if the other four appear to be Okay. Just had a look at the prices of new...
Yeah ,I wasn't sure if could do it on the sidestand but thinking about it I would need to support the rear end ...mmm looks like I'll be needing...
