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hey guys and girl, as you may or may not know, i own a kawasaki zzr600d. just trying to get it back on the road. i have the engine out, so decided to give swingarm a clean. My god the amount of crud and grit that gets on it its unreal. anyway,,, tell me if im making big mistake.. i was thinking abou...

ok thanks guys, cant wait to paint it.. then my next question, as you can prob guess would be.....
anyone willing to lend a hand to put an engine in lol.

Hey all, firstly a massive thank you to all the help and info that you guys have given me. i now have a replacement engine, looks bit messy... im looking to paint it pref black. I know i would have to use high temp paint.. but this is a first for me. can you guys advise me on what i need to do and b...

Can anybody please calm my nerves about going for my full license this year. I keep talking myself out of it! The thought of it is turning me into a nervous wreck..... hey buddy, i spent a couple weeks at a bike ridingf school with a view to becoming an instructor.. obviously you start as a cbt ins...

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Cheers Badger ;) .

Hopefully that'll be enough to get the bike started and then you can balance them and go from there. Carbs can be a pain in the prick sometimes. Working correctly the carb is as good as anything else and it is very satisfying knowing you can whip them off at any time to retune them. is there a way ...

hey guys, this reply is prob to late now, however we manage a pub in St john.. called St john inn, postcode is pl11 3aw We are a biker friendly inn, with a secure carpark and even a double garage if you need a quick tinker with your bike. We serve homecooked food (inc fresh homemade chips) serving f...

ok update, took carbs off.. opened them up. didnt look like they were ultrasonic cleaned.. also carbs were all badly adjusted. some were half screw in, some were 2screws turned etc etc, so set them all roughly.. we will wait till the replacement engine comes to try them out, then all we need to do i...

video makes sense, prob is my bike would not idle. think all you guys should come for a trip over lol.

when you say check the float needles? what do you mean,, what should i look for, and what should they be like?

thanks for the reply dan, i reakon you should take a trip over here lol. well 1st of all the bnike was runing rough as hell, not idleing, revving etc. so bout a set carbs off ebay. got them ultrasonic cleaned from chap down road.. ( i have been told since then, he may not of actually touched them) w...

Drain then oil and see if it has fuel in it , the only way to know for sure and cheaper than replacing the engine if not neccesary thanks for the speedy reply, sorry forgot to say, yes the oil does have fuel in it. i been told its the carbs, but they been cleaned apparently 2times now,, been told i...

hey all, im starting to regret trying to get back on to 2wheels. Im at a standstill at the moment and i dont really know what to do next.. basicly bought a zzr600d, was running rough, so bought carbs from ebay, supposed to of been ultrasonic cleaned but cant guarantee. put onto bike, clean fuel and ...

gray wrote:hi welcome
im in liskeard ill take i ride down for real chips

cool, be good to see ya. my partner jackie will be there. its the St john inn, in St john. bout 2mins from antony.

hey there, im also new to this site, i just joined up. take a look at my post, may be good if you ever passing by