August

Best tyres for a Kawasaki ZXR400?

29 August 2012

With my 1991 ZXR400 weighing the same/slightly more than a modern 600 sports bike what rubber should I buy next? I use the bike every day as it is my only form of transport. So is there something that...

Drop-down visors: are they any good?

29 August 2012

What are your thoughts on internal drop-down sun visors? Are they worth having? Debthehog, MCN forums The only downsides to them are that a few can become loose and rattle inside your helmet or drop...

ZZR1100 clutch has given up!

29 August 2012

I seem to have a major problem. After riding my Kawasaki ZZR1100 to work on a dairy farm I came back to it after milking to find that the clutch was completely unusable. The lever is solid and when I...

Why’s my Gixer overheating?

29 August 2012

My 1997 Suzuki GSX-R600 is overheating. After a 45-minute ride the temperature had risen to around 125°C. Since then I have had the radiator drained, flushed and filled with new coolant. I have had...

What’s causing my GSX-R600’s poor fuelling?

24 August 2012

My brother’s got a problem with his GSX-R1000 K6, the symptoms are: No fault codes showing; misses when held between 3-4000rpm; only does it when hot; all four plugs sooted up; no problem...

Suzuki Intruder won’t start up properly

24 August 2012

My Suzuki Intruder 1500 has a starting problem, sometimes it starts fine, but about 50% of the time it will turn over really slowly and not start. I have adjusted the decompressor cables, fitted a new...

How can I turn my bike around in an enclosed space?

24 August 2012

Getting my Triumph Sprint in and out of a more and more cluttered garage is becoming hard work. So much so that I am avoiding taking it out. I know that you can spin a motorbike around on the...

Why won’t my TL1000S fuel properly?

23 August 2012

I have no fuel going into the cylinders of my Suzuki TL1000S. The ignition system is normal and the fuel relay kicks in, so the fuel pump in the tank working and fuel reaches the injector rail. The...

Best track tyres for a Honda Fireblade

08 August 2012 by MCN

Q. I’m on my third track day using Bridgestone 016s on a Fireblade. I set the pressures at standard road pressure minus 2psi front and rear. But at the end of the day my tyres looked like I’d been...

Kawasaki ZZR notchy steering solution?

08 August 2012 by MCN

Q. The steering on my Kawasaki ZZR1200 has gone all notchy. Is it worth changing them to tapered roller bearings? Vince Taylor, email A. In fact Kawasaki used to have taper roller bearings fitted to...

Getting feel back in Fireblade’s lever

08 August 2012 by MCN

Q. I have replaced the original brake lines on my 2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade as they were feeling ‘baggy’ on a long, fast ride, but I can’t get the lever to firm up now. If I tie the lever in...

How to remove sheared spark plug

08 August 2012

Q. I have managed to shear off a new spark plug from my 2005 Suzuki GSX-R1000. What are my options for getting it out? Oz Stephens, email A. You may well have to lift the cylinder head to get at it,...