No engine damage could occur but some oil probably drained into the airbox through the breather pipe, and that is what is being burned off now.
The running light wires will have a white stripe in addition to the usual light blue or orange denoting the side.
The 180km/hr speedo and 90km/hr warning light are absolute giveaways that it is a Japanese domestic model. Export models would have a standard...
Just to check the radiator and reservoir, you need to take off the right side lower fairing to access the radiator cap, the reseroir is accessible...
You definitely need to pull up the TB's to get in there, sorry. You probably don't need to disconnect too much however, I did this while changing...
[ATTACH] looks like the Green/Blue wire heads to the dash so that would be the one to be checking. The service manual also has a page on...
That has to be an electrical fault in the ECT sensor. There's actually two circuits in the sensor, one for the dash readout and the other for the...
I've been using the Hiflo for some years in all my bikes. I tend to change them at each oil change in any case. I made a mistake recently and paid...
Wow...AFAIK the "special tools" for a fork seal change is a 6mm allen driver, a couple of 14mm spanners and not much else. A piece of PVC tube...
Sounds like the valve cover gaskets were a PITA for you. I have only ever replaced one on my old (1990, 130000km) ST1100 when that started weeping...
Thanks for posting this Vroumvroum... I would never have thought of using vibrations to do something like this but it makes good sense, in the...
Given the bike fully dies when the voltmeter is still showing good voltage, the fault must be in either power supply circuit (i.e. through the...
At around 95000km my 99's clutch was gripping fine but was lurchy at the take-up point making a smooth take-off tricky. I replaced the fibre...
I did a little sleuthing on Partzilla and it looks like Interceptor and Magna cylinder heads/cams/valves/cases/cranks are interchangeable in 84...
The axle pulls up hard on the left spacer, bearing, bearing spacer, bearing, right spacer and finally the right leg, when you tighten the axle...
What's all that white stuff??? I'm into my vented jacket here... [ATTACH]
In my own experience a weeping cam cover gasket has less to do with the gasket and a lot to do with the rubber washers in the hold-down bolts....
This is all correct except you also need to make allowance for the fork cap/locknut/washer coming down into the leg when the cap is installed....
Thanks for sharing the videos, I can just about smell them from here! Made me smile, and Greta Thunberg weep. I guess with the NS motor there is...
I know on my 600 Silver Wing, there is a deliberate oilway leading to the alternator and a tiny jet at the end of that which sprays over the top...
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