learning

Hi All, As I'm sure some of you know, I'm a relatively knew rider. I have a FE450 that i enjoy riding round. To progress I'm trying to learn balance, slow riding obstacles, pivot turns and wheelies. Im finding it incredibly hard to bring the front end of the bike up for a turn... infact...

after rebulding my 650 -06 engine I took it for a 5 minute testdrive, coming back i was checking for any leaks when i suddenly remembered i had forgot to fill the cooler, ****! After adding water and letting it cool down i tried to start it, no problem, but water leaking and a lot of smoke in...

During this long Canadian winter I tore apart the old 'berg to tackle some maintainance items before the riding season began. New intake valves, dual valve spring kit, new cam chain, new rocker arms, etc. I took the side cover off to install a Orangeberg seal kit as my waterpump seal had began...

well now it would seem that the sprague clutch or part of it has gone south. my own fault for starting from cold on button. as described in various threads the strter mtr turns the engine over once then just spins out. oh well time to drop the water again. since i've had this berg i've...