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Hello, Had anyone ever tried to use nitrogen to contract the crankshaft pin before install the conrod with pin and to the crank?I think that would be easier to push the pin to the crank because in so low tempertures the pin would be some microns smaller and so easier to install it and with...

Hi Well after reading the doc or most of it I thought I should check my 02-03 FE400E donk out a little better as it seems to be getting harder to start with the button. So I remove and clean the carb, fit the missing emulsion tube under the pilot jet, fit a 175 main instead of the 185...

I changed my oil yesterday, but when i checked my oil magnet it was about this full of scraped metal.. I dont know how long this oil has been in the engine. (bougt the bike couple of monts ago, i did about 100km's since i bouht it) Is it too much (is there something wrong (cam chain?))...

Just did a oil change after about 5 hrs of riding time and noticed alot of metal in my oil, change oil every ride always have some metal but not this much (getting nervous) I run syntec 5-50. Total hrs on engine is 15. Bike is a 97 fe-400 could the clutch plates be getting warn causing more...

Hi all, Not sure if I have a problem but each time I drop the oil out of my 02 fe 501, there is always a few small (less than the size of a pin head) metal flakes in the drain tin when I tip out the old oil. I have recently purchased the bike and done approx. 25 hrs riding since, I...

Hi all just got back from a ride and did the usual ignition cleanout and lube. I found a couple of bits of very thin material in the bottom of the cover. The bits have come off the side of the flywheel and appear to be a compound to hold the magnets on. If you have a look at where the timing...

Question, I found a piece of metal stuck to my drain magnet for the last 2 oil changes. About 3-400 km between each. The metal was almost exactly this >> ) << size each time. Is this something I should be worried about or just keep an eye on? Thanks

at 150 hours i decided to inspect the sump plug magnet after every ride . i have noticed at the end of the last 2 rides the presence of metal , at today's inspection it told me one thing . REBUILD TIME this 04 FE 650E goes strong , but it is becoming loud mechanically . i...

well dropped the oil on the berg last week and got a shock lots of what looks like bearing material on the sump magnet, small shiny slivers of metal. 8O got to say the bike has had a hard season and a half but the valves are checked ,and its oil dropped every second ride .ive got three good...

I need a metal version of this the plastic ones just dont cut it for me.

Just wanted to post a little info for us guys with older bikes. I just finished ordering a timing chain and gear for a '99 FE400 from Dan at Motoxotica and he told me that the old timing chain gear that was aluminum has been replaced with a steel one. He said that the older aluminum ones are...

I recently had the engine on my '02 fs650 go pop after about 2hrs of riding from when I bought it :-( Basically the a rocker went through the rocker cover. Anyway I fitted new '03 rockers, '03 cam, cam chain and rocker cover etc etc. After the rebuild I rode it for approx 1hr and changed...