Ok lots of interesting replies , so who rides a KTM 400/450 exc , and what have you done with it travelling wise ?? I've got a 2015 500 exc and did some of the TET last year (Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Croatia) and then road back on tarmac from Croatia back to the UK. The bike was fantastic on...

He's ordered a new clip and sticking with the heavier spring - fingers crossed!!

sounds to me like the spring clip wasnt seated properly by the mechanic ..id be very surprised if it was to happen twice ..you would hope that hes examined the ring and the groove and trable checked this time ..ive tried a hyperpro in the right leg with no problems and there must be hundreds out th...

A mate fitted a Wilbers rear shock and a heavier fork spring to his Honda CRF250 Rally a couple of months ago - I helped him fit the shock but he had Vertu Honda in Nottingham fit the spring as we weren't sure if any special tools were needed. We had to remove the right hand fork last night as some ...

I treated it with salt and water first as you suggested and then finished off with the coke.I will be using the tank on a 2 week trip in September but it will be used most days for cooking / drinking. All being well the water won't be in the tank for more than a day. Cheers

Put salt in it and shake it about and leave for 24 hours add half a cup of water and shake again and leave fill completly with water and leave another 24 hours flush out then let it dry and let the oxidation happen. coke can also work ( the sugary harmful drink not the white powder one :shock: ) Su...

A good number of 'full fat', high sugar drinks could work like coke, pepsi, or particularly energy drinks. They contain citric acid at a pretty low pH amongst others which is used in cleaning products as it is. Otherwise, boil up some lemon juice and pour that in. Worked wonders on my carb but sure...

I'm getting myself some of them

Given the metal on the tank will be tainted by whatever it contained before can you not once cleaned, install some form of bladder to keep the water in so it wont absorb anything the the tank? Unfortunately I can't. There is a tap at the bottom of the tank to drain the water off. If I can't get rid...

Thanks for all the tips! I'm trying the salt and water method at the minute. Just added a cup full of water after letting the salt stand for a day. If this doesn't work I've got a few other methods to try. Cheers Rich