I regularly organise similar days for the lads on ukgser, Airhead day Oil head day Hex head day You get the idea ,very specialised ;) I'd be happy to host one ,but the main problem is the content of the "jobs" A generic trail bike day could create more confusion than actually helping to sh...

My new to me 640 adv,
60k miles so time for a few good coats of tlc before I use it in anger (thumbs)
To be fair there was nothing amiss but I only want to do this once so I'll do it right

Quite common if you try to fire one up with a discharged battery,floods the motor.
Plugs will need cleaning or swapping.
The solution,,
Charge battery fully before attempting to start (thumbs)

The point is that it expands and breaks the "lock". It quickly shrinks back again. All good if it does the trick (thumbs) I'm probably a bit spoilt as I have the kit to heat most things,up to engine block size. Most of the engineering I do requires heat ,up to 250 deg ,fitting valve seats...

All bikes need a chain gaurd. if the bike has a dual seat then rear footpegs must be fitted, if removed then its a fail. Not my understanding or experience, Chain guard only needed if pillion footrests fitted. If no pillion footrests,it's not a dual seat. Could be wrong of course but none of my cha...

Loctite will release at around 120 deg c If you have one use a hot air gun rather than a blowlamp, Heating the bolt directly will make it expand possibly making it tighter.( the hub will act like a big heat sink) Warm the hub gently till it's up to temp then release all the bolts . Use the same meth...

Stevied wrote:Looking good Mike
Missed you in Devon
What happened?

Work commitments ,plus I'd agreed the sale of the 525
Catch you next time mate (thumbs)

out of interest how much did you get for the 525exc? I will be selling my 2002 520 exc shortly! The 525 had done 90 hrs,2750 miles 53 plate and needed nothing,I serviced it,fitted new coolant pump seals ,brakes and wheel brgs Prior to sale with a new mot £2.5 k (thumbs) You couldn't buy a decent se...

The motor is coming apart,it runs fine but I want reliability,
The bike has been well maintained by dealers and indies but it has never been cleaned properly :sick:
Mechanically it's really quite good,so these are obviously not as fragile as may be suggested

Before long it looked like this :laugh: