Recent content by Shorty

G'day mate. Always good to see another Aussie on here :punk:

Today I gave the old an oil change and fitted my new LED stop/tail/flasher assembly...

Not that I know of mate.

My memory just decided to work for a moment and I remembered that the day before my bike started making the deceleration noise I had it in the shop getting a new rear tyre put on. When I got it home I noticed that the rear axle was pulled into the swingarm further than it used to be. So my...

I had a car that was doing the same thing years ago. That turned out to be the coil starting to die. I don't know? Maybe that's what your bike's doing too?

Sweet. Well I hope I've helped a bit and I hope it all works out for you..

Ideally you'd want the vent line to go at least "near" to the top of your new tank. This is achievable by having your mate TIG a tube to the inside of your new tank before the base is installed. Note: it only needs to be tack welded to hold it in place. Remember the more heat you put into this...

It might be an idea to, instead of blanking off your original tank vent, to plumb it back up to the FZ1 tank to avoid ending up with a massive air pocket at the top of the original tank. Regarding the welding: having done a few cut'n'shuts on Harley tanks before I've found that it's best to use...

Awesome! Thanks heaps for that guys.

G'day guys. Just wondering if anyone knows where I can download a PDF workshop manual for my 98? I've found the owners and service manuals but not the workshop manual. Does anyone know if these things even exist online? Cheers Stu

Ok awesome. Thanks for your help guys. The manual switch sounds like a cool idea....

G'day guys. I've only had my max for about four months now and I was wondering how hot she should run on the temp gauge? It's just starting to get into the middle of summer here and my temp needle hovers around half way. Is this above normal? At what temp on the gauge should the thermo fan kick...

Hahaha. Cheers mate and the same to you. Ps: the only thing that crap is fit to lubricate is the drain pipe. My max only uses 90 weight Bundaberg rum.....

Hmmm my 98 model has just developed the same noise. It suddenly started making the noise the last time I rode it. It must be an Australian thing. Haha. As soon as I pull it apart and figure out what it is Ill post the results for future reference.

G'day guys. Just a quick hi from down under.. I got my first max about four months ago now (a 98 model 1200) and I'm feeling like a kid again.