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I never got to see it or him in the flesh or on track but someone else had posted a pic elsewhere....shame as I would have liked to see it do its thing...looks great.

Ah was this was the EFE with the classic fairing and single seat unit???...If so I will share the flag seeing as he was going fast lol.....

Had a great weekend guys...Met one or two more faces to user names...I still have a memory of a fish however....Saw some fantastic bikes on show most of which were on the OSS stand. I reckon I carried the flag for EFE's on track and made sure I went especially slow to make everyone else look good Upset the wife when I returned home as I had only just fitted new tyres which looked rather second hand afterwards.I did get faster as the sessions went by so if I stayed on track everyday I reckon I would have mastered it by November!!!...Maybe a little more ground clearance would do me some good The overall event was a success and totally glad I went....Cheers guys

You know what,I sat down in the stand with my lad just moments before seeing this bike go past with smoke coming from within and I immediately thought 'oh dear,he will not make it much further if he doesn't see the smoke for himself'...then seconds after he rode out of sight the red flags came out.....I didn't know it was FBOB until later...Get well soon mate and well done all those involved in getting a bike for the track...Lets face it,even some big names didn't make it to the finish either!!!

118db but it seems they do it Saturday morning after the actual track sessions start...

I suffer from similar issues with mine...I have never got it to idle like factory carbs but I wouldn't say it is as bad as yours.I always set my idle speed when the bike is warm and often find myself having to physically turn the throttle back to lower the revs when coming to traffic lights for instance,(I have removed one spring one hole back mind you)....It is something I have lived with but after faffing about with jets etc to get a happy medium I have come to the conclusion that a new set will have to be purchased next winter....I am passing too much air through worn slides for it to run as Mikuni intended....However,i do hope that £850 ish for new carbs will sort it out once and forever.

What do the mounting holes measure across centre to centre?

Paul did I read somewhere that the gravel/stoned area is now tarmac???...Just curious in case i need to bring some weights for the tent/pop-up.

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It may be prudent to invest in a new cylinder too....that way it's all new and you could eliminate rubbers AND cylinder wear. As for exact type you could simply buy one which has similar dimensions and the amd hole spacings and it should do the job.

I would want two of those...one to rag about in a bike and one to drool over in the front room......nice job

I had a similar problem with my rear master cylinder last year. Bore was fine and seals seemed ok but i changed those just to be sure and that did the trick. Still took a while to bleed mind you lol.

I want a vest with 'I have no idea what I am doing'..that way I can wear it to work after the weekend too!!!

Hi and welcome to the madhouse....If you take the time to have a gander in the archives you will find all about fork swap combo's...some invaluable info in there.... Next things is pics....OSS likes pictures

Is it just me or does this bike make me want one too???

Just put it down to the bikes character...something most modern bikes do not have....it makes older bikes more interesting Rattly cams=character Oil leaks=character Clutch needing man hands=character...

IIRC Katamangler last year I received mine 2 weeks before the event.

You say both sets of carbs do it.....are both carbs identical in jet size,balance,condition etc.....valve clearances ok too???

Paul,do you know if there is still no noise/db limit this year...just curious as to what options I have when running exhausts.

My mate reckon old Triumph's do not leak oil,they are simply marking there spot....Old Skool Suzuki's they do not leak oil either..they just sweat power

Rest easy mate...

I'd go twin....

I use the same as the pic......all good so far.. I have used FranksMx before but you can get slightly cheaper over here

Cheers for the help guys... I think i may have solved the problem but not sure why it was so in the first place as i had wired it as per instructions but i tried one more thing by attaching the red pos lead straight to the battery just for a test at least. This seemed to do the job. Next i will fit in a switch to do the job properly rather than tap i to the loom. Then i can switch it on and off when i need to.... Why having it on the coil pos would cause issues is beyond me!!! Just to add,I have a standard loom fitted but without side indicators and simple on or off headlight,....just enough to run the engine and be seen by car drivers lol... I initially was going to buy the 300,a simple over-rev limiter but went for the 400 for the launch few a few ££ extra.