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I remember a Main Dealer salesman in Plymouth 20 years ago who was getting money paid from customers into his own account. He was ordering new bikes for delivery and pocketing the money. It took 6 months or more for the paperwork to travel through the companies system and he pocketed about £250k before he was found out. Got 2 1/2 years I think.

Thank you very much Guys, heard mixed reports myself, which is why I asked the experts. May have been interested in the Spondon Dezza mentioned, unfortunately did not see it. Would probably prefer something which needs some minor work, as I am firmly in the 20% tax band for wages. Will sell a couple of bikes and see what comes up in future. Regards Rob.

Hello everyone, recently bought some stuff off Mark Walker, no issues but got me thinking about possibly buying one of his Alloy tube frames. He has given me a price for the frame, and I realise it will not be a cheap build. Probably looking to buy a frame and a tank to start off with but thought I would ask here about what he is like to deal with and how likely he is to keep to a stated delivery time. I take it that there are no issues with quality. Any thoughts would be gratefully received, obviously a lot of money to lay out so just trying to do due diligence before I start talking properly with him. How does he compare with GIA pricewise. Many thanks Rob.

So I have changed the clutch cable for a new one, I have oiled the cable, made sure it was correctly routed and oiled the lever. Got to say it was a major improvement, I can pull clutch in with 2 fingers now and feel like it is as good as it is going to get. Not modern hydraulic light but normal pressure needed now. Happy to live with it, I needed to squeeze very hard before, like one of those grip springs. Thanks every one for the info, still need both hands for what Tony recommended, so don't think it would really improve things.

Thanks for the replies Guys, I will let you know how I get on.

Hello everyone, I have a 1984 EFE that I am getting back on the road . It is noticeable that the lever pull at the handlebar is very heavy, I need to have forearms like the Hulk to pull lever to the bars. I have previously stripped the clutch due to plates being stuck together and replaced the clutch centre with a brand new unit due to wear on splines. The clutch works. I will be changing the standard cable for a new one and I have bought a new lever for the naked version as I am using straight bars. I expect that the clutch springs are the heavy duty versions. I remember reading some while ago that you could fit lighter rated springs to the clutch, would any one have any idea what ones I need. I realise that they may not solve the problem but not expensive to try. I do not drag race the bike or ride excessively hard, so do not expect to stress clutch. Many thanks everyone. Regards Rob.

I have a JMC arm on my EFE, I have a Metmachex one as well which is slightly wider at rear.

The 'E' is model designation, letter after shows year. Body and engines changed depending on the year. T is 1980, X is 1981. F is 1984 on model with next letter showing year. GSX 110 is 1075 cc, 1135 had number starting with 'V'.

I have fitted a wheel conversion to my 84 EFE. I used a 4.5" GSXR 1100 rear wheel with a GS500 sprocket carrier. I had to change bearings to match spindle diameter and shorten bearing spacer by 11 mm. I used a GSXF rear sprocket and Katana front sprocket 17/45. Spaced out front sprocket using a Bandit spacer, 530 120 link chain.

There is a brand new shaft on Eblag uk, item number is 163524142452. 163524142452

Hi Guys and Gals, I decided to give the brake calipers a strip down and clean due to bike not being used for a while. I dropped the caliper halves in to a mix of 10% Harpic Plus 10 and hot water. This is a picture of them half done.

Hi Guys and Gals, I am putting a GSXR 750M motor in my Inazuma. I am using GSXR 750 36mm carbs and it looks like that it is a single throttle cable operation not the normal push/pull one. Can I just use the pull cable out of the push/pull set up, or do I need to change cable and twist grip etc. Thank you. Rob.

Many thanks Guys, I will fit a early filter cover. Much appreciated. Regards Rob.

Hi Guys and Gals, I have a EFE with the oil cooler removed, there are 2 blanking plugs where cooler pipes normally fit. I am happy at the moment not to have the cooler fitted. Am I ok running engine this way with standard EFE oil filter cover fitted, or do I need to fit the standard GSX 1100 cover. Many thanks everyone. Rob.

Normally the idle adjustment on Suzuki carbs is done by a knurled adjusting wheel hanging underneath the carbs in the middle. Best carb synchroniser for sensible money is a Morgan Carbtune. The Gunson colortune is the glass plug you are looking for, harder to see flame colour with modern fuels though. Reset mixture adjusting screws to standard settings when fitting airbox and filter, normally located at bottom of carb body in a little tower casting.