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+1. Slabby CDI units have cables hanging out with block connectors rather than having the connector blocks from the sender and loom plugging straight in as do slingshots and Blandits.

I think the Harris GSX1100 pipe uses 40mm downpipes. Is the 750 one the same? Dave at Exhaustcraft does some great stainless Harris replica downpipes/collector for GSX1100s. I have some on my Harris framed bike .

Sounds like a good excuse to do a stick coil conversion, faff about with the alternator wiring and upgrade to an Li battery

The Brembos from Aprilia Milles and Ducrappy 749, 999 (the ones with 4 dinky little pads) are ace and don't cost a grand. You'll need brackets and spacers but it's not rocket surgery to fit them to Suzuki forks .

As long as it runs wouldn't that suffice? Even so the last mot I had the tester didn't even bother to start the bike.

From that angle, it looks a bit like a Bimota YB4 series frame

Doh . It would do my head in having to work on other people's neglected bikes each and every day. That caliper looks FUBARed to me. Is it worth the trouble and cost of parts to refurbish it? Even if it was free I'd have doubts.

Where are you? It shouldn't be too much hassle finding someone to weld the seams of a sound steel tank and not make a hash of it. If it was made out of ultra-thin alloy though then it'd be a different story.

According to their website the part number is: 12833-26D10 (1996-2000; MK1) and costs a tenner. Last one I bought I stuck in a powerscreen engine.

No, Robinsons Foundry.

The 2 new B12 OEM springs I have bought over the last few years from Robinsons were both identical, and clearly longer than the old ones.

What's the carb space like on an Iwajima? I ask as OEM is a bonsai, tensy-weensy BST32 so fitting RSs may be a bit of a squeeze.

I bought a part from Californy (swimming pools, movie stars) in the summer and the package ended up getting lost in FedEx's place at Long Beach (apparantly). Seller sent me a replacement via USPS, which took a couple of weeks. 3 months later the original FedEx package turned up .

I find smearing the alloy mounts with copperslip prior to fitting into the frame prevents seizure

Yep, looks like it.