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Yes indeed, flew through ! I want to give the bike a bit of a service now ,drain an replace coolant and oil - anything elses that would be a good idea to do ???
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strip and rebuild that rear caliper :smt003 bet your chuffed it passed then?
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haha yeah that was on the list too - going to do the front one too as i want the front lever to be more responsive

im definatly noticning a drag when i move off so that back one wants some attention def !
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oh yeah - it was def the alarm causing the problem - not had an issue since, started first time everytime - going to invest in an optimate so that i can re-connect the alarm especially as i want to get the auto ignition switch from the fob !
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if u need a hand rebuilding calipers mate, give me a shout

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Gemini wrote:if u need a hand rebuilding calipers mate, give me a shout

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im gonna blindfold myself and tie one hand bhind my back next time to make it more challenging!

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reds wrote:oh yeah - it was def the alarm causing the problem - not had an issue since, started first time everytime - going to invest in an optimate so that i can re-connect the alarm especially as i want to get the auto ignition switch from the fob !

i doubt the optimate will help if you rode from yours to maccies by mine and it wouldn't start by the time i got to you.
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i had a lot of trouble with my alarm draining battery, not even the opimate could save it

turned out the battery was fecked.

maybe your battery needs replacing?

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well ive just got back from a week away - bike wasnt used, but as I wasnt about i reconnected the battery - after 8 days being sat with just the alarm i got a reading of 12.15 v from it - it turned over OK, but i have disconnected the alarm again as i dont want it dieing on me again !!!

if its dropping from 12.6 to 12.15 over the course of 8 days do you reckon it is the battery that wants replacing ?
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i'd still stick to the alarm theory.
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well the only other thing we changed was the fuel pipe - i was just thinking that maybe with a brand new battery in there the alarm might work OK and i can leave it connected all the time - being as you dont think the optimate would help !

any plans for any rides this week ?
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reds wrote:
any plans for any rides this week ?
not that i know of mate Gem is on holiday but see what the weather does on sunday afternoon.
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