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I've had a Wilbers on my bike for 10 years. I must have recommended these at least a dozen times here over the years. Ignored I am Ignored

Thats the US company I contacted 10 years go I was trying to think of. Very nice looking carts. Phil

It is an eccentric adjuster pin with a flat blade slot under a dome head lock nut. The way to adjust it correctly is to remove the cover and do it on the bench. Any other way risks the shifting issues you already have. You may need to remove the cover and stop the pin from rotating as you turn the locknut. Get your big boy pants on and dive in and remove the cover. Phil

It's still totally useable. Phil

While you're there I'll have a pound of sausages and 3 pieces of Sirloin. Phil

Long after you've forgotten the cost the quality remains. Phil

An impact gun or the correct tool to hold the rotor. I have one as it's a Ducati Alternator and uses a Ducati tool. There's an Ebay seller in GB selling them for around $100USD delivered. Item number 125558788704 Phil

The link I posted is about reworking the gearbox selector. Phil

I've seen those Mick but considering the cost my rationale is that the only time the reflector breaks is if you drop/crash the bike and if that happens hard enough to break the reflector then the whole mirror is generally junk anyway. Phil

Just buy the style you want and the adaptors (see my image). Mirrors are pretty much universal. You might need the thread size which I believe is 10mm. Left hand thread one side and right the other. Pitch is 10X1.25.

Phil

I don't believe "overshifting" has anything to do with the shift linkage docc although always worth looking at of course. More likely the stop adjuster has come loose or it has been fiddled with at some point and has been set on the edge of "overshifting" and as time and wear accumulate it ends up outside the acceptable window of operation. The answer is to remove the side plate and check the whole shift mechanism for faults and while in there replace all the springs and adjust the stop on the bench before it damages the hard to fix internal parts like the gear dogs and/or shifter sleeves.

Yes like MG cycles and most other foreign sellers you need to have a list of stuff you need and make an order to justify the shipping which has gone through the roof in the last 3 years or so.

You can buy Chinese "branded" Rizoma knock offs for about a 1/4 of the price from western re sellers and the quality "looks" fine but they suffer from things like the adjustment ball is so tight it's unusable which is a total PITA if you knock one out of adjustment. Tools required. I have them on the RE and must replace them.

Congratulation on re fitting the airbox, good move. The crem de la crem of mirrors are Rizomas from my experience and congrats again upon ridding yourself of the Mickey Mouse ear mirrors. Rizomas come in various styles but I run these. Bar end weights. Standard are best. Phil

As a general position on technical things I have little regard for "who invented it" or who came up with the original concept or design. My admiration goes to those who perfected or refined the original design or concept into something outstanding. Thats where the real effort, skill and genius is. Some of course manage to do both but who the hell give a damn about the original thought bubble. We don't really care or are interested in the individual that created the first wheel or ancient rocket or bridge or a million other things what we are interested in is the people that came after and utilised the "concept" and made it into a functional, rational, safe and efficient thing. Some ancient Chinese person invented the rocket but it took a lot more smarts to create a Saturn 5 rocket to send man into space. Original thinking is overvalued, methodical development and perfection a design or concept is where the real respect deserves to be. Phil

Really. Both of my six speeders have perfect shift action in all the gears. Phil

Yea Mick as Guzzler said rego labels no longer exist. Probably about 10 years ago they were phased out. Good thing too. EU laws, what a nightmare. My Supra has a "locked" ecu since mid 2020. Anyone that wants to tune one needs to send the ecu to a specialist and get it "unlocked" or cloned and then you can flash tune it. The other way is to use an add on tuner box a bit like a Dynojet box. Doesn't affect me either way as i'll leave it alone but people will find ways around things which I am liking more and more as the "nanny state" thing gets more draconian. Phil

You forgot Maxton in Britain who will build you one of their 25mm Cartridges to suit. I rate their IOM TT experience and knowledge. Phil

Is the locknut on the gearbox cover adjuster still tight? Phil

Leave it as it is. It will be fine. Although not necessary I pre fill the filter if I can but there are plenty of instillations where you can't do this. As an aside I never leave the oil to drain overnight either. That can lead to priming issues. Phil

Yea I spoke to the fairly newly appointed at the time US Andreani Rep not long after my debacle. Seemed nice enough and indicted he would look at the identification issue. Actions speak louder than words though so hopefully he can get your forks sorted. Americans might have some leverage due to the market and most companies wanting traction there but here in Australias small market you just get fobbed off I'm afraid. Phil

Too many variables to this equation on a fuel system thats been dry for an extended period of time and is 25 years old to begin with. I would have changed out the filter as a basic precaution to start with. Any leaking issues with the external pump means it gets replaces. It's got plastic end caps crimped to the pump body, is 20 years old and lives in a hostile environment and any leakage in that area can result in a mobile disaster . I look at mine now and the aging of the plastic and think it's about time to just replace the thing anyway. The venting should be checked as others have pointed out but also the regulator. From personal experience used ones that have been left dry for extended periods like a few months or more can jam closed. You initiated the pump and hear it start and then begin to labour and there's a sudden loud "pop" as it comes unstuck. Maybe yours did unstick and the system over pressurised to an extent and caused the pump end cap sealing to fail? Although the pump itself has an internal pressure relief. To may variables on an aged system as I said. Time to just replace some components. Phil

I thought the "carry over" thing for the 2002 models was an American thing only? A way they got rid of older unsold 2002 bikes in the US as re labelled 2003. Didn't think it applied to European bikes? Phil