my fault for not looking!
with some bikes the slide has a cutout opposite the long groove for the pin, hence you can accidentally fit the slide 180 degrees out and find the slide is permanently at full throttle.
i'll check mine next time!!!!

Hello mate
Have you put the throttle slide in correctly? I remember when i was a sprog with my little Honda MB50, when i replaced the busted throttle cable, i put the slide in the wrong way round, and had exactly the same symptoms.

Bargos, If you have bought general bike/car engine coolant then it doesn't matter, neat or diluted, it will run ok. you only need to dilute the \"nasty\" ones that are used in racing cars , aeroplanes etc, cos of the ingredients. remember shop bought coolant is usually designed to be put in neat for...

Phil, I'm well up for that mate, count me in.

will send it tonight when i get home mate.

bargos, give me your e-mail and i will send the pattern.
i don't think I'll be able to get many made, as the lads did it as a favour for my old man that they owed him, and they are gradually getting shut down as they aren't needed so much at the works. sorry folks.

bargos, the tool gods are currently accepting my offering of a cnc milled bearing retainer removal tool! got it a week ago, its bloody ace. i will put up a piccy soon, but if anybody wants the pattern i can email it to you (its a powerpoint slide) so you could get it made up by a friendly metalwork ...

look like a jap spec 250 possibly cbr or summit like that?

DC here's the explanation. :o :o just like a mountain bike, a bigger cog at the back makes the wheel easier to turn, hence lots of wheelies. cos the wheel spins quickly more easily, then it cannot get any faster as engine gets faster, hence low top end. the opposite is true of a smaller rear sprocke...

got bored waiting for the home made tool, so went down the local Honda dealer (HGB M/C's) and asked em to get it off with there xr400 tool (its the same) the result? some tw*t smacked the crap out of it with a drift and big hammer :x EEEEjits! I had to get a new one as the thread was shagged. my dad...

i saw the actual tool in ORO for25 quid. talking to me dad the other day, he got me to make him a pattern and now the tool makers at his work areknocking one up for me. good idea with the screws though.

hello everyone, a quick question, has anybody had the rear wheel bearing retainer on there mark 2.2, and how didi they get it off without buying the 25 quid tool from off road only? my bearings are now shot and need changing, but i have the \"CRAPPITE\" cover as talked about by admin in the servicin...

ducks right, mk1's and 2's have the same chassis parts (wheels brakes etc) as more \"modern\" xr's 250 & 400's. i have checked out a 2002 model xr 400 in a local honda dealer and confirmed this myself. they have exactly the same drive cable and speedo!!

my Mk 2.2 does the same at LOW revs, ie in 3,4,5 or 6 gear, and you throttle off for a while and then throttle up without changing down. no probs with the bike though. my was this: I fitted a 50 tooth rear sprocket! problem solved no noise!!!!

hello mate posted that diagram to you this morning should be there tommorrow.