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Yes, it's all a question of severity, anything more than a few thou and the head is probably scrap, when l used to do them we used to skim only...

You can skim the head on OHC engines,it just means the entire head and cams are just a few thou' lower...this is easily taken up by the cam chain...

I like the look of that....think l will have a go at fitting one to my old BSA.

I used the oxford glue, left grip came loose...sorted with gorrila glue.

In my experience the piston type pumps in the meridien triumphs rarely suffered from wet sumping, BSA's and velos were the usual suspects because...

Been riding mine in the salt and it looks like a pile of shit now. I'm not even convinced that the salt actually does much anyway, where l live...

Is it possible to just link the switch out and then see what happens?

Shit, what a bummer....l must say l admire your persistence, best of luck.

Yep, l would be looking for an air leak between throttle body and head, l had a similar issue with one of my previous bikes :unreliable tickover...

This sounds like the thin end of the wedge to me.....worried that other councils will soon catch on, our local authorities have free dedicated...

Fitted a pair of carbon silencers on my 2016 ST, far too noisy with the baffles out but ok with them in. There is a big weight saving over the...

I have tried the small scissor type lifts and to be honest, l don't like them,they simply do not have the stability of a full length ramp. I...

I have a hydraulic ramp which is good but a friend of mine bought a old hospital bed and converted it into a bike ramp, it is superb and the...

Yes, l did think of that one, trouble is the tank gets in the way and you can't get the screwdriver across the terminals, this is another good...

Yes,that's another option. In some ways things have gone backwards, on the old solenoids there used to be a rubber button on the bottom and this...

It's a 2016 model,with 15000 on. I think the real issue here is suspect design, if you look closely there is a real water trap in these...

Well that's what I thought, must be hydraulic,but looking at the workshop manual it appears that they are not, it was the same with my old Nissan...

Yes, my car has the same bucket and shim principle and there is no requirement at all to check clearances for the life of the vehicle!

This is an interesting one, l checked the clearances on mine at the recommended 12000 miles and they were all within limits. It is quite a faff to...