xivlia wrote:stubby? the manifold?, becuse its got a snaped screw..i took it off only to find out the damn screw is welded on from the behind...so its going in the bin and i bought a new one...for a 10ner

Oh right, i remember, you broke one of the studs off while removing the exhaust.

Be careful with the next one..

yep broke one and i will be very careful next time :D but people learn by mistakes

just a quick question...do i have to put seals on where the manifold connects? i know you put seals on where the downpipe connects to the manifold..but do i need to put some were the manifold connects to the engine?

Yes if by seals you mean gaskets

woops yeah i meant gasketts sorry.. oh ok il need to buy two more then, looks like there wasnt any in there either...the previous owner realy fucked this bike up. shouldnt of bought this without MOT..big mistake

okay. so i have a stripped speedo drive cog. (the white plastic part) and im starting to think it got stripped due to my rear wheel turning very stiffly at some points... here is how i tested... i stuck a 13 or 14mm hex socket into the speedo drive....and started turning it witht he wrench...it turns freely but at some point it would start to get very stiff..and then free itself again and so forth..it would do this in a loop. im thinking at the stiff point the cog started to strip and eventually stopped working..... what could be the cause of this stiffness at somepoints? the chain? sprockets? anything else? cheers guys

Does the chain go tight at the stiff points? if so then theres your answer, if not then i suspect the hub being the problem. Cant see it stripping a speedo drive tho

hmm i havent checked the chain..il try it tomorrow. i dont know i thought it could of caused the plastic drive to strip as it gets stif more force is acting on the plastic drive and then the speedo cable starts to dig itself in and eventually strips.

Na i doubt it, the bolt turns the plastic drive not the other way round so theres no resistance against it.

oh i suppose.