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Good point. The grease on the OEM swing arm axle was like dried honey. 23K miles.

Hydraulic clutch. My favorite mod, mostly because I can't believe it worked. No one ever defends the early gen clutch.

Limp mode will trip solid red shift light and cap rpm to like 6K. Search "disco dash" for the can bus filter recall. A good shop should honor the recalls/TSBs.

I was bored and like a challenge...not. I snapped the right axle end off. Was in a fast sweeper and *POP*, right foot controls started moving around a bit. Turns out I put too long a bolt in the lower rear brake bracket that holds the boost pump/ reservoir. It was rubbing on the swing arm...

Tune, air filter, pipe...sprocket if you're really serious. Even basic tune up requires pulling the tank. If it's not your daily driver, I would bite the bullet and practice pulling the tank.

That 998 wheel design is pure sex. Most of the after market magnesium wheels for SSS Italian bikes use a variation of this 5 spoke, which is nice. I would only buy a set of AM wheels if I was racing it. For the street, it likes putting $8K of rolling gear on a honda civic. I've always liked...

This job sucks, btw. It might be OK if you completely stripped the swingarm of wheel, drive, everything. There's tiny roller bearings inside at either end and a series of shims between the case and swingarm ends. All these fluid items and gravity fight against snaking the axle in. I had the...

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got it. thanks.

And the reference/ pickup is in the switch gear housing for that grip?

After this job, the only thing left causing my CEL is the TPS. How do you locate/ inspect the magnet on the throttle? Interesting note: That 2nd gear-8K rpm misfire I've had for years vanished just before this downing. I always thought it was injection or sensor related but could be the TPS.

I won't be able to op test for probably weeks as I need a new vertical down pipe. This was one fix of many to correct really poor running, lack of power, **** idle, awful cold start...probably mostly related to the giant holes I found in my header. I'd want more than just this mod to pull the...

I just installed the AIS secondary air blocking plates. Good kit and not expensive. While the plates could be easily machined/ repurposed, the included spoofer plug for the ECU lead and airbox plug save you some time and trips to the hardware store. The hardware itself is very nice aluminum...

Tracking. When I installed my Akra header, it came with a paste for the Y connection. I just didn't know it was anti-seize. Think it's OK to reuse the gaskets?

So that's anti-seize you slather around the header-to-exhaust flange?

Kuk, Tim, great info. My biggest hurdle will be getting a replacement - in Italy, mind you - in a timely manner. This was supposed to be 2 days of hard work to get the bitch back on the road and enjoy some great weather. Couple Q's: Q: Any alternative to the joint compound for the...

Pretty sure it's the only one that people complained of cracking. This is a bit different but the metal looks brittle in general.

Little PSA to check those header and exhaust pipes. There's been other instances, usually weld seam cracks. I was removing the heat shield and felt some wiggle. Mount for heat shield on rear cylinder header pipe broke off with very little force. You can see from the smoke witness mark under...

Chumps, if you use the search function you'll find lots of aux lighting threads.

If anyone has removed this, would appreciate any tips or pitfalls. I should have access to the shop manual. Looks like it is removed/ inserted from left side and has a retaining bolt. Guessing I should support the engine before removing. Grease?