So I bought a motorbike.

[phoenixgtr]

Hey man, if you need any help with the fxr i'd talk to phoenixgtr - he just moved down to chch and sold his before he left

What he said

[mark247]

This hose that melted off and you have now disconnected, is it just an overflow or did it actually connect on to somewhere? Do you know what the hose actually is for?

[phoenixgtr]

i pulled the choke out and she went sweet, gave her a min to warm up with the choke out, took the choke off idle dropped and the engine cut out.

This is typical. With my FXR if you took the choke off too early it would die and be a real prick to get started again. You have to let it warm up fully before you take the choke off.

Where did this tube come from? If it goes nowhere then it's just an overflow and nothing to worry about

[Grub]

Our solution for Nasty's FXR was to get bar-end mirrors as they were all that was available. They worked magic. The downside is that they replace the dampers so you get a little more bar-buzz. Hell, seeng behind you was so much better than a little buzz.

What a great bike, loved it through the twisties, was interesting against a Welly norwester and the headlight is crap but I understand it can take a brighter bulb. Check that with the shop though because you don't want a melted headlight lens.

Brett

[Dave-]

yeah its just an overflow, it comes from the carburator just above the started motor, the hose twisted down and under the bike where it stopped.

[mark247]

yeah its just an overflow, it comes from the carburator just above the started motor, the hose twisted down and under the bike where it stopped.

oh ok, so its not that causing the problem at all. The shop will find the problem in a few minutes if they know the bikes well.

[okeh]

Wouldnt any aftermarket generic mirrors fit on it? Dont they just screw on or bolt on or something?

Hey johnson, havent seen you in awhile

[Dave-]

aparently the wing mirrors on the fxr are something....exolved....no it was something similar....ununiform or something...means they're specific to the fxr and their specific shape is not copied.

[Grub]

aparently the wing mirrors on the fxr are something....exolved....no it was something similar....ununiform or something...means they're specific to the fxr and their specific shape is not copied.

That's true but ve haff vays of seeink behind us. I made blanking plates for the old mounting points as they helped secure the fairing so you could do the same and mount a different type of mirror to them.

A solution I have since seen is the mounting of long-stalk type black mirrors into the original mounting holes, using blanks as I have described above

[Xtat1k]

Welcome along mate.

[stanko]

Have a look at some rg150 mirrors, the stalks may be longer. If they are what you want PM Oyster here at KB he might have some as he has done a few RG150 race conversions.

[Dave-]

heh jammed the brakeson a bit hard today and locked the back wheel....

luckily my years of mountain bike experience kicked in, I stood up on the pedals as the back of the bike started to slide in one direction I moved against it and kept it upright, while easing off the break and getting the wheels moving again.

was touch and go for a second but alot easier to control than I had thought....dont get me wrong...i certainly wont be doing that again....

leson learnt: pump the breaks (which i usually do but for some reason i didnt...)