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[inlinefour]

I'm helping our poor bikeless friend, it's a great learning experiance for us, lol plus the bike is on it's last legs anyway

-Indy

Pray tell, is there things your not telling?

[Magua]

He means the bike is a piece of shit. It's been crashed numerous times in it's life. As one can tell from previous marks, miss matching fairing colours, scratched covers, broken fairings. I low sided it myself in gravel and it stopped working as the plugs had fouled.

[Teflon]

http://www.haynes.com/

These manuals are excellent. Makes troubleshooting so much easier.

[inlinefour]

He means the bike is a piece of shit. It's been crashed numerous times in it's life. As one can tell from previous marks, miss matching fairing colours, scratched covers, broken fairings. I low sided it myself in gravel and it stopped working as the plugs had fouled.

Sounds like either the rings are nackered (will blow smoke) or the bike is not tuned correctly. I've had a few bikes like that in my time and they generally let you know when they want to die (like splattered pistons). You say there is no spark? If so you need to start there.

[Indiana_Jones]

I say we put her down and donate her body for science, thus new bikers can learn about this interesting spieces of road transport

-Indy

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Good on you for having a go. It is the only way to learn. It would help if you had someone that had some knowledge and good tools but this will lead you to doing your own work. As I live in Hawkes Bay I can not help but if you phone a bike shop they will probably pick the bike up for you. A friend of mine had to get his Gixxer to the shop here and they picked it up and charged .70 cents a km. Cheep when you do not have a trailer or ute. Call them and see. Get a manual for the bike and keep learning. This is frustrating for you but a good way to learn.

[Ixion]

.. never play with things you know nothing about again...

He's 18. Experimentation is part of the game. Bet there isn't a KBer who hasnt done the "wonder how that bit comes apart - oh , oops, bad idea" bit.

Besides playing with things you don't understand can be fun. Take women now. I don't understand women, never have, never will. But playing with them is *lots* of fun

[Storm]

Words of wisdom right there folks. Heed them well

[inlinefour]

He's 18. Experimentation is part of the game. Bet there isn't a KBer who hasnt done the "wonder how that bit comes apart - oh , oops, bad idea" bit.

Besides playing with things you don't understand can be fun. Take women now. I don't understand women, never have, never will. But playing with them is *lots* of fun

I have allways had the workshop manual for each of the bikes I have/do own. As a younger rider I used to have no trouble pulling a bike apart, but yes I did have problems putting some of them back together. I was never helped to the point of someone else taking over, but given the advice needed and shown the right page of my manual. However each time that I needed help, full inspection was required along with a discussion on what I had done wrong and why. Sadly as I am not closer I cannot look at the bike myself. But the previous comment regarding getting a manual is very important and everyone should take heed to this, it will pay dividends and avoid doing things wrong (well hopefully).