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2 Oct 2019
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as for the sound, im going to look into this, quite confident this the issue at hand, since the sound is coming from that location https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_CSqVm6MA
And yeah i'll try raising the idle. now just the handling, Could be because of no oil in the forks and shot fork seals? they didn't look to good either.
The bike didn't smoke at all in any way, just oil in the plastic oil filter assembly.
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3 Oct 2019
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Agree with Double... worse video ever to explain the problem!
Hard to see from your video where the play is. if the gear wheel is rocking free on the shaft then remember to take the gear wheel off and check the key on the shaft....might need a new one. just tightening the nut doesnt solve the issue.
try to explain better your fork issue. "slow turn to turn" could be shot steering bearings, but you need to raise the front in the air to really check that. bearing can be changed but not exactly a job for a newbie.
If bike was run without oil in the forks, then not so good as it will wear out the aluminum bottoms from inside. Try to drain the fork oil, measuring how much was there. hope for you there was any....
After draining you should check for play between slider and tube by trying to rock it.
Sound like bike needs a good check overall, download the manual....
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Haha this isn't my video, but im expecting it might be the issue because its a rather common one i heard, maybe you guys can confirm, When i was looking at an assembly video of the engine it didn't rock like that.
Ofcourse i didn't tell it but im glad to say im not really a noob, hehe.
I've done head bearings before, not a fun job but i can do it. But i'll test before i take it appart, knowing what to feel for. And draining the forks is a good idea to see if theres oil in there, gladly i have the manual
I wanted to go outside to record a video, but the weather is just utter shite so maybe tommorow
Assume its also likely that i need to replace the gasket if open it up..
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