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Depends where you hang about mate
You will see me on ‘old skool suzuki’ and also the yamaha-rd site.
Right can i make a couple of observations on this old thread please………
Firstly if you have done 4000 miles on your chain on a high power sports bike like an R1 and it has that much of a tight spot, replace it. Next time clean lube and adjust it more regularly. Sorry lecture over.
Second point…….Paraffin to clean your chain, fine, but be sure your o-ring or x-ring chain is OK with this, some types of rubber can be badly damaged by parrafin. It breaks it down quite quickly. Having said that im sure the chain manufacturers know this and use an impervious compound for their o-rings.
Im pretty sure even the chinese copies have 5 speed, i used to ride an old 77 one and that was 5 speed.
Basically something is wrong, selector problem or something im afraid by the sound of it.
But check the basics first, is your gearlever bent or fitted wrongly so fouls on anything?
YPVS are brilliant and TDRS are just mental, I love TDR’s would have another like a shot if i could afford one.
As for the ST2, its was great in some ways, torquey, easy to ride and a lot of fun but considering it was billed as a tourer if you did 150 miles on it then your wrists ached liked hell, my mates 900ss is comfier (yes really)
Im afraid i find the superdream a terrible bike but the CB250RS (which i see you have also owned) thats a good little bike.
Saw your FZ 600 thread, i liked mine, it was loctite colours like the old Rob Mac superbike team. The old XJ600 style engine on those is bullet proof really.
Thanks folks, yes i have a little yamaha habbit.
The reason for the GS550 project is that i found the standard bike a bit too easy to go quicker than expected then the 70’s brakes and suspension got a bit tied up dealing with it all
So faster engine and better brakes and suspension, if it retains the basic feel of a GS then i will be more than happy. As the bandit engine is just another air/oil cooled suzi unit should be OK. I’ve got the gs base, engine, loom, carbs, CDI etc all sorted, need early GSXR slabby front end next if anyone knows of anything.
