Snakeskin74

Oh and I have just ordered a pair of fork legs as well.

Hi, just a quick update, well I have taken the shock off, and taken it to a specialist, who is doing a complete service on it, including a new piston rod, 175 quid. I have sorted the rev counter code, by removing the ex-up valve cables, so the servo is going through the motions without any resistance from the valve. I am going to replace the whole exhaust system anyway, so no need for the ex-up. Temp gauge turned out to be a bad earth, so thats fixed now.

Well I new it wasnt right, because when riding the bike, it feels clunky and theres just no damping to speak of. When I went to the shop, I just asked him want he thought of the rear shock, so all he did was push down on the back end of the bike, trying to bump it up and down, and put simply he said it was knackerd.

I dont know, I have asked the question on the thunderace forum, see what they say. Thanks for your help.

Hi voodoo, thanks for taking the time to help. I have a haynes manual for the bike, and it is true that the rev counter does double up as a diagnostic. I took it in to a garage this afternoon, and they said the same. As far as the temp gauge, they said what you are saying. However the worst thing is, I asked them to check the rear shock, and they said it was totaly f##cked ! So I need to find a secound hand one, because a new one would be 300 quid.

Ive just joined a Thunderace owners club, and this is what I have found. The rev counter on the Ace also doubles as a diagnostic unit in that it will show higher revs for a few seconds to indicate a problem with certain things. So here they are 3000rpm means a problem with the throttle position sensor 7000rpm means a problem with the EXUP valve or motor and 8000rpm indicates a problem with the fuel level indicator circuit

I agree, it came in handy for my K2 Gixxer, the headlights worked one minute and not the other. That turned out to be a box conecter that was corroded.

Oh could be as simple as that, thank you.

Hi, I have just bought a Yamaha Thunderace, the bike has a f/s/h and the guy selling seemed genuine ! It was poring down with rain when I looked at it, so I broke the cardinal rule and put down a deposit without test riding it first Riding home I looked down at my rev counter and it reads what I am doing, then the needle jumps up to 7,000rpm, then drops down to 0, and then back to what ever I am doing. This repeats over and over all the way home (32 miles). I then noticed that the temp gauge doesnt work at all So does anyone have any idea whats going on, do I need to replace the hole clocks panel (losing the genuine mileage) or is it something that can be fixed. Thanks in advance.

Thanks everyone, got my insurance today, just got to wait for the cover note to come, then I can tax it, then let the grinning begin

I passed !! Cant believe it, I thought I made loads of mistakes, but I only got two minors. I had a different examiner this time, which made a big difference to my mind set.

I know your right, just finding it hard to come to terms with the possibility that I could pass. It has taken me so long to get this far (started in February) that I am starting to think it will never happen.

Yes, the school I was with have had a lot of complaints and messed me about with test dates.

He didn't fail me for the pulling out to close to a car, that was just a minor, he gave me a serious for not looking over my shoulder, which I only did cos I was told told by my instructor that i didn't need to in that situation. Anyway I am with a different instructor now. I dont think I know better than a examiner, just feel that it was unfair, maybe from where he was sat behind me it looked closer than it was.

I am really dreading doing my test again, I failed last time for not looking over my shoulder when positioning my self to take a right turn. In other words, moving from the middle of the lane to 3 feet over toward the white line. I was told by my instructor that I didn't have to look over my shoulder, if I could see well enough in my mirrors, so thats what I did, looked in my mirrors and moved my head a lot so he could see thats what I was doing. Also he said I had pulled out on a roundabout to close to a car. Well I was fuming when he said id failed, anyway he said about me being to close to a car when pulling onto a busy roundabout, well I looked at him with complete contempt and said that I didn't know what he was going on about. He then said he could draw me a diagram if that would help, well I looked at him and said "well that wont help will it" and shook my head and walked out. 16 years I've been driving, and i drive a 7.5ton lorry every day with no accidents, I think I know whether im to close or not ! Now im worried im going to get him again, and that he will fail me cos I treated him with contempt.