I got a 99 F650 a few months ago for some back-road exploring, love it! Had the seat off once to check everything. This time I went to remove it and the latch isn't being released by the lock, in fact now after some WD40 the entire lock body just turns with the key. A quick internet search...

Went to unlock the bike this morning, and couldn't turn the key in the barrel. Riggled the steering left and right whilst trying to turn the key to no avail. In the end I took the misses car. Could it be frozen?

Hi all, After struggling with a stuck rear axle, I have now managed to get at the rear caliper which was sticking. Stripped it down and cleaned it thoroughly. Replaced seals and greased the slide pins. Off the bike, it all seemed fine. Reassembled everything...no bits left over :-D so all...

Hi all, SO, my rear brake caliper has started sticking, the brake dragging after using the back brake. General cleaning didn't help, so I bought a "repair kit" from motorworks to replace the piston seals and give it a thorough clean but... trying to remove the rear wheel I find the axle...

Took the bike out for a wee run last night (it's second outing this year). Had to pass a gritter on the kirkcaldy bypass so I dropped a cog and gave it a big handfull to get the shotblasting time down to a minimum. When I changed back up the bike snatched at the gearchange, I thought it was...

Hello friends! I wonder if anyone has experinced the same problem as I'm having??.... My bike is a 2003 gs single spark. I have the bmw hard case panniers. Recently one of the panniers will not disengage and I am forced to then open the pannier and undo the nuts in order to get the pannier off...

Just wheeled my Funduro out after being sat for 6 weeks due to holidays and illness and guess what, it's poorly. battery is flat but I'm not to surprised about that but also the throttle didn't want to move easily, gave it a firmer twist and now it sticks wide open. the cable moves freely and...

hi i've just about finished servicing my bike, and thought i'd save the chain and sprockets till last as it should be a relatively simple job however; i cannot get the rear axle out!! i've undone and removed the nut and washer from the right hand side, slackened off the chain adjusters and...

Guys, I have stripped down and powdercoated a single spark. Put everything back together like 5 times ( can confidently disassemble and assemble in less than an hour now). Doing the valve checking I found that the right hand exhaust valve is sticking when fully pressed in by the cam. When the...

I am a bit stuck replacing the front fork seal. I am rebuilding the fork and have the inner and outer tubes reassembled. I have not yet put in the seals as that's where I am putting the oil in. I am pouring the oil along the inner sleeve and it is slowly filling. The problem is that I have...

For once, this isn't my problem. My better half has an Kawasaki ER5 and we need to get the back wheel out to fit a new tyre. Easy, you'd think. BUT it's all jammed solid and no amount of coaxing with plank of wood and hammer will budge it. We keep spraying with lubricant but it's not getting...

Hi all, Am hoping someone can provide some advice. I've been having various issues getting my F650 2001 model started lately and have finely managed to get it going yesterday after getting a 2nd hand starter motor and relay from MotorWorks. However, when it now starts the throttle seems to be...

Noticed a slight squeke from rear of bike so decided to grease up all suspension linkages. Anyway went to remove rear wheel and cannot get axle out. Nut came off fine,losened adjusters and axle will not come out. Tried hammer, bigger hammer, lots of wd40 and still no joy. ANY IDEAS...

Has anyone else had any problems with these screws? I got all ready to do the brake fluid change and was stopped in my tracks. They seem very soft too and are now a little miss-shapen :wall: Walked away from it for the mo. Any advice apart from a well fitting screw driver, is welcomed. Thanks...

Hi, I want to take up some of the slack in the rear brake pedal on my F650 classic. It moves a good inch or so before the rod has any effect on the cylinder. I have looked it up on the "Chain Gang" and it tells me to "Loosen the locknut. Turn the rod. It will go in/out depending on which way...

Help, I've found one of the small bolts/screws which secures the front mudguard to the forks is stuck firm !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wall: :wall: Any ideas how to free it. I've tried penetrating oil and WD40 and still dosen't budge. Also found the rear brake bleed nipple is also firm again any...

Picture the scene. cold and frosty spring morning. Step outside to scrape nasty cold stuff off saddle. Stick key in ignition. Bike starts first time. Let it idle (i know youre not supposed to) while i unlock it and pop things in my top box. Remembered something I needed from the house and...

Hi all - just had a frustrating time failing to do any useful repairs on the beast, thanks to no garage and not appropriate tools; but first problem I encountered should have warned me today wasn't the day for DIY - my seat won't unlock. Took it off earlier this week, no problem. WD40'd the lock...

After filling up my bike yesterday whent to reset the trip meter back to zero but the 3rd digit along wont reset. It does continue to work but wont move when you turn the knob. Any idea's?

Got to work this morning and tried reversing the bike back into the bay as normal. Struggled to move bike back. On inspection the rear brake has clamped onto the disc which was red hot. Started up bike again and put ion gear. Freed it a bit but when rear brake is applied it clamped tight. Any...