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Basically, in 1st gear when I hit roughly 6000 rpm the engine/exhaust starts making a 'duel noise' - the engine sounds like it's starting to strain. Then at 10000 rpm the bike loses power and actually starts to slow down!! It feels like a massive dip in power. Anyone any ideas please?

Re: changing oil. The wod Boton won't make sense to them unless their from Glasgow. And the pronunciation...erm... It rhymes with rotten and is spoken exactly as it's spelt. CHeers

Re: changing oil. Dear God, I'm such a boton (Scottish word for prick!) I've just seen a link above all my posts with a great pictorial on it. OK Just ignore me now. Cheers

Re: changing oil. OK, don'y know what I was doing wrong, but got the search thing working. but I just can't find that pictorial oil change thread by biker dude? Can anyone put a link to it here for me please?

My log book says that my next (second) service is at 6000 miles. Should I have changed my oil before this (not counting the 600 mile service which I've already had done). If I wait for the 6000 miles, what are the bad points of keeping the same oil all that time? Cheers

Re: changing oil. weird, I do a search for oil and get no hits? What?

Re: changing oil. So do I only need the oil to do it or do I need a special tool, new filter (if so, do I have to get it from a Yamaha dealer) etc. Cheers

changing oil. How easy is it to change the oil. Before you answer this you must bear (bare??) in mind that I really haven't got a clue about engines etc and am actually quite nervous about doing it, but feel that I should learn it to do it at my leisure in the future. Also what oil should I...

I've got all the gear (probably more than I need) but for a track day I thought you needed a full racing, 1 piece suit?? The only problem I can forsee with looking way ahead is surely you need to know you're not about to run over a manhole cover, or some dodgy bit of loose tarmac?

Wow guys, thanks for all he comments. This is why I love this forum - really good advice with little, or no, sarcasm! Cheers Again. I can't really go on a trackday bacause I think that you need full racing gear which I don't have. I also maintain that they are geared more towards learning how...

I'm really only interested in getting better at corners as I can't lean the bike hardly at all - everytime I try, the chicken in me really takes over!! Does anyone know of a course that could teach me better cornering techniques? I'm not interested in a trackday because I have no interest in...

I'd love to come, so work permitting (and I won't know till the last minute) count me in !!

With my commute being through rush hour London traffic I use it all the time. It's perfect for slow control of the bike!! I tend not to use it over 10 mph though, just slow control.

mine is multiplicity add me as a friend - there's nothing better than killing Americans in Halo 3 !!! Sorry - only kidding!

Work dependant, I'll be up for it!!