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Only just got my 1989 H model from ebay. Needs a little work, but at 16000 miles was allright for £800.
Needed a new battery, and will need a good clean out. Bloke delivered it to me with no petrol and didnt tell me- so i tried starting it (oblivious to the empty tank) Now its being a bugger to get started.
Done the old easy start and clean fuel trick and it kicked into life- after cleaning up the sparks.

Now on to the cosmetics!

ooooooohhh 16k miles? just in time for the head gasket to blow then nice looking H model mate & welcome to our crazy world!

Funny you should mention the head gasket
Brother in law is on it as soon as there is space in his garage. Fortunately my family are a load of mechanics and the H will be getting a clean bill of health soon

Im so glad i got it, despite the silly little problems- i've always wanted one ever since i saw one pull along side my dads Austin Maestro in oooooh 1994? We were sat in traffic at the Dartford Tunnel (Ha) and i was 18. Strangely i didnt take my bike test until 2002.
Of course im now wondering why it took me so long!!!

Went on its first ride today- belting little bike!
There were a couple of problems (see elsewhere on this site) but loved riding it- feels bigger than its 400cc capacity i reckon!

One thing though- anyone got a baffle for an ART exhaust? Yes i know, everyone loves a loud exhaust- but mines really loud and everyone was looking at me in disgust!!!
Id like to quieten it a bit for road use without strangling the engine. And i dont want to get pulled by the rozzers for noise pollution either!

you can get universal baffles on ebay

Mine's too quite, swap lol.

Tidy bike though

Cheers- lets have a look on ebay

Here's me doing a soggy Brands Hatch trackday last week- what a stunning bike! Even though it was wet and the bike still has mis matched skank tyres (will replace em when i have cash!) it was absolutely planted. It was my first trackday, but i came away well happy. And i wasnt the slowest out there either.
I had the rear squirming a bit at times but it felt controlled.

Now to get the spanners out and sort out the technical gremlins- ZXR World will be a great help! I already have some techy printouts to help......

nice one, glad you enjoyed the track day!