True grit.

[guest7]

I should add here that one of Richard's XBRs has done well over 100,000 miles so he is fairly familiar with the model 

GC

[pete]

Cam chain clicking away eh? Sure sounds a bit like it.Did cross my mind the other day,but that sort of thing is hard to distinguish to the untrained ear.The last bike i had with a cam chain rattle was a GPZ 500s years ago.Didn't get time to sort it as a kindly old neighbour reversed into it and wrote it off.Saved me trying to flog it..phew.One bike fixer bloke once told me if you were very careful on tick over,you could loosen the adjuster until the clicking stopped,then carefully tighten the lock nut up .Is it fairly easy to tension the chain?.New BT45 to fit this week end if the weather warms a little  .

                                                                                      Warming by the fire with a pint of cider,Pete. 

[tommy]

hi richard i had a plug break off in my xbr once  had to take off the head  200 euro to sort it all out 100 ,000 miles is good out of a xbr  my first xbr did 130 ,000 before it blew to bits lucky to be out side a pub at the time i wonder whats the highest mileage n xbr around?