Dr. Rod's weekend workshops
Dr Rod is now running a series of weekend motorcycle maintenance workshops in leafy Hebden Bridge on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. We spend one and a half days in the workshop looking at the basics of how your bike works and how to keep it properly maintained, and there's opportunity to do some real life servicing and repairs with guidance and help from Dr.Rod himself. The weekend price of £160 includes bed and breakfast at one of Hebden Bridge's oldest coaching inns and a Sunday afternoon ride out to full Sunday lunch at a local beauty spot. Discounts are available for couples and we are happy to quote special rates for clubs.

Come along and join us! For more details and dates click here.

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Servicing a Sportster Sorting the Evo 883 and 1200
The GS850 and the hacksaw building a street custom on the cheap
Black & Blue rebuilding a fat Harley Softail
Z650 engine rebuild inside Kawasaki's classic middleweight.
Powdercoating why, what, where and how.
Z400 engine rebuild rebuilding Kawasaki's lost middleweight.
Lucas Dynamos sorting the charging on Ancient Britons.
Carb balancing how to set up the carbs on a Jap 4.
Fitting Braided Hoses beef up your brakes with stainless lines.
Servicing a Dyna-Glide keeping the Harley Evo in top running order.
XS650 engine rebuild inside Yamaha's classic twin.
GS550 engine rebuild inside one of Suzuki's best.
DOHC shim check swapping shims the easy way on an FJ12 and a GS550.
Boring a Superdream CB125T engine strip & rebuild.
Larging It how we fitted a 650 Dominator engine to our XBR500.
Getting Upside Down how to re-bush your USD forks.
Springer Forks all you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask
Disc Brake Overhaul warped discs and bleeding calipers...


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send your technical questions direct to Dr.Rod for a personal response

Please note: Dr.Rod now answers so many technical queries on a daily basis its become impossible to keep this page updated by adding them all below, so for the time being we aren't going to be adding new questions and answers to this page. However your queries are still welcome, and Dr.Rod will personally answer all emails, usually within a few days at most. And its free!

Problems? Now you can have your bike repaired and serviced in Doctor Rod's own workshop. We offer full servicing facilities, good discounts on filters, oil and tyres, and can offer a special engineering service including custom parts fabrication and alloy welding. We also undertake rebuilds and repair work on older bikes and custom projects, and can collect and deliver within West Yorkshire.

Interested? Give us a ring on 07944 698793 or email Dr.Rod@bikerworld.co.uk for a quote.

a selection from our technical questions archive:

gearbox noise on a CBR600
same bike, still a problem
dodgy electrics on an 1100 Virago
misfiring VFR750
Dead Kawasaki ZX6
Unleaded fuel for a VT500?
Fitting a CB250 motor into a Hyosung 125
Misfiring 800 Intuder
Jammed transmission on a Honda 550
Misfiring 750 Spectre
Louder pipes for a VN750
Jetting a GPZ for K&N Filter
alternate carbs for an SOHC 750 Honda
CDI for an 1100 Gixer
how to make a frame jig
rough running GPZ600R
dodgy rear brakes on a K100 trike
another sick GT750 Kawa
carb problems on a Honda Shadow
poor starting on a ZX6R
converting a Z440 to belt drive
poor gear selection on a Sportster
reversing an R65 gearbox for a trike

plug oiling on a CRM250
GT750 stripped stanchion thread
monoshocking a GPX250
oil burning Z1000ST
new battery for an R65
dodgy fuel pump on a Honda Shadow
VN800 popping back
handlebar mountings for an XBR
oil smells of fuel on a ZZR600

bleeding Harley brakes
brake fluid types
poor starting K100
rough running VT500
stalling GT750
unleaded or leaded fuel for a Z650?

buying an FJ1200

sick VFR750
new motor for a GSX750?
rattling cams on a ZX6R
carb icing on a GPX750
crap brakes on a VT600
jammed BMW starter
650 conversion for an XBR500
Fat rear wheel for a Wild Star

What metal for my trike project?

Honda 900 non starter
Benelli 654 charging problems

V8 Chevy Power for a Tri-Magnum trike
Finding a Reliant Distributor
SU carb for a CB650?
rattling and smoking 750 Kwaker
sorting the wiring on a Z650 engine
dim lights on a Honda 500/4
How much rake for springers on a 69 Bonnie?
Dodgy taillight on a GPZ600
Settings for a grey import GSXR400
What caused my brake to lock up?
Charging problems with a Nighthawk
Sluggish CB125T
Bad vibes on an SLR650
Z400 and Z440 engines
Starter problems with a VF750
Improving the front end on a Z440LTD

GSX600 top end problems
Turn your Beetle trike back to front

fork oil for a CBR500R

locking transmission on a K100
non starting GT750
more about rattling calipers
clutch arm falling off a ZZR600

a misfiring CD200 Honda
a dead CD200 Honda
twin discs for an XJ650 Magnum
a slow ZX6R
rattling FJR1300

carb trouble on a VT500
better pipes for a Shadow
spare keys?
getting the front wheel off a VT500
rattling calipers on an XJ750
looking for 41mm forks
sloppy forks on an XS650
sorting the powervalve on a CRM250
more about springers
a fat wheel for a GPZ750

Z650 fuel line confusion
The TL1000 and the spin dryer
South African springers?
over-revving BMW R80

kickstarting a Tengai

chain or shaft drive for a GS425 trike?
a misfiring VF750
a vibrating CBR250RR
exhaust for a Z750 twin
fitting a VFR swingarm to a 'Blade

GPX750 carb icing
crank and rods for a '58 Triumph
Monoshock conversion for a CB750
916 Fairing for a streetfighter?
the best engine paint
another CG125 non runner
valuing a classic CB125
bent forks on a ZZR600?
Z650 transmission problems
Leaking carbs on a GSXR400
Seizing brake and fitting a car battery to an XS850 trike

Wrong head bearings on a Z1000?
CG125 non-runner
Rattling DOHC Honda 750
CBR250RR needs a bigger engine
Flat battery problems on an XS650
Z650 non runner
Z650 still giving problems
Nitrous for a GPX750?
Wiring a GL1000
Fitting dragpipes to a V8 Rover Trike
Suzuki Bandit Clock misting
Sorting the carbs and hardtailing a Yam XS11
Leading link forks for a V8 Rover trike
Building a Reliant engined bike
Building a Reliant engined bike pt.2
Getting started with a first project bike
Fitting a different front end to a Nighthawk
Fork pressures for a Yamaha Maxim
Z440 gearshift problems
Finding a screen for a Honda Hornet
Three spoke wheels for a Z750L
Fitting a Z1000 front end onto an FXRS
Fitting a fat rear wheel into a Kawasaki GT750
Starting problems with a Honda CD200
Major transmission failure on a VT500
Lengthening the forks on a GS650
Soft Forks on a Honda VF750F

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