Great video 👍

noticed you didnt replace of the 2 short HOSEs between carbs 1&2 and 3&4

Great to see your channel is back mate. Keep smiling

Keith, I currently have two varas, one pretty stock looking and the other more off-road capable. I'd suggest to keep it as is, and if you feel sporty, go for the VTR1000. That way you'll have best of both worlds with almost the same engine. At one point I had the ST1100, the vara and the VTR1000. A really nice combo for my needs... and you're nearly there!

Howdy Keith from down under in NewZealand really wasnt sure you’d b back but glad u r mate it’s a good channel I forget now how far did u get with the z650 kwak best wishes

Welcome back Keith, excited to see where you take the Varadero.

Welcome back Keith is all the work on the pan done

Hey akeith good to see you again buddy

Hi Keith, nice seeing you tackling the Varadero. 👍💪✌

great video lost my clutch on my st going down the road only 67 k but 99reg notice fluid leaking around slave cylinder area have ordered repair kit but held up on rounded nut on lower grey fairing , what you think has happened ?

Hello Keith. I just discovered your channel as I was looking for an ST1100 oil change video. I just bought Allen Millyard's old green ST, (if you know who he is?) It seems in fine condition but I'm checking it over, as one does with any old bike one's just purchased. I expect I'll be looking at your back catalogue of videos in the near future. Whatever you do, or don't do, from this point forward, the 500+ videos you've already posted will have helped more people than you will ever know. Many more people will be helped if you keep it up, *but only do it if it helps you* Good luck for the future mate. 👍👍👍👍👍

what is the make and model of the service stand you are using? im looking for one for my Varadero.

Hey man, take your time, be well before be back, and when you're ready, show us some of your great projects.

I am envious of your tidy garage, occasionally (very,very) I have a tidy up, but in a few weeks its like a tip again. I enjoy the 'everyday man' type resto channels, where there is a realistic budget, unlike some channels which just seem to 'buy and replace' with a limitless pile of cash available

New fan gained 👍

Take care, pal. No need to apologise to anybody. Try to stay strong.

Hey Keith good to hear from you again, don't be ashamed of anything man if people don't understand they either haven't been through any rough times or there just cold hearted. It's been a few months since i left you any coments but the last time was just after my wife passed and still don't get out in my shop much like i use to. I know what you mean about the counseling, i just don't lay out my life to strangers, I'm trying to get through it my way and my speed, it's slow work. So hang in there mate, the subscribers of the channel understand or i hope they do, better days ahead for both of us. Thanks for the up date do what you can do and don't worry about the naysayers. You put out the videos when you can i for one will stay tuned in. Have a good day mate and have a better tomorrow.

Great to hear from you Keith. Keep plugging away mate 👍

Be like a piano wire when its off the stand X2

Not the place for me to say this really but I feel the unbalance you feel daily, highs are super high and lows are super low. I’d never end my life but I do go out and ride recklessly late on an evening as my escape one in a blue moon when shit gets bad. It’s a relief to have made it home each time but the feeling before hand is hell, the path forward is all we can look at and we can’t worry about what other see in our paths. At my current time in life I can admit and deal with a lot of my issues and I know I have a lot to live for. The bumps in the road get deep real quick but keep moving forward and you soon climb the other side, without the lows in life the high would not feel like highs so I always say to everyone, be thankful for your difficulties as it makes you the person you are! People like to label it as depression or many other things but it’s the roller coaster of life we all deal with. Don’t mean to sound heartless by that but sometimes you must be brutally honest with yourself and remember you are the purpose in your life!

Having restored a Z650 and had similar problems with the carbs, I watched your last vids on your 650 and I'm sure the issue you have is due to worn float valves and or seats. They can stick open.. leading to the carb flooding, or they can stick closed.. leading to no petrol in the float bowl. Sometimes a float valve can stick open one day and stick closed the next.. very frustrating! BTW is the Yamaha yoke from a R6? Fitted an R6 to my current 650 project, and ended up cutting off the ignition barrel mount like you did. Look forward to seeing your future vids, just do the work when you feel like. For a while I made a vid a week, but in the end it felt like work, so now I make a vid when I want...

Recent subscriber who has watched most of the z650 uploads. Thanks for the uploads and inspiration to look for one.

Good to see you again Keith. Take it easy 👍

Welcome Back. ATB ..... 'Going Forward' ..... 😁

Good to hear from you Keith. You'll find it, a really nice change in your garage. I am glad you are keeping the ST.

Nice garage Keith. More then I have 👍

Thanks for sharing I’m dealing with the same thing g

Great video have issue with my st1100 coul d not get into gear while riding , pulled over ,make funny noise clutch not engaging can let out fully on lever not stall engine. only 65 k miles on clock it a 1999 noticed fludid leaking from area where slave cylinder is do you think this will solve my problem?

I got mine out with a pair of cer clip pliers

Good morning. I see in this video that you, for change mode, have live the sit buy i can't. I put the Key into the key lock and it turn on open but the sit remaing into the same position and can't be moved. It can be that with some lubrificant on the Key and on the Key lock, this thing can be fixed or i have to go to a Suzuki meccanic? Thanks

😊 yeah the line should be in the middle position. This means you're throttle positioning sensor needs to be adjusted

Hi I've got a 1998 Honda Varadero XL 1000 having trouble with rear brakes not releasing replaced seals in rear master cylinder and seals in rear brake caliber and replaced pads and rotor still locking up, but releases after awhile, can't get replacement parts to old. is there a way to use parts from newer bikes. I 'am in Australia. Thanks Gary

Thank you very much! I’m going to try it next week.

The kerker 4-1 exhaust is by far the most frustrating thing I've ever done on a bike.

Where are you based in UK mate, im in South Devon

That dash before that C should be half way down of that C. It should look like this - C00 your TPS need to be adjusted

My story is exactly such as yours. What was your end results..did you ever get your original page back?

Thank you 4 the video!

Hello from Spain! thanks for the video. I just bought the same motorbike & I’m very happy that a found one cheap with low mileage 24k to be exactly from 1999. I saw at the end of your video when you fired up the varadero that white smoke from the exhaust. I wondering if this is normal because I have the same white smoke when I fire up the bike with the cold engine. 😅

the same thing has happened today in the morning to me, my facebook page with 18K followers has been hacked , then about 20mins ago i created a new page with the same name afterwards somebody texts me in the new page, and asks if my page is hacked, i tell him yes. then he checks it out and confirms that yes it has been hacked with the p23x hacking device. at that moment i felt very happy bcoz the guy sent me the real screenshot of my page, but to my surprise he demanded $85 so than he can bring back the page, thats alot of money, i cant afford to be honest. Can it be the same guy who hacked it that hes trying to get my money????

Just a thought is there a chance the guy that reached out then wanted 80 dollars to get your page back was the guy that hacked it in the first place? Love your hayabusa videos i have somthing wrong with my hayabusa at the moment, going to try the dealer mode you have show to see if it comes up with a faults. And possably strip my fuel pump. keep going keith the videos are really helpful. this is a really good channel cheers Tony

Get plenty of sandwiches in there though

Hi, my hayabusa is not working and its shows CHEC kode on displayet it wont go anywhere what ever i do, what its mean rhat?

We love you man!

Is there a manual you followed to disassemble / reassemble the engine?

Just bought an ST This is essential viewing for anyone that hasn't worked on them before. Cracking video

Excellent video

Check your clutch. It could be unbalanced.

It looks like you don't have the right cylinder head top for it. Your air cleaner box needs to filter out through that area.

My 77 kz650. I can't seem to get my front turn signal to work. I'm I to attach the wires in the same place. Or wire like the rear?