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@HOTSHOT-III Hopefully the issue gets resolved as I don't want to lose the data they're hosting. The important stuff I ought to host here to guarantee it isn't lost.

@Vuteng No worries. You may be right about the pink seat, it's hard to keep track sometimes lol. The oil light should illuminate with the neutral light, it might just be a bulb. The air filter holder can be repaired with new foam. Get some 5mm air filter foam off eBay, clean the holder thoroughly and glue it on using Seal-All, a petrol and oil resistant glue. This is very important, if you run the bike without this the engine will suck dirt. It's also worth applying a dribble of foam filter oil right around it before sliding it back into the airbox with a fresh filter installed. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/365607220379?_skw=air+filter+foam+sheet+5mm&itmmeta=01KXEHQNAYY94YVPA0ZCWEDJWT&hash=item551fe3749b:g:bw0AAOSwvgZoJ56X&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAABAGfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xBJIt2fFtFYVz7npvy9%2FdRi6S7mEgUJZasERX59eCBKfXenkOvpapeRTvdBtNGUKUfiPY4fEK4pf%2B9FZEvfYbBUON3xdL3tnhWs58zVRQNZ7pceGI5BgLatkYMECyxPveg5pYDIaV21EePCl7Cqfvwvk3ioK5viwwH2Yz8sIBO23aXzUAkNNyDVUNCXMZc3LzjGdqxuqVXOAKppI%2BXdoEEGNlsakeXqsPKIdfDmz%2BI2T5pOUti5Eev1OACioI8km0yJRYiIVkU2JROBBc1g6SRJx%2FMTcKF3eHF9UzWNeU7y5%2BvMJ4u3qBNGNE1dBrHcjSI%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-DV3tHrZw https://www.repairproducts.co.uk/product/seal-all-gas-oil-resistant-adhesive/

It sounds to me like the relay. So the starter motor button isn't wired directly to the starter motor as the starter motor requires a lot of current. Instead the wire is connected to the relay and the relay activates the starter. So I'd look in that general vicinity, sounds like it's starting to go faulty, which isn't bad considering it's age and the high amperage that it is subjected to.

@HannesDTX Check all the things @calum said, plus are you sure you've done a FULL carb clean? A lot of people just put them in an ultrasonic cleaner for half an hour and expect to bolt them back on. Doing this doesn't sort the blocked emulsion tube which is a leading cause of DTRs refusing to rev out beyond 6000rpm, precisely the symptoms your bike has. Do a full carb clean including the emulsion tube (the brass tube the main jet screws into). A lot of people (including bike shops) miss this and don't realise it comes out because you have to screw the main jet back in without the brass washer and tap it gently to remove it from the carb body. The space between this and the carb body gets blocked with moisture, dirt etc and blocks more and more holes in the tube (which is how the air atomises the fuel) until it just starts fourstroking and won't rev out one day as this controls the mid-throttle fuelling. Just chucking it in an ultrasonic cleaner usually isn’t enough; you have to actually remove everything from the carb body, physically make sure all the jets and air passages are clear, then reassemble. Make sure the air supply to the emulsion tube is clear as well, it's the small brass tube on the right of the carb body just in front of the carb-to-airbox rubber. You should be able to blow through it, but only just.

Well, after some fiddling today I have a theory. I installed a under-plug temp meter today. I even checked it against a known good temperature meter in hot water for good measure. I went for a drive, and the under plug temp was in the 60 degC-range all the time during driving. The meter on the bike was then in the position between straight up and red. When I stopped and let it idle, the meter on the bike quickly climbed to the end of the green scale, but the under plug temp was just over 70 deg C. So the conclusion is that when the meter was just up in the red area, it was not actually overheating, but it must have been a small compression leak pushing the fluid out. No issues whatsoever during my drive today, even if a was pushing it a bit with some full throttle accelerations through the gears, and short high speed bursts. Easy 120kph with some pretty brutal head wind, I was feeling uncomfortable riding it at that point. Don't want to push it too hard with the current carb setup, and I still have the 95oct gas in the tank too. Anyway, plug had a nice brown color afterwards. Weather was a couple of degrees cooler today, but I still think the issue is gone. Under-plug temps are usually higher than the water temp, especially when pushing, so I'm really happy with it such low temps.

Also don't forget to change bulb in light cluster for an led Kind regards