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  1. Yeah, the idle is rough as f*** i was told it might be the cam chain. The roughness goes as soon as I find the biting point. I only use it for a small commute, and its embarassing more than anything having is pee oil all over the floor whenever I park it. I think my mechanical ability only extends as far as sorting the air filter and breather hose out, but let me know if/when you get a chance to try the carb, would be good to know.
  2. Ok, does anyone have any idea whats causing it? I'm going to change the oil, the oil filter, take the tank off and clean the breather piper, along with the air filter. Can anyone suggest anything to do to fix the problem?
  3. My 1998 XJ600S drips oil like mad when hot (a ride of 15-20 mins), I thought it was because the previous owner had over filled the oil, so i drained some till it was about halfway between the two lines in the little glass window. This hasn't stopped it. I've got a big bottle of oil, and a new filter to go on, but I need any ideas of what might be causing it before I change them (incase its nothing to do with them) Here is a pic, of what I think is the breather hose? Its where the oil drips from anyway (the pic is taken from the left-hand side of the bike, under the petrol tank. Cheers. http://www.flickr.com/photos/35585468@N02/3296030558/
  4. Cheers mate, the oil sounds right, I only use to get to lectures and back everyday, which is about 15 mins away. I'll idle it longer before trips, and I give her longer rides when the weather is nice. Yeah he just cut the cable near the switch so theres nothing to trace back, but I'll have a look when i've got a minute. Thanks again.
  5. Hi all, 1/ I went to top up my oil a bit, and as I took the cap off, the oil looked a bit milky and thick. Does any know what this means? 2/ The previous owner snipped the cable to the kickstand switch (for some reason), I've got a new one, but the service manual doesn't tell you/show you where to plug it in. Can anyone describe where its supposed to go? Thanks.
  6. Hi, Finally got my puncture fixed, when I put the rear wheel back in, when pushing apart the brake pads to slide in the brake disk, one of the shims fell out. It was rusted to f**k, and practically crumbling. I took both pads out and they were knackered, I've ordered a new set of brake pads thinking they would come with shims, but they didn't. Ebay isn't helping much, any idea where I can get new or salvaged shims from?
  7. Hi, My rear tyre has a puncture, and its tubeless, so i'm assuming the best thing to do, rather than try to fix it, is just get a new one. ON the sidewall its says: 130/70-18 I've looked around a bit, and found some for about £80 including postage. My car tyres (from the ww dealership) were only £60. Does £80 sound right to you? If not, does anyone know anywhere cheap, I can get one from?
  8. Yeah its smack bang in the middle of the tyre. Also i've heard people talking about tubeless tyres. If my bike is a bog standard 10yr old xj,600, will it just be a case of buying a new inner tube, and changing it?
  9. Hi guys, finally took a screw out of my rear type, and....obviously it went flat. There is a hole, but its not massive, the walls of hole touch, if you see what i mean. Can I just change the inner tube? Or should I get a new tyre?
  10. echums

    Down Pipe tarnish

    Learn something new every day, cheers. . Whether its magnetic or not won't answer my question?
  11. echums

    Down Pipe tarnish

    This might be a stupid question, but on another post, when i asked what to clean my downpipes with, Oldgitonabike said to put a magnet to them to find out of they are stainless steel. The magnet sticks, well on some parts (the upper bits), and not so well on the lower bits, i've heard that stainless steel is no longer magnetic because of high carbon. Anyone know? The pipes r ten years old, with little care given to them, so they are in a pretty shit state anyway.
  12. Magnet sticks well to some bits (like the upper parts), and only just or not really on the lower parts. I found a vid on youtube on how to synch carbs. Looks pretty straight forward. As for the fuel source, ive got a washing machine next to where I keep my bike, can I just put the tank on that, so long as its above the carbs? As for the fuel line, do I have to buy a longer fuel pipe to supply the carbs when I synch them? Is it as straightforward as he makes it look?
  13. Another question. Downpipes, now the belly pan is off, they look much more prominent. Because they aren't chrome or anything, they look sort of yellowy, and blotchy. I doubt I can change their appearance, or can I? But when it comes to cleaning the bike, what chemical and cloth or brush or scrubber should I use on them?
  14. LOl, well I took the belly-pan off (it looked botched and shitty anyway), found out the guy who had it before has simply cut the wire comming out of the sidestand switch. Hayes manual says to follow the wire to the plug (to replace it), but obviously, i got no chance coz 1/ the wire is cut, and 2/ the underside of the bike is BLACK with gunk. I'll give it a good thorough wash to see whats going on. I also wanna take a couple pics of bits i'm not sure about to see if any of can help, coz there are strange things going on. For example, imagine you are looking at the chain front on as if you were about to remove the chainguard. Look at the swingarm, and on the underside of it comes out what looks like a cable (at least its black, and cable-like), which goes.....nowhere. Its sticks out about 4-5 inches and just ends. No idea what that could be. I'm wondering if he cut the cable to sidestand switch because (appart from being a twat), maybe there was something wrong with the clutch switch. I went to test it (following the hayes manual), and from what I can tell its just sort of underneath the clutch lever. The mounting bolt was either so rusted and decayed that I couldn't get to it, or just gunked up. Again I'll check it once I've cleaned it. It's quite scary when you start taking an interest in, and looking at thing, you find all sorts or botched jobs, and crap you almost wish you hadn't seen (like one of the long bolts holding the belly-pan on, which was screwed into the engine mount, and instead of being secured on the other side with a nut - like the other one was-, it was simply rusted in and snapped off.) I had to bend the bolt to a right angle and use it as a lever to unscrew itself!
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