NE0

Spain ....Nothing in UK? although you probably won't find one much cheaper than that Spanish one. I'd imagine that they hold their value on the second hand market too. ...if they ever come up!

another effective method is a hammer and a sharp chisel to knock it around and unthread it. Its a bit of an acquired skill, but once you get it going its comes off easily. Don't hit it on one facet of the nut, vary it.

Well, the good news is a SissyBar is indeed available for 2000 to 2005 models bad news...not cheap! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374879990826?itmmeta=01HW004KJQAFSN3135SP9XB8RD&hash=item574896b42a:g:egoAAOSw4vNkIWZb&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0G8DXxuvcuTkSOjSqvVeE%2BX%2FdCwJp2qK4dG1%2FgE9F%2F4QQ1K%2FWfuIIN7MoaQAgl3UhtSncHbTCbvUOJ3CxMuPe6Lm2fI%2FTlTvx7CbuMXfmsZhVC4EYsPoyTJdA6HVSJi544%2Fldhh007OUXQudEtueUo0CuW6yFSPhUtwNIWJwvdpY4oQ4IOE%2F2Bm%2F8%2FKncij2bFxANNB6c18DvOcSKQDWi8G4jAnZZmMVym7pv2LMAY3HqoMOFoC85qxA6p10cRiP0mX6UclE7ZKMD7mT0euekcc%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7K5koDgYw but now you know what you're looking for!

Hi there, a warm welcome from us all, Nice collection of big bikes you have there too. I recently answered a similar question about registration here. https://yamahaclub.com/forums/topic/47959-registering-an-old-bike/ where member mervin came to the rescue with the answer, Have a read that should point you in the right direction. I'd edit out your matching frame numbers to be 525 XXXXX, the first numbers relate to the model , but the last numbers are the serial number, and not that I don't trust people but i don't!! its a public forum viewed worldwide, and If I was unscrupulous, I could use your legit numbers to notify DVLA myself and clone your machine!!. Just looking out for you there mate. That aside nice to have you on board, look forward to reading your future posts.

another warm welcome from me.

Have you tried You tube? Lots of XS500 videos, too many for me to view, but I notice this blue one has the same size font on the side panels as your photo of the black one. it maybe a case of going through them as some may have the correct tank but not side panel and visa versa.

and a warm welcome from me too. All you guys seem to have BIG engine bikes! The biggest I've ridden is my 400. When you say coming back, were you a member here before? if so, what was your user name?

Keep it up Ray, I'm sure many of us can relate to your early days. If you want the ultimate closeness then the best bit is riding in the rain, and having a pond of water forming between the tank and your crotch!

Hi there, big welcome from me, I don't think your English is that bad, you've made a good introduction. well done.

Battery showing 10.5 when starter is hit so not too low but it could still be the battery? BUT... I thought you stated in your first post,,,,,, Bike has new battery.

...and if you can't tighten it...replace it, not expensive....and they don't last forever!

You need a circuit diagram to trace the circuit. Have you tried the R1 Community? They have a circuit diagram here. https://www.r1-forum.com/threads/annotated-wiring-diagram.642907/ I'd consider joining them also, somebody there might help shed some light on it as it may be a common problem with your bike.

Nice one Danny, Glad you got it sorted, now you can clock those miles up. As a reward , here on the site we have a badge system, the more votes you get, progresses you up the ranking, it's only for fun! nothing elitist or special about it!! You can even get on the leaderboard for post of the week, gold silver and bronze On the bottom right of a post there is a grey heart (gray as you're in the US) you simply click on it to give someone a thanks etc, these likes put you on the leaderboard on the top right, the more you get contibutes to your profile. so I'm going to start the ball rolling and like your posts etc. and you'll see your name on the leaderboard!! All the best NE0

Unbelievable!! I've just been looking at the stats and this post has now surpassed 135K views making it the most viewed topic in the Workshop Section of this website. Hopefully, its been of some use to you all 6 to 12volt converters. I started this post back in 2011, and here in 2024 its still going strong on my DT175MX. In the next few months I'm going to ask the mods to lock the topic, as I don't think there's any more to add from my point of view as all the information for a successful conversion is contained herein,and little has been added in the past few years. In future If anyone is having trouble with their own conversion it would be sensible to start a new thread for their bike and reference my post within the subject and where you might be having the trouble. Keep on tinkering! NE0.

...and a warm welcome from me too.