wild foamy

purely because i have absolutely nothing better to do than browse the forums at this time of night... as for the naafi it aint much to shout about over here, duty free cigarettes though, $25 for a sleeve of 200 Marlboro!, as opposed to £7.11 for a pack of 20 at the RAF Benson naafi

hehe...

or bodge a little jerry can to the front of it, an extra 50-60 miles

i second the grease gun and nipple(giggity) idea, basically screw a grease nipple into the appropriate hole (giggity) and pump away (giggity) be carefull if the nipple you are using isnt the correct thread pitch as this will damage your threads

good christ, im not going to shag the camel!, i meant ride it to the next village, theres lots of women there And it wouldnt be an affair... i aint got the missus anymore (still want my friggin' surf board back b*tch ¬.¬)

This sounds like a good plan, not sure when i will be back in the UK but if im back then its a go ... only issue is the XJ does about 100-120 miles to a tank

Aye Cynic, i admit, i do still hold that little flame for mistress Goff, i hope that one day she returns to us, this place seems so cold and empty without her... but i see where your coming from, ive only been out of the UK for a week and already the camels are starting to look appealing but anyway, i digress... as for the toolbox issue there probably wont be a lot there to work with, usually two double ended (stop sniggering, Cynic!) spanners (10/12mm and 15/17mm), a screwdriver, two maybe three plug spanners and thats about it, its usually a good idea to keep a small section of tools in the tankbag just for good measure, failing that i have fixed many a problem with nothing but a bootlace... loosing the bellypan on my XJ600 for example, and a throttle cable on the DT (R.I.P) by "Vintage" i mean grey haired, often seen mumbling bout "the good ol' days" when steam driven vehicles were the norm...

try manually squirting a small amount of fuel into each cylinder and crank it over, if it fires this should indicate that the ignition and compression are ok. or, try running it from an auxillary tank, therefore bypassing the petcock and existing gaslines, there may be an air leak in there somewhere even if you have cleaned it thoroughly

Severely off topic... i think your arrival has excited the more "vintage" forum go-ers... there will be corinaries left right and centre at this rate...

Cant say ive ever been to Fallingbostel, but if its anything like the rest of germany no doubt they have good beer and good festivals ~XD

Its because im just so friggin' awesome, i see myself as more of a Maverick, all i need is to get the Turbo running a nd a pair of aviators anyway, i digress...

Hello and welcome to the YOC Insane Asylum, hope you enjoy your stay... where abouts in Germany are you from? i have a few friends in Weiblingen and Winnendon

Cor'blimey thats a nice sound, certaintly ran better than mine did, be sure to post some pics when its all back together

Cheers for the tip cynic, have just been told that my local Timpsons branch have been able to make a key to work the ignition barrel, so thats one less job out the way. got another seat on its way from the US, footpeg, goodridge braided hoses and stainless hex fasteners from eBay aswell as a few other bits and bobs, will hopefully be able to find a place that can powdercoat the frame cheaply and locally, im wondering if it would be worth powdercoating the swingarm aswell in a similar colour scheme to the original paint, any thoughts? - foameh x

Work on the XJ will continue in a couple of months when im back in the UK, watch this space and progress will alsobe going up on my blog

fair one lads, its on my list have removed the front brake system now and the calipers are quite different to the Jawas' which were a piece of p*ss to get apart, the rebuild kits arrived this morning and are waiting to go in along with the new oil filter, foot peg is on its way, currently in negotiations for a seat and im just getting ready to fire it up. Calipers are now stripped down, just gotta clean them up when im ready to start painting stuff and jobs a good'un, pistons have no major signs of corrosion and have cleaned up nicely

All i can say (and this is experiance gained from a 1989 DT50... which i owned last year and miss dearly) is spray a rag with WD40, wipe the chain off every week and spray it with a chain lubricant (these can be sourced at any motorcycle shop), drop the oil every 5000 miles and change the filters, check tyre ressure and condition whenever you ride, if something is wrong or it is leaking follow it up, ask questions and get it sorted as for rust, try using a wire brush with soft BRASS bristles to scrub it off before polishing the metal with the relevant metal cleaner

Cynic and Drewps: did you send the tank off or do it yourself? and what did you use? just the sealant or the pre-treat stuff aswell? to sum the day up, ive established the engine turns over and most of the electrics work (will change the front sidelight and figure out why the horns dont work tomorrow), the tank and tank surrounding fairings have been removed, the ignition has been sent off with a 50/50 chance of a usefull key being produced for the sum of £20, the rear brake mechanism has been freed and established the fact i may need new rear brake shoes, the seat has been removed and various restoration companies contacted within the oxford area to see if they can menufacture/repair my existing seat pan, seat cover has been sourced, various alluminium and chrome parts restored to shiny condition, front tyre sourced, LH riders footpeg sourced, Givi rack removed for refurbishment, rear fairings and light removed and battery replaced. a rather a productive day, hopefully tomorrow: more ally/chrome restored to shiny condition, rest of fairings removed for refinishing /repainting, engine check and run, headlight surround source, airbox removed, components and turbo removed for examination pre-engine run, silencers(whats left of) removed and evaluated, front brake system removed ready for evaluation and reconditioning, not to mention a few other bits and pieces to do

i aint payin a hundred quid for four bits of rubber!... they can stay sealed up with electrical tape!

it makes me feel happy in my trousers

you will be lucky, been looking for some for my '89 XJ600 and they seem to be rare as rocking horse shite

cheers Cynic, looks like just the job that stuff, its now on my shopping list, i reckon it should be roadworthy by the end of august

nah the key we were given was a different pattern to the lock set, but for the sake of £20 i had it sent off to be done, its a 50/50 chance they can do it but if they cant i wont be charged, i have bought a blank which fits the lock but no way of cutting it. anyhoo, ive just been polishing a few parts, rubbed the tank down and i think its just weeping at the corner of the tank so hopefully some sort of tank sealant will sort that out (petseal?)

Fairings are mostly off and doesn't seem to be as bad as first thought, managed to rig up a temporary ignition switch and get power on, everything works but the horn and front sidelight, filled it with fresh oil, engine turns over but until I can find another plug cap I won't be running it, givi rack is off and will be repainted shortly, rear brake mechanism has been dismantled and freed, Standby for pics

i certaintly will do drewps, good thing is i have internet whilst im away so i can browse fleabay and order items that can be sent to my home address, may have to wait as because of a disagreement with paypal im overdrawn a fair bit... Update: Took the ignition barrell to my local branch of timpsons after ringing around my other local lockys to no avail, they agreed to send it away as none of the mployees in store had the skill to do it in-store, so it should be back by the end of next week unfortunately i will be away