wild foamy

im away from the 12th of may until the end of july/early august, so i wont be working on the bike until i got back. this bike will be stripped down to the frame, re-powder coated, re chromed and all stainless hex bolts installed so as to look as original as possible but without rusting only number i can see is on the inside of the plastic housing... all it says is "8"

cant get the lock out OG, need to know how to get the barrel out of the plastic housing, will call yamaha in the morning and see what they can do for me failing that im taking the ignition assembly down the lockys

im keeping this bike as original as possible, hence i will be using the whole original lockset if possible, will take it down to my local locky in the morning and see if they can knock up a key, but then theres no guarantees it will fit all the other locks

sorry bout that my camera didnt focus well on the closeup, doesnt seem to be any plastic tabs so to speak its just the barrel and the piston, is it likely i need to punch it out using a drift or something?

i dropped some oil down the plug 'oles and rocked it backward and forward to turn it over and get nice and lubed up. now, these keys... ignition barrell is out... where do i go from here? have stripped it right down to the bare barrel but i cant seem to get it out of the plastic housing? As soon as i can get it to a point where i can apply power to it i can check everything works and see what else needs doing, i can also get the seat off and start stripping it down so it would be nice to get the keys before i go away so im not waiting for them when i get back

well ive taken some fairings off, removed that battery (needless to say, sulphated to f*ck, theres rust on the bottom of the tank which has turned sticky, i suspect its leaking just drained the oil and its black in colour, not sure why its just the sight glass which has turned milky, i have the frame and engine numbers so would yamaha be able to make me a key from that info? failing that tomorrow i will unplug the ignition switch, put fresh oil in it and fire the bastard up... then avoid the various bits and pieces being thrown by the neighbours (silencer is rotten, remember...)

Cheeky bugger, the first 5 pics were after id washed it! anyone know if i could get a new key through yamaha?, ive got the frame/engine numbers and everything, oil filter is on order, brake rebuild kits are on order for the calipers, got some HT cable but need to find a plug cap as one of them was missing Merv: the "coburn & hughes" has now been covered with a sticker saying "My other toy has tits"

Well what can i say, what started as a post-pub ebay "browse" ended up with me and my dad picking up the XJ650 Turbo from hemel Hempstead this morning story goes it belonged to an emergency response rider who had a heart attack 12 years ago and laid the bike up under a tarp in his garden, sadly he passed away on boxing day and the bike was listed on ebay by his widow, (where after several pints of bitter, i purchased it), so on the back of the sportage it went and after an hour and half (and a burger king) we arrived in hungerford where it was washed off and all the rotten bits assesed. It has 19k on the clock (believed to be original) and a Givi top box mount, so far the parts i have identified as needing work are: Brakes are ceised and need rebuilding Keys we were given dont fit Seat is rotten, the bottom has rusted away to nothing Right hand silencer has rusted through and is now in two pieces Battery obviously needs replacing (have a spare i bought for the XJ600 which will probably work) front tyre needs replacing as sidewall is cracked Oil needs changing, it is mostly water Left hand footpeg is missing Carbs need stripping down and cleaning as throttle is very stiff Most metallic parts need respraying/powder coating. but for £230 i didnt eexpect anything mint, should give me something to do during the winter months, will be updating this thread (sticky pwease?...) but not for a while as i am out of the country with work until the end of June Pics:

And rest assured the camera will be waiting when I pick it up, don't expect it to be pristine though its been laid up under tarp in a garden for 10 years... But only 18k on the clock!

Oh, and I don't work at mcds', that's just where all the rudebois meet to race there 1 litre saxos up the dual carriageway

Bet your ass I will bwj!, will be a couple of months before I start as am out of the country for two months

No chance of loosing interest with this one, it has a friggin turbo! Think how much street cred that will give me at the mcdonalds car park! Well anyway I bought it for £232.50, waiting on a time and day to pick it up

Oh I won't be riding it back, taking the sportage up with a trailer on the back,

Fairs, cheers for the info lads, it will be a long term full strip and clean/restore kinda thing, i just like the look of it... and being able to say my bike has a turbo Insurance is £415 3rd party only though ... watch this space because tomorrow (with a bit of luck) i may be on my way to pick it up

Hey again peeps Now the Jawa has gone im looking for a new toy... got my eye on a 650 Turbo but are they any good? any known faults or things to look out for? Any advice appreciated... as always - Foameh xX

Yeah it was Cosford phil, will be back there in September '12, had a missus from telford at one point but was doing ma head in lol

Now now girls, dont fight

Hey Phil, welcome to the forum, i used to live near Telford

ah right... scratch that idea next project will be an XJ650 Turbo i think

Just had a thought, are there any filters or anything on the top of the fuel tap inside the tank?

Seems clear of water, just been over to wales and its gone through the rest of the fuel, but I filled it again and its just done it again on the M4

Test the compression, gauges are available that screw into the plug hole to perform such a test, they arent expensive and worth the money, - Foamy *thud*

after a long ride i can see a rust coloured substance seeping from the keyhole on the fuletank if that makes any differance?

i didnt claim on that accident, just pulled the front out, new bonnet on it and repaired it, it got wrote off when a cabbie pulled out on me going through town and pushed the drivers door and rear wing in, cant believe they wrote it off for a couple of dents! only thing that was hurt was my pride...

Runs okay now, thing is at high speeds if i open the throttle fully it hesitates before powering up fully, just looked at the plugs now and they are chocolatey brown colour, where should i be looking next?