wild foamy

wingmirror removal tends to make them notice you, or as mentioned in my thread about gloves, get a set of THESE: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271166370774?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 run a few knuckles across the paintwork, jobs a good'un

The mental images...

assuming it is the master cylinder seals (check the seals are supplying pressure using the method i mentioned) it can be done at the road-side using a 13mm spanner, circlip pliers, long nosed pliers and i think an 11mm for the hyd union (i cant remember), remove the split pin from the clutch pedal, undo the 13mm nuts securing the master cylinder body to the bulkhead, undo the union and remove the unit. with the unit out you may have to press the piston arm into the body to allow the circlip to come out easier, with the circlip out the piston and seals should slide out, changing them is simply a matter of swapping like-for-like with your new set, reassemble in reverse order, fill with brake fluid and bleed the system

Everyone knows that for best effect you put your finger up your bum BEFORE you put it up your nose... im aware i wont be as protected with these gloves but i have a pair of really nice HG gloves for those long journeys where speeds are likely to be about 30-40mph, i just wanted these gloves because they look badass and could seriously fuck up the paint/dental work of any cager who displeases me

Those look pretty similar to the ones i saw before Kev,

If you're still stuck at the end of the month and you can get to either Benson or Hungerford, bring a mars bar and i will sort it for you

Hiya peeps Im starting to get excited about coming home and getting out on the bike(s) but im also after some new gear, particularly a set of gloves, there was a link posted in one of the SMIDSY thread many moons ago which featured these gloves but for the life of me i cant find it. basically from what i remember they were textile, black in colour but had spiked metallic knuckles, ive had a look on ebay but cannot seem to find anything even closely resembling the gloves im after , just wondered if anyone had seen a pair like it? love always Foameh x

it would be unusual for the clutch to stick (being a 1988 yours is probably a Verto), even so a good bump start in gear with the clutch in should free up the plates, try bleeding the clutch line and see if there is actually any pressure in there

if you've got the engine and frame numbers im pretty sure the DVLA will give you an age-related plate

Flying the flag for the Y.O.C, very nice indeed . any chance you could get yourself over here to lend a hand with the XJ turbo?... with your superior organisational skills and my... er... tea kettle, im sure we could get it sorted, as for the bloody marys im more of a Mojito person tbh

Clutch cylinder seals collapsed/failed, common problem, easy way to test is open the bleed nipple on the slave cylinder and press the clutch pedal, if the fluid flows out and is pressurised the seals in the master cylinder are fine and its likely to be the slave cyl, seals are piss easy to change, can do a set in about 15 minutes, take the master cylinder (or slave cylinder) out, remove the circlip from the bottom, slide the piston out and change the seals, then reverse process and bleed Same thing happened to Piddler (my 2nd mini) when i left it parked up for about 4 months

+1 for the shotblasters, best £15 i ever spent that paint work is gorgeous, fancy doing my DT50 paintwork? you'd only need a thimble of peacock blue to do the whole bike i reckon

good job, just out of interest how far away does it work from?

Holy crap i forgot all about tit monday! , when do you think it will be this year?

hey DkD, if you can get the sump off the bike and get it over to berkshire i could probably help you out, im doing some helicoiling on my XJ Turbo engine at the end of the month

Not nescessarily, would an original fireblade not be considered "classic" because of its iconic ground-breaking status?... Or the XJ turbo, they tried something new

You arent on base now, SIR, you are on a civilian forum so act as such, you are getting advice and tips for free which saves you having to pay through the ass at a dealer, abuse of any members or displays of aggression will not be tolerated, you arent on the parade square now so there will be no beasting and there will be no ordering about of others, theres no problem with having a rib-dig at someone aslong as it is purely a little piss-take, if you do feel you are being unfairly treated feel free to send me a PM and discuss the issue, now adjust your attitude accordingly, or as you put it "be a good little boy and be quiet", Regards Foamy, RAF, Lance-Jack equiv, (but you may address me as "Staff") Forum moderator

The fireblade is waiting for me back in blighty, need to get my arse in gear and sort the XJ turbo out before squires :/

Keep it light-hearted peeps.

Any way of doing an interactive map/widget? i vaguely remember there being a "members location" sorta map which showed you on google where the users were in the world

Foamy - Wolverhampton & Berkshire, will try most things once apart from sodomy, not really had much experiance with valvetrain/whirlybits, but stuff like making exhaust brackets, servicing e.t.c im happy to help with ,

Now now peeps, lets not turn this into a fetish thread, we are civilized, and besides i would win hands down...

from what i can remember, they changed from the XJ (pre-diversion) around 92/93, then it was the XJ600N and XJ600S (or the other way around, cant remember which one came first), best thing to do is find a donor bike that is as close to your bikes year as possible, cross-examine as many parts as you can to determine if your bike is the same

Still looking good for me, i will be based near birmingham at that time so will have to get the XJ Turbo ready to roll, failing that i will be on the fireblade , would anyone be interested in some special ed Squires 2013 T-shirts?

Just a point on the iridium plugs, i went from using the standard copper-core NGK plugs to the iridium equivelant (same heat rating e.t.c) on the XJ600 and i did notice an improvement in mid/top end pick-up particularly when going from part to full throttle, may have just been a placebo effect or black magic, either way i was pretty happy with the iridiums. will treat the fireblade and the XJ Turbo to a set next