wild foamy

message recieved and reply sent, thanks elmmet x

either myself or paul i think, sent paul a PM yesterday but not sure if he is still doing any shirts failing that if you want one like in my 2 last posts PM me with your specific requirements e.t.c and i can let you know how much it is

Bump... now available in black, with original blue or cyan text, i think the cyan stands out better on a completely different note, i am never drinking again...

Welcome to the forum, Qtour! , make yourself at home, i joined this forum when i was 15 before i even bought my moped the lake district and scotland are both good choices for touring and the XJ600 is a more than capable bike

fair doos mate

well, they came off 2-stroke 70cc generators, and i've used a couple of garden strimmers, they are more than likely going to fit a mini moto, bring it over and try it if you like

£8.39 without postage if you have a name and slogan on the back am going to order my own one and post up a pic of how it looks when it arrives EDIT: just ordered mine, the first one in existance, was £12.09 including shipping (which apparently may take up to 21 days... *grumble*) with the slogan and name printed on the back, if anyone does want one and isnt too bothered about seeing me pose in my one then feel free to PM me and i can fill you in on any specifics.

Payment would probably be through paypal, maybe cash on collection, i dunno jsut a thought peeps, i've had a bit to drink, and i got playing around on vistaprint... and, well... this is the result... the short sleeved shirt WITH A PLAIN BACK is £3.25 each if we order 25, if you want the name and slogan across the back i think it's about £8 or there abouts... you can have white, Black (+£1.20), Grey (+£0.89), if you want a 2XL size its +£1.19 yadda yadda, my beer glass is empty...

wow, that's impressive... did you do a plug chop to check the mixture?, that'd be my first port of call... as for the fuel, petrol (or "Gasoline" for you guys) has a typical shelf life of 6-8 weeks, filling a jerry can a year ago and then using it in your bike probably wasnt the best thing to do, you've already discounted the spark plug range so you are left with a leaking magneto seal (possible but unlikely), too lean carb mixture is more probable, ignition timing is also worth checking seeing as your bike is a 74 and probably running on points (check your manual for correct settings), faulty CDI is unlikey, compression ratio shouldnt be too much of an issue assuming that the head gasket was changed when the barrel was last off. having said that looks like you've done your homework on symptoms, definately check the mixture and ignition timing though, and as for splitting the cases it would be advisable seeing as all thoser little metallic fragments could now be dry-humping your bearings and bushes

so thats about 5 of us so far... poor show peeps, the original list was as follows (from reading through the old thread) Drewpy - 1 Medium Blackhat - 2 Large Foamy - 2 Medium Realrayzor -1 Large Cynic - Large black Grey haired git - 1 XLarge NEV - 3 XL Airhead - 1 Large Fosdyle - 2 (1 large 1 medium) Battered - 1 XL AndyDtr08 - 1 Medium Pilninggas - 1 Large casperj - 1 L cheerfulgrin - 1 Medium bindie - 1 XLarge elmmet - 1 medium Dean_DT - 1 Large MRR - 1 Medium Matthew duncan - 1 Large Yamahead - 1 XL 25 not including the less active members who may/may not still be around on the forum... where have these numbers gone? im happy to provide the means to get the wheels turning but there needs to be more interest than the 5 who posted here

im not 100% familiar with this model of bike... but shouldnt that drain tube (copper pipe sticking up from the bottom of the float bowl) be straight? it was on my DT50, it is on my XJ600 and the 650 Turbo, this could explain the leaking fuel as the tube is draining fuel from a level below your float cut-off point

yeah i seem to remember a post about that, boom trikes i think it was...

my old lady has just moved to porlock and opened a B&B... haven't seen her for 2 years! there was another video of a goldwing or similar towing a volvo on a twin axle car trailer doing the rounds here a couple of years ago aswell

Thanks for the message Sacha, wish we had your weather over here, its been pissing with rain and sometimes hail its either this or i take her to the prom in my Mini... but i dont really like either of my cars that much tbh and i dont fancy doing 150 miles in the mini!, whichever way i will be sure to get some pics, theres a pic of her sat on my XJ on my camera somewhere i will see if i can find it...

its a possibility, would that be any less awkward for a lady in a dress to mount?...

Hi everyone, i have a bit of a strange request for you today... does anyone have a sidecar outfit i could borrow for a day or two? i am just out of my 2 year 33bhp restriction period so it doesnt matter exactly what it is... reason being future Mrs Foamy wants to go to her prom on the back of one of my bikes but that just isn't practical when wearing a dress (so she tells me, i dont tend to wear dresses...), so if anyone has a jawa/ural/mz/whatever else with a sidecar that they would lend me the use of for a couple of days i would be forever gratefull, payment would be provided ofc. please let me know peeps, i will be your tame foamy Love foameh x

i have an abundance of coils if your interested aswell?, i stripped down 3 generators with suspected crank seal failure but all the coils are tested and working

Just seen your in thatcham dude, im in newbury the next town over!, if you're still having trouble im heading over on the A34 going to oxford on tuesday, i can stop by and have a look at it if you like?

Could be a laxy starter with worn brushes, what mileage has it got?... my first check would be the earth from the starter motor or the starter relay as a bad earth could easily cause high resistance and lead to a reduction in circuit performance The cutting out sounds a lot like wiring loom, check where the wires go through the headstock as often these turn into plastic plugs which can become loose over time and unplug themselves when you turn to full lock as the wires tend to pull apart, my old DT was the worst for doing that

i think wht you're refering to is the fuel tap, on my DT it could be turned through 360' with no problem

stopping off in cyprus tomorrow and back in the UK the day after, work on the XJ will be continuing again!, frame is already powdercoated and i will be doing some minor repairs to the engine and shotblasting it over the weekend

eBay is your best bet, no way of telling just how genuine it is though, failing that check out your local yamaha dealer or ghostbikes.co.uk

from my experiance LEDs are good for being seen by others but don't tend to project much light, it would be alright for the sidelight/running light but for dipped and main beam you'd be better off with a good quality 12v Halogen bulb such as the Phillips ones

Its much more polite at the lights to look at the other rider, flip your visor down, blip the throttle and then nod, most of them seem to take notice of you then

Wow, V-twins sure are popular! , must be a lot of harley riders amongst us