wild foamy

its not a yam... but its still awesome shit . i know what my next car is going to be

110.9! , how come im still paying 117.9 down here?! >.<

Hi everyone, Where can i find part numbers for the XJ600 (pre-diversion) engine parts? and preferably an exploded diagram aswell. ta Steve

i resorted to making my own gasket out of gasket paper that was donated to me by a friend who worked for a motorists discount centre, that was after my cereal box gasket failed and pissed oil out over the old ladys new driveway... she wasnt happy... and as for the accuracy, to get the holes in the right place, get a ball bearing slightly larger than the hol you want to make, locate it over the hole, press lightly and then give it a wickle tickle with a hammer though come to think of it, that DT did seem to take a liking to pissing oil out, and only ever when on mothers new driveway... funny that

im armed forces, ofc i have the dosh, im minted

i used to have a bonnie wee lass who was from aberdeen, she told me that loons were blokes and quines were girlies :/. ofc, then she went and shagged one of my mates whilst i was in an alcohol induced coma on his sofa at his 18th

room for one more?

Squires 2011 is a go for sure, i aint missing another one!. im not going to make the same mistake with this bike as i did with the DT, im keeping this little badboy ^.^, planning to keep it mostly original in terms of no mini indicators or radical changes to the bodywork, but a few practical mods like hotgrips, bigger screen and maybe some other bits and bobs. as for the Jawa, once i am settled in at benson i will hopefully get it over there and get cracking, i have discovered that the XJ uses the same diameter stanchions as the Jawa, so with a bit of luck i may be able to use XJ/FZ stanchions with the existing jawa bottom ends, then all it needs is a new headlight as i dropped an adjustable spanner on the old one >.<

Torque loading on the DT50MX head bolts - 2 white knuckles making a base gasket out of a cereal box is not the way to do it, ive had to do it before on my clutch case but even that leaked, if there is air getting into the system that would explain the erratic running, get it sorted. or if not, i will make you an offer for the salvage

dont get me started merv, im bad enough with these crazy ideas on my own without your input thankyou very much...

oh, for all my hard graft i think her majesty owes me some R&R time . but what is the 20 pence fork mod? O.o

not bad for an old bird eh? . one slight fubar on my part, gone and left my V5C at Benson, and im on leave for the rest of the week :/ so can't go out for a blast just yet... but bringing it back from the MOT centre yesterday i took the long route home through some country roads, was awesome its torture not being able to ride it though :/

aye aye loons en quines, fit like th day?

theresa DT50 frame on ebay for a tenner... tempted to buy it and piece together a DT... labour of love kinda thing...

hey peeps as requested, here are the pics of the new bike, havent named it yet it will have to earn one. 1989 XJ600, payed £450 for it, 37k on the clock but Partial service history and lots of money spent on upkeep over the years looking over the reciepts. its my first bike bike and for what i paid for it if i throw it down the road i wont be too fussed, rather wreck this than a more expensive bike. i seem to have a thing for mature ladies, first the '89 DT and now this... but my god they are fun to ride XD

can soon take one, you mean pics of the bike in general or the fender extender?

imho, if something aint right it may escalate into something much worse, put the kettle on, get comfy and sit back for yet another nostalgic tale of the DT. after installing my awesomely powerful *snigger* 60cc big bore kit, the little blue dragon wasnt right all week, but me being the uptight sod i was thought F*ck it, it will see me through to payday, a few nights later on my way home on a country lane about 10 at night, pitch black, it died on me, completely cut out and refused to go, i started pushing it home (4-5 miles mostly uphill) and got very warm, so i took my leathers off and draped it over the seat as i pushed, upon arriving home around midnight i found out my wallet and phone had dropped out of my leathers en-route, and the bore was trashed (£40 down the drain, £30 and a gig ticket in my wallet, and about £100 worth of phone), which could have been prevented if i had investigated the problem before hand and spent £2.80 on a carb jet. morale of the story, get it sorted before it comes around to bite you in the ass. i miss my DT :'(

want to buy a Jawa?... 2 carefull owners and a foamy...

no can do im afraid, i have this obsessive urge to tinker, ive already added a front fender extender (£5 off fleabay, good condition aswell), heated grips are next on my fingers but shit the bed this thing is fast neeeeooooowwww....*splat* beware of low-flying foamys

leave the lad alone, and prepare for another nostalgic tail from the memory bank of foamy . my DT had a bigone exhaust with burnt out baffles and a bigone 'spansion pipe, no idea if it changed the performance because i never rode it with a stock pipe, but you could hear it coming a mile away, numerous people wandering across the road with their heads in the clouds would hear me coming long before i got a chance to mow them down anywhere near them, people would stop and look at me on my little blue dragon as i went past with all the grace of a three-pen*sed leprechaun, so there was no way they could claim the ol' "sorry mate, i didnt see you". not only that, but all my mates would hear me coming on my way to school and have ample time to arm themselves with various projectiles and colourful language. so it is my belief that loud pipes do save lives, but only because i was limited to such a speed where the cagers and numbnuts around me had adequate time to react

it is a good and reliable bike, cus its mine, and i maintain it all by myselfs ive got a full tank of fuel and a mars bar under the seat, thats more than enough for a foamy adventure

my old DT50 would just about manage 55 if you thrashed the living daylights out of it, but im only 9.5st ^.^, and it put up a hell of a fight and had a tendancy to go "f*ck you, ive had enough" and die until i let it settle and kept it at sensible speeds (40mph, nothing more). im thinking maybe gearing?, smaller rear sprocket or larger front sprocket, aslong as your engine has the guts to pull it, once again, going back to my old DT (can you tell i still miss it?...) it was fairly gutless on acceleration, but was faster than a stock DT because i had the smallest available sprocket on the back and a larger front one. failing that, fuel and exhaust systems and maybe engine management?, im unfamiliar with the 125 drag so im just shooting ideas out into the dark

hey peeps! with the delivery of my new michelin pilot sport front tyre, replacement of the fork seals and repair of the front mudguard, my XJ has now been MOT'd and i am once again on the road... brought a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye as the memories of my old DT came flooding back... *sniffle*. anyway, i am now itching to get the spanners out and tinker with my newfound love, but what modifications can i do/buy for such an oldish bike?, it already has a full motad neta exhaust and a front fender extender, and heated grips are next on my list. what else can i do to this bike to personalise it and make it more enjoyable to ride? (imparticular, where can i find a taller screen? to keep the wind down?) all the best -Foamy

i dont get it... :|

a man has needs, Merv!, and tbf it put up a fight, my shoulder was hurting a lot last night :/