drewpy

looks ok to me too. no where near as bad as the Gilera I started with. the front wheel spokes look new and the rims look good too. rusty wheels can take £400 off you easily

try a new spark plug too, as it might be fouling up/insulation breaking down

he says it needs a new engine! unless you have access/funds to get another engine I wouldn't bother at that price. If your really stuck on it, take a gamble and let it run. email the seller and get him to lower the price

ok socks and dogs = win

trust fail

and now it looks like this

shock alternative

good to hear

my throttle usually makes my revs go up and down seriously, its running a bit lean, the modern fuel now has ethanol (alcohol)in it which loves attracting water. tweaking the mix screw out to enrichen the air/fuel mix like dt50 said, on the xs400 its now 3 turns out. You may have to up the slow jet 1 step.

Haley, hows the comet?

I think they would be the same, most of the xs range from the same era used yam parts bins. usually if it looks the same, it is.

rossco

you forgot the thread-jackers who say they once had a light bulb, but then ; "can you repair an LED lamp"

I'm in Belgium with the scouts, mind you if that changes. I'd love to go

the manx GP is looking good this year. With the new changes they'll be a few more pre 80's gp bikes

no snow here. even went out for a chilly ride

nice one Pat, photobucket has been upgraded and just getting the img tags is a PITA and i've told them so

follow this then... big end bearing housing #3 crank pin dia # 1 = blue big end bearing housing#4,crank pin # 2 =black big end bearing housing #5 crank pin no # = Brown big end bearing housing no# crank pin no # = Green

crap show last year. Michael Dunlop was there and no-one knew him. I'm going to the event city one in March

that's a latre one, a "custom" bike. I do like the xs650 (prefer the XS1 version with drum brake meself)

depends, does he like riding or fixing? the xs will be a great bike but will need fettling depending on condition etc the virago's will be more dependable (depending on condition) boils down to back lane scratching or cruising the highway/posing

is that foams large cig?

cool bikes you had. As blackhat says, start the thread in workshop and you'll get a better response

tell us what colour you got and i'll give you the info you need, ie part number

that's an new member introduction ?