drewpy

my home PC was hacked so on works comp. will check with line manager now

if anyone's up for Scotland, there's a new book out https://www.tarmap.co.uk/ motorcylists guide to Scotland

250 carbs are the devil, very small orifices which ethanol fuel likes to block

Dannnnnnnnn

Mark

Sr125 is legendary here. 80mph on a YOC ride out

sounds like starter system is earthing out, maybe starter jammed?

getting there, was a Hip Op

I didn't go, was under Dr's orders after surgery

photos or it didn't happen :D

did it just stop working or after you did something to the bike? There's lots of info over at http://www.carpe-tdm.net

the mk1 has a wasted spark system as opposed to the 4TX have you checked cleaned the connections to the ignitor box? these go green with damp and age? did you check, side stand switch? bypass it just in case its faulty. that'll do for now till you report back

just fix a date and I'll book it in with work, easier now than nearer the time

Just read that and loved it, maily to remind me of NI as I did the NW200 once via Stranrar and the other we copped out and flew there, only to be stranded by the volcano erupting. we also stayed in Bushmills, but with a friend. I cycled the Hadrians wall road west to east and is indeed impressive and particulaly liked Housesteads fort

Have a few mates in Bristol. see if the're up for a ride out too any ideas on dates yet?

its usually the idle jets that get blocked. try opening up the mix screw which is near the manifold (anticlockwise) if it doesn't make a difference then professional cleaning is the way to go. I sent mine away to cornwall which cost £100 and i also sent new jets. this was back in 2006 so more expensive now. look in xs400.com and you can get an xs teeshirt with "clean them carbs", that's how notorious they are to get right

yea, sounds like a plan, cheers

thoroughly cleaning carbs with air, is not thoroughly cleaning carbs. they need stripping completely and ultrasonic cleaning and poss replacing pilot jets if blocked. the issue is the galleries are so small, that air won't shift the fuel gunk collected over time

I restored a 400 and have a 400 tracker

lovely, a credit to you.

and G'day Brett

Tim

I'm easy, its all about whether I can get time off

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