drewpy

obviously not been to eccles lately

good luck foams and whtch for the left handed screwdrivers and buckets of steam

you can get the dials refaced with larger digits.

I would suggest you keep the airbox, as these are the best for the bikes ( and rare) you could always try bolting on an aftermarket megaphone, then everyone will hear you!!

rewiring is a matter of patience, wiring diagram and not being colour blind. If you can get a yamaha original service book, they even show where the loom goes!!

the engine casings are the same, but you will need barrels, pistons, head (inc valves), cam cover and bs34 mikuni carbs/manifolds/air trunking. all the rest will suffice!

which pilot jets? fuel air or mixture?

have a play with your idle adjustment, its on top at the front of the carb. you need to enrichen the mixture as the revs are "hanging" being too weak a mix. Mikuni BS34 is the 400 carbs can't see why the indicator switch cant work, double check its got all the correct buttons on and you may need to rewire the multi plug. drewps

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rooster I learnt to ride on the road mind you that was in Devon and not busy roads so I got away with it! took some crappy off road thing in taunton 40 miles away ( rode there) and then the on road test but this was the late 80's

weld on a big fuck-off nut and wrench it off. anti clock wise unscrew methinks if it still won't budge, get an air rachet on it

no but postage will be cheaper

you'll have to scour ebay uk for xs250's with wire wheels and get them just to send the hubs!! one just sold last week!!

yamaha has clutch pushrods!!

spindle= axle, its the thickness rather than length. its the matter of the hub. if you just want to respoke on a rim there's no problem that i can see except for speedo error!!

you'll have to junk the front fender. but more importantly the xs650's have different size wheel spindles. If you know where there is one, get them to check the spindle size. you also need to think about spacing and speedo differences

get yourself a shitty bike and do it up. you can make mistakes and it don't matter. that's how i started at 15 with a CD175. It ran but i underestimated what a torque setting was and oil pissed out everywhere

its them crabs I say

he he great!

bloody 'ell mate!! at least your not seriously hurt. I think the risk of riding a bike is outweighed by the sheer fun and the feeling of being truly alive. I had a serious accident in '92, arm in peices and a cracked spine. but I came back into biking cause I missed it too much, abet i don't bike to commute just to have fun. you'll be pissed off/depressed now, so don't make any rash decisions! drewps

POR do a tank cleaning and relining kit ultrasonic cleaning is the way to go, carb kits from sirusconic. try earth connections on stalks first drewps

on the tracker? they are just some cheap ones i got from Stafford, (UK classic bike show) for £30, brand new

try E-tyres theya re a national franchise

the voltage regulator controls the amount of juice to the electromagnet which then controls the amount of charging that occurrs. this is to stop the battery overcharging. I'd look there! drewps