drewpy

get us a picture and we can give better advice!! drewps

they are normally bonded in the coil, but an article in the xs1100 club website had them dremel out the side to take out the cable. If yours has come out completley, then in the hole that is left, there is a brass needle for the central core to connect to. You can then 5 min epoxy the cable back in. I used standard multicore HT lead as this will connect to the needle better rather than single core stuff. drewps

just make your own out of a cardboard box!!

have you had the cam cover off, does sound like a dry camshaft. it only takes 1/2 hour to do, tank off, tacho off, head steady and undo the bolts in a criss cross pattern. if therre's oil in the little "wells" and there is no scoring, have a butchers at the cam shaft chain/tensioners drewps

don't get fuel on it then!!

do they go directly to battery? could be a charging connector

then you have an air leak my friend.

the numbers refer to the size of the venturi so 32 = 32mm. a larger size will give better power higher up the rev range used in racing, but a lower size gives a faster airflow and is good for better torque lower in the rev range. Yam compromised on 32mm for yours to give the best overall performance and fuel economy. so you can use slighly larger/smaller sizes but will affect how the bike runs!! drewps

I just buy £20 jobs every year, saves oiling them all the time and is no problem for me coz it don't get used in the winter.

nice, paint looks good what is it? plasticote chrome?

this looks, erm, interesting more info and the funniest copy you ever heard

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have a comiserating warm jason.

dan3 enjoy your stay here!!

HBR, 400 conversion will also need the carbs as they are different on the 250!! (smaller) the bottom end is the same so you will only need barrel, pistons and head!! ( and carbs)

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you never know what people have done over the years. I had a friend with a worn chain, turns out the previous owner "forgot" to put in the carrier bearing in the rear sprocket hub with potential dire consequences. have a look around the headstock where the loom gets chaffed, the insulation should be intact.

i'm fitting new dohc carbs to my sohc engine and had to make new brackets which isn't hard. I have the engine running but now need to dial in the carb settings which I'll do on a dyno with a fuelling curve print out!! I go in the choppor underground forum and these guys build their own manifolds for single carb installations on xs400's and 650's , crazy but they work!!

does it settle down when warm or hang high, then settles down?

that's what I thought, scary woooo!!

the 34 mm ones I am assured, will fit not the 38mm!! i know some of our german xs owners have used a delorto carb!

thanks, it was a great weekend and I'd thought i'd share it!!

def fueling, or you got timing completley off. double check the easy stuff first drewps

dtmf, looks like your handy with bikes. keep up the good work and let us know how you are getting on drewps

is there a mix up with cut off switch and starter? did you check all the colour connections in the headlamp? is there anything else that runs off the solinoid and is taking power on the wrong side of the actuator, so will only power when the solinoid is energised?