drewpy

thanx for the reply JM I would n't know where to start with ally. I would have to buy the gear for a start!! I may make a tank mock up and then get someone to make the tank up. This is a long term project at least for this year as I have the other bike to play on. Having said that I do need to start thinking about doing it hence this post.

10w is unusually low for indicators, is this a haynes manual by any chance? 21W is the norm or you could go LED and use an LED control flasher

Sorry it could be due to the change of servers in the last 48 hhours

3.00 = 90/90x18" = 90mm with the height of the tyre 90% of the width and 18" wheel

I'd get a loan and then haggle with a dealer. Much cheaper that way!!

I'm on firefox and everythings ok here

try http://www.motorcycle-ignition.com/motorcycle_coils.htm I bought these http://www.rexcauntracing.com/pages/htcoils.html partsnmore in us of a

SOHC xs400's are tubed tyres but you can use tubeless tyres with tubes in them. I can't recommend anything other than BT45's they are the best, Merv will confer with me as they also suit the RD's. I use them on my xs and can say they rock. I used them at wombwell kart track and they never kicked out even when grinding the footrests. drewps

3 speedo cables went to the pub. they waited outside and 1 went in to be served. " 3 pints of bitter please" said the 1st speedo cable. "your a speedo cable aren't you?" said the barkeep "yes" said the 1st speedo cable. " get out, I don't serve speedo cables" said the barkeep the 2nd went in and the same happened to him. when he went outside to the other speedo cables, the 3rd one said wait here and rubbed his cable all over the road till it frayed and for good measure turned himself inside out into a knot. " 3 pints of bitter please" said the 3rd speedo cable. "your a speedo cable aren't you?" said the barkeep " no said the 3rd speedo cable, I'm a frayed knot" wa wa waaaaaaa!!!! to the madhouse

I think you meant http://www.deus.com.au/ your latin isn't up to scratch some great looking machines there. but the prices!!!!! If anyone doesn't know about it, get "on any sunday" great 1971 film on motorbikes with super dirttrack action and lots of other genres!!

Ta Mate, I'll have a look. We have the tank shop in bonnie scotland, which has a 10 month turn round (EEK!) and tabaker in sunny Wales. I was looking into the glass fibrefoam loss system, but can't work out how they would get a decent gel coat finish!! drewps

there is a school of thought when running-in a bike to thrash it for the 1st 20 miles with mineral oil and then change oil to the bikes standard oil (eg semi-synth) what this does is beds in the rings to the bore and so making a better seal giving better oil consumption (if any) I did this with my XS on a rebore and can say Ive never had a smoking issues (cough!) and currently have the engine in bits transfereing to an NOS case, and the bore is A1. I have also heard (on T'internet) that some peeps run their bike in gently and its been smoking and burning oil for that very reason after 10k miles. Unfortunatley you will have to make your own mind on this ( warranty) and have a trawl through google!!

only 12 days to valentines you see!!

48 hours 48 HOURS!!!!!

Just got my kids building a big snowman. When it thaws, all the dog shit will be in the same spot. Sorted

Here's a tip for you: When you start going out with someone, just after they go to sleep at night, put a nicotine patch on their arm. Then, just before they wake up in the morning, take it off again. This way, if they ever leave you, they'll get withdrawal symptoms, think it's love, and come back.

ride indoors or in summer

I think its worth paying for autotrader as it has a large customer base!!

nice bike and I bet your dead chuffed!!! just need decent weather or use a rolling road to ride it

no probs in sunny eccles, got my speedos on in my 4x4

sound familliar?

cheers I'll do that drewps

I bet xs360 xs400 wire drum hubs fit if yours are knackered

I am considering making a new tank for my flat tracker project and wondered if anyone has done one? I was thinking of Glass fibre as I have an ATE BMW under tank master cylinder to keep the bars clean looking. Anyone had a go or has a link to a how to? cheers Drewps

sounds like you may need to choke your mate