drewpy

When I pulled the curtains this morning and looked out, I thought there must have been a terrible storm last night. Fences were laying flat, windows were smashed in, rubbish was strewn all over the place, and the power was out. Then I remembered. I live on a council estate.

I went to see Chubby Brown at the weekend. As soon as he came on stage I started shouting "You fat bastard! You fat bastard!" Then I was told by security that that sort of behaviour wasn't tolerated at the Labour party conference.

nice one mate, must find some more

I remember when this site was just fields, FIELDS I say!!! I like the rd aircooled site where you can hover your mouse over the shortened question and get a more detailed (abet still shortened) version, that way if it don't intersest me, I can move on without backtracking all the time. why can't there be a paid "members" section where we could access discounts etc if there are thousands of members then I'm sure sponsors would be interested in paying towards the site plus give a discount to members who shop with them!!

your not related to parsley boobs are you? I use millars 20/50 sport semi synth but its £30 (gulp!!)

you wil need to get another drain bolt. the new ones have a larger head on them to get a better purchase. I welded another nut on top of the bolt, so with the heat and so forth, the drain bolt undid. coils share a red/white +ve feed and have orange and grey from contacts or TCI (not too sure of tci colours) BTW, clean out the oil strainer by taking off 6 X 6mm bolts under the engine (square alloy thing)

juist take it off for now and use the main stand only

http://www.motoverse.com/tools/vin/yamaha.asp damn tried it and will only accept 17 digits

unfortunatly the kick only turns the motor over 1 revolution. spray in some carb start and bump start the bike. As its not been running a while I suspect that every thing is gummed up. change the oil and filter first so the engine has a chance to be properly loobed.

replacement turn cancellres are £45 so maybe the owner thew it away. As for the side stand switch, I don't have one and really can't see any problem without one. the gubbins are usually attached inside the side stand bracket!!

you need the following; 1) xs250 wire/disk front end, there is already taps and drillings for a second disk as standard on all xs400/250 wheels 2) Sr500 carrier and caliper ( is marked L on carrier) 3) xs1100 or twin disk xs750/850 master cylinder 4) twin stainless hoses with dual banjo at master cylinder rear 1) swing arm for disk model 2) xs250 disk wire wheel and spacers sell your drum stuff to cafe racers as it has the "period" look

12r refers to the model number of the bike ( and its associated different parts) mines 2A2 so any part starting with 12R won't fit my bike! hope that helps Oldgit, I'v lost me Intenet explorer now ( bloody virus)

they are modern classics, sweet looker mate

grifs reality works in bristol!!

most peeps gp to central wheel components in Brum, I bought my stuff from them but had a local guy build the wheels for £20 each wheel( he also does the manx GP nortons and other race bikes) Wyldes also do rims and spokes. to be honest there is very little difference between them all as they all talk to each other so go for the nearest one. You may want to go to Stafford in October for the jap classic bike show, loads of suppliers there (inc central) and you could pre phone them and take your wheels to be done!!! drewps

I think you need to get back to basics in order to eliminate the cause: fully charged battery (and is charging), valves adjusted; timing adjusted, fuel flows into carbs freely, check all connections (use contact cleaner or ACF50) try pickup coil it should be 700+/- 150 ohms The high revving is due to a weak mixture on pilot jets/air leaks; check by spraying wd40 on the manifolds and listen to the engine revs. make sure the new coils are for electronic ignition, I'm sure that the ratings are different as its in the way the power to the coils are delivered. you really need to get the loom sorted, try a secondhand one off ebay would be the easiest option!!

sounds like coils are heating up and failing. check your manual for the OHM readings

looks specific to the model and has the 12r prefix to confirm this. There are pleanty of xs400 main stands on ebay in USA for you to choose from, also make sure that you have the lugs to fit the stand drewps

Hi, I am answering this from my works comp (naughty, naughty) I have spoke front and rear fitted by myself last year. the hubs are from an xs250 (uk) and are disks front and rear in fact i have the xs1100 setup on the front (god help xs1100 owners coz they aren't super brilliant although I can just lock up the front tyre on a 380lb bike, never mind a 600lb 1100!) don't expect a quick responce from me as my home pc is currently full of viruses.

eh? XS's are parallel twin (250 to 500cc), triples (750 to 850)or four cylinder (1100) http://www.motoverse.com/tools/vin/yamaha.asp for model spec

the weren't even marked just generic ones

down load manual here http://www.files.pioneerx.co.uk/index.php?...torbike%20Files

I'd go for the swing arm bushes and upgrae them to bronze. Easy to check, bike on main stand and wiggle the rear side to side any play more than 1mm! = worn.

I just bought aftermarket ones and they fitted and look the same, so I assume that the ones from Mikes XS will too.

pilot system blocked, do a search as its been talked to death