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drewpy

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  1. drewpy replied to a post in a topic in Yamabyss
    PPPPPP Pick up a penguin!!!
  2. drewpy replied to a post in a topic in Yamabyss
    i ended up in a right shit hole!!!!
  3. you'll find other xs650's had rear 19" wheels same as xs750/850/1100. xs400 and rd's had 18" front and back
  4. drewpy replied to TwistGrip's topic in Naked
    XS Triple Frame & Engine Numbers Model Serial Number Year XS750D 1J7-000101 1976 XS7502D 1J7-100101 1977 XS750E 1J7-220101 1978 XS750SE 1J7-300101 1978 XS750F 1J7-240101 1979 XS750SF 1J7-350101 1979
  5. you didn't flick the cut off switch when you kicked it over did you?
  6. drewpy replied to Goff's topic in Yamabyss
    unless your fat arse like me!!
  7. check its not running at 45' ie too lean!!!
  8. the thing with a kick start is that is only turns the engine over 1/2 at a time whereas the electric boot can keep the motor spinning. could try bump starting to get the engine turning! clutch slip will affect the engine starting, as that is the only thing that connects to the gearbox and hence the kick start. electric start is direct on the crank.
  9. drewpy replied to mervin's topic in Classics
    very nice Merv, hope she goes as well as she looks!! ( or is that a he!)
  10. could strip down the carbs and check for blockages, check also your rubber manifolds for cracks.
  11. "plop" is the sound of my crap hitting the bog water, "thump" is what i do to the kids when I'm trying to watch MotoGP
  12. sounds like carb diaphrams either perished, hard or holed. also check the slides move freely and drop with a "clonk"
  13. Sounds like an earth problem. indicator lamps usually have separate earths and pulling the clutch makes an earth conract.
  14. I used a plastic waste pipe as its just the right size, keep the seal on the bottom. and drift the bearing into place after warming up.
  15. 1. by all means check the rod, as if it is bent you will have clutch problems 2. zerk? I assume you mean nipple? whereabout is it? 3. do the forks yourself, 20w oil use an impact driver to take off the lower screws (1 either side) and pump forks till all the oil is expelled. fill up with correct amount. I'd let the shop do the master cylinder, although I've seem a couple on NOS ebay which would be cheaper!!
  16. drewpy replied to socalyamaha's topic in Classics
    is it just slight oil vapour or is it puffing out like a chimney?
  17. I was thinking more like 50 psi, as that is what I did my carbs. 100psi will be too dangerous as it can pierce the skin along with the other bits of crud. My little compressor can only make 60 tops.
  18. what certain things?
  19. 69mm is quoted as standard, so iwould assume you are on standard. the overbores go up in .25mm increments
  20. i'd say high pressure is best to shift the crud. just be careful
  21. that's a good tip Joe, no basket ball needles but plenty of football ones
  22. your not too wrong when you say marbles. the starter drive behind the rotor works by having 3 small dowls which are sprung in towards the crank and are at an angle so they can free run when the starter turns off and the engine fires up. Its these buggers that flat off over time and start to slip. you need to get new dowls and springs from yamaha (you need 3) this relates to the xs400 and I'm sure they are the same for the 500.
  23. LOL I forgot to mention the vaseline
  24. drewpy replied to fenman's topic in General
    very good the guy talking other than hitler was on LEXX a really good sci fi show which got shit in the final 2 series. ( although "Sev" was Fit as F*ck)
  25. drewpy replied to socalyamaha's topic in Classics
    i did'nt, but i suppose you can just to even up what's on the cases

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