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Everything posted by drewpy
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ultrasonic cleaners
I got one from Aldi in uk and they say in the instructions you can part submerge them and just turn over for the other side
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Vibration!?
look for flat spots on both tyres as well!
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the bacon tree
Two Irishmen are stuck in the desert, wandering aimlessly and close to death. They are close to just lying down and waiting for the inevitable, when all of a sudden....... 'Hey Paddy, do you smell what I smell. its bacon I'm sure of it.' 'Yes Mick it smells like bacon to me.' So, with renewed strength, they struggle up the next sand dune, and there, in the distance, is a tree loaded with bacon. There's raw bacon, dripping with moisture, there's fried bacon, back bacon, double smoked bacon... every imaginable kind of cured pig meat. 'Paddy, paddy we're saved. 'it is a bacon tree.' 'Mick, are you sure its not a mirage? We are in the Desert don't forget.' 'Paddy when did you ever hear of a mirage that smell like bacon... its no mirage, its a bacon tree.' And with that... Mick Races towards the tree. He gets to within 5 metres, Paddy following closely behind, when all of a sudden, a machine gun opens up,and Mick is cut down in his tracks. It is clear he is mortally wounded but, a true friend that he is, he manages to warn Paddy with his dying breath. 'Paddy... go back man, you was right its not a bacon tree.' 'Mick ,Mick ... what the fuck is it?' 'Paddy... its not a bacon tree... its its its a Ham Bush.
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78 xs 400 points help
ebay has loads, have you tried bikebandit, old bike barn, motogrid?
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79 XS400 - Hard starting and poor idle.
get an air line then
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Finally back home!
welcome back mate. can you speak swahilli now. All I know is off lion king!!
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79 XS400 - Hard starting and poor idle.
its def your carbs mate, especially if you left fuel in them when parked up. the best way to clean is strip and ultrasonic clean them, get someone professionallly to do that, or buy a unit and do it yourself it will be cheaper and will learn something.
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1981 XS 400 CARB ADJUSTMENTS
jets should be fine, need to check the mains on each carb as they can be different for a specific side (not uncommon) when you say carb tune, do you mean the dial guages or that crappy contraption which fits on the end of carb and lifts a plastic bobble? need to use the intake stubs and adjust the right side to match the left carb. do it on tickover as the diaphrams can start taking over and messing up the settings. on my carbs the mixture screw is in for weaken out for richer
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Right Foot Gear Change XS 650
the right foot gear change is common for xs650 flat-trackers. why don't you keep that and put on a left foot brake just to be different. If you want to change back, sell the right engine case as a dirt track mod and you will soon sell it. buy another case and you will need a new change shaft, poss change quadrant and gear lever. left hand case may be just a grommet and not welded up so check forst
- The Box
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If you can sing the praises of XS360's, Let me hear your song!
well said
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trouble rebuilding master cyl on xs 400
did you make sure you cleaned out the return hole from inside the resevior? this prevents a vaccuum so the fluid can flow. its really tiny and hard to see. another trick is to bind your brake lever to the handle bars overnight to let the fluid enter the seals.
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XS650 Correct Viscosity Suspension Fluid
yea they did, even blew a seal last year, that's when I changed to 20W
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XS650 Correct Viscosity Suspension Fluid
my bike takes 10w 30 engine oil or 20w fork oil. i drained out the 10w 30 as it didn't perform, the 20w is much better.
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How do I upgrade to twin disc on xs400?
I would email him, don't give up cos when youv'e done it you get a lot of satisfaction and you learn as you go. don't forget to keep us posted
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How do I upgrade to twin disc on xs400?
did you try to fit them anyway? why don't you email the site owner, they usually do speak english and is worth a try. ask for the model he used!!
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Cam Oil Seal
air is denser when cold and the cold charge promotes combustion ( spitfire planes etc used water injection for that purpose) the white plugs are a great indication that you are running lean, i would try your idle mix screw and richen it, as it does affect the rev range higher up. trouble is , the usa models are set really lean to pass emissions test. I run rich on the bottom end of the rev scale to get my kicks at the top ( my bike hates slow traffic like me)
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Cam Oil Seal
lowering the floats, lowers the fuel level as it will shut off the fuel earlier. you need to lower the tab between the floats (effectivley raising them) then you will raise the fuel level. try it and see, if i run mine at constant 4k then is starts jerking around (its much better between 7 and 9.5 k )
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1976 xs500c
I don't think they will as xs650's have there ports splayed out a la triumph. get the rear silencers and get a set of downpipes made to match. my friend had a set of stainless made for xs400 for £60 a pair!!
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$9.99 in illionois !!
have you picked up your xs360 yet, and is it any good? just got an invite for Lotherton hall today from VJMC.
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Setting electronic ignition timing on 79 XS400
yep, the cam marks will be there and you will see them freeze under the strobe lamp. if you keep the bike on main stand, no oil will escape ( it will on side stand, don't ask me how I know)
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xs coils
not normal to heat up. I bought after market ones from ebay as I wanted new and they work fine xs250 ones are the same coils these are the ones I bought on ebay 360048409546