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I'm sorry to break this,but i found some "hidden code" on the photograph. This is what it really is like .................

blummin' 'eck man. A chippy tea is the best meal in the world. its also the name of a song by the Lancashire hot pots, listen here; http://www.myspace.com/thelancashirehotpots it also explains whats in it innit'

Its possible or the diaphram in the petcock is damaged causing leaks. you can get rebuild kts. To by-pass that issue: run some tubing from a container of gas (petrol) and place it higher than the carbs, suck on the pipe and let the fuel run down the pipe and quickly push the fuel pipe onton the carb intake. let the spilt gas evaporate and try starting the bike up and see if that helps. I do that to balance my carbs with the tank off! do this at your own risk!!!!!!!!!!!BTW

make sure they are multi cored or you won't get your plug caps on.

scaramanga had a twin nipple on his left chest. you can see them on a James Bond film Ask him

yes, but it would make mine rarer and worth even more

try squirting some easy start in the left carb, and if it kicks the engine you have fuel starvation (sticking float needle) or a massive air leak. usually the right carb has the vacuum take off, i'm sure yamaha would have done it on the left if they could as it would have saved ££'s on fuel tubing building so many 1000's of bikes. did you run the bike on prime which bypasses the vacuum system? and cleaned the fuel tap filter?

xs250's had wires, but also alloys became standard across the 250cc range later. 400's where all cast alloys (bloody heavy ones)

can you post a picure to see what your saying?

super, just like Manchester

that's the one which came after the xs360 as it has plain wheels rather than painted. if the rear guard is in good nick sell it off as they are rare and can't be bought new. the graphics are similar to the german versions. BTW the square tank versions are designated 2A2 models which are more popular in blighty than the US.

heres a link for you http://www.classicmechanics.com/

bump!!

Harv, New pair on UK ebay 110176653553.

could be worn valve guides/seals letting oil into the bore or worn bore/piston rings. a compression check for the latter and replacement for the former.

the tx engine had a few teething problems which was "mainly" addressed when they renamed it the xs, so the engine mounts should be the same. motorcycle mechanics has a feature in this months edition which would be worth you buying.(either electronically or mail order)

check pilot screw is 1.5 turns from bottom on each carb. its located on the manifold side in front of the diaphrams on the top (brass screw)

I think you can but it's better to get new, as coils break down over time. Mine were starting to heat up and drip wax out of them. there are some here : http://www.motorcycle-ignition.com/motorcycle_coils.htm but are out of stock at the mo'. just need to make sure that the are for conact assisted ignition as opposed to electronic ignition types which are very different.

A trick i was told, was to pull back the brake lever and tie it up and leave a few days. Any air bubbles trapped, will work their way to the reservoir. This worked on my friends cbx550F when he could not get pressure.

Brilliant!!!

need to check your ignition coils next: off the top of my head: 4ohms and 9k ohms (+/-20% @ 20'C) for secondary and primary, these should be the readings you are looking for. The coils could also break down with running, Mine did that. Also check your battery is charged and charging at 14.5 volts. did you check that the tips of the pilot needles hav'nt broken off in the carb body? If you take one out, they should have a really sharp needle. Both mine had broken off in the carb body and the spare set were the same.

Just had some kids over from Tanzania to our scout night. The local school raised money to bring them over, as the teachers who went over on hols last year were so moved. These kids have nothing, I was so moved by their selflessness and eagerness to please. They came over in a T-shirt and a pair of trousers as that's all they owned. people donated shoes and socks for them and we all moan about not having this and that. It certainly makes you think. even the poorest people here have a lot more than these kids do. we are on this world to make things better for everyone, the selffish can go to Hell!!

Nice bike, what's your next project?

no idea mate, need to contact megacams and then let us all know. I didn't get one as its a bit far to send and havn't got the dosh yet

Hi Peeps, been sorting through my CD's and I've come across parts lists from the SOHC '77 to the DOHC '83 models. I've found an upload site and don't know how long it keeps the file for so, get downloading http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/1143...0-1977-pdf.html http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/1144...0-1978-pdf.html http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/1144...0-1979-pdf.html http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/1144...0-1981-pdf.html http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/1145...0-1982-pdf.html http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/1145...0-1983-pdf.html