drewpy

but if you have an earthing issue ie the wire from the switch is earthing out, then you will have the symtoms you describe!! what about the bulb and holder itself? have you checked that (replace bulb in case its an intermittent fault)

glad to hear you got it sorted pretty easily, well done!

eh?

pretty neat eh?

correct, or the wire wouldn't be needed in the first place. All can think of is you have an earthing issue which will make the circuit drewps

need to strip the carb down (separatly) and if you can, use an ultrasonic bath. don't use lemon juice as it will blacken the alloy and left long enough, will corrode it. you can clean the outside by using baking soda blaster check settings against spec. i'd use 26mm for float height the mains screw into the emulsion tube which when unscrewed( and the diaphram removed) will fall out. there is a location tab to stop them turnig when the main jet is tightened. use a carb cleaner and compressed air to clean drewps

always fancied that, but I'd need a bigger bike as I think the xs400 would complain too much LOL

exhaust sounds good

xs650 don't have shims, i think you mean xs750, 850 and 1100

give the oil press orafice a poke might be sludge in there!!

correct and it doesn't need to come off to remove the chain cover. if all the bolts are out a little tap with a rubber mallet should free it!! nice bike and have fun with the carbs. BTW we have a classic section you might want to post in as you will get a better response to your queries. I also posted a sticky there for xs stuff drewps

that does sound like the choke, but it shouldn't flip back, so it sounds like the little ball bearing and spring has been lost (it holds the choke bar in 3 postitons) hold it out with a clothes peg and then try and start it, then let it off when warm ed up I do like the look of the xs750's but the roadster version drewps

I think it will need a service. did the bike respond and tick over well when you last saw it running? BTW to the forum

its the same model, just different cc's

so that's what they get up to in Burnley!!

I'm in the UK so can't comment

none in Uk (there was but the proprietor died) try here for parts flat track stuff here might be worth restoring than modifing as there are not a lot of early bikes around drewps

I got FZR 250 R from here

cheapest in usa for oem is $133 from motogrid I'm sure there's a few on ebay, you can use xs250 and xs400 coils up to '78 in Uk i got these http://www.rexcauntracing.com/pages/htcoils.html australia but not in stock http://www.motorcycle-ignition.com/motorcycle_coils.htm

to the YOC brian

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to the forum hebrew H I had no probs fitting my f;at tracker seat to the frame, but had to cut off the rear frame rails. why not try and fit a guilari seat. that will fit straight on and looks cafe style they are made to fit the sohc and dohc models guilari seat

Aye, I think you will need different thickness shims too if its the dohc model. take your gaps first and see what you need.

they were selling them at Aldi not long back with a turtle shell back (presumbly for aero dynamics)

I assume it was via ebay? start the complaint process and you'll soon get a response. worked twice for me especially as ebay give out their phone number as part of the process and you do phone them!!