DirtyDT

I bet that made your eyes water. Hi and welcome to the forum.

Whey aye Clive, welcome to the forum.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Good intro............... well the bits I understood

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

+1 I have a pair of Spada gloves and Richa trousers which are both great.

Dirty.

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Yep. I have a fusion leather jacket which is great. I have a pair of fabric Rift trousers that split in 3 places. and a pair of half leather half fabric trousers that are ripped in the lining at the gusset. I contacted George White who I got the Rift trousers from and they said they had to send them back to RST which would have left me without a pair of usable trousers. I know that my contract was with the seller but I contacted RST anyway but got no reply. I wouldn't buy the brand again except if it was hugely discounted. I like Weise at the moment. very undervalued.

Along the sides of the conservatory. Next to the spuds I am growing in a bin. As you can tell I haven't changed the shed yet but it is on the list, a bl00dy long list.

Bloody interweb

A quick trip to Tesco's this morning delayed the start of Project TS. So with a cup of tea in hand I went off to the shed. Hmmm messy was not the word so this morning I had a quick clear out. PM approached and I made a start. All items that were not easily identifiable were bagged and tagged, CSI style, the rest boxed. I tried to get the loom off in one piece as it will make it easier to make a new one if I need to With the easy bits off, onto a stand it went. The spare engine is sitting in the shed. The top end, at least, is going to be used, I think. The original engine needs some () work but I will use The bottom end if I can To keep the engine number correct. Stripped as far as I can go. The CDI unit won't budge. It has had copious amounts of Plusgas and use of an impact driver but I need the mounting brackets more than the unit so it may end up being drilled off and the brackets re tapped. I already have a spare one but I know this one works so it seems a shame to break it. The Swingarm is seized and I cannot even turn the swingarm bolt. I have exposed the inner part of the bolt by levering off the dust shields so this is being Plusgass'ed every hour. I may apply some heat but failing that, it may end up being cut off at the bolt. When clearing out the shed I came across a few DT175 bits still lurking there! Overall the frame is in great condition. All of the brackets and tags are attached and firm. Now I have to decide what I am going to do with the frame. Send it off or DIY?

These are well tested now so there is lots of information available. Google xj900f review This looks like a good review LINKY

Cheers Pat. Update. I had an interesting email from the guy I brought my spare engine off. At the time of buying the engine he said he may have some spares for the "C" model (he owns an "A" model which is very similar). The guy has given me a list and has said that he would get some pictures to me so, here's hoping. Later today I will be getting the bike as stripped as possible and pictures will follow later.

Plusgas and more plusgas. Impact driver and bits, Medium hammer and a decent set of spanners, drivers, socket set, breaker bar, multi tester, digital camera, masking tape, waterproof pen, Sealable bags, cable ties and assorted pliers......... to start. Don't go for cheap tools as they will be bad. I quite like the Halfords Professional range (I cant afford Snapon/Teng) Keep an eye out for new sets on evilbay (I am sure people nick them and sell them!) or on the Halfords site as they often have half price sales.

Sorry to hear it did not go to plan. If at first.......................

I had to laugh at the quote and the link. I didn't think shorts and a T shirt were really protective. Well not to standards anyway Bloody tough those Aussies!

None of them were serious options. Nitromethane, it's just an alternative fuel and you would be hard pressed to find it at the pumps at your local Shell garage. Danzley0 have a look at my post about sprocket and jets. This is your best, cheapest, option. You have the pipes so alter the air filter, re jet the carb and change the rear sprocket to match the pipes. Use the best octane fuel you can get at the pumps. This should give you a little boost.

This download may help LINKY

Plusgas before an impact driver.

Just a higher octane fuel mix, impractical unless you are doing a short run. There is a thread here LINKY with a link to a French firm that sell a kit of carb bits and a different sprocket. I would not recommend drilling jets BTW. Since you have a custom set of pipes on it, it does seem practical to look at a re-jet. Never owned a Virago but changing the gearing and re-jetting could be a cheaper, effective, option.

4 solutions to getting more speed. I could give you a tow on the 12th Strap a turbo on it. Nitrous kit. Nitromethane fuel mix. Bank loan. I wouldn't recommend any, especially the last one.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Castrol R