pepperami

As with any liquid cooled engine(if yours is ?), make sure it has a good dose of anti-freeze in the coolant. you may want to run the engine once you`ve topped up with anti-freeze to ensure the new stuff does`nt just sit in the expansion tank. if it`s going to sit outside for a while you may want to consider an exhaust plug-- like the moto-cross boys use when cleaning thier bikes. just dont forget to remove it when come to try and use youe bike again

i have the same problem (shitty rotten exhausts) with my XS`s. no i have never used that company, but those pipes look like just what i`m looking for. i am just very wary about buying from abroad over the internet??. Motad still do a 2-1 pipes for the XS (i`m sure.... i think?? ) i dont know if that is of any help or are you trying to keep your bike completely original.

Diesel is good!! and cheaper than canned squirty stuff

before you assume it`s siezed why dont you try taking the plug out and squirting a little bit of freeing oil into the bore and leave it for a couple of days. after that you may find you will get some movment..... i did this on an old Suzuki A 100 and it saved me a top end re-build!!...

Thank you Mr D

i know this may sound silly after YPVS Tone told us that black is for earth on Yams... but have you tested it with a volt-meter to ensure it is an earth??? i never trust old bikes because you cant tell what others have done with them before you got it!!! when i took the wiring out of the headlight shell, i could`nt get the damm stuff back in without breaking something!!!!! I ended up making the holes in the shell slightly bigger to give me a bit more room.

if anyone speaks to MR Cadxs would they be so kind as to tell him i am trying to contact him. or if your out there Mr Cad there is a message for you via PM

a wet air-filter on a two stroke indicates that not all the fuel/air mix is being burnt during ignition. so as the bike has been tampered with?? is the power valve/exhaust servo actually working/opening as that may have an effect?? have the throttle/carberettor screws been badly adjusted in an attempt to make it go faster??? are the oil pump settings right?? does the bike have an air leak some-where causing poor combustion??? you say it`s smoky??? does it need a de-coke?? or is it just friar-tucked.. i am not saying this is gospel but that is what i would be looking at it this bike was mine

Top man Mr D thats what i spent all yesterday afternoon trying to do i still say it would look better with a single seat, teardrop tank, shorter exhaust, & wire spoked wheels

thank you for all your help gents.... Mods! please dont delete this thread as i would be lost without it

thank you for that Mr Kp i will give it a go tomorrow

this is the finished product!!! its the best i can do but it gives you an idea of the bike i have been wittering on about !!!!

Hello Mods!!! i am really struggling trying to get a picture of my bike onto this site..... can i have some help please

Thank you Mr V

i have nearly finished my XS and want to post some picture to see what you folks think ?? i am not very good at this pc stuff.... so how do i get the picture from my pc to the topic/gallery??? please can someone explain in VERY simple child-like language for me thanks

The saga continues!!! now i am doing all the final bits to get it ready for it`s MOT..... it`s stopped sparking on the left hand cylinder anyway i am hoping that it`s not to serious (fingers crossed)and it`s just points and not a coil breaking down.. luckly i have a new set of coils on the way that i was going to use on the next project... (an XS250 rat bike) using up all the left over bits. i cant do the tick-over thing until i get this sparking issue sorted... Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!! i read somewhere that someone had put a Boysen electronic ignition kit on thier XS.... anyone????? info please?? was it easy to do???? did it cost the earth??

dont know if my PM got to you ? let me know if not and i will re-send

i recon that if we had adverts as strong as that in this country, it would be a lot more effective that having the police hiding in lay-by`s waitng to catch you. i was very impressed with that advert.

i have to say .. that looks like one sweet machine...

oo! oo! yes i am interested!! i will send pm??

i see by your profile that you are one of the loons still riding an H2 triple????... i am not so good at this pc stuff but i plan to put some/a picture/s up as soon as i learn to do it???? if it stops raining, i will take some pictures in the daylight tomorrow. it was`nt quite as speedy as it appeared as i was in the process of putting it all back together before i joined.... plus i have a lot more time these days unemployed... hey-ho!

thank you for letting us know... there was me thinking my pc had gone PHUT!!

Do you know.. i get the feeling your sure the tick-over is 1250rpm.. i think i will try getting it to tick-over at 1250rpm you never know that might just work??? i rode it tonight just up the driveway (private road, not mine i might add) and so far so good, fingers crossed. i keep finding little things that need doing on it, pins, clips, bits to tighten or grease.

at first i thought F*!k that, my bike can only be worth £200 max and i`m not paying £499 for another pile of junk just to get some wire spoked wheels..... so i am going to e-mail him and see if he wants to sell the wheels seperately. thank you for the pointer Mr D

UPDATE!!! went and got a new number plate this morning... blimey! they dont half make you jump through some hoops to get a new number plate. i had to have my license, a utility bill addressed to me, and the log book before they would issue a new plate. It`s done now and it`s on the bike . this afternoon i am going to put on the exhaust and the pins in the seat hinges. if i keep this up i will run out of excuses for not taking it to the MOT station the worst is to come yet ..... getting that tick-over just right and ensuring it`s emissions are right... not looking forward to this bit.