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How about project "CURSE" instead ?

Hi Ray. Welcome aboard mate, we like OLD actually some of us are old, oh well tempus fugit. Look forward to hearing your exploits with rusted nuts and bolts.

Happy new year all, my head hurts !!!

Happy new year all, take care ride safe.

Welcome to the YOC Ian.

Tommy, that helicam is just amazing, the place looks spectacular to but if you fall off the bike out there your 3 days on a donkey to the nearest A&E :biglaugha: Have fun mate stay safe.

If you want to get your carbs clean then you could use Autosolvol paste, you can put some in a container then add water & mix till it's runny then use a tooth brush to apply to the fiddly bits that are hard to clean, the only thing is that carbs are not meant to be shiny they are matt finish aluminium so getting them to shine is near impossible. As for the other engine parts like the casing there is no other way than elbow grease and time I'm afraid, even with an electric drill or polisher it takes time and patience, for those greasy bits use GUNK both tin and spray and just wash off the crud but it will never be factory fresh unless you strip it and start again. For cleaning and restoring plastics you could use T-CUT and polish when you get the worst of the fade out of it, someone else may know of other products that do a similar job but really it's down to hard work and time.

"NO" !!!! Just think of the poor old XT, LEAVE IT ALONE !!!

Welcome to the YOC Kid.

Drewpy is right (so are the others) it's the crap from the manufacturers that causes the problems, you have to get rid of all the filings and sharp edges the knobheads leave in it first before you whack the throttle open, do as Drewpy says, change the oil now if you want and then you can be a bit more boisterous with it. But of course then you will be taking it back in 200 miles for the free service that it came with.

Why don't you just run the pipe through a bottle with a "Y" connector oil stays in bottle and air goes to filter?

The difference between the men and the boy's is the cost of the toy's !!!

Nice link Jimmy been doing this for years but never thought to write it down (DOH!)

Back to the subject, of course you can discuss your bike we like bikes anything with 2 wheels and an engine.

Welcome to the YOC Peter.

Yeah Tommy rub it in why don't you !!!! Will that be the first time you use you "NEW" helmet as well?

Try a pair of "GRIP PUPPIES" on your bars, my XJ made my hands tingle and after asking on here the advice was to get a pair of these, carpel tunnel syndrome will affect you all the time so if you only get it on the bike then you DON'T have it. These things are great they take the vibration right out of the bike and it makes riding a real pleasure, you just have to get used to a bigger grip size, try it you will be amazed by the difference.

Ok Foamy you know what you have to do !! SELL THE XT and pass on the curse.

Thanks Tommy always a great deal of useful information (NOT) Grouch is far to busy trying not to break his own bike to bother with mine !!

Watched the Vid, remind me never to go down the shops with you !! camera is ok for a cheap one, nothing wrong with the quality that I can see your not making HD movies after all so it's a fine piece of kit for £40. I do like how £50,000 BMWs get overtaken by a £2K motorbike. Must make them really grumpy to get passed by a nasty biker type :biglaugha:

Tommy I like your style, when in doubt "HIT IT" works for me !! Actually tried that already but it's steel on steel unfortunately so only plus gas and heat will help with most of them, got 2 of the exhaust nut's off today (26th) and with some finger crossing might get them all off but they are rusted to F*** so difficult to grip and the welder just spits out crap and has nothing to hold on to (bugger!!) onward and upward, I do like other peoples neglect, makes my life so much more interesting!!!!

Thank you all will try those out and see what happens, this thing is becoming a right cow!!!

Ok just for those that don't know, bought myself an FJ1200 a couple of weeks ago and I am in the process of tearing it down and refurbing it. So far I have 4 sheared bolts that the PO has kindly left me and now I have added 2 more in the stripping process, they all are sitting flush to the various mounts and things so nothing to grab hold of and was trying to think of the best way to get the buggers out, remember these are as rusty as F**K so they are not going to come out easy, thought that I might cut them with a slot with the Dremel and use some heat and plus gas to get them softened up but other than that open to suggestions. I have a welder so could try welding a bolt to the stub ends but not sure about the strength of the various components that they are attached to plus there is A LOT of plastics and stuff that snuggles up nice and tight to one or two of them so have to bear that in mind as well. Any thoughts you might have or anything you have done yourself might get me out of this hole I am digging myself. Just a couple of the places that I'm having trouble with, Front mudguard fork mounts X1, fairing frame work mountings X2, exhaust (by the barrels) clamp bolt X1 although they all seem pretty rotten to be honest so there might be more to come !! Not all of them by any means but that's enough to be going on with. Thanks all.

Hi, I'm now one of those old farts that retires the bike in September and wakes it up in April, use the car in the winter, to old for all this ice and rain crap, I start the bike once a month and charge the battery if it needs it, I always service the bike before it goes to sleep and then I know that it has new oil and filters and is ready to go at any time. When it comes out of hibernation I take it down for the new MOT and then I'm off and running for the next 6 months. Only thing I do that might seem strange is cover the end of the exhaust with a plastic bag to keep the moisture out as it will rot if you don't start it for a long time.

Christ Drewpy 150 mph in a straight line get's my bowels moving even thinking about going round corners at that speed just makes me shake my head and hide under the pillow.