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Just put one on order, foamy you should get it through the door in 4-5 working days mate. Don't worry mate we will all help you to stay away from your Sin zone

What year is this bike your doing up? my mates that im fixing is a 1984 so if yours is the same then i can take some pics for you BUT i do highly recomend doing what Slice said and get a new connector on before you do some expensive stupid damage.

Yer its getting there, brought the head into work this morning and gave it to the machine shop to properly fix the studs but i highly recomend not riding a bobber with 20kgs of DOHC head in your rucksake takes all the fun out of biking. only reason im motoring on with this Tommy is that i no longer want this rust filled lump in my shed haha, plus it seams like im trying to polish a turd and dress it in a pearl necklace, and i know for a fact that three weeks down the line its just going to be neglected again.

Ah Tu Shay, So V Star, how you getting on? any progress?

Um..................yes and no, once i found that there is actually 12 top bolts and 6 bottom bolts holding it on (not 8 top 6 bottom) then it came off really nicely with only a slight tap from my plastic dead hammer. Thing that i noticed is that the 4 top bolts that are closest to the cam chain cogs are in a water trap area thus rust very badly and go from needing a 14mm socket to needing a 12mm socket and a hammer, and the same go with the two inner spark plugs. Other bits i've noticed on doing this one is the starter motor is keen to blow as thats the 4th one he's had in it now and the stock air filter box only comes out once you have removed the carbs and starter motor.

How about a Carb Sync tool for less than that!? not sure how well it will work tho but this guy seams happy that it works very well http://www.650ccnd.com/mano.htm Also i did sugest looking at the tick over first so dont steel my idea Task

Post an intro in the new member section to introduce your self, stick around, have a laugh and make new friends is basically what they are trying to say

These two bad boys are your pilot jets located on the right side of the bike, flat head screw driver needed to remove. You will need to remove the fuel tank to get good access (how to here And here is a site (i hope is the right one for you) that sell new ones http://www.jetsrus.com/a_jet_kit_street/yamaha_650_XVS650_V-star.htm

Here we go Sniff, quick little up date. The new head was delivered yesterday morning so will be getting this fixed up looking nice before it goes on the bottom end spent last night cleaning it with gunk and wire brushes. Swing arm has been stripped and painted and the axle has now been given some axle greese. and the engine is starting to look presentable too Ignore my finger prints in that pic they will be covered up by the DOHC sticker i removed from that cover. dip shit here though the paint had dried Cam cover didn't come out as well as i hoped tho, some thing must have reacted with the paint in places Fork legs are much better than before after some elbow greese and auto sol few bits and bobs i'll get sorted tonight but most of my efforts need to go on this head and get the motor back together and check out if all is ok before i get it out the door.

Hey love, have you tried the tick over at all? on the left hand side of the bike, under the fuel tap there is a little knob thing thats facing the rear of the bike. turn that 1-2 full turns clockwise and see if she starts and idles. Next thing i'd check are the spark plugs. next will be strip and clean the carbs

Not sure if im still coming yet either as it looks like the wife cant get that weekend off work to look after our nipper. if i do come it will be the Friday till Sunday for me but i'll keep you posted.

Na im not going that far with this one mate but my take you up on the offer with the xj600 carbs. This one is literally a top end replacement and tart up and out the door job just to get some pennies to put into the 600.

Cheers for all the tips guys will be a massive help on the 600 ive got. I used some Gunk on this motor and some ally wheel cleaner already but this head isn't going back on as he has ordered a new one which is being delivered tomorrow morning which has already had all the studs removed so some nice stainless steel blots are going in that one with some copper slip so this will never happen again. Started sorting out his paint work last night with some auto glym paint renovator and deep shine wax, and polished up his fork legs and other ally bits n bobs. the bottom end and barrelshave been jet washed and de-gunked and have now been sprayed matt black with the left over BBQ paint i had so its looking rather snazzy now.

Can you imagine a snotty nosed suited and booted BMW throw back wanting to go from his super duper wank mobile to a SR125?? na didn't think so. Bladdey good idea tho and it would work too but there are too many high roller knobs out there that will just see us all as more of a pain in the ass and want to SMIDSY us even more

Bullet Connector wedged inside a ring connector with some duck tape will work for a while

Thanks guys, its always a nice feeling helping a mate out in need, plus its another reason to get into the man cave! went you see the pics your see why i also wanted to do a bit more on it as it just looks so sorry for itself i just thought that a few important nuts and bolts need to be changed and some rust treatment here and there wouldn't go a miss. Betty and the purple helmet are both locked up under cover in my car port so both are dry and safe so dont worry Tommy, the car port still has enough room for about 8 more bikes then its just a case of taking over the kitchen and living room next After 5 hours of work i finally got the cam covers and the head off and took a nice chunk of skin off my finger to which my mate pulled it off the engine dowel and handed it to me, thankfully it didn't go down to the bone but been told by the chemist to keep and eye on it just incase i got any rust or oil in it. Any way enough waffle here are some piccies. Even the carbs are close to being fooked Head finally off Offending exhaust stud that snapped and is the reason for all this. How it sits today till the parts arrive tomorrow

Picked this one up last night. Looked a bit rough but managed to get it out of the over grown grass and into the van. Got a box of bits to sort through tomorrow night to see what i have. Fired her up this afternoon before i went to the pub so i had a happy drink to the gods of bikes to say thank you to them. Nice blank canvas to get stuck into once the XJ900 is finished

Well just picked up my mates XJ900 that he wants me to fix as he snapped a chunk off of the cylinder head. Only thing is i forgot how much of a heap of crap it really was till i turned up with the van. The brand new motec 4-1 exhaust he's bought for it looks 10x more expensive than the actual bike, but as like us all this is his baby and im more than happy to help.him ride it again. Thing is he only thinks I'm doing the engine but in reality im going to fix the paint and make it look as good as the day he got it. Polish up the metal work, fix the hand levers as he only has half a brake lever, clear coat the fuel tank and remove the rust on most of the parts. Once i get it out the van I'll post pics

Cool, i will look into that. See it is good to be a member of a forum haha. Whats the best way to check the stroke then? any tips?

Put it in 2nd gear, pull in the clutch and then get your mate to push you (will be easier to push with clutch in rather than being in gear) at a good spped about 5MPH dump the clutch and see if she tries to start. Is the fuel pump working? (if it has one)

Yer i garrentee that they have been clear coated on. Only way to get them off is to wet and dry them as said above then if you haven't gone too far down the clear coat get some auto glym paint renovator and buff it back up. If not your going to be spending atleast 2-3 days re-doingall that cclear coat.

Spot on cheers lads. Other thing im thinking is could i stick 900 barrels and heads onto a 600 bottom end?? Will check that one out in due time tho.

Hey folks, After a little info really. Im picking up the xj600 on saturday and am just waiting on the haynes manual for it ready to get stuck in. But my mate at work has a 1984 pre diversion XJ900 which he needs me to change the barrels on it due to him snapping part of the exhaust out let when he was taking the nut off the exhaust stud. Now my question is this. Is the basic things like getting the pistons ti TDC on the 900 the same as the 600 and the same with setting the timing on the cams? Reason i ask is that he has no manual and im not forking out for one nor is he as he only has £150 spare for me to get it done. O and he wants it done by next Friday. Thanks in advance

Good man so am i. cant stand the game. Watching a game where grown men (if you can call them that) resort to biting when they loose the ball and still get paid £300k a week.

Yer i've been there too, (Well not with a dipstick problem as such) i was the dipstick who didn't do a oil and filter change, found out it was low when i had a knocking sound. long story short £700 out of pocket and a new crank con rods and big ends plus engine strip down etc i now have oil in the bike