kevinneill889

brake line buddy, hadthis before and it turned out i had a bit of crap stuck inside and it was working like a one way valve so to speak.

I also made my own but a much smaller version and works a treat. I will say that you do need to restrict the flow as i never at first and it sucked near all the oil out the tubes once i fitted the restictors though was fixed and working proper mint.

Hello peeps, seems i have an oil leak on the xj 600. I noticed thi the other day but thought nothing of it to be honest but it seems every time im out and then park the bike on its side stand im getting a drip. Oil is dripping out from the sprocket cover for some reason. Now i think some people will say an over oiled chain but this is not the case here. Im just wondering if there is a common seal that can go behind the cover and if so how much trouble to fix. I have removed the cover to check this but i cant seem to see it coming out for some reason.

Ok folks cheers for the feedback, I am a helmet gloves and jacket guy myself but maybe i should wear the boots too then. Don't want folk thinking im a knob i do have all the kit leather and cordura but there can be days im out then back for half an hour then out for another ten mins then in again so on and so on.

Hi all have a somewhat random question to ask you all. Im wondeing from head to toe what clothing you where when riding your bike. Now im not talking about going a 300 mile run here i mean maybe a nip to the shop, a trip maybe 2 miles to see family etc. The reason i ask is i had this talk with my friend the other day and he is saying "2 min run down the road and i still wear full riding gear" i.e.helmet, gloves, snood, bike jacket, bike trousers and bike boots. Now i can see his point for safety but bloody hell it will take you longer to put that gear on so why no jump in the car(if you have one)? Anyway your thoughts, and i need head to toe gear where mind as i want to sum up against myself.

If i had the choice i would buy the bike in first place, sorry know this is a yamaha forum but its number one sports bike for a reason. would like to know what your choice ends up being though.

Cheers guys i have now done the job and did seem as if it needed it as it does seem as if there is less noise from the engine though i do think i need my valve clearance done but not sure i want to try this as i have never touched these before on a bike. Thanks for all the help and info though.

mines only comes on as i turn the engine over as soon as its running it goes off. only light is the nuetral light like you say to display ignition is on.

Thats great on the cbt, can still mind the day i passed mine. Sure your as happy as i was. Always liked the tw but i was onto big bikes when they where out.

Nice bike buddy. Always wanted one of these.

Thanks for his guys, ive looked into this now and just trying to get a torque wrench, Many thanks.

If its a 1991 model buddy i could be that the fuel pipe is perished through age. Should be a simple fix i would say. Should only be a matter of removing the tank and checking the rubber pipes and there is no great amount of money in the pipes, local car spares shop should have something, just make sure it can hold up to fuel.

maybe tilt the bike over a bit in a secure manour of course and the oil should run the other way. Dont think there is oil in there though.

Could be doing with some help on this folks or im out of pocket for a manual lol.

nobody?

Hi all again, yet another question I will buy a manual at some point I promise. I was wondering about the tension of my cam chain. Reason for this is I have noticed that it seems a bit noisy( the engine I mean) when I have her out a run. Now I know it could be a number of things I.e valve clearance but as I have never done this myself before I thought I would check the tension on the cam chain I gather this does not self adjust as I can see a bolt with a lock nut on the side on the tension adjust unit so can anybody give me a run down on how to check/adjust my cam chain? Sorry if you's lot think I'm a pain in the ass but I bought this bike with the intension on doing all my own work. Cheers folks.

Yip the 100/90/18f and 120/90/18r sound good to me. I gather you get a more rounded profile over the width of the tyre on the 120 rear as i have noticed the 110 is a bit dull and flat looking and its not wear as the tyre is newish.

Hi all i posted his elsewhere on the site but think i stuck it in the wrong area. Thing is i have a xj600 pre and was wanting to know about putting wider tyres on the bike. I know there is a rule not to mess wiht this but im not talking 180 rear here. I was thinking of maybe either 120 or 130 rear and maybe a 100 front. Reason for this is i feel its a bit to prone to jumping into road rutts and you get pulled about a fair bit. Also would like a more rounded profile. Another factor is this is the first bike i have owned with such skinny tyres and i also ride a gsxr 600 so im not want to go risking anything. Dont get me wrong i love the bike and i seem to be using it more than the gsxr which aint pleasing the wife ill tell you but i do feel the tyre change would help.

Bike looks mint buddy. Can i ask what the headlight is off as im thinking on removing the top fairing section on mine as i think it makes it looked dated. Is it major hastle to do?

thats nice buddy, looks proper mean that.

i would say that if it's starting with the spray from cold you have a cold start problem, i would be starting with the choke. Maybe removing the card and giving it a good clean and blow through all the jets and channels with an air jet.

you could go to halfords and buy a clear coat touch up pen, give it a wee touch in and leave it high. Once its dry/hard get some very light wet'n'dry paper and flatten it down then polish with a t-cut. This does work but i cany say this strongly enough the paper must be light and you have to be careful when you rub the clear coat, take your time rub light and make sure you spray it with water when rubbing. If you dont know much about wet'n'dry paper it will fell like there is no grit on the paper. 2000 grit would be a good choice. If you dont feel comfy doing this a repair centre would remove it for you.

Hi all im looking to see if any of you folk can tell me your choice of tyres for this bike. At the moment it has bridgestones on it and i do like the bridgestones as i have always had them on the sports bikes but im wondering if there is maybe a better choice for this bike. Also has anybody ever heard of putting bigger tyres on this bike, I know your not supposed to mess with the tyre sizes but just wondered.

Well good news folks it passed with no problem, but did say my front calipers are binding a bit though i did strip and clean them hmm. Also nothing to do with mot but said my clutch could be doing with replacing, is this a hard job to do?

I also used to ride to work in the rain and will be doing soagain soon i think lol. Although i have to say its not to good when the rains on but on the other hand i think it sharpens your riding skill a bit. As my hardcore mate says (its a bit of rain ya big lassie you'll no melt).