Snakebite68

Yey!

Can they be sleeved?

A cylinder is a big thing, with many sides and holes. Where exactly is the fuel leaking from? Through the head gasket? Through the rocker gasket? Through the carb/cylinder union? There are not many places (or reasons) where fuel should ever be able to leak from, and you're not giving us much idea of which one it is. Do both cylinders have good compression? Seems a little rude, but that WAS the best mechanical advice... Only the bloke 'wot done it' will easily figure out what he's done. The second best mechanical advice in this case is: If you don't know about fuel systems, don't mess with them! Leave them to the professionals. If it was a professional that messed it up, then... If you're not going to take it back to him, a better professional would be a good idea rather than trying to tackle it by yourself (because, if YOU were a professional, you'd have done it yourself in the first place...). If (as an amateur) you do anything to this then you run the risk of making whatever he has messed up worse (or simply giving him the option to say 'you must have done that when you took it apart') and then it will cost you twice as much to have it fixed properly. If not caught (or a little less severe) you could have seen this problem on the road as all that great work on your bike went up in flames! And no body likes that idea..!!! Something isn't right here... You said the bike is currently in for paint. And that your painter buddy has 'done your carbs' because it's had a full strip down. You're not due to get it back for a fortnight (assumedly because it's still in paint), but you already know there's a problem with the fuel system, which means they've had the engine running? On a bench? But you're going to get them to give you it back early so that: You can fix it? Isn't this what they were supposed to be doing? What am I missing here? The timeline seems skewed somehow? Or is it just late..? The bottom line here is: We need much more information! 1/ Did it leak BEFORE he took it apart? 2/ The other cylinder doesn't leak, does it fire? 3/ Do you have good compression on both cylinders? 4/ If you've had fuel leaking into your cylinder from 'possibly' a badly done carb, have you blown the head gasket through hydraulic lock while turning it over? 5/ Have you got any fuel in your engine oil? 6/ Did you notice there was a New Members Welcome Area? 7/ Has the rest of the engine been stripped? 8/ Exactly how much fuel is leaking? 9/ Photos/Videos are good!!!

Ho Ho H... No, wait...

Good going! Looks great...

Ok, maybe next month I'll fork over some cash. Hopefully it's not just a scam and they just take my money! lol

I couldn't find a 'middle finger' emoji, so...

So you reckon those hoses look ok?

Probably as good as you could have expected..! 👍

I've seen them in both colours, and don't know whether there's a determinator that states which colour should be used. The obvious answer would be: What colour were they before you painted the parts?

Right, then did you contact them? Telling them that their posted information was incorrect and that their recommendation caused damage to your bike (showing proof (probably in the form of the bill and a covering letter from the garage))? If they ARE reputable, they will (at the very least) refund you for your purchase, and ideally do that AND compensate you for the repair bill...

What do you guys think about Chinese Parts in general? I'm looking at some silicone hoses: Silicone Radiator Hose Kit For 1993-98 Yamaha YZF750R 96-02 YZF1000R Thunderace | eBay I found a site that makes them in England, but they don't do them for the Thunderace (although they do do them for the Thundercat!!!). Do these look ok?

Well, I've gone for some snazzy Titanium studs and nuts, as I said, I'll get the shop to swap them out for me so I don't have to worry about snapping one off! lol

Interesting... The obvious question is: Was it a reputable website?

I DO ride all year!!!

That's the sort of job I take to the professionals! (man they must hate me walking in... lol)

Did NOT know this!!!

How old is this bike? Is it old enough to be wanting to run on leaded petrol?

It looks right, I remember them that colour.

Sorry, & cool! ...

Since you've not said, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Dark Red suits it much better than the White! (although, knowing my luck, the White is the new colour! lol)

Google is your friend... All I googled was "XV 650 spares" Then just pick one of the sites that show exploded diagrams of your bike. Once I knew it was part of the frame, it was easy...

Yamaha XVS650 DRAGSTAR 2002 Frame - MSP (motorcyclespareparts.eu)

What year, what country?

Couple of Sundays and it'll be fine...