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Hi Jim, when did they start fitting a side stand switch to these bikes then?

so Jim...you didnt like my little joke then

Just HOW old is the 'nail'

Hmmm, as you may know, I know not a lot about XS's, but I would check out the generator rotor ? woodruff key arrangement first.

Youre gonna need one of These now Jason! Edit: Just noticed they are listed as DT175 so you will have to contact them to measure it up, failing that compare part numbers between yours and a twin shock model.

You could always turn the tables on them and have some yourself...

Thats right niiick...

Heat is most definately a last resort yes, the bushes are plastic and if they melt will fuse to the swing arm when everything cools down, then you will have to ream out the bore or something to remove the melted bush.

It might be niiick

Aheavy hammer, a good strong drift and someone to hold the thing. The key is to support it on the heavy vise, I would be very surprised if you dont win the battle.

Cant you drift the seized pivot out? its only in plastic bushes anyhow so either pivot or bush should move. support the arm bosses on a strong vise with the jaws just open enough to clear the piovot.

Cue Goff...

Aahahahaha... God one. Edit. I mean good one

Welcome to the forum Rocky, Keyster carb kit still available from Siriusconinc for your bike I think part # KY-0217 see Here $39, They are also in Canada. ...Paul

Hold the carb in an upside down position. While holding the floats so the tang is just touching the float needle, measure the distance from the top of the float to the float bowl gasket surface. Bend the tang on the float arm if adjustment is necessary. BOTH FLOATS MUST BE AT THE SAME HEIGHT.

I would give it a while and if you cant get used to it or feel its a safety issue then have a word with an engineering fabrication company about bending /cutting/welding it into a more acceptable position.

Thats just my point...and is mum used to it now?

Youve been riding scooters for tooo long You will get used to it but it may feel very odd at first because your feet are lower...stick with it and take it easy.

Hi Glenn and welcome to the forum. It does sound like a fuelling issue from what you describe, first with this bike standing for so long, pull off the fuel line from the carb and verify a good flow, the symptoms you describe may be blockages in the carb or even a slow feed of fuel to the carb. There is a filter screen in the bowl of the fuel tap. Where are you based? ...Paul Edit Oops you beat me to the tap Cynic...

Aahh!! brought a lump to me throat and a tear to me eye that post...my first love at fourteen years old and a lifelong love of motorcycles was spawned from owning that little beauty, cost me 50p and robbed a carb from a mate to get it going, had loads and loads of laughs on it too, as well as the missing carb it also had no exhaust so I pressed my engineering skills into action and sawed some bicycle dropped handlebars up and made my own, there was no peace to be had in the sleepy villege of Hadfield anymore The trick to start it was supposed to be pull in the handlebar mounted de-compressor and with the bike on the centre stand pedal and the let the de-compressor out...All well and good but I didnt have a decompressor cable and handlebar lever...nor a centre stand so it was push in the decompressor valve on the cylinder head...just pretend it isnt hot, no its not burming me really ...FFS start, start I say effing start Aaaaghhh!!! all this while paddling the bike forwards in a penguin like waddle, then as the de compressor valve was let go...a frantic grab for the handlebar as the beast roared into life and shot forwards with a crackle and the odd flame spitting from the home made zorst....Happy days indeed!!! Actually mine mas a much more modern one as i first got it, what...with its tele front fork and everything, as i remember it was more like this but then when travelling home on the train from Glossop to Hadfield one day I saw an old bike frame dumped in a field so being into all thing motorcycle I went to investigate...couldnt believe my luck when it turned out to be a mobylette frame with a swing arm instead of the rigid arse end that mine had...much more street cred, no youre right 'cred' hadnt been invented then, I mean 'Kudos' ... so i lugged it home, gave it a lick of the finest dulux and made me a proper bike...complete with a handlebar mounted de-compressor. looked more like this one then...like I say . A proper bike. If youre wondering what that is behind the bike....Thats the wifes transport Still got a soft spot for these old peds now...Havent I drewpy??...

Good news, congratulations and stay safe.

I dont know if there is a paint code colour, myself i took my tank in to a motorspares shop and ploughed through their catalogues for a match, then got them to mix the colour for me, I didnt paint the tank but did the side panels and mudguards and its a close match, unlike the one tonight...

Not familiar with the 400 but if it's the same as the DT175E there will be two pipes, one from the oil tank to the oil pump and one from the oil pump to the carb, let me know if you intend using the pump and i I will look up the part numbers for you. As for "But I also thought that an oil line should go the bottom of engine to ensure proper lubrication at higher speeds."...not sure what you mean here, there is no oil line to the engine.

At a guess, I would say the 6v ones will glow brighter because they have a lower resistance value than the 12v ones.