totalfool
XS650 Member
Well, at least something positive has come of RobinC leaving us.
Readers may recall that my friend John and I bought Robin’s bikes and we got the ‘78E running last weekend. It’s not roadworthy yet, but it’ll get there.
Today, Lakeview and I nipped up to London and worked with John (aka TotalFool) on the ‘73 TX650 - and made substantial progress on that one too.
I’ll let TotalFool tell that story.....
Many thanks to you and Lakeview MaxPete, a great day of banter and the the odd insult, but mostly progress.
I was expecting the worst with the seized engine in the 73 and after we removed the head and applied a series of “love taps” to the left piston the cylinders came off. Now at this point I have to explain that my garage became a street curiosity, and at one point there were five of us with multiple opinions about everything. Nevertheless examination of the engine revealed original pistons and very little rust and wear in the bore. One neighbour quickly got out his cylinder hone and cleaned up both. The end result is that probably the only thing required for the engine will be new rings and lapping the valves. My smile got bigger as the day wore on! Thanks again.