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    Mystery Component!

    this is very interesting! thanks chaps! i do have the little rubber plugged hole on the drum, but there is def no wiring or anything else in there, so presumably this diode is redundant? Maybe the back wheel is of an earlier bike? in any case, is looks like that this component has dropped off...
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    Mystery Component!

    Hi! I just noticed this odd looking electrical component under the tank, just slightly behind the horn, behind the head.. it seems to have rattled itself loose and in fact after taking the pic the yellow-black wire just plain fell off.. however, I can't see easily what it attached to, it doesnt...
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    Ninja EX500 carbs on an XS650?

    i see! that makes sense... i like the line with ball bearing idea too, might do this to replace them cracked hats..
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    Ninja EX500 carbs on an XS650?

    i was wondering about that... but surely this would have the effect of weaking the mixture as air from the opposite carb (not sucking as cylinder on power stroke) would be sucked in? or would it be fuel/air mix sucked in from opposite carb?
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    Ninja EX500 carbs on an XS650?

    i got mine from Yambits.. looking a bit cracked now, but havent split in two years outdoor use in british weather..
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    Ninja EX500 carbs on an XS650?

    did the '79 have vacuum petcocks? the GPZ500 carbs DO have vacuum take-offs for this but my 77 has non vacuum petcocks so i removed the barbs from carbs and filled in with "liquid metal". These carbs use 34mm manifolds, which all seem to have vacuum barbs on.. i have kept these for future carb...
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    Ninja EX500 carbs on an XS650?

    ok, so... i drilled out the vent hole in the cap, still had issues, and in fact just flipped the cap open and restarted just to be sur but had same problem, so we can rule that out. i got to thinking it might be a issue with timing as the only things different with this bike since it last was...
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    Ninja EX500 carbs on an XS650?

    sorry if that wasnt clear... when i say "poke" i mean i poke it from the the right when sitting on the bike and slide the spring loaded bar to the left, activating the enricheners, as you rightly say.. i have yet to rig up any form of remote "choke" control, simply because i dont need it.. even...
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    Ninja EX500 carbs on an XS650?

    Peanut! i have yet to fit any sort of remote choke operation... i just poke it in with my finger until it warms enough to run without (never more than 10-20seconds) however, it did occur to me that one easy way to test tank vacuum question, is just to burn it up with petrol cap slightly open...
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    Ninja EX500 carbs on an XS650?

    and in fact the first time this happened, i though it was fuel starvation, stopped, flicked to reserve and carried on, but by then was in built up area so was doing the same kind of speed..
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    Ninja EX500 carbs on an XS650?

    aah! actually this did happen previously, and i did drill out the teeny tiny hole but perhaps it has clogged again.. i will clean it out and see... just took a pic of plugs and actually they don't look too bad... the soot is from the lower end stuff, where things are a touch on the rich side but...
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    Ninja EX500 carbs on an XS650?

    Afternoon, chaps! I've been running these on my '77 and they are ruddy great... however, almost all of my riding is through central London, where i actually never get anywhere near WOT.. Today i took a jolly sunny trip to brighton where i found that after 3 or 4 mins at WOT 60mph+ she starts...
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    Something to keep in mind with sump plate

    thanks chaps! yes, i read that they were designed to snap off at the top if over-torqued... unfortunately i cant find a set of OEM bolts, so will have to use something else... Ive done the plate removal and replacement several times with no issues, they dont seem to need to be very tight at all...
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    Something to keep in mind with sump plate

    i did the silly, and overtightened one the wee little bolts and off it popped... managed to extract the bastard with no damage to cases, thankfully, but i now need replecement bolts (well, just the one actually!)... obv would measure but im at work, sans calipers and bolt, and i have googled but...
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    Exhaust Give-A-Way

    my shoelaces melted on my (pretty crappy) pipes, so i need some new ones, thanks!
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