Recent content by jonesey

Diolch yn fawr Raymond I was born in Llangollen. yes one of those Pete.

Hello Tony A very warm welcome to You Those rubber rings are from a very early clutch (XS2) Part No. 256-16367-00. Described as Cushion Ring in my parts manual. I was kind of surprised to see that u have them in a 2FO engine but with these bikes being 50 years old, i guess i should'nt be...

G/day Ray Concave, mate. Part no.6 is the lipped spacer that goes on first then the spring disk. You should see a mark where the inner diameter of the spring disk contacts the inside shoulder (lip) of part 6. Part 6 is there to stop the spring disk (7) chewing up the aluminium. I measured the...

Hello Grewth Found my dismantled clock to take a look at what u have there. looks like the vibs have got to the clock and worked the crimping loose where the Mazak thimble is crimped to the steel inner shell of the Gauge. Permanent fix would be to open the Gauge (prise open the Bezzle) and...

Keep thinking of the song, "I'm busy doing nothing, working the whole day through, trying to find lots of things not to do." etc etc Bernard Cribbins maybe ???? Who knows. Amazing how nothing can elect such interest.

This post is for info only and is hearsay as I've not done the mods myself On U tube there's a Guy who built a 74 XS 650 for Off road (nice bike) and he used a swing arm from a Suzuki DR 500S (81) The Alloy one NOT the steel one. Looks good but he did say it was about an inch longer and half an...

Skull, U beat me to it, goodonya mate.

Gday Leslie Nice Bike Two things jump out at me. First, and probably the easiest to check, the pleated cone filters look as if they are pushed onto the carbs a bit deep. There's a lip on the inside of that filter and it could be obstructing the passages in the bellmouth of the carb. Loosen the...

Hope U get the Bastards Kop If u suspect they are local go around the local Pawn Shops something might jump out at you. May their scrotums be infested by the Fleas from a thousand Camels.

From South Africa A very Merry Christmas to all the Great people on this site. Cheers Maats. (local slang for friends)

Yes, its all good. Your entire XS650 family send only good wishes to You all.

Prayers and Strength to you all. Dad needs to be Strong, only look on the positives and project that all the time. I feel for you, been through it myself, but you will win.

Aerosols are also a menace, just waiting for Murphy's Law to step in. Have U ever noticed how flamable Carb Cleaner is and we all use it. There is good reason it's handled as a Hazards Substance.

F---- Me if an Xs is not slow enough already. but i suppose he gets 150 m/gal.

G/day mike I'm an insomniac, its 1 am here. I think Signal has kind of answered your question, but since your on a center V block without the outer mains fitted you could run two DTI's on the bearing journals and see if they rise and fall. it may give a picture of whats going on there. To be...