Recent content by wymondham1979

Hi jd750ace many thanks for the info she doesn't have an electric starter its was removed when I bought her ,so it must have just been sitting there unconnected I spent last night studying the wiring diagram it really is "very complicated" I'm thinking about rewiring the bike as I don't...

Hi guys just been going through the bike and a twig !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yes a twig was wedged in the rear brake switch keeping it on so I now have everything working but still don't know what the two wires from the ignition switch are for and that blue white wire is it connected to anything ?I...

Hi guys came back from a ride all good ,turned the ignition switch to put away in the garage "nothing" no lights totally dead so I checked the battery fine and tested the ignition switch fine but no power getting to the switch I followed the red live from the battery and stripped lots of...

Hi xsfanman many thanks

Hi guys a little update on the engine strip and a couple of questions for the wise Thanks to all the great info videos on this site my first tear down was relatively strait forward other than the jug and head appeared to be glued together but the biggest problem was the countersunk bolts...

Hi guys thanks for all the suggestions now i have a few places to check ,oh and I don't have a starter motor and the flux capacitor was sadly not available for this model , don't think it was introduced until 82 LOL The engine is now sitting in the conservatory on a stand awaiting a strip...

Hi guys after a re torque the leaks have persisted and as she is a little noisy for about 5/10 seconds until the bike warms up that seems from the info on the forum to indicate possibly a flopping cam guide I drained the sum in preparation for a engine strip to replace the gaskets and have a...

Hi peanut a fellow uk member don't let the shiny looks fool you ,the list of work and parts is endless I,m semi retired and have lots of free time or I did until i bought this bike LOL I bought it as a sort of hobby And learning how everything works was part of the challenge theirs always...

Hi guys the shock snapped just exiting the motorway so I was sightly cranked over decelerating around 50mph it felt like the bike had developed a hinge in the middle ,thank god its a twin shock bike !!what annoys me most is I,ve have a few aftermarket cheap import parts from "how can i put it"...

Hi Guys just thought I would post a current picture (no visible difference LOL)and say a big thank you for all the great info and help on this forum I haven't had time to do any asthletic custom stuff on the bike as i,ve been following all the setup info replacing parts to get her running...

Hi guys after reading several posts on crankcase pressure, oil leaks ect I was thinking of fitting a Brake Booster Check Valve but abandoned the idea as availability of anything like that in the uk is limited As you probably know we are still on rationing over here LOL but a mates boss was...

Hi I am Carbon ,thanks i,ve taken it apart and now see how it works !!!! Now it seems ridiculously simple LOL there is a lot of movement so i think i will add a shim or weld on a thicker foot as the bike on the side stand is at allmost a Rossi lean angle LOL

Hi guys thanks weekendrider excuse the pictures my brain stumbles after the first two maneuvers So the spring hooks over from the back as it is now but in the slot marked with the A arrow? And the spring is back to front at the bottom marked with the B arrow? Is this correct It seems...

Hi I am Carbon Quote " if you turn it over so the hooks come from the front insted from the back it just might do the trick." thanks i will try that "is that changing the top or bottom hook? as to the "jd750ace" responce (My wife said the same thing about a "personal item" we were...

Hi guys a couple of question for the well informed I would like to wear my old motocross boots they are the large toe cap and virtally no ankle movement I fell off my kettle many many years ago and was wearing state of the art boots at the time like thin leather slippers LOL so I have a...