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Fore sale - 1979ish XS650 brat style matching engine frame numbers, location gloucestershire UK If anyone is interested in taking it on please make a sensible offer. Work done , frame powder coated , Newtronic electronic ignition fitted , complete new rear swing arm pivot bolt sleeve etc...

Hi All, I have noticed a small oil leak from the clutch pushrod crankcase seal seal. Is this an easy part to replace and is there anywhere in the UK that i get hold of one. Cheers Andy

Hi all, Just a quick confidence check before splashing out, ok so my bike has been dying. I checked the battery voltage 11.3 which i know is no good. I charged the battery over night unto 13.5V then i left it over night and it went down to 12.6 then after leaving again for a day it went to...

Its been quite sometime since i have had a kick start only bike but i don't remember this type of thing. Ok so i have previously always started the bike from the side, but since getting it on the road i start it a stride, now when doing this i have a habit of pulling the clutch lever in so i...

do you experienced guys have any experience of front wheel bearings causing front end judder under braking ? bearings seem ok with a standard push pull spin test by hand but under the forces of actually braking I'm not sure. i get bad judder with no lever pump so i think the disc is straight. i...

Hi all, Does the attached look correct ? on the left side there is a gap between the shock and the speedo drive unit, is this correct. Also the castle nut on the right doesn't line up the split pin hole with castle nut when tightened. Doesn't bother me but that plus the gap looks odd

Hi all, After my bikes first ride i noticed that there was a light oil film everywhere i.e. even on the head steady brackets rear frame, barrels near the plugs where there is a large air fin etc etc. Still plenty of oil in her, i thought perhaps the oil feed to the head might be leaking but...

Hi all, finally got my bile together and the holy grail of an MOT. when riding to the MOT station i noticed front end judder ( even knocking ) on front braking, not necessarily at high speed. The head bearings are solid i installed All Balls tapered bearings and there is no play at all. So i...

Trying to put my callipers back together with new pads. The manual show exploded diagram but its pretty useless. I have the below plus 2 shims ( i know where these go ) Does anyone have a good picture showing especially where that bronze clip goes, i also assume that the supplier of the pad kit...

Deep breath……..ok what do i have, from the stator i have a loom with 4 wires 3x brown ( PO has jointed so assume these are white at the stator ) 1x back ( assume earth ) I also have 2 shorter wires both White I have a REG/REC with 3x white 1x red 1x black 1x green 1x brown From the tech...

I just refitted my rear wheel with what i thought was everything that came off it but clearly there is something missing. I think that the RH collar part number 11 is missing and possibly one from the LH side. If i was to simply pit the RH collar/spacer on then the wheel would be pushed way over...

ok I'm losing the plot with these carbs, I'm trying to find a rebuild kit here in the uk. I have new diaphragms on the way courtesy of ebay but i can't seem to find a basic rebuild kit ( bs34 1980 ) with everything that looks correct i.e some have what looks like the correct float bowl gasket...

does anyone know if the above diaphragm and slide are interchangeable with a 1980 BS34 carb

Hi All, I have been battling with a poor running right cylinder for quite sometime and now I'm after a few ideas, below is where i am at present:- After some analysis i replaced the points with a Newtronics electronic ignition. found that there was way too much oil so emptied and refilled to...

Stupid question - but whats the best way to undo the 10mm nut holding the timing Cam on. I removed the right had side cover where the mechanical advance is but if i place a spanner on that nut and try to undo the one holding the cam on then the one on the advance side come undone and the other...

Hi All, Are there any alternate brake disc options for a standard setup. The only ones i can find new are 150 to 175 sterling each ! i think the ones off the bike are past being skimmed so was wondering if there are more available alternatives new or second hand.

Hi All, I have managed to get my xs650 running quite well, but the right pot is running colder than the left and there a intermittent misfire on the right. So i thought i would swap ignition between the right and left to see if it follows the points/coil/ht lead. When i un-screwed the HT leads...

Hi All, I have ordered a new swing arm bolt and sleeve with brass bushes . I tried a dry assembly on the table and found that it appears as though the bolt won't fit in the sleeve potentially, i say potentially because I'm not sure how tight a fit this should be. The threaded end fits in upto...

Hi All, I have looked through the tech section on carbs the forum and my haynes manual. But just don't seem to be-able to pin point these carbs and also see where the pilot jet is. From what i have found it appears to be 80+ mikuni i have identified the main jet / air mixture needle / air...

ok here we go, i have had my xs650 engine outside under a cover for 6 months, there was a time i had it on its side for about a week ( oil had beed drained ) i also laid it on its side to re-install it in the frame. tonight i rigged up a minimum wiring harness ( batt + to solenoid + on both...