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  1. retiredgentleman

    Best of luck to all

    I will no longer be participating in this web site. This used to be a good site, and I enjoyed the technical problem solving. However the quality of the postings has slowly gone down hill, until there is nothing left that interests me. Cheers
  2. retiredgentleman

    What is the coldest temp / worst weather you ever rode in?

    MaxPete and JimD54........................Just the type of reply I expected from you. You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. Yes, telling tall tales is fun, but its not reality.
  3. retiredgentleman

    What is the coldest temp / worst weather you ever rode in?

    JimD54..........................Calgary is further north than Idaho, and its not unusual to see people wearing shorts in winter.
  4. retiredgentleman

    What is the coldest temp / worst weather you ever rode in?

    Gary and JimD54..........................neither of you originally said you were wearing "Arctic" clothing, parkas or snowmobile clothing. Gary............my post did clearly say it can be done with, " multiple layers of clothing and a good quality snowmobile suit, and a balaclava". The thing is...
  5. retiredgentleman

    What is the coldest temp / worst weather you ever rode in?

    Wow, I've never seen one thread with so much :bs: in one thread! I made some wind chill calculations and some of the stories here are beyond belief . OK so who told the biggest whopper? #1 biggest whopper is Gary................100 mile trip at 0 F , if he drove at 50 mph, is minus 31.1 F wind...
  6. retiredgentleman

    Goodbye to Castrol GTX 10W40?

    20W50 is the best oil for the XS650.
  7. retiredgentleman

    Elusive electrical problems (solved)

    hooser...........................I can only recommend what I have personally used. I have been using the Accel #140403S (non CDI) for ten years now. Its 3.3 ohm primary, so when using points you should put a resistor in series with the power lead going to the coil. I used a NAPA Echlin ICR 23...
  8. retiredgentleman

    Damn Insurance Companies rule the world!

    Yes, Americans need to fight back against the big insurance/health companies.
  9. retiredgentleman

    Cylinder wall scratch, new bore. (with pics)

    I believe they are M10, so 27 ft-lbs is appropriate. If it was always the same bolt backing out, with the other 4 remaining tight, then the thread in the wheel or the bolt must be damaged. I don't know what the manual says, so I decided 27 was about right for a M10.
  10. retiredgentleman

    What's the Deal? and/or is it any of my business?

    It would be great to see him start posting again. Carbon...........................where are you?
  11. retiredgentleman

    Cylinder wall scratch, new bore. (with pics)

    xj...........................How much torque are you using when you torque the rear sprocket bolts? I use a little anti-seize on the threads and torque them to 27 ft-lbs. They don't back out when 27 ft-lbs is used.
  12. retiredgentleman

    Cylinder wall scratch, new bore. (with pics)

    I've never had a rear sprocket bolt back out. The only people that have a sprocket bolt back out, are the people that don't know how to use a torque wrench. Once torqued correctly, they don't move.
  13. retiredgentleman

    Favorite bike ever.

    Fred.....................I thought you were from the UK. "Favourite" is what we use in Canada, instead of Favorite (USA spelling). My Favourite bike is the XS650 of course.
  14. retiredgentleman

    Ignition switch & charging issue

    mrtwo........................Not sure who that old dude is, but I have a recent one here, when I was down in Toronto:
  15. retiredgentleman

    External oil cooler

    If anyone is really concerned about steel particles and aluminum particles circulating in the oil, the best thing you can do is remove the crap strainer that is on the right side of the engine, and replace it with a real paper filter. The stock strainer is of very little value. A magnet will...
  16. retiredgentleman

    External oil cooler

    I worked in Nuclear power plants for 18 years, and actually the basic fluid pumping principle in a reactor is similar to the XS650. There are differences though. The reactor heat transfer pumps are really big, using a 12,000 HP motor each, and there are 4 in each reactor. Each pump also has a...
  17. retiredgentleman

    Damn Insurance Companies rule the world!

    Yes the names of food can vary in different parts of the country. I grew up in eastern Canada, and a common sandwich was one called a "western sandwich"........................fried egg on toast. Well when I was 19 and travelling in Saskatchewan in western Canada, I asked the waitress for a...
  18. retiredgentleman

    Ignition switch & charging issue

    peanut; In any series circuit, there can be 2, 3, 4 or even 10 individual devices. Each device will have its own different resistance, and thus each device will have a different voltage drop. Lets say there are 6 devices, a fuse, ignition switch, another fuse,a kill switch, an ignition coil...
  19. retiredgentleman

    Diagnosing a CFL tube light fixture ....

    Those type lights normally come on very quickly. When they are slow to come on it means they are worn out, so buy new tubes.
  20. retiredgentleman

    Ignition switch & charging issue

    peanut; We are only talking about the voltage drop across the ignition switch, not the entire route from battery and back to battery. Read your post #22.
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