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With the help of a friend the carbs are mounted, and two of us made the job easier. Just dumped in some Evaporust into the tank and I will let it sit overnight. Not a lot of rust in the tank but as long as I'm in there might as well.

Now that is sweet. Late one with the Norton forks and brakes.

It's been 4 years since I had or thought I had a problem. The RE Forum was talking about it at the time. There are 4 of them as I remember and I was haveing a starter problem. All 4 of the relays are the same so I took the numbers off of them and ordered 4 new ones from an electrical supply...

Interesting. Knowing that the notch had to be at the top I went to install them, and it wasn't right. Looking at how the notch is orientated to how the manifold sits was wrong. So, I swapped them, and everything lined up. But the R manifold was on the L and the L was on the R. I assume that...

Where did you get the touring seat? The OE seat is a bit brutal to my aging backside.

I have a 2019 Interceptor and yes, the relays were packed with grease.

Been looking at the manifolds listed on Mikes XS and they are sided. No mention of this in the Haynes manual. There is a R & L cast into the manifolds, and I had them on the correct side. Then I noticed a notch on the manifolds which corresponds to the carbs. So, now I know which side is up and...

I got the manifolds from Mikes XS, so I assume they are the correct ones for my bike. I am using the original airbox but thank you for the tip. Going to clean the petcocks next and see if there are any surprises in the tank. I started on this project about 18 months ago and got sidetracked by a...

I will give that a shot tomorrow.

Been working on my 76 XS and did a complete carb cleaning. The bike sat for several years prior to my getting it. Now that I have done all that I am having issues getting them back on. I have new manifold rubbers and so I am thinking that things are a bit stiff. I did lube up the manifolds with...

Back in the 80's I worked in the parts dept. of a local Ford dealer. They had the parts people hit the F6 key on the computer which added about 15% to the cost of the parts. I thought the price was high enough and wouldn't do it. Got fired. I now have a friend who has a tire changing machine...

Cool, I'm working on a 53 BSA C11 myself.

When I had my XS-2 650 back in the early 70's I bought a set of Dunstall 2-1-2 exhaust pipes and a set of Dunstall decibel silencers. What a mistake. Changed where the power came on and the neighbors weren't happy with me either. I put it back to stock to regain the drivability of the stock bike.

Being a fan of Brit Bikes I have to ask what you are working on? John in Texas

Nothing, been way to hot here in North Texas. Haven't been out to the garage in weeks.

Jim, Sorry you can't make it and truth be told I wasn't offering you a place to stay and shouldn't have mentioned having a room. Just thought we could meet up and have a good visit. Don't know any of the people on this forum and thought it would be nice to correct that. Cheers John in Texas

You going? We have a room reserved. Should be passing through Kansas City on the 30th.

Starting on August 31st the annual Chief Blackhawk motorcycle show and swap starts in Davenport Iowa. Last day is Sunday September 3rd. I'm in no way connected with this event but thought you might be interested. There will also be flat track racing too. Hope you can go. John in Texas

The Colorado Norton Works have some very good quality petcocks that don't leak. Just because a part looks correct doesn't mean they will work properly.

Oh, I will. I have a loop ride that I take. I'v had it running for some time and just got the tags for the old girl yesterday. Been recovering from shoulder surgery and just got the clearance to go out and play. Need to bleed the brakes on my RE Interceptor and gas up the Commando and give them...