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I've used DOT 5 in a few XS250's in the past and I can say I've never had any problems with replacement seal material complaining. In all cases the entire system was re-built and the rubber hoses replaced with Teflon/Braid replacements. I would not use DOT 5 without a total rebuild. A very light...

Good thread. Available on this side of the pond as well...

Made a little time this weekend to knock the sump off the engine. To my total non-surprise the filter had the infamous 'hole'. I was surprised at just how not surprised I was. I mean on a scale of 0>10 with 10 being so surprised you have to dislocate your jaw, I think I may have barely scraped a...

I feel your pain! :eek:

I Know that Helicoil and Recoil are the same. The cross-section shape of the coil wire is set by the form of the thread it's meant to replace. I would suspect that it would boil down to the precision the coil and coil wire is made with. Bottom line, they'll probably be fine, but you may get a...

Appreciated. I'll now be bookmarking this nugget. 👍

Just for reference, are any of the options piston weights lighter or equal to stock?

Forgot, did manage to finish off the battery box before time became a commodity. Anybody who creates artwork with paint, don't look... I wanted thickness built in layers!

Well life got in the way. It's now going to be a non-urgent rebuild. I'll wish everybody a healthy Christmas season and post updates whenever... I feel like hibernating :zzz: Please imagine I managed to post the following pictures when I intended to. It's Halloween, and all things rusty and...

And another weeks gone... Unfortunately the weather conspired with work to restrict progress. Meh. Front ends mainly together, but the caliper and pads won't be fitted until the bikes closer to completion. (I'm still looking for the pad retaining screw as well) Took a picture mainly for my own...

Helicoils done and new 1.25 pitch bolts obtained. You'll be seeing a lot of BZP bolts as I can get them off the shelf locally in the fine pitches. I'll probably look into one of the upgrades after the bikes been run for a bit. Not so much for the braking power as the weight reduction for the...

Your on the money with the Helicoil, 'gotta luv'em'. :) No mileage in that cable now. You can just imagine squeezing in that last overtaking manoeuvre and... 👻

Quite a lot of distractions, and the weather is not being helpful, but... I've learnt a new trick. By turning my front caliper hanger from it's front face to it's back face I can magically change the two 10mm threaded holes from 1.50 to 1.25 pitch! Now I've just got to figure out a practical...

Just a quick post before visiting the night garden... I'm getting the feeling I'm not meant to succeed here. Opening the master cylinder kit was a tad disheartening. But new shiny bits in the caliper helps offset that. :geek: Used the old spring which only had the slightest spot of rust...

I'm holding off looking at the engine. It does feel to have good compression. (not measured it yet) If I stay on schedule and find a problem with the engine it's a possibility I've already considered and I'll shrug and worry about it at that point. Oil was drained out and it looked unused. I'm...

Hi Raymond. My inspector Clouseau skills suggest it may have been the same crowbar they used for the tyre change... :) You can see the damage to the caliper casting where they used portions of it as the fulcrum. :(

New shiny bits! Trial run for the silencers to make a bracket template out of card.

Brake caliper piston has seen some tender luvin' at some point and the caliper got caught in the frenzy. Soaked the piston with GT85 overnight, filled up the caliper with low melting point grease and plugged it before heating it up slowly till the melted grease forced its way past the bolt. Next...

Had noted the clutch lever was a bit droopy when I dismounted it from the bars... Both the lever and the housing were a little worse for wear. Dug around in the shed for the 20 year old old bits I had no use for and really should have given away at some point. :ninja: TIP: If you find your...

Just to finish this thread off, this is what is in place for the time being. The tensile specification for these bolts is 12.9 Zinc Plate, which means 14.5lbft (≈20Nm) is right on the recommended seating torque. Length selected to see the nose at the other end. If anyone else ever has the...