Leslie's Tracker Build

[Jeeter]

We are the Knights Who Say NEE!

 

[Leslie]

Howard thanks for the sump filter conversion kit, it is not as low as I thought when I fitted it

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I fitted the sump filter kit to help keep my motor in tip top ship shape condition, I got the kit from Howard of smedspeed.co.uk

leslie

 

[Jeeter]

So I take it the XS650 uses an internal oil filter, and this kit permits the use of a spin-on? I'm afraid I'm really showing my ignorance here.

 

[Jeeter]

Also, that engine looks as though it's been leaking steadily for a while (the spoo all over the kickstand spring and in the fins cast into the bottom of the engine.) Are the XS650s prone to piddling on the shop floor a bit? Or is that area of the engine just prone to a bit of slow and steady weepiness?

 

[Leslie]

Jeeter, yes it allows a spin off filter to be used, the oil splashed up from the oil change I carried out after fitting the kit.

I have not spotted any oil leaks as of yet.

Leslie

 

[Paulrxs650]

Thats an interesting filter set up - Ill look into that. Thanks Leslie

 

[nvr2late]

Smedspeed who do the filter conversion can be found here : http://www.smedspeed.co.uk/enginerebuild.html

he also does lots of other interesting stuff, including re-phases, big bore kits, and performance carbs.

 

[racerdave]

No prices

 

[FrankJones]

I emailed him. He is out of the office until after 3/30

 

[Jeeter]

Jeeter, yes it allows a spin off filter to be used, the oil splashed up from the oil change I carried out after fitting the kit.

I have not spotted any oil leaks as of yet.

Leslie

AH! Great news then. Thanks. I grew up cleaning up after my dad's Triumphs (196?? 500 TT bike and a 1967 650 Bonnie). And my Sportster wasn't exactly the most well potty trained bike either. I slept in racing oil stains in the floor of the van on the way home from various tracks enough times that I think the smell of that stuff is engrained in my sinuses.

So, I'm glad the XS650 has better manners than all of that.

 

[Jeeter]

Thats an interesting filter set up - Ill look into that. Thanks Leslie

Smedspeed who do the filter conversion can be found here : http://www.smedspeed.co.uk/enginerebuild.html

he also does lots of other interesting stuff, including re-phases, big bore kits, and performance carbs.

It looks a lot like one of the systems detailed in this tech thread ....

http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72

 

[Leslie]

Ey Up lads,
been to the Kevin Schwantz night at Chesterfield Motorcyles Clay Cross in Derbyshire, brilliant talked for over an hour. You forget what a good rider he was even more so if you take into account he rode the worst factory bike (Suzuki) and won a world title.

Anyway we could not get near Kevin afterwards as I wanted a photo of him sat on my flat tracker, lucky me who was there Sir James Witham, the brilliant superbike racer. I can still picture him flying around Cadwell on the yammie factory YZF750 in BSB.He sat on my tracker BRILLIANT Bloke even for a Yorkshireman.

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[Leslie]

lads,
she is on the bench again, this time it is a radial USD fork upgrade, nothing wrong with the R6 set up, but I'm a swapping to the 07 fireblade set up.

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[Leslie]

I have designed the Yokes/triple trees and they are waiting to go into the CNC for production.

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[Leslie]

Hopefully up and ready for the next few weeks.

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[Leslie]

ready for 4 months of unbroken SUNSHINE

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[Leslie]

Need to get the yokes/trees fitted and then the disc spacers/adapters

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[Leslie]

Design of yokes/trees

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leslie

 

[Leslie]

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Lads,
could anyone tell me what font is being used on this Daytona decal if there is a font of course

Leslie

 

[Leslie]

top yoke nearly finished