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Grimly
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TX750 Vid
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The Lounge
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Saturday at 1:33 PM
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Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys
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A long watch, but worth it if you have an interest in bungling decision-making of the 1950s. Some projects deservedly got the chop, but...
Saturday at 8:07 AM
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Missing Washer in Tach Drive/Oil Pump
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Be guided by the outside diameter and pick a washer to suit. Drill a bigger hole.
Friday at 5:40 PM
Grimly
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Front Brake
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Seriously. Dirt in a master cylinder can cause brake failure. Best to be sure.
Friday at 5:39 PM
Grimly
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Wiring
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In that case, you need the condenser and it needs to be grounded.
Thursday at 2:54 PM
Grimly
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Gateways to space
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That's a common refrain, but all that money gets spent on stuff and stimulates the economy. The alternative is another war.
Thursday at 2:27 PM
Grimly
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Interesting motorcycles, not XS650
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Problem is the name of the bike. It's supposed to be pronounced Janus - like an asshole.
Wednesday at 5:46 PM
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WTF pictures
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Nothing like a seaside retreat to get away from it all...
Tuesday at 2:39 PM
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New to the Forum
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Fit engine bars. Doesn't matter what they look like, they provide an easy fulcrum to roll the bike on and righten it - providing they...
Sep 17, 2023
Grimly
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WTF pictures
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Pah; ain't nuttin' to it. You only fall the once.
Sep 17, 2023
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XS650 Craigslist postings depository
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24,000 km? Nah. Been around the clock, maybe more than once, at that.
Sep 17, 2023
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WTF pictures
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A similar thing happened at the end of the contract to build the Sullem Voe Oil Terminal in the Shetlands. On completion, dozens of Land...
Sep 14, 2023
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Review: New Fork Brace
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I'm a firm believer in fork braces. My XS came to me with one fitted and it was a loooooong time before that I rode a new one with the...
Sep 13, 2023
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Interesting new spark plug tech....plasma plugs
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But if the magic angry pixies are capable of releasing more unicorn farts, there will be less fuel needed and the heatsicles will be...
Sep 13, 2023
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Safety wire twisting tools - recommendations needed.
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Milbar also appear on EU Aircraft Spruce. Hoping their cheapest ones aren't shit, I'm seriously tempted by them at €80-ish.* That's why...
Sep 11, 2023
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XS650 Craigslist postings depository
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It neatly solves the single-carb problem, but at the expense of the exhaust pipes and chain wanting to occupy the same space as frame...
Sep 10, 2023
Grimly
posted the thread
Safety wire twisting tools - recommendations needed.
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The Garage
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The choice over here is a bit sparse, and most seem to be cheap rubbish, with the exception of €40 ones from Aircraft Spruce...
Sep 10, 2023
Grimly
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VanGo
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For smaller jobs a dirt cheap stippling brush can be made from a piece of rope, single doubled or tripled as needed. Wrap a handle-sized...
Sep 10, 2023
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VanGo
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Well, how about that. All this time I was unaware that potted hough was pronounced the same as a famous Dutch painter.
Sep 10, 2023
Grimly
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Ultrasonic Cleaning Thread
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UK Customs issued a similar warning and prohibition about the Chinese diesel heaters, which was mostly alarmist bunk. Sure, there might...
Sep 8, 2023
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WTF pictures
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There is no force in the universe as powerful as human stupidity... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-66742339
Sep 8, 2023
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Interesting motorcycles, not XS650
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There's an Elvis impersonator lives nearby here... He doesn't, to the best of my knowledge, have either a bike or a Caddy. He's got the...
Sep 7, 2023
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74TX650 build log.
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Lovely bit of work there, squire.
Sep 7, 2023
Grimly
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PMA with BATTERY and CAPACITORS
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I certainly would, but I've got one sitting spare and it would cost nothing to try it.
Sep 7, 2023
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Let's See The XS's
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The shortest Scottish pome... Brief Dreich Breich
Sep 7, 2023
Grimly
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PMA with BATTERY and CAPACITORS
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Not sure of the HHB wiring and what it's using as an ignition trigger. The mosfet version of the reg is just another shunt-dump type...
Sep 5, 2023
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PMA with BATTERY and CAPACITORS
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Best plan is a Shindengen SH-775 series regulator. They're available used, but beware of cheap inferior copies . Hundreds of...
Sep 5, 2023
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