Mannyroad

Hmmm, the chatter I've heard must be just that, idle chatter. Thanks gggGary for clearing that up, I did have my doubts about the...

Looks like mine are going to be history 😄

Only 8 plate clutch kits I know of have thin frictions (IIRC), and I keep hearing rumours that they warp. Not sure if that's true...

Hi guys, I decided to put uprated springs in my clutch to try to stop the slipping, which is fairly bad, even though the clutch...

Yes, it is a bit of a mystery why simply removing the plunger (lubed) aligning the detent, then re-installing the plunger, changed...

Ok, makes sense, though used Lubriplate 105 assembly lube.

At the moment the engine has no oil in it and all the moving parts have been coated with Graphogen to help out at start up. No clutch...

Hi guys, Well, today reached one of those moments when your heart stops, in panic, so I'm reaching out to you guys who've done a...

Thought I'd stick a quick drawing of the H4 bulbholder I made for my TX headlight. Bulbholder was fixed into headlight unit with Por...

Ok, well, I took the plunge and re-used the existing boots which looked pretty new, but fitted new gaskets with blue hylomar too. I...

Looks like a great solution. I wasn't able to re-use the bend up tabs again because despite trying to gently bend them through 90° to...

Yes, welcome to the site. Good choice, building an XS650 chop and the Fenlands frame is a good starting point. I'm coming to the final...

Ok guys, I think I have a problem with the inlet boots I ordered for my carbs. They were supposed to be for the TX650 and for Mikuni...

Pins aside, the rotor and locking ring (for want of a better term) at the other end of the spindle that runs through the cam, just nip...

Well, its cold and windy here, oh and of course wet, but hey, its Spring in the UK, what more can you expect. Off up to Scotland...

Saw it for real a few years back. Knew nothing about it till I saw it. Left me speachless. It's absofuckin huge! Would love an...

Yeah, guess so, but all that's gonna do is produce an end result for the chain to rub on, whereas leaving it out means the chain has...

Been googling and it seems there are numerous 447 motor shift shafts that also have a waisted section. So I presume the delrin...

Ok, so my 79 XS650SF donor bike, a UK import from Minnesota, had a little over 10k miles on the clock and while pulling the engine apart...

That's gonna leave just 12.5 thou of tube wall. Hmmm... Out of interest, the overall length of both parts, being 2.800, is this the...

Haven't sorted mine yet. Once engine has warmed up after a few miles the idle stays up at 2000-2500, and sometimes drops very slowly...

The corrected one is the one that shows the large part with a waist dia of 760

Yes, me too. I've also done a 3D model, though the 2D dwg was just a quick knock up. 😄

The initially inserted sketch has now been amended to the one shown above, following adsvice from GLJ regarding the 700/760 dims. So all...

From the pics in post #11 I've quickly drawn up this sketch. I've converted into metric too and approximated the metric dims to nearest...

Ok, just been checking page 1 pics again and it appears the 50 thou only applies to the shoulder on the small 'tophat' piece, correct...

I just converted all the dimensions to milimetres and those thin shoulders are very thin indeed at only 1.27mm!! They'd almost be a...

How are you making these out of delrin? Are you turning them up on the lathe. I'm actually wondering if 3D printing in ABS might be a...

Sorry, I meant the approx 1" long thick end, not the waisted section. I think its just left thick to probs save machining away. No...

Interesting solution to the chain guard/loom issue. I think I shall make one up on the lathe. Question though: Is the purpose of the...

No, its a TCI system for the XS's produced in the UK by Pipes N Stuff. I have a 270° unit on my bigbore rephased street scrambler and it...

Looks like I've still got the TDC marker. All good 👍

Well, after completing as much of the rebuild of my rephased chop motor I decided to spend the rest of the evening looking into the...