Recent content by Mannyroad

Well, obviously, but I was talking about 1K cans, which many people still tend to use.

Candies (& even more so, flourscents) will always fade over time as the inks are not UV stable. That's why using a good quality 2k lacquer, with UV stabilisation properties is essential on candy paint jobs. Rattle cans use a 1k lacquer (which I'm not a lover of and don't use) which, if I'm...

Yes, that's most likely the case. The choice of silver colour is also key to the final colour, and the flake size matters too.

Yep, you're thinking is correct, the spectrophotometer, a machine to colour match paints can't determine a mix for 3 stage paints (ground/candy/lacquer). The final colour is very dependent on the ground coat, the mix ratio for the candy (%concentrate to %binder - unless buying a ready for use...

Great, thanks Signal.

Pity. If only I could make contact. I bet he has a control unit or full set knocking about. Still.might be a Newtronics contactless points option yet, but don't want to go down the mechanical advance route just jet.

The Probe unit fitted is the correct one for the 270 motor. The Newtronics (formerly Pirhana I believe) is a contactless points system that requires the original mechanical advance and retard unit. I was hoping to find a plug and play system to replace the Probe but there isn't one it seems...

It is set to 102 degrees.

Cheers for your reply. The battery is a new lipo, fully charged. PMA alternator tested and working fine. 8 pin connector looks very clean too. It's odd that when you pull the 8 pin connector (timing sensor wiring) the red light in the unit, used to static time, comes on bright but goes out and...

Thanks Signal. Can't see any broken wires between main control unit and sensor board. All soldered on firm. 8 pin connector all clean too. It's strange that the red LED light comes on bright red when you pull the plug out but goes out when you plug it back in (& won't come back on when you cycle...

Hi Howard, You might recall looking at my cam profiles a while back, where you determined that the new cam for my 750 270 degree motor was ground wrong. I ordered a new 3.5 cam off Rick last year and have just got it fitted, hence first fire up yesterday. The new cam was fantastic in that the...

Hi, I think my Probe electronic ignition has gone kaput on my 270 rephased 750 big bore 'XS650'. Ignitech was suggested as a possible alternative but reading all the posts above scares me, as I have no experience with electronics, so much of what I'm reading above is, well, way above my head...

Hi Guys, Well, 2024 is turning out to be a bitch of a year so far. Been scammed twice at over £200 a pop, various motorcycle related disappointments and now something MUCH more worrying. OK, well, I own an XS650 street scrambler, with 750 big bore, 270 rephased motor, running a Probe...

Continued rebuilding my custom street scrambler xs650 after getting frame powder coated, and fitting a Smedspeed 3.5 'hot street cam' to my 270 rephased 750cc big bore motor. Today I built a new battery box so the battery fits upside down under the Motolana swing arm to help access the battery...

Yes, I believe so, though a couple of guys who regularly import bikes and register them have advised me that things go smoother with an MOT, and they advised I go this route.