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nighthog
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Miss November XS2 tribute
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The key symptom seems to be the engine dying after closing the throttle. It's got me baffled. I was wondering if the slides were...
Monday at 3:48 AM
nighthog
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Quelle Horreur!! PO butchery ...
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With a single-side swinging arm, the drive pins on the hub need to locate into the holes in the wheel. They didn't, so the pins were in...
Saturday at 1:54 PM
nighthog
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SR500 Minton mods
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Yes, I know I should use straight rate springs but I'm trying to keep the cost down by using what I've already got as much as possible...
Saturday at 4:36 AM
nighthog
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What have you done to your XS today?
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A friend who lives near Bath got his TCI box refurbished. I'll find out who did it for him, and I remember the price was very sensible...
Jun 2, 2023
nighthog
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SR500 Minton mods
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Chaps, I'm returning to this as I had to break the forks down to replace leaking seals and ended up also replacing one upper bush and...
Jun 2, 2023
nighthog
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Quelle Horreur!! PO butchery ...
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Not really a PO thing this time, but more a professional's incompetence. On a recent trip to Scotland, one of us picked up a rear...
Jun 2, 2023
nighthog
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Just Ride.
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OK, not on the XS, but on the Multistrada ... returned last Sunday from a 2000 mile trip to the north of Scotland, taking in lots of...
Jun 2, 2023
nighthog
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Just Ride.
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Thanks, DE & Grimly. I knew my friends here would come up with the goods! Cliff
May 22, 2023
nighthog
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Just Ride.
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Yesterday was day 1 of a trip to Scotland for 5 of us on modern bikes. We stopped somewhere in rural Shropshire at Sleap Airfield for...
May 22, 2023
nighthog
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Just Ride.
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Fine looking bike, Adam. I can vouch for Hagon shocks and YSS get good reviews, so those are both worth considering.
May 17, 2023
nighthog
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Quelle Horreur!! PO butchery ...
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Ouch!!
May 2, 2023
nighthog
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Quelle Horreur!! PO butchery ...
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I stripped the forks on my SR500 to replace the leaking seals and while I'm in there, fit YSS emulators. Notice anything wrong here...
May 2, 2023
nighthog
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What have you done to your XS today?
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I'm curious why? To replace with a standard one would seem to be a downgrade. What was your motivation?
Apr 28, 2023
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Quelle Horreur!! PO butchery ...
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The Garage
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A few weeks ago I picked up an alternator at an autojumble for a tenner. I didn't actually need it but thought it would be a handy...
Apr 23, 2023
nighthog
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What have you done to your XS today?
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Not today, last Friday actually. I had a maintenance day - changed the clutch pushrod + seal on the XS, did an oil + filter change and...
Apr 23, 2023
nighthog
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Which helmet do you wear?
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There's lots of of helmets I can't wear because they don't fit the shape of my head. Must be the same for many of us. Shoei Neotec 2 is...
Apr 20, 2023
nighthog
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Miss November XS2 tribute
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Check your fuel cap is venting. It takes a while for the motor to starve when there's good airspace ... fill it to the brim and it dies...
Apr 20, 2023
nighthog
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Original Steering Bearings or Tapered Roller Bearings?
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I always fit taper rollers on any bike I work on. I remember when they first appeared on the scene and what an advance they were...
Mar 27, 2023
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