Recent content by Paul Sutton

Just what the Doctor ordered!! My left handgrip always slips a little on long rides. I guess its the rubber slowly warming through. I must try the hairspray.

Sorry I'm a bit late to this thread but I suggest getting an Inverter Type MIG that comes with a 50% off voucher for an angle grinder...

37ftlb on 10mm is like an XS650 head stud. It would be interesting to start the engine and then pull the bolt out to see if oil gushes everywhere...:cautious: Your photo shows the seat off nicely. Great shape how it curves up then curves down slightly at the back.

Lucky Raymond got the correct values. They sent me 25A by mistake instead of 20A and I'm still waiting for the correct replacements...:shrug: Always good to have a 2nd backup plan: https://www.12voltplanet.co.uk/standard-blade-fuses.html Postage is £4.75 so if you buy a few then the price is...

After anodising the surface will be soft and easily scratched. To harden the surface the part needs to be boiled. The boiling changes the surface properties making it hard and reduces the surface pore size. If you have applied dye then the boiling process will also trap the dye inside as the...

You could just use the ones sold on Ebay: Just check them out first on the same carb to make sure their needle positions match. As long as there are no leaks around the carbs then the actual pressure readings are not that important, you just want to match up both carbs. You could make your...

Grimly, Try the following Ebay link. The seller is the same as I used in UK. The add says free international postage?? Ebay Ireland

Just a thought - Perhaps your clutch plates are a bit stuck in position. With engine running and in gear with the clutch pulled in, apply rear brake to get the clutch plates running freely.

I made my UK choice and went for MTA fuses. MTA is an Italian company in the OEM business: Their product has the appearance of quality: The actual fuse is seen in the heart shaped area and is exposed to the environment. This is called an ATO fuse: O for Open. When the fuse component is sealed...

Wingedwheel - Great choice to buy the Littelfuse Smart Glow fuses...:hump: As we all know, fuses only blow at night when there is no lighting nearby. For this same reason I bought the fuse holder with the built in LEDs to show which fuse blew.

In the UK the Bussmann fuses are very rare. The Littelfuse brand exists but is generally a bulk buy on Ebay - Probably worth buying then dividing into smaller lots to resell. MTA seems the easiest option on Ebay UK and they are a real fuse manufacturer with specifications on their website.

Those stock fuse boxes do not age well so many have opted to replace with blade fuses. Unfortunately blade fuses do not always provide a snappy response to a short circuit as was the case with those original glass fuses. Generic blade fuses may be responsible for melted wires due to excessive...

Well here I am...:poke: Lovely bike! The tank is fine by me, I like the simplicity of design. Great how the exhaust styling matches that of the tank shape in reflection. That's the Italians for ya...:hump:

On my Virago the carb synchronization screw is difficult to get to so a couple of years back I made a special adapter socket. The adaptor is for sync screws which take a slotted screw driver - I think this includes the XS650s with the BS34 carbs but do correct me if wrong: The socket fits my...

A very high speed camera would be interesting for this and a few comments from a physical chemist. I took the H-H bond energy and converted it to a light wavelength and got 277nm which is in the UV - Perhaps that is the blue color observed, but I think it is oxygen excitation because I don't...