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You can't cure stupid but sometimes you can get over it. Having rescued the separated cam chain from the sump after removing the filter, which was nice and clean, I was faced with the problem of threading it on to the crank. My first attempt resulted in the chain running round the rib underneath...

I don't know if this is still an issue but I found a supplier for camchain guides, so i bought 3 because they were affordable. Dimensions seem to be spot on, threads good straight out of the box and bolted straight in. Supplier was Yambits Ltd. of York UK. I had another go at painting in between...

So it turned into a " At least make it look tidy from a distance" thing as there didn't seem to be any engine work apart from the chainguide, did fimd a spare with the rubber attached. Quite pleased with the Simoniz enamel which laid down well even though the cleaning and prep, were sketchy and...

Still looking for the lost compression, at this moment I am considering checking my tester, to see if its in there. The cheap bike I bought with 48 thousand miles on the odometer, yes miles UK spec, looks like this.. Its been a long time since I opened a motor with so little wear. I have rubbed...

Either I'm getting older or they are getting heavier. It was a sunny day so I thought I'd look for the compression that appears to have left. Remember, if you think you can't do it you can't.

A mate found this leftover from his time at wasp engineering which was a combined agricultural fabrication and repair centre who housed Halco Engineering, specialising in XS650 and Harris performance with a sideline in chrome Metiisse frames. They made grasstrack solos and sidecars powered by...

This works better if you spray wd40 or thin grease above the seals first and then compress them a couple of times- the word you are looking for is stiction. If you can lift the bars with the bike upright up you have front sag, if you can do the same with the grab rail you have rear sag, the...

Update Grinding little by little ,machining these nuts to the given measurements in yankee posts does not allow fitting of the tool.

There are several threads that detail this process and the hardware to adapt to build the compressor tool. However this side of the pond the basic plumbing piece differs from the commonly available item in the states. Here the piece, double female 1/2" NAT, is made from brass not iron and is...

It may not be as difficult as you think to make adaptors. You do not need to repeatedly open and close the drain during the process. You simply need to seal the bottom of the bowl with the drain open. So if you can source 2 bolts of the same size and thread as the drain bolt you can cut them to...

either 5 or 6 mm clear plastic tubing, hold the 5mm in the hot water longer , then dish soap/washing up liquid and wire ties from food wrapping, not cable ties.. Simple enough on later carbs but centre drilling a couple of bolts shouldn't be problematic, check out the fuel tank cap- I just used...

Ok they appear ready to fit, they have been sitting for 2 hours in the image and both sides remain at roughly the same level when set within 1 or 2 mm of the book level. I only hope that the bike agrees. Along the way the left carb would sometimes shut off and sometimes leak at fast or slow...

Today I have been playing with my carbs, Red ran OK enough to warm up the suspension oil and confirm that I was heading in the right direction. There was no doubt that without a spacer I need the adjuster on the fork nut in the lowest position. If i go to the trouble of making spacers, or...

Welcome I'm in Northwich and have been applying my ham hands to XS 650s again after a long break. Fork stanchions come up on a fairly regular basis for not much money, largely because some people prize the motor but don't want the bike.. The forward calliper is supposed to keep mud,rocks and...

I have no idea how tall or heavy you are or how long your arms are, but I support the idea that you at least try the oem bars. I ride my XS Special original factory style because it is hugely comfortable with the original bars and looks, just slightly, odd when hitting the twisty bits with...

There are people with more sensitivity to the mystery of perfect fueling than I have, but I just thought I'd ask if you did a flow rate test. Depleted float bowl after high speed running might account for the symptoms described and is easy and quick to test with the clear tubing, I have found...

That is why some of my posts are about suspension. The rest is based on making 70 years worth of mistakes. Oh yes, basic idle tuning to within "pretty good", if you have similar compression based on how much effort it takes to push through the resistance of the kickstart, balance the air draw...

So today i confessed my shame and took a fresh look at the carbs with satisfactory results. primary, secondary and air jets are clean, the same sizes and in their proper places finally. Set the butterflies by eye and did not have to adjust when on the bike. There is a first time for every thing...

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I have age and experience on this point - so, I have found it wise to drain the float bowls of CV carbs if I am not intending to use the bike for a few days and it is on a kickstand, I do slide carbs as well if I know it will be a few days, always if it is a classic Brit.. It saves any varnish...