Search results

  1. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    hey guys had a good night in the garage tonight, it's -2 over here but the log burner gets it up to 18c, tried putting the old girl in 5th & absolutely wrenching the wheel for an hour back and forth without any movement whatsoever, so it's engine out and complete stripdown anyway. Update soon...
  2. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    well something s gotta give soon. Been working long hours lately so no garage time, I'll update as soon as I have a breakthrough guys many thanks to you all
  3. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    Hi thanks for the info I'll try it out when I get home tomorrow
  4. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    Well I managed to get some more stripped of her today but shes still seized after filling the pots with WD40 two weeks ago. Its head off time me thinks
  5. Moodubs

    Free a seized motor

    I love this site, the American/British terms that we all use at home but don't realise what our cross Atlantic cousins use and vice versa, wrist pins we call gudgeon pins, dont ask me why on either i dont know. you say fenders we say mudguards, I love it. The whole thing is we love bikes, oops...
  6. Moodubs

    Free a seized motor

    Hi, Ive got the same issue, gonna drain the sump, fill the bores with WD40 and wait,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no rush its the best way, patience is a virtue, shes been seized for years so a week is worth waiting if it saves the bores, plus it gives me time to strip...
  7. Moodubs

    Replacing Cylinder sleeves

    Hi I have just bought a Yamaha XS2 with a seized engine, it didnt put me off though as sleeves are on here at original spec and as part of my job I have two electric ovens that heat aluminium die moulds allowing the extraction of the internal graphite rings, similar to sleeves. Yes we heat them...
  8. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    Well hi guys n girls, got a bit more done on the strip down today, headlight out and lots of sketches made of the wiring loom prior to removal, I seem to be a scrapping more than saving at the mo
  9. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    Well I finally got a couple of hours on the XS today, I'm on 24 hour call out until Monday morning, no no beers in the garage for me till then. I got to start stripping her down at last. I knew that the rear frame loop was rusted and split, but couldn't work out what the four pins sticking out...
  10. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    How weird, yes I cant wait to get her on the road and go for a run up the ponderosa, I see you have 3 xs's
  11. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    It sure does and thanks
  12. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    I know a guy who's got two, and hundreds of other bikes and are including two 1916 rolls Royce, but he'll never part with them,,,,,,,I've swapped him a Honda for a 1965 Bsa c15
  13. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    Wow any parts would be most welcome but as you say, USA to UK is expensive postal wise I believe, although I've never asked. So what have you got on the go now
  14. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    Hi Mike its seized from sitting since 1982 when it was last on the road in New York, whats Blackburne engine bits pls
  15. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    thanks for that bud ill take a look in the morning
  16. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    Hi and thanks, the Ford is the guy I bought the bike off before he delivered it, Im not allowed anymore toys for a while
  17. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    Hi sure the image was a little blurred, heres some better ones , hope this helps
  18. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    Ha ha why thank you, a challenge, you wanna see some of my other projects, I've scaled down by almost 50% on quantity to get them finished, always wanted an xs650, I think the Honda seat is a cover only as it's on the original base which is rotten. Just working out what's scrap and what's 're...
  19. Moodubs

    Well hello to you all

    Thanks for allowing me to join, I've just bought a 1972 Yamaha XS2 from New York. It was last registered on the road in June 1982 and has covered 21000 miles. She's now in North Wales having some much needed tlc. Quite a few parts needed, a lot can be saved. Over the next few weeks I'll be...
Back
Top