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having bought a royal enfield 500 classic im changing a few things , the first being the muffler as its big heavy and highly restrictive the bikes only got 2500 kls on it so the chrome is in very good cond for indian chrome .i want to keep it that way while putting the muffler into long term...

has anybody here put a klicktronic gear changer on their xs650 or even a pringle , bought one 2nd hand yrs ago and just rediscovered it in the shed (bloody gremlins hid it for yrs ) , if so can you put up a discription of how u fitted it or photos would be even better ... thanks

iv done the unthinkable in some peoples eyes , sold the 1200 sportster and had a 2019 royal enfield 500 follow me home , the sportie was to heavy for my legs plus i just did not like it so bought the enfield , only 2200kls on it , its a lot easier on the legs so will be riding it rather than...

ok dont know if this was a good idea but spludged out and bought a old lathe , era about late 1930s to early 40s but in good cond and a 3 ft bed with a reasonable amount of tooling ,thought with the amount of projects both xs650 and douglas would be worth the au$1000 i paid and was only 20 kls...

old age must be catching up .. memory blank ... whats the name of the company in japan selling pistons / carb kits . gaskets etc for our xs650 and other jap bikes was cruz or something like it

cant help myself , i shouldnt be let out by myself .... went around to buy some mirrors off a bloke and finished up putting a deposit on a 1951 bsa m21 that he had in the shed , they are the sidecar 600cc version of the m20 500cc ...side valves both ....mmmm ...i just happen to have a old side...

been given a few douglas t35 barrels and rockers all cast iron , got wet so light to medium surface rust , any ideas on cleaning them up , was thinking of molasses but now think maybe to messy and a bit of overkill , dont want to spend hrs as will only be trying to preserve them , barrels dont...

mate just bought a 1977 kaw 1000 ltd , was a private usa import as wasnt imported into aust by kaw , this model was suppose to be rare and big money in the usa , he paid 11500 oz dollars without rego ,,,,,gave him a hand picking it up and very nice cond as spent most of its life on display at a...

bought a tx650 tank at a auction ,was a bike wreckers closing down auction that you could also bid on line as well , thought all good as picked up a 74 tank in good cond according to the photos , had photos from every angle except under it , even had the petrol cap , paid 60 aust bucks with 80...

been avoiding these exams for yrs as dont think the local quack and i are on that friendly a relationship , turns out can now be done with a blood test , just thought would pass it on in case others have been avoiding the test as well not knowing

have been going through my odd ball parts box and came across this reg/rectifier , its from a japan based company called eastern beaver co and the part nums are FH020/012 part A (reg/retifier) and FH020/012 PART B 20 INCH CONNECTOR OPTION YAZAKI 3P250 bought over 4 yrs ago according to paper...

are the bs34 carb slides / diaphrams able to be used on the bs38 carbs and vise versa , if not what are the differences in case can be adapted

whats the difference between the 447 frame engine gasket kit and the 256 engine gasket kit if any , as you may guess looking to rebuild the 73 tx650 motor that iv had sitting around for yrs also do they all use the same cam chain guide ... if possible want to use as many 1974 xs650 new parts...

whats the best place to find a compleate piston kit for a 73 tx650 besides mikes xs . doesnt matter if 650 o/s ,700cc or big bore 750 , have found plenty 447 frame kits but nothing earlier , tried cruzimage but only the later models and 553 models , mikes as a last resort

yrs ago bought a 2-1 exhaust system from mikes , was not advertised at the time only good for special frames (another mikes story i wont get into here) , it did not fit my 447 frame , the r/h side would not quite seat into the head (r/h header just touched the frame) now my question is would...

has anybody got any parts recently from cruzinimage in japan , sent a couple of emails with no reply then placed a order but no reply and no money taken out of p/pal a/c , mate who has gotten parts before tried emailing as well with no reply , mate said hes always been prompt with replys etc ...

with this xs250 i bought was wondering about a carb conversion , even though only 32 cv mukuni recommends a vm30 swap instead .. now the question is iv a good spare set of vm34s from the 650 , any way of using these and change the jetting etc

looking at maybe buying a 1980 xs250 to add to the collection and also use often , not having anything to do with them before, is there any thing i should look out for , as yams first small 4 stroke there is little doult they stuffed up somewhere .. eg does it have the same starter prob as the...

has anyone tried painting their engines with pot belly black paint , has a temp rating to 300degs c , if so how did it hold up

any ideas on painting or freshening old switch blocks , have a few that still work well but definitly weather worn and cosmetically challenged