Plastered, Ha, I saw the trowels in the background.
Plastered, Ha, I saw the trowels in the background.
Peanut, ain't pretty, but not as bad as it looks. There's very little 'overspill' onto the edges and easily removed with cloth and dab of white spirit. The surface of the epoxy always takes on a rough finish - the brush strokes don't seem to vanish as with paint. But it's an area you don't see very often.
Main thing is to get the epoxy well worked in under the seams and folded edges. Did my Kawasaki and five years later, still no rust on the mudguards.
Please don't pay too much attention to the extraneous - I don't read the Daily Star either!
Would somebody like to have a look at my post at Cam Chain Tension - is this normal? I'm a little bit worried that the cam chain has been set too tight.
Cheers, Raymond
I don't want to investigate too far at this time. I bought the bike to ride, not as a project. Will have to deal with a problem if one arises but not search too hard to find one.
#1 is a bit of wiggle, where ever it ends up, the adjustment must allow that bit of movement, or things that need an engine removal to fix will get hurt.
Just spoken to tank restorer and it not good news. They have blasted the tank inside and out to remove rust, welded the bottom back on and attempted to pressure test the tank. Better suited for use as a sieve than to hold fuel.
One way ahead they suggest flow solder to fill the worst holes, line the tank with glassfibre resin, then the ethanol-proof lining. But this will be tricky, expensive and success is not guaranteed.
Another way ahead is for me to find another tank. Does anybody here have a - hopefully reasonable - XS650 fuel tank for sale? Or even an XS1 or XS2 tank? Which I assume can be made to fit and would suit the look I am after.
Going to have a look at that internet and see if I can find a tank suitable for rescue.
Never straightforward, is it?
Bob, I have not ignored your first post in response to my thread. When I have the XS running, I shall start a thread in another part of the forum and post some of my days out and about in what is indeed a lovely part of the world. I was lucky to grow up in this rural area and count myself fortunate to have moved back here in retirement.Raymond,
Welcome to the forum! You’re from Scottish Borders. I was not familiar with that , so I looked it up, you sir live in a beautiful part of the world! So rich in history and green as far as the eye can see. It could not possibly be more different than where I live. ( the low deserts of Arizona) When you get your bike going I do hope you will take some photos of your bike with the local scenery.....and maybe a castle?
I hope you enjoy your new bike and I hope to see you around the forum.
Bob
I will eventually put pictures of the Scottish Borders, perhaps even a few castles, in a new thread. Cheers, Raymond
You won't. That way, usually somebody will outbid you by $1 or whatever the minimum bid is. Instead, put in a maximum crazy amount you're willing to spend for it, and click it 20 to 30 seconds before the auction ends. Then you will win for a couple dollars over what you would have lost for in the first case.Have bid on a s/h tank on ebay but don't expect to win.