What have you done to your XS today?

[Its been a long time]

On the principle of in for a penny, in for a pound etc..... Ordered new speedo and tacho cables today. It's getting like they're the only serviceable parts that I haven't replaced yet. And a set of new rear brake shoes to be delivered later this morning. Arrived. Great service by Fowlers as usual. Cheaper than aftermarket too.

 

[bazz]

Not today but yesterday I managed to get a coat of high build 2k primer on my frame
Proper painters should advertise their eyes

 

[Its been a long time]

Less than 24 hours order to delivery. Not bad. As long as they're the right ones.

They fit OK

 

[Wordman]

Ordered the rear fender I want to use...

 

[Adamc]

Yes, it's an M10 bolt. The pitch is 1.25mm
Also, Ads.... originally there were self locking nuts on there. The acorns were added by the PO.

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Checked my bolt pitch thread and its 1.25 as Jim stated.

Set of genuine Yamaha bolts ordered from Fowlers of Bristol.

£3.96 X 6 = £23.76 Bit bloody steep in my opinion!

 

[Raymond]

£3.96 X 6 = £23.76 Bit bloody steep in my opinion!

True. The way I try to console myself is to think I'm not paying for the part, I'm paying for the whole system - manufacture, inventory, supply chain, handling - which manages to provide me with the esoteric parts I need for a long-discontinued bike.

 

[Grimly]

£3.96 X 6 = £23.76 Bit bloody steep in my opinion!

That's why you'll occasionally find allthread studding in long bolt applications. It's not right nor proper, but it works.

 

[Raymond]

And why it's so handy when people i/d the generic id for bolts, nuts, washers etc on thread

https://www.xs650.com/threads/51957

 

[cycleranger]

Went for a ~70 mile ride today. Stopped at a small motorcycle museum about 30 miles out.
I dropped off a stack of my old motorcycle mags for the their "library".
With the new clutch I can now tell the old clutch was slipping a bit.
It was nice having a starter too. I might get used to it!
The bike ran great except I had quite a bit of popping out of the right side when I came off the throttle. That's new.
Something's going on there, I might have to look into it.

 

[onkelheri]

And done. Always a good idea to top the engine oil up again before you forget to do it. Must pick up another 5 litres of oil. There's only about a litre and a half left in the container. Just less than 2 litres to put oil level half way between high and low mark today.

I'm hoping that for the first time in my ownership, I have an oil tight engine on this bike. Fingers crossed.

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you really use the good kitchenstuff?

in germany you find the pet coke bottles... they use the simmilare threat like the oilentrance at the xs . if you cut a pet in half it gives you an good to fix funnel!

 

[onkelheri]

today i fixed a xs 650se wich work with a RD generator. the lousy installig makes that the rotor grind through one of the white cables and no lodingcurrent goes to the battery.
some tin and a shrinkinghose fix this in appx 30 min.

 

[onkelheri]

Went for a ~70 mile ride today. Stopped at a small motorcycle museum about 30 miles out.
I dropped off a stack of my old motorcycle mags for the their "library".
With the new clutch I can now tell the old clutch was slipping a bit.
It was nice having a starter too. I might get used to it!
The bike ran great except I had quite a bit of popping out of the right side when I came off the throttle.
Something's going on there, I might have to look into it.

check the exhaustsealing, do a synchronjob and get the idlemixture 1/4 richer...

 

[Raymond]

Went for a ~70 mile ride today. Stopped at a small motorcycle museum about 30 miles out.
I dropped off a stack of my old motorcycle mags for the their "library".
With the new clutch I can now tell the old clutch was slipping a bit.
It was nice having a starter too. I might get used to it!
The bike ran great except I had quite a bit of popping out of the right side when I came off the throttle. That's new.
Something's going on there, I might have to look into it.

Might be blocked pilot jet on the r/h carb - a tiny bit of grit or gummy petrol would do that.

 

[cycleranger]

Might be blocked pilot jet on the r/h carb - a tiny bit of grit or gummy petrol would do that.

That was my first thought. I haven't put many miles on it recently, I've been working on my CL350.

 

[onkelheri]

Might be blocked pilot jet on the r/h carb - a tiny bit of grit or gummy petrol would do that.

a petrolfilter avoid that ...

 

[Its been a long time]

Changed the JIS screws in the camshaft seal carriers to Allen screws. Much easier to work with.

 

[Raymond]

a petrolfilter avoid that ...

Not completely. A filter ought to stop rust or grit but these days, in the UK at least, our petrol goes gummy if you leave the bike for a few weeks. Left longer it goes like varnish.

 

[onkelheri]

Not completely. A filter ought to stop rust or grit but these days, in the UK at least, our petrol goes gummy if you leave the bike for a few weeks. Left longer it goes like varnish.

... i know ... so you use 102 octane

 

[Raymond]

Options in UK are limited to Unleaded E10 or Unleaded E5. Cannot buy alcohol free fuel in this part of the World. Apparently we are helping the planet by paying counties in the far east to burn down their pristine rain forest and grow oil palms.

 

[onkelheri]

Options in UK are limited to Unleaded E10 or Unleaded E5. Cannot buy alcohol free fuel in this part of the World. Apparently we are helping the planet by paying counties in the far east to burn down their pristine rain forest and grow oil palms.

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