rick1956
Just a regular guy.
Just a little before/after shot of my nasty old rear shocks. Or should I say after/before...
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What have you done to your XS today?
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What a sad state of affairs when the quickest/best/cheapest place for Mikuni spares now is in Australia 
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onkelheri
docteurdecarburateur
Why not Topham in germany ?
Thanks. I don't know them, I'll have to take a look.
onkelheri
docteurdecarburateur
There's parts I wanted for this order that Heiden Tuning don't sell. Same with Yambits in the UK. They don't keep parts I needed.
Now that Allen's Performance are gone, there's possibly a business opportunity in the UK. But it's so difficult to run a small business now here, I doubt anyone will try.
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On The Bench
Time to retension that pesky starter spring. Plus try a quieter set of mufflers.
Yes, my buddy had a set of those shorty megaphones and replaced them for the same reason, lol. He's running the Commandos now and it's all good .....
for a cheap fix I bought an FMF universal muffler packing kit for about 30 bucks pulled the cones and baffle tubes out wrapped 1/2 the packing around each core secured it some masking tape then wrapped the packing in Stnlss wire. Cut a couple of pices of steel screen in circles to pop in before putting the reverse cones back on. It doesn't draw looks from the local Gendarmes .
Been working on a sorta scrambler/bitsa build. Been wanting to experiment with sheet-metal forming so yesterday I made a wire buck for a custom tailpiece. Today I formed the tailpiece in steel... not quite finished but well on its way. Probably revive one of my old threads to share the build.
onkelheri
docteurdecarburateur
Watch the recomendation about the retensining ... DONT squeeze paralell in a Vise. Use that 4,5mm Drillshaftmethode!
Stuntheavy
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Adjusted the front brake lever and (again) did the little overnight clamp-the-lever trick to - theoretically - allow micro bubbles to rise up and out. Lever travel now much reduced and super firm. Happy! And this with the slightly more compressible DOT 5 fluid.
I think the rear brake will need a few rounds of significant cycling and further adjustment to finally bed the new Ferodo shoes and gain good stopping power (or at least as good as it will get
). Also think I will need to clock the brake arm at least one spline clockwise.
onkelheri
docteurdecarburateur
one of the best ideas for bleeding is the "Stahlbus" Valve ... its almost the expensivest Way
https://www.stahlbus.de/entluftungssystem/entluftungsventile/konisch-dichtend-standardbauform/
I made this Valve by myselve from a genuine bleedingbold:
On the other Hand there is a DIY Methode with a Plastic-hose where you press a bicycletirevalve in. A small O-Ring around the bleederbold seals the M8 thread to prevent air sucks back in. So it is done in a couple of minutes...
btw:
https://www.xs650.de/forum/viewtopic.php?p=302718#p302718
https://www.stahlbus.de/entluftungssystem/entluftungsventile/konisch-dichtend-standardbauform/
I made this Valve by myselve from a genuine bleedingbold:
On the other Hand there is a DIY Methode with a Plastic-hose where you press a bicycletirevalve in. A small O-Ring around the bleederbold seals the M8 thread to prevent air sucks back in. So it is done in a couple of minutes...
btw:
https://www.xs650.de/forum/viewtopic.php?p=302718#p302718
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US version...one of the best ideas for bleeding is the "Stahlbus" Valve ... its almost the expensivest Way
https://www.stahlbus.de/entluftungssystem/entluftungsventile/konisch-dichtend-standardbauform/
I made this Valve by myselve from a genuine bleedingbold:View attachment 372260
On the other Hand there is a DIY Methode with a Plastic-hose where you press a bicycletirevalve in. A small O-Ring around the bleederbold seals the M8 thread to prevent air sucks back in. So it is done in a couple of minutes...
btw:
https://www.xs650.de/forum/viewtopic.php?p=302718#p302718
https://www.speedbleeder.com/
Nice upgrade! I chose to just resurface and drill my stock XS rotor, but for my ongoing KZ project, bought an EBC Vintage disc similar to that. My KZ won't be at a rideable point for a while, I'd love to know what you think about yours on the road?
