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« Reply #90 on: April 10, 2011, 05:44:44 PM » |
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Also please note that in the pic its not on a side stand, but resting on the crest of the driveway.......
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« Reply #91 on: April 10, 2011, 06:53:37 PM » |
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did u manage to get all your electrics in that fake oil tank?  |
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« Reply #92 on: April 11, 2011, 08:05:43 AM » |
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did u manage to get all your electrics in that fake oil tank? yep and a fuse box, a battery, a battery tray and a skateboard wheel chain tensioner runner thing. It's not running electric start so it's only 3 wires or so. |
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« Reply #93 on: May 05, 2011, 11:35:36 AM » |
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That was the worst 20 miles of my life! Fuelling really really badly. Just in to fail it's mot
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« Reply #94 on: May 05, 2011, 02:54:57 PM » |
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Failed!
Fork seals burst - in hand.
head bearings loose.
Dip beam not working.
Buttt only running on 1 cylinder. had to ride it home with the choke on! First 40 / 50 miles done on it though.
Vibrating through the bars and pegs massively so now my knuckles hurt (pleasant).
Hopefully should be nicer when it's running right, but if not, give me my fighter back!
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« Reply #95 on: May 05, 2011, 05:47:26 PM » |
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At the start of the day all happy and positive  Archie's XS this evening after 30 seconds fettling. Fork seals tomorrow  Archie's XS mutter mutter grumble grumble |
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« Reply #96 on: May 05, 2011, 07:07:45 PM » |
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Hopefully should be nicer when it's running right, but if not, give me my fighter back!
If you go off it, you can always donate it to me buddy, as it has to be my favourite bike I've seen in a long time!!!!!!!  |
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« Reply #97 on: May 05, 2011, 07:13:09 PM » |
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I'll tell you what, let me mot it first and get it running right.
Thennnnnnn I'll probably say noooooo! Lol.
That front end will drop straight into a zephyr 550 frame, which will take a gixxer 750 oil boiler, which'll take a zxr 400 rear end with some mods, and a zedbutt seat......
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« Reply #98 on: May 05, 2011, 08:15:02 PM » |
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« Reply #99 on: May 05, 2011, 08:25:57 PM » |
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That's what I was planning before this one lol. I had a zephyr 4 and had the front end sorted to go in that and had a back end sorted, but the engine dropped it's valves so shifted it fast. It was really nice and in old wakasakie z900 colours - dark green and yellows |
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« Reply #100 on: May 15, 2011, 11:03:01 PM » |
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it's great. Went on a weekend away with hewlett packard and came back to find our mate Dave and my dad with the XS's guts out. They'd sorted the timing - it was 10 degrees out so we have both cylinders. My god she sounds fierce! Throttle is quick responsive and smooth now. This has also cured the leaky carb as it's using the fuel. head bearing issue sorted. Dip beam fixed (it'd rattled the wires off the switch). only issue is i think the reg rec is working too well and over charging the battery. Blipping the throttle took it to 15.5 volts - daves advised it should be about 14. obviously need to go away on a bender more often!  |
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« Reply #101 on: May 16, 2011, 09:58:15 PM » |
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Good news Archibald!  |
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« Reply #102 on: May 17, 2011, 02:00:13 PM » |
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I have a vague recollection that my old XS650 pushed out 15v. Mine was an import one and they have day time riding lights so that might be why.
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« Reply #103 on: May 17, 2011, 03:16:40 PM » |
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« Last Edit: May 17, 2011, 03:38:36 PM by Tony oily bike »
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #104 on: May 18, 2011, 10:09:54 AM » |
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Cheers for that. Definately confused. I think the battery is pretty fubared from where it was sat for so long, so 1st step is maybe a new one.
The banshee conversion looks way interesting.
Roll on payday!!!!! Arghhh it's just sat there waiting for mot. Might cave and opt for an electric start to clean up the engine in the future. It'll also help to save my already knackered ankle, which I snapped years ago - anytime I get a kickback it makes it hard to walk on for about a week.
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