Manky's XS650 Yamaha

[Manky Monkey]

Fortunately I'VE got plenty of padding!

[stinkey]

I think your getting scared to finish it Andy?

[Manky Monkey]

Ha! No, can't wait to get the damn thing done!
Spreading my available time between this & my truck -& I have other things I want to do besides vehicles too.

[BikerGran]

I had a similar lighting problem on a car (Mk3 Cortina I think) - it was caused by one of the bulbs being on the way out, really odd, the headlights flashed instead of the indicators.  Technically it wasn't possible according to a mechanic friend but replacing a headlamp bulb sorted the problem permanently.

[morrag]

Well, that really sounds a bit unlikely, but....Regarding your probs Mr M, remember the frailties of "Earthed return" wiring! you are relying of a myriad of nuts bolts, paint, rust!! etc. etc. to form a return circuit, therefore, and if the obvious, or indeed not so obvious, solutions fail...then simplify the problem circuit by using wire "jumpers" with crocodile clips to replicate a sound return circuit, and prove the wiring, or otherwise, that way, so fully charged battery, guaranteed wire return circuit, and correct load, ie. 42watts for conventional flashers,& off you go Morrag

[Manky Monkey]

That's the plan Dave.
Wiring is a dark & mysterious art Bobbi -anything's possible!

[BikerGran]

Yep I remember my dad fixing an earthing problem on my Pop by adding a wire from the light fitting to the (metal) bumper, and saying "This shouldn't work - but it WILL" - and it did.

[Manky Monkey]

 
New seat springs have arrived.
"Scissor" or "hairpin" springs, rather than the previous coil type. I've moved the front mount back by an inch, so now the spring mounts on the frame don't line up with the ones on the seat. Scissor springs will hopefully line up better.
I need to get some sort of "top hat" adaptors machined to sit into the old mounts on the frame, with a raised pin in the centre for the new spring to locate on. Anyone fancy doing a little cash in hand lathe job?
Not sure how much the new springs will compress when sat on. If they squish down too far, the back edge of the seat will foul on the mudguard. I need to get that re-upholstered though, so could always modify the back edge to clear it.

[Manky Monkey]

Haven't looked at this for a week -getting home from work each afternoon absolutely knackered at the moment, so haven't been up to heading back out to work in the garage.
Spent 2 hours with a hacksaw blade wrapped in a piece of rag this evening though, slowly working through one of the seat pins. Still got the other one to do, but not tonight. Then clean them up & respray everything while I look for someone to machine some stainless bungs to push into the recesses with raised pins for the new seat springs to locate on.

[Manky Monkey]

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[Dslam]

Send me a 'cave drawing' of the bits you need machining up and I will do them for you.

[Manky Monkey]

Thanks Andy. I'll measure up & be in touch ;

[Manky Monkey]

Very hot here again today. I've got into the habit of having an afternoon siesta, then venturing out to the garage at tea time, when it's cooled down a bit.
Cut off the other old seat mount this evening. A long, tedious job with a hacksaw blade, trying not to damage anything around it.
Now I need to clean them up & repaint them.

[Manky Monkey]

Does this make any sense Andy?
Yes, I know it's completely out of scale!

[Manky Monkey]

Huge thunderstorm here this evening, with lightning illuminating the garage & thunder drowning out the radio.