anyone know a way of softening up rubber bits that have gone hard over time, i'm thinking mainly about cam cover donuts. was going to try soaking...
hi all. i'm in the process of renovating a spare engine i have for a xj600 "pre diversion" . unfortunately one of the bottom engine...
hi , all. dunno, if anyone can help me , i am renovating the wiring, harness and the plug in...
hi , all, so i finally got my xj600 bobber project finished, and i am really pleased how it turned out, here it is.. [ATTACH] i went...
hi all, bit of a disaster today, i took my recent bobber build, out for another test run today, did about 12 miles and bike started to slow...
saw a guy demonstrating at a local bike show, last month. these are a diamond shaped piece of metal about 2" long, in a plastic "matrix" sleeve,...
hi all, i am trying to renovate an alternator, to keep as a spare for my 3 xj600's, (1989) , i have a spare good stator winding, but with...
hi all, i'm in the final stages of getting my xj600 bobber style bike on the road, i've got the bike running after a complete nut and bolt...
so , took my xj600 to my local mot testing station today, (thats a yearly "ministry of transport" vehicle examination). part-way through the test...
hi all the uk is about to introduce petrol with an increase in the ethanol content to 10% up from 5%, this is due to be introduced from...
hi all, i know people have been trying to "start a conversation " with me ,but my inbox is full, and i can't figure out how to delete...
hi all, so, about 6 months ago i rebuilt a spare set of carbs i obtained with new throttle shaft seals, completely stripped all passages...
hi all, so , after about 2 1/2 weeks of stripping and re-building my spare engine , and spending aprox £200 in the process. head barrels and...
hi all , i'm dismantling my spare engine , and i'm going to rebuild it , to replace the one i'm using now. so far i've got the head ,...
hi all. im rebuilding my spare engine to change the one i'm using now , has anyone any tips for removing the old valve stem seals,...
hi all , well i finally got together all the bits and pieces to fit my "spin-on " oil filter conversion and cooler take off and oil...
hi ,all i am converting my xj600 to a spin on oil filter, i have most of the bits to do so, including a sandwich plate with take off's...
hi all, i am going to replace the oil cooler on my xj600, project ,as the fitted one is damaged, i want to fit a cheepo one off e-bay, but...
hi all , so I decided to buy a budget tyre off ebay , after having a puncture on the rear of my xj600, and fit it myself, as I have tyre levers...
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hi all, I am doing some modifications to a xj600 euro model, I am wanting to put a wider and smaller rear wheel on it, I managed to source...
hi all, I've just bought another xj600 euro model, (my third now) ,I am going to turn it into a bobber type bike ,sometime in the near...
hi all I've been trying to get on the site for about 3 days now , without any success. a message says the site is insecure, or the certificate...
hi all, probably a daft question ,but, I am wanting to replace the fasteners securing my screen to the fairing, as the ones fitted are just...
hi all i'm stil on with renovating my spare set of mikuni Bs32,s as in the jis screwdriver thread earlier. has anyone got any tips to keep the...
hi all. i'm renovating a spare set of carbs for my xj600 ,they're mikuni BS32s. i'm replacing the throttle shaft seals, and when removing...
hi all, i'm renovating a spare set of carbs, to replace the ones on my xj600. carbs are mikuni, bs32's. I need to tap out the threads on...
hi all, not sure where to post this, but , when I try to open the website I get a message saying "this site is not secure" and...
hi all, so I decided to rebuild a spare engine I had , cos my original , (though running) had very low compression. rebuilt the spare,...
so , whilst renovating my spare engine, I measured the old clutch spring length. Haynes manual states clutch spring free length-...
hi all. i'm about to reassemble my spare engine . pistons , barrels and cams and head also clutch. is there any motorcycle specific engine...
hi all I am refurbishing a spare starter motor I have , I got some new replacement carbon brushes, but my soldering iron was not powerfull...
hi all, this is a question for u.k. readers really , i have booked a trip with my mates from u.k. to france via the tunnel. I am covered for...
is it possible to change the throttle shaft seals on my carbs, (mikuni bs 32's) without removing the butterflies. I have some fine seal picks,...
hi all, I recommison'ed this bike at the beginning of 2016, did a full nut and bolt rebuild ,except the engine, apart from putting valve...
hi, just wondered , when quoting someone else's post, how do you get it in the pinky/ orange'y background. I do the cut/paste thing but no...
hi, anyone know what the oil temperature range of a xj engine would be. been riding my xj600 today (you may remember my build thread ,here,...
hi all. was wondering if it is possible to repair a faulty regulator/ rectifier. I've got 2 now that ar'nt working as they should. one gets hot,...
hi all; anyone ever found a way to bench test a tacho, i'm renovating my xj600, and was told by p.o. that the tacho didn't work, (was...
hi all again. I'm renovating my second xj600 euro model. and I need some new plug caps, the Haynes says plug caps should be 10k ohm, all I...
how do members go about posting pictures on "showcase" can't seem to find any way to do it. or do you have to have a premium account, or a...
I've been posting a few topics in "technical" for a while now, and some of you would have seen my efforts at building caferacer from an xj600...
hi, I'm nearing the end of my "3 year" rebuild, and trying to get the bike running right. I rebuilt the carbs last year, cleaning all passages...
anyone else having trouble opening up the xj wiring diagrams, the link seems to be broken have they been moved to another site? they must have...
hi all , ive got a problem with my newly rebuilt engine, xj600 euro model, on first start up today, I have a small leak on the head gasket, just...
so ---- i've been completely rebuilding my xj 600, it's near completion now, after 3 years and I have a problem bleeding the front brakes, i've...
I thought I'd post this just in case it may help someone, I just changed a leaky fork seal whilst leaving the fork tube still clamped on the bike....
can anyone post a link to the "how to" regarding replacing the sight glass on the m/c I think it was "rickcomatic" did the original one that seems...
hi all, so today was the day I was going to wet set my floats , after cleaning ,renovating and replacing all seals etc. then rebuilding...
hi all, I'm in the middle of redoing all the wiring on my xj600, (no problem with that for me), but----- has anyone tried to remove the...