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Recent Content by 750E-II_29Rbloke

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    I CRASHED!

    Can't really add to what's been said already, sorry to hear your bad luck but glad you're able to tell the tale & glad it took 30 years before it...
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 12, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    What to do about a crack in my frame

    On a stress/fatigue crack I couldn't agree more with drilling stress-relievers & plating it over, but personally in the area of the frame that...
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 12, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb question... Air compensator jets.

    Not the ones under the hat (pilot & main air) the ones in the mouth (venturi ring) :( They're called air compensator jets as I recall. Thanks for...
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 12, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb question... Air compensator jets.

    Hmm yes, they do appear to be labelled as that on the Mikunis but I'm struggling with the concept that they're only vents on the Hitachi's else...
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    What to do about a crack in my frame

    I agree, freeze damage. Not got any experience with it personally but I can't see it being too hard to repair, disconnect battery/tci etc, take...
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    something weird looking for explanation

    Could still be the faux-primary tensioner though :/
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb question... Air compensator jets.

    I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing here :?
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb question... Air compensator jets.

    Just a quick question for anyone with knowledge of carbs. Wondering what function the air compensator jets either side of the venturi ring of our...
    Thread by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Concrete Explodes !!

    Yeah, not fun that! :o It's not the moisture that caused it, but the minute air bubbles trapped within the concrete so I believe. It's why you can...
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Gas cap lock picking

    Wow, glad they turned up in your line of sight & not anyone else's. I'd have always been worried tol leave the bike anywhere if they didn't turn...
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    What's up with my clutch?

    Buy cheap buy twice IMO ;) EBC FTW
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    What is your favorite grease for bearings?

    I like Carl's thinking, makes sense. In my experience (as a cheapskate with one tub of lube grease and one tub of copperslip grease haha) Castrol...
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    What's up with my clutch?

    Yeah these things really dislike synthetic oils lol. Chances are the plates dried out & fossilised while the bike was sitting, and now the...
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    idle trouble, smoke and water

    It sounds like it's running rich for some reason then, that needs to be addressed. Combined with the initial high idle (and now hanging/slow...
    Post by: 750E-II_29Rbloke, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat