Anyway, I live near Yarm and my XJ Cafe Racer has been garaged for about three years now at my daughter's in Stockton along with my XS650. I...
Hi nablats, Bloody hell, so sorry about the late reply. I've only just seen your message. To be honest I have trouble navigating this 'new' forum...
I've Just listed lots of XJ650 parts on eBay such as these .... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273670754559 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273670760276...
Thanks xxxKuTxxx. Can you actually see all of the photos of my Café Racer project now?
I ordered another Igniter TID14-02 4H7-10 from Germany on eBay. It arrived yesterday so I tested it on my bike and it worked perfectly. As far as...
Due to the PB images not available here are 'Before and After' images of my Café Racer [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Congratulations to the BaldWonder family. She certainly looks a little cutie. You can be very proud. Oh and BTW, I couldn't agree more...F***...
Thanks chacal and k-moe. I am still in need of some advice. I sent Igniter TID14-02 4H7-10 away to Carmo electronics in the Netherlands via a UK...
The replacement TCI is actually from a 1982 model XJ650 4K0 but it may also be compatible with a 750.
Congratulations on a very nice bike and a very entertaining thread dirtmax!
I've recently experienced a problem with my XJ650 4KO Café Racer. All had been well since I got RobbieRobot Café Racer on the road in 2013 but a...
Today I removed the valve cover and checked and recorded the valve clearances. My Cafe Racer has done more than 5000 miles since I last did this...
Happy New Year to all XJ Bikers.
A Stablemate for my Cafe Racer.[IMG]
Hi CB . Sorry to hear you are having problems after replacing so many parts of the carbs. My experience tells me that it is very unlikely to be a...
Welcome Reed7742
Welcome from England Mark.
Thanks jdp. My Café Racer has now covered 4,400 miles and I can honestly say she starts and runs fine, she idles and revs fine, there is no...
That video is magical. The guy is a genius.
Cheers Orange-n-Black. I quite like it myself.
Thanks Santos. Glad you like it.
Four years ago I was on the horns of a dilemma. Z4 or Boxster S. I have never regretted my decision. It wasn't in favour of the Z4.
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She's a beauty. Well done!
Point taken. I think mine has got a bit out of hand. I'll chop it down a bit.
I have one 260 shim from an XJ650. Not sure if they are interchangeable with your 550. If you want it how do you want to proceed? Maybe you...
Sorry to hear you're having problems. Good luck with the spark plug thread surgery.
Definitely a case of MAS. Ha ha I'm enjoying riding my Cafe Racer too much to start on it anytime soon. 4000 miles on the clock and counting....
Definitely in need of some TLC :-)
Maybe the year after haha :-)
The odometer reads about 45K and all of the previous MOT certificates support this.
I snook a ride round the block when I finished nightshift this morning and she seems to go well. I'm definitely considering lining this one up for...
I entered my Café Racer at the Lotherton Hall Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club show yesterday and I was surprised to find there were no examples...
Well, I think I've struck lucky with this one. On investigation I found that number one spark plug was sparking correctly so I did a compression...
Here are some pics of my latest purchase. She's a 1981 XJ650 4K0. She's been road registered until very recently but she's only running on three...
The bike looks good. In fact way too good to mess about with. I wouldn't have the heart to radically modify anything that wasn't already a...
Hi Rsk_141 and welcome to the asylum.
That must have been an epic sitting. Glad you like it. Cheers!
I did the Manx GP in 2002 on my FireBlade. I actually got to do a few laps of the circuit albeit on 'open' roads. 150mph over the mountain is an...
Thank you sir.
In the early nineties I was competing in 'Moped Mayhem' which was six hour endurance racing for strictly 50cc machines. I was in a team with two...
As promised, spare shims now measured and are as follows; 2 available @ 285 1 available @ 280 5 available @ 275 4 available @ 270 3...
Will do James.
I've got 16 spare shims but won't get chance to check the sizes until Tuesday at the earliest.
Cheers Greenbike The wiring is all hidden now. The reason I changed the rear light is because most of the LEDs had gone out on the first one....
That's very kind of you. I would strongly recommend visiting in late spring or summer. The areas photographed are bleak in the winter months.
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He's changed it to a classified ad and reduced the price to £999. Still more than twice what it's worth.
Have you had the carbs apart? It is very easy to re-fit the floats upside down.
