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  1. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    I shall give it a good once over for leaks, but it's never left anything on the floor underneath it. Saying that it could just be sticking to...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 26, 2017 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  2. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Thanks! Yeah the tank is a pain, in your case prevention is possible, I'd get it treated to keep it from pin hole-ing like mine. Thanks, I was...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 19, 2017 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  3. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Thanks for that Dave, it might just have to be one of those universal add on deflector jobs. Although not cheap themselves...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Oct 7, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  4. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Been a while since I've been on here, work got in the way! Since then the fuel tank sprung a small leak which I've patched (don't think that's...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Sep 23, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  5. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    No I haven't done a synch, I was told by the previous owner that he'd done one. Whether that meant a simple bench set-up or a proper vacuum gauge...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Jul 2, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  6. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Small update, having done a few thousand miles on the bike now with no hiccups other than running out of fuel (gauge isn't working correctly) the...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Jun 30, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  7. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Thanks for the compliments guys! I got round to looking at the fuel tap issue and it seemed that I had simply allowed the vacuum pipe to get...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Apr 25, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  8. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Thanks! I agree with you, a good clean and polish with some replacement bolts and it'd look amazing. It'll probably get that in between track...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Apr 7, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  9. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    So main stand all dry and fitted back on earlier. [img] It has made all the things I haven't touched look worse, but hey ho I could do a full...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Apr 6, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  10. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Small update today. I got the bike mostly back together (minus main stand) and decided to use it to get home to Kent this weekend. I had put the...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Apr 4, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  11. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Right, update time. It's starting to come together nicely now with only a few things left to do, but this is the last few days work. Second coat...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Mar 25, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  12. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Progress for this week has been good, stripping, polishing and painting stuff takes it's time! First was to get the front end back on as I...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Mar 9, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  13. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Thanks for the hint k-moe, luckily the pits weren't too deep and I don't think I should have any problems with them in the near future. I may...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Mar 5, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  14. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    As said before I have been pushed for time recently and as a result the progress on the bike will slow down next week whilst my bike trailer takes...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Mar 5, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  15. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Haha, I am leaving as is for now! It's just a good tidy up and getting ready to be used as a long distance weekend commuter for the next year or...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Mar 3, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  16. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Steve what do you mean going back stock? Matti, it's a UK/Europe paint scheme from what I can work out. More progress has been made in the last...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Mar 2, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  17. Bikemonkey
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    XJ900F rear shock bushings

    I haven't, but I was hoping I'd be able to get something here in the UK
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Mar 1, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. Bikemonkey
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    My XJ900F tidy up and major service

    Introduced myself to the forum a few weeks ago when I bought this for a steal [img] It had been sat for 10 years then got back on the road by...
    Thread by: Bikemonkey, Feb 29, 2016, 55 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  19. Bikemonkey
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    XJ900F wheel polishing/refurbing

    Here's a picture of what I have to contend with. [img] I'm thinking an abrasive wheel of some sort on a wheel to get rid of the worst, then a...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 29, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. Bikemonkey
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    XJ900F rear shock bushings

    A couple of the bushings on my rear shocks are pretty much destroyed. I can't seem to find them listed separate to the shocks anywhere, could...
    Thread by: Bikemonkey, Feb 29, 2016, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. Bikemonkey
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    XJ900F wheel polishing/refurbing

    What do you guys use to clean up your wheels? The ones on mine are in a fairly poor state and I would like to get them looking good again!
    Thread by: Bikemonkey, Feb 26, 2016, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. Bikemonkey
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    New UK member

    Thanks Alan, I thought that too. A bit of painting of the rusted brackets and a re-do of the bodged paint on the tank repair should make it look...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 21, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  23. Bikemonkey
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    New UK member

    Nope, no anti-dive (thank-god) or air adjusters
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 16, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  24. Bikemonkey
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    New UK member

    Re-building them
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 14, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  25. Bikemonkey
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    New UK member

    Excellent, thanks for the replies. I have a big 20L drum of 10W40 semi as I get through a lot of changes keeping the NC30 sweet with all the...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 14, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New UK member

    That's ace, thanks for the link! EDIT: Hang on, that's for the diversion model. I'll do some digging, see if I can find a better one for the...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 14, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  27. Bikemonkey
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    New UK member

    It's a full stainless steel Jama system, just like the original but won't rot. It also has new stainless steel brake lines that the seller...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 13, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  28. Bikemonkey
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    New UK member

    How did you know I have hairy hands! Thanks for the welcome :) Well so far so good with the bike. Picked it up earlier, has a full stainless...
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 7, 2016 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  29. Bikemonkey
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    UK based owners

    New member from the UK here, picking up my XJ900F tomorrow!
    Post by: Bikemonkey, Feb 6, 2016 in forum: Other
  30. Bikemonkey
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    New UK member

    Hi all, I'm originally from Nottingham, but I move around a lot and am always travelling to my GF's in Kent. Joined as I'll be picking up this...
    Thread by: Bikemonkey, Feb 6, 2016, 18 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
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