@Dan Gardner. I'll try and get a look at the weekend, I do have the left and right side panels however a PO thought it was a good idea to butcher...
@theadbrewer thanks for your reply, however my colleague tried to mirror the STL file, alas the "Radian" logo was in reverse. All this 3D...
I hopeful some kind member can help me out. I am rebuilding a Radian YX600 and I am having difficulty finding side panel/covers STL files. One of...
@Minimutly. I have attached a photo of a stock Radian 600 showing you the angle of the rear shocks. I get what you are saying though. I think I'll...
@Minimutly. I have found Ikon or Koni to be quite expensive. YSS seem to offer good quality at reasonable prices. Do you think it would best...
@Dave in Ireland. Thanks for your input, much appreciated. I seem to recall back in the 70s/80s (omg I'm showing my age) an off road bike having...
Finally I've had some time and half decent weather today to make a start on the rear shock absorber mounts for the GS500 s/a. A few photos of what...
I'm going to put this on the back burner for now as I don't think I have the skill set for this job. However I have repaired a broken float pin...
@Minimutly thanks great information, my carbs are 32mm. I haven't come across a m6 x 0.5 tap. I'll dig deeper and see if I can fine one. Thanks...
@Minimutly no problem. Cheers Andy
@Minimutly would it be a m6 x 0.75 tap I need before I order a set. Cheers Andy
@Minimutly I thought it would be an m6 fine thread tap. Thanks again. Cheers Andy
@Minimutly can you remember what size the thread is for your vmax air screws? The XJ/FJ600 air screws measure at 5.7mm with a fine pitch. Cheers Andy
Right I understand and I would check and double check for alignment. I do have a couple mates with lathes, only problem is they live up in North...
My drill hasn't done much heavy work so it should be good to do this, as long as I take my time. How would I make the hole flat at the bottom...
@Minimutly your vmax fix is the type of thing I was thinking however I don't have access to milling machine. I was going to attempt this fix using...
On my health front I feel so much better since the cardiac stents have been fitted, also I am trying to stop smoking and eating healthier. Cheers...
I have managed to remove the damaged air screw with some difficulty as someone in the past had made a mess of it, clearly they didn't drill the...
@chris123 I hope you create build thread for your project. The GS500 s/a is a good choice for the Radian frame as they are very similar in...
Hi all. This project has been put on the back burner for a little while due to health issues. On the morning of the 15th of August I got taken...
@tobar Golf 1.9tdi with a knackered cam and followers, all done now apart from an oil leak out of the cam cover- the joys of motoring Cheers Andy
@tobar Unfortunately I haven't had spare time to get anything done with it, car problems have been getting in the way, hopefully that is sorted so...
My mistake, I got confused with carbonate and bicarbonate. Na₂CO₃ is the formula for sodium carbonate. (Soda crystals) NaHCO₃ is the formula for...
@Dave in Ireland thanks for the useful info. @Fuller56 as Dave in Ireland suggests try sodium bicarbonate, there is loads of information on the...
@Fuller56 I found this link that explains the difference between soda crystals and baking soda or bicarbonate of soda....
A little off subject as this post involves my Radian's carburetors. A PO had somehow managed to snap one of the float mounts off number 4 carb and...
XJ650 tanks do look good, not many about though. There is an XJ550 tank on eBay for £55 but the description says it has pin holes in it, maybe not...
@tobar good to see you here mate, I had similar results as you with my Radian tank, I couldn't get that bit at the bottom either. Before...
@tobar yeah get thread started, I look forward to seeing you on my build thread. The more the merrier Cheers Andy
Please excuse the typos in the post above, a combination of big fat sausage fingers and iPad keyboard are a recipe for disaster. It should say...
@Simmy Yeah pretty much from scratch, never thought of it that way. I thought of monoshock, but I would like use an air box of some sort and there...
@tobar @50gary @a100man @Simmy @Huntchuks So as mentioned my project build thread can be found hear...
Hello all. In 2020 I bought a 600 Radian as project, this however has evolved into two separate projects. This is what I bought, not too pretty...
@tobar the mounts are nearly ready, but my mig throw a wobbler today, the wire feed isn't playing ball-so I need a new on, wire feed that not a...
@tobar Bandit 400 or RF400 rear wheels are a good choice 4x17 not too wide to cause too many chain alignment issues, I would have gone down this...
@50gary I stand corrected, thank you for your words of wisdom. @tobar I got a GS500 sprocket carrier with the s/a so I should be good to go...
@tobar the gsx S/A mods look like quite a bit of work, way beyond my pay grade. I've been gifted a GS500 S/A so I'll have a look at it when I...
@50gary thanks for the heads up. As far as I can tell modern bikes have longer swing arms because they are mainly monoshock and need to be longer...
Thanks for the tip, however I won't be doing anything too extreme, maybe 20mm, it won't be like Motocross bike. Cheers Andy
@tobar thanks mate, there's no rush and you never know someone might post the info here. Cheers Andy
@tobar this is a useful link https://www.xjrider.com/viewtopic.php?t=3136 although not a complete list. According to that list RD350s are 200mm at...
@tobar No worries, I did think of a Fireblade swing arm, a bit extreme for me perhaps, although a good idea. And yes the Radian is twin shock...
@tobar Again I'm not sure about pivot width for the swing arm of XJ/FJ600s are, but the Radian is 200mm. So that means getting creative with the...
That looks good, I too have a B6 swing arm, again I thought it was too long however your set up looks fine. I also thought about a B6 rear wheel,...
@tobar wow sounds an interesting project. I like the way you have engineered the swing arm. I mentioned in an earlier post that I have a Bandit...
@50gary that's a lot of work but it is really well finished and an absolute credit to you. Radian's are nice little bikes, not so common over here...
@50gary wow your XS650 looks really good and I can the engineering that went in to, great job. If my Radian cafe racer looks half as good I'll be...
@50gary an FZR600 swing arm would be a good choice, l would need to shave 20mm or 3/4 of an inch off the pivot point, have you got any photos of...
@tobar I really like the style of your xj, that's kind of the way I would like to go with my yx frame.
I have a spare Radian yx600 frame with a v5 (practically the same frame as an xj550) that I'm planning building a cafe racer or a flat tracker out...
