5 thou off the upper and lower what ?
What model Battlax, I used the BT45 and they were awesome to the point of winning Pre82 races in the rain on, Sport Demon is a Pirelli tyre,...
Are you his Mum ? does he need you to hold his hand ? If he or any other member didn't want comments and questions then they don't have to post...
I can understand doing a ceramic coating on a pipe for that reason but not to an aircooled engine where you want to shed heat and not retain it
Isn't the idea of a ceramic coating to retain the heat ? which would be the opposite of what you'd want on an air cooled engine
9 bikes built prior to 1984, with the oldest from 1955
Spotted this on FB marketplace, it is in NZ so I'm not sure if he'd post it but he lives not far from me so I could always do it if someone wanted...
I'm not sure what type of bolt they use but I would fit new rod bolts if you do
I would bead blast the steel plates, I do it in every clutch I rebuild as the steels become polished over time
I've only used a K&L kit in an old farm bike which worked ok, normally for any of my good bikes I always buy genuine
They make a massive difference with the correct springs, about $585 USD to have it done here and worth every cent, if you haven't ever ridden with...
I know people love it but in any bike I have tried it the gear change has needed more pressure and been notchy compared to a proper transmission...
Any carb will work if jetted right, most likely you would need to make some changes to what is currently in them but you may get lucky
Can't get more than 120km from the sea in NZ so it's always a good ride to the coast
The "Ute" beloved of both Kiwi and Oz citizens but most of the rest of the world wouldn't know what you're talking about
They were very early on in the electronic Injection era and quite a primitive system, converting them to carbs was very common.
Maybe, but they are well worth the money, as is any shock of decent quality that can be revalved and resprung to suit the rider, chances are the...
You can take it to a place that does plating/anodising and they can chemically strip it, I had a from rim done on my IT200, took maybe 10-15 minutes
Not for a couple of years now but might be starting back up again sometime next year
You can get pistons made easily enough, you just need a sample or measurements
No it is not, but you didn't mention that it had been that long in the original post What bike and are the wheels marked tubeless ?
Take it back to the dealership and get them to fix it
8km, he's already picked it up, swapped it for a packet of Tim Tam biscuits (cookies for the USA members)
The part numbers show they fit XJ600 and XJ550, pretty sure I have one and lucky for him I live 8 km away
Due to the age of the bike it probably doesn't have the safety lip on the wheels to stop the tyre popping off as it deflates, that will happen if...
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I haven't ever seen a red or white 550 here, mostly silver and the odd black one
Most of them I have seen in NZ have been silver, the stripes on the tank are different here though
Macrocarpa hedge, very common as paddock borders for windbreaks Is that down by Levels ?
Conservative ? I have raced and won races on them, in the rain especially they were brilliant (pre82 RD350LC)
Bridgestone BT45/46 or Pirelli Sport Demon are two of the best tyres in the sizes suitable for those
I'm just building a 1956 BSA A10 into something very similar along the lines of the Spitfire Scrambler
You're making the cylinder bigger while still squashing it into the same size combustion chamber how can that lower the compression ?
I still have an original CDI and coil on my bike and nothing else except the kill switch[IMG]
I have had a 84 IT200 for over twenty years and regularly ride it, there are two aftermarket CDI units available and they're a better option that...
At 3000 rpm and whacking it open you really need to change down a couple of gears, they need double that to really start working
They used a Peugeot motor to prove the concept in a prototype then they built their own engine
Bridgestone BT45
We got the same model with twin discs, swirly wheels and oil cooler, we also got them in the black colour scheme, but I haven't ever seen a white...
It was a standard XJ550 colour scheme available in NZ, I have one the same
Jayrodoh has it right, it is the simplest and easiest method
Look up Randakks site and single carb conversion if you haven't already, he has tested multiple types
Just getting Christmas dinner ready [IMG]
isn't that an Oxymoron ? or maybe just a moron
Probably the same reasons they still use MPH instead of real measurements :p
Long before that, I was using synthetics 20 years ago that were for wet clutchs
Yes it does but I cant remember the sizes, you lose the rev counter drive though as on the 600 it is electronic
Is that the same size as the stock one ? changing the size up and down from standard can make a huge difference to the way it feels and not always...
Same, unless you do as many miles on those type of roads as the street I wouldn't bother changing them
We do this often with Agricultural tyres, a lot of the time they are flat stacked which cause the same thing to happen, we put tubes in them and...
