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  1. jay760

    Wannabriden's D Port Re-Port

    I thought there would be a bit more work done on the combustion chamber, I have 2 heads both came with just about the same in the combustion chamber with all the edges smoothed right out.
  2. jay760

    Xs650 sprint bike

    Yes was supposed to be the 1/8th changed now to avoid confusion, Was figuring it should be in the 11's been a long time since I've been there would be pretty good as I'm not the lightest person at 215lbs. Running 16/33 first time I've tried this gearing as have been running 17 on the front...
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    Xs650 sprint bike

    Haven't done much to it lately, I've been having problems with the bike I'm riding at the moment, finally last weekend I'm hoping I've found the problem, basically running out of fuel, I had done a calculation of if the bikes doing 120mph which it would be probably doing more if it had the...
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    Xs650 sprint bike

    I've stiffened them right up with spacers in the top of the tubes, the only other thing to do would be to get a lowering kit for them just to bring them down a bit, but as the legs will be the same length there will be no weight loss.
  5. jay760

    Xs650 sprint bike

    Engine mounts have been welded, engine is in very tight fit but its in
  6. jay760

    Xs650 sprint bike

    Ù Thanks, The wheel base is around 72" it's a period frame so will work with what I've got, it's just too long to stay in classic class which is 68" but that's no hardship ad they changed the classes this year and includes all bikes up to 94 and 1500cc so virtually no difference to racing class,
  7. jay760

    Xs650 sprint bike

    Engine is starting to go together now, Shell rods with 80.5mm JE pistons, head will have 2mm over valves and Shell #3 cam, this is a lot different to the #1 cam
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    Xs650 sprint bike

    Bottom engine mounts are finished and welded up, need to get the engine built then decide if I'm putting a top engine mount on and how low i can get the tank
  9. jay760

    I would like your opinions on engine storage.

    I would build it lightly lubricated, I had one one the bench for a year when I opened it up because I wanted some parts the one half cylinder head had gone rusty
  10. jay760

    Xs650 sprint bike

    I'm going to use a cb400 wheel as I have it, laced up with a wide 18 inch rim which so can start off with a 130/90 race conti road attack tyre, eventually ending up with a vintage drag tyre
  11. jay760

    Xs650 sprint bike

    Managed to get my hands on an old 80s dragbike frame, it's been sitting at the back of the shed for a while while I kept looking at it wondering how to get the very tall xs engine in it, Finally decided to take the plunge and drill the frame as with the bottom mount above I couldn't get the...
  12. jay760

    Broken valve

    Your small ends looked shot, though they normally are with just a thin smear of copper coating, you can see the copper on the front and back but worn out on both bottoms, can't see the top, may be an optical illusion but the oil feed for the head the thread in the crankcase looks non existent...
  13. jay760

    Top Speed?

    72 frame, worked 750 engine, where its twisting the frame its just cracked by the swing arm pivot
  14. jay760

    Cracked Frame

    Reviving an old thread, I was stripping mine down yesterday to change a couple of bits on it and found my frame cracked, I was wondering why it was pulling all over the place on the start line, I looked at the later frame and its got a steel plate welde to the inside around the pivot point of...
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    Top Speed?

    Yes took me years to get there, I prefer the 1/8th when you look at it it's doing 95mph on the 1/8th then only getting to 108 over double the distance, so just waiting for the end on the 1/4, especially as it's already in 4th by the end of the 1/8th so just one gear change and 13mph for double...
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    Top Speed?

    Mines not stock but this is 1/8 and 1/4
  17. jay760

    Engine Identification

    With the pull clutch I would guess sidecar scrambler
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    Engine Identification

    http://www.smedspeed.co.uk/tech.html 880cc according yo this page on smedspeed
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    engine teardown:

    You don't have to break the cam chain, take the chain adjuster out lift the cam slightly and the bearings will come off the end of the cam, then the chain will ease off yhe timing wheel, this is when you put a cable tie on the chain so it's easy to pull back through the head
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