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Oops, thought you were talking about fitting theXS650 with the 38s

VM 38s might be a little big, most VMs for the XS650 are 34s, or 36s for single carbs. I have heard the Chinese knock offs use a different thread on the jets to Mikuni, I'd check that out first, don't know if it's true. Of course the $ you fork out for different slide cutaways, manifolds...

Elliot Ness was the main character in The Untouchables, watched it every Friday night. Elliot Ness was played by Robert. stack, brother of James Arness, James Arness played Matt Dillon in the show that ran forever and then some - Gunsmoke. Elliot Ness was a real life character, Matt Dillon...

Whilst the fuel below the tunnel is a very small amount, it may help if stuck in the middle of nowhere. Also helps syncing when the fuel is low. I found that out recently: Peered in the tank and sloshed fuel around, seemed there was plenty in there for syncing, but one side was empty. Very...

Been using a wire brush for over 50 years. The centre electrode is iridium or some other precious metal, the ground is nickel chrome, the outer is ceramic, how are you going to damage that without a hammer and chisel. Try taking one apart!

According to those that know, because we watched so many violent shows, we must be imbued with a violent mindset..

There were a lot of cowboy type shows and movies back in the 50s and 60s now you hardly ever see them. Same with sitcoms like Leave it to Beaver, Father knows Best, My Three Sons, Batchelor Father, I Dream Of Jeanie, Bewitched, The Munster's, Car 54, Robin Hood, with Richard Green, Ivanhoe with...

What is the piston size in the slave and the master?

You meed to turn on both petcocks, with any carbs, that's why there are two. If it ran Ok before with just one petcock on, then it must already have a T piece linking both carbs, or some other means of linking them. Without a link and only one petcock on, only one cylinder will run, the other...

I miss those days.

EVs aren't the only vehicles that suffer these problems. I saw post quite a while ago about a guy who bought an Audi, can't remember the model, but it was somewhere around $140,000. Two,years later he was offered something like $40,000 as a trade in.

Colour blindness?

Here's a wiring diagram for a bike, in PDF format. Apparently it simplifies the electrics by making it more complex, uses fewer cables, makes it easier to add accessories and gives you something to do on weekends - completely rewire your bike.

I haven't watched the video, but I assume it's to do with battery life and cost. Our govt is also pushing for EVs, problem is, battery technology is not up to scratch yet and EVs are pretty darn expensive. Then there's range. Not for me, not until they come up with something better than...

I've had many occasions where cables have snapped, front brake, clutch, throttle, all on Brit bikes. Throttle was an easy fix as the bike had an Amal Monoblock just swapped the choke cable to the throttle slide and use the choke lever for throttle. Brakes no problem either, just had to be very...

For someone who doesn't want to disrespect, you do a pretty good job of it. Nope, I don't know it all, maybe that's why I don't call myself a 'motorcychologists'. I merely pointed out that the star was not adjustable.

We are lucky in Oz, we can ride all year round, never gets too cold to not ride. Well, maybe Thredbo.

Yes, but as I said, the star is not adjustable. But thanks for the lesson on the internal workings of the engine, I often wondered what went on in there.

Panda's hair has grown and he's put on weight, 800grams. That's a lot for a 3kg dog. We've renamed him Pandamonium, that seems to suit him: high energy levels and always up for a game, whether we want to play or not, but he is very persuasive. The woman we bought him from wasn't very...