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Hi all, I have been reading through the various queries and answers relating to this but have not found anything that mirrors my situation. Basically, the bike starts first time and runs really well, but for only around 4 kms and cuts out. The first time this happened I rang a friend who...

Hi to everyone, hope you all enjoyed a good Christmas and New Year. I have been busy fabricating a table lift over the past few weeks and am now looking into fixing up the hydraulic piston/ram. For this I found a hydraulic cylinder, with the pump incorporated into the body of the ram...

Hi Guys, I know this has been mooted on a couple of occasions but I need to pursue the possibility of swapping pistons from another Jap motor. I'm thinking that if I can use a standard piston from, say, a 450 Honda having a bore of 70mm, this would be the equivalent of 1mm oversize on the std...

Hi to all, we have had some great weather lately for getting out and about on the bikes but we are quickly approaching winter and I am now looking to find some information relative to the renovation of my newly acquired DOHC model. I thought it would be a simple matter to find information...

Hi Guys, I eventually managed to get my XS250 Special running really well and am still working on the 400SE. I must be a glutton for punishment because I have been given a XS400 dohc in exchange for a decent bottle of whisky. Not sure yet who got the best deal!! I will surely have lots to...

Hi all, I am new to the forum though have been lurking for quite some time now building my know how of these bikes. I have not been able to find an answer to my present problem and would like your opinion on the way forward. In brief I have just rebuilt the cylinder head on my 4G5 engine and...