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Motorbikes Archive
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XS750: The Death Machine Cometh
Posted on February 21, 2010 | No CommentsWooo! Well after our work with cleaning the carbs and fixing the 2nd gear we got the bike started and it sounds awesome – it also seems to be running fine. As well as clean and refurbish the carburetors we fitted new sparkplugs and a... -
Cleaning and Refurbishing Carburetors (XS750)
Posted on February 15, 2010 | No CommentsI guess this works pretty much for all motorcycle carburetors. Take them off and give them a good clean. The problem with the XS750 is that the previous rider mentioned that when the engine ran it felt a bit lumpy which he suspected the carburetors... -
Fixing the 2nd Gear on a Yamaha Triple Engine
Posted on January 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsTrue to form our 1978 XS750 seems to pop out of 2nd gear and it seems common with the Yamaha triple engines. After looking around we found a few forum posts on fixing this but nothing really with pictures and more detail. I’ve moved the... -
Fitting New Rear Disc Brake for Triumph Tiger
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No CommentsAlso serves as a handy guide on what to do if the head of a hex bolt etc… is worn away. Hopefully this is pretty similar for changing the rear discs for most bikes. First of all the tools you will need to do the...