I just couldn't resist

[FROSTY]

I just had to rescue this poor unloved motorbike from a cruel fate.
1989 xj900 bwith 40000km on the clock

[Skunk]

What's in the plan book for it?

[inlinefour]

What's in the plan book for it?

What was the cruel fate that you saved it from? :unsure:

[FROSTY]

no plans except make it my ride to work bike--its actually in bloody good nick for its age.
and it was sitting unridden for about 18 months. Its owner went overseas
Ohh the missing sidecover was just me pulling it off to get to the battery

[Al]

Hey cool Tony!

"On the road again...."

Al

[6Chris6]

Excelent

I hate to see neglect like that.
I know you will give her a loving home.

[James Deuce]

Good to see you exercising your knack! :)

It actually looks great in the picture.

[ajturbo]

thanks goodness there is a special place for the old XJ's....

it looks like it is fairly clean... or did you get your little slave to clean it?

how's the shoulder?

put a number on it and F1.....it!....????? :killingme

[FROSTY]

Its actually a pretty clean example. runs badly on 18month old gas and the fork seals suprise suprise are leaking.

[SPman]

Just cant resist, can you!:)

[Riff Raff]

You're a good boy Frosty.

[Storm]

Good man. Some things are not to be resisted :scooter:

[FROSTY]

its sitting in the gargere feeling pretty sad---but a new battery and some tlc and she'll be a happy camper

[FROSTY]

Yippee yeeha--I can go home now and play with my new toy I mean bike

[FROSTY]

holey crap batman. I was sorting out the beast and drained the oil.
Its a 2.5l sump and Ive got a 4.0l drain pan. The bloody pan overflowed and ran all over the gargre floor. By my figuring there musta been at least 5.0l of oil in there--No wonder the airbox was kinda oily

[erik]

holey crap batman. I was sorting out the beast and drained the oil.
Its a 2.5l sump and Ive got a 4.0l drain pan. The bloody pan overflowed and ran all over the gargre floor. By my figuring there musta been at least 5.0l of oil in there--No wonder the airbox was kinda oily

Jeezus, and it still ran?

[toads]

well done frosty, have fun won't ya, isn't it strange how common it is for people to overfill their bikes with oil, when we first bought Caleb's bike it was grossly overfull, mind you it's better too much than too little imho.

[thehollowmen]

Good work, do you ever fix them up to sell them?

[FROSTY]

Ive been known to sell the odd bike or two. -and find bikes for KB members--

[FROSTY]

hmm --anyone ever seen a fluttering speedo needle before?

[riffer]

hmm --anyone ever seen a fluttering speedo needle before?


Yes. Just before my speedo cable broke.

Actually my temp guage has been doing that since I last rode with you.

So maybe you just have that effect on bikes... ;)

But seriously, check the top of the speedo cable, just before it goes into the speedo. It's either dry as a nun's nasty or frayed, I reckon.