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Project Progress / Re: New SRX 3VN2
« Last post by themoudie on February 17, 2025, 10:14:08 PM »
Aye Ian,

Tidy!  ;)

We have the same lift Ian and I suspect the same attachments, which make it very adaptable. But, I wish I knew how many people stored it by "hanging it on the garage wall",  as advertised. Hernia comes to mind and I would knock my head on the post in the passing.

Steady away.

Good health, Bill
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Project Progress / Re: New SRX 3VN2
« Last post by Ian on February 17, 2025, 07:33:58 PM »
FRiENds reunited (FRame & ENgine).....ha ha
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Bike Problems/Questions / Re: SRX 600 questions from newbie
« Last post by themoudie on February 11, 2025, 11:40:21 AM »
Aye Jugnut and SteveL,

Bit slow off the mark, for which I apologise,  ;)  3mm - 5mm is the slack required in the decompressor cable.

Jugnut, if you require a pdf copy of the Yamaha SRX600 manual, please PM me, with your email address and I will send a copy of the pdf. Alternatively, the Clymer manual for the XT600 provides most of the information required.

Good health, Bill
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Bike Problems/Questions / Re: SRX 600 questions from newbie
« Last post by Steve Lake on February 10, 2025, 10:43:38 PM »
our top contributors (steve h, iansody & themoudy) are out in force, and have pretty much covered it all...
however, as you say you have had it 'pop', and 'run for a second or so' on Bradex?. then fuelling is worth a check , are yo using the standard carbs ? if so check the correct operation of the choke, also make sure the carbs are clean, they are a nightmare of galleries tubes & hidden blanks where crud accumulates.

the auto decompressor can be checked quite easily ... with the plug out, kick the engine over (full stroke from fully up) with your finger pulling back on the decompressor lever you should feel the lever move backwards, as steve says this will (should) lift the valve momentarily. also with the piston at TDC and the kick start lever fully 'up'. push the decompressor lever backwards, the should be a small amount of free movement before it comes up against the valve not sure what this clearance should be as i can't find my sodding manual, but within the next 2 mins i have a good idea who will post the required info :-).
oh, and welcome to the madhouse known as TC
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Humour / Re: the asylum ...
« Last post by Moto63 on February 09, 2025, 03:07:22 PM »
🤦???🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Humour / the asylum ...
« Last post by Steve Lake on February 08, 2025, 08:31:42 PM »
was out for a walk with the dog last week, went down the lane past the asylum ('cept we can't call it that now) and i heard the residents chanting 'thirteen' 'thirteen' 'thirteen' ..... couldn't see anything as there was an eight foot fence surrounding the place.. but a bit further round there was a small hole in one of the wooden planks, so i bent down and peeped through, just then some bu55er poked a stick through the hole straight into my bloody eye!! then the chanting started up again ...'fourteen' fourteen' 'fourteen' .......
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Chatter / Re: belgian classic races
« Last post by Steve Lake on February 08, 2025, 08:19:41 PM »
aye Bill, thanks for the info ... will check out the venues ... keep you posted...
with regards to power/heat, it's a mixed bag here

my workshop is powered by solar and wind... lights run off solar panels on the roof 240v ring runs off wind (24v) ' solar (24v) which run 4 12v batteries iinto a 48v 5Kw inverter. works ok, runs my wood lathe ok but balks at my arc welder.

house is heated by an AGA (oil) which also heats the water.  2 storage heaters as background warmth, and a sodding great wood burner in the living room which also rund 4 rads. wood costs me £150 a load, and 4 loads will last me Nov to March mostly on full time.

oil currently @ 70p per Ltr and guzzle 2500 ltrs a year!

230 year old farmhouse is a bloody liability this time of year .... and then some thieving towrag stole my heating allowance!!

next year i'm hibernating :-)
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Bike Problems/Questions / Re: SRX 600 questions from newbie
« Last post by Steve H on February 07, 2025, 08:43:11 PM »
Sound to me like the compression release isn't working that well. It could be the the cam has been replaced with one of higher lift/longer duration, the additional lift is often achieved by grinding the base circle of the cam, this moves the position of the rocker relative to the valve and the additional gap is made up by the tappet screw adjuster. I seem to remember that the new rocker position means the de compressor arm has to move further to work effectively. 
This may not be the issue but it would be the first thing I would check. You could try getting the piston near TDC and then using an adjustable or mole grips to open the decompressor and see if it is easier to move over TDC. This will be easier with the tank off.
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Chatter / Re: belgian classic races
« Last post by Itsme on February 07, 2025, 05:29:20 PM »
I think my mind is finally giving up as I seem to be losing the ability to understand English. Bound to happen after all the head injuries I've had.

Ian (I think)
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Chatter / Re: belgian classic races
« Last post by themoudie on February 07, 2025, 09:56:54 AM »
Aye Michael,

Living out in the sticks, though we are an exception, because we have the 6" HPG main running passed the cottage, there are few other economic options.

However, I believe that Steve has more panels than most, but I'm not sure of the windmills, all keeping those submarine batteries topped up with 24v going to an inverter.

No doubt the alternative energy could become a separate topic on this erudite forum!  ;)

Off to split logs, with my grenade, 14lb sledge and 4lb axe, it keeps me troshin'.

Good health, Bill
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