With reference to the 600 Brutale, it shows how good the original design was,they haven't really had to change much on it to give you that "look". Thanks for posting.
Mine is looking pretty staid in comparison 🙄

Aye Michael,

Thank you for posting the SRX600 "Brutale", here is the link: Yamaha-SRX-600-leleganza-brutale

For my sins I now have not only a 350 Ducati to re-assemble, along with the SRX600 top-end rebuild and the Moto Morini 125H ignition, but a Revere 600 has joined the fleet, having covered less than 1,000 miles in the past 10 years and less than 30,000 miles in its 34 years since being registered for the road in Nor'ern Ireland in 1991.    Naye peace foe the stupid!

Hope the new hacienda stood up to Eowyn and you can knuckle down and get that flat tracker off your back and ridden.

Good health, Bill

Yes Ian metal malarkey are still based at bishops castle and thanks for the offer.👍
Also. Thanks for the encouragement on my tracker build. Although I’ve already hit a snag with my front wheel. Which I thought I’d finished.
What’s the saying
“Two steps forward, one step back”
🙄
Cheers, Michael

Aye Jugnut,

Let us have a ponder, please. SteveL, Andy 230 and SteveH, along with Ian and myself all run these engines and the first two in modified forms.

From a rapid scan, your symptoms point to a potential HC piston and or a badly adjusted decompression lever. You should be able to bring the piston to TDC, bring the kickstart lever to the top of it's travel, then ease the piston over TDC, then return lever to the top of it's travel again, before giving the long swinging kick to start the old bird. Needless to say priming the cylinder with 3 induction strokes of the piston, half to full choke and no throttle, before the final ritual are also important! 

A degree of perseverence could be required after the "racer" has butchered things.

Also, use the "Search" window facility for the forum in the top right of the window, we may already have discussed some of your problems, at length!

Good health and I hope that you enjoy the forum, Bill

Sorry to hear you have "back burnered" your project Michael, but so glad you are finally getting the tracker finished. Metal Malarkey aren't really very far from me (unless they have moved!) Bishops Castle at the last count, so if you need a temporary go-between I'm quite happy to oblige. Meanwhile good spannering and get that bike finished!