EMPLOYEE NOTICE

Due to the current financial situation caused by the fuel crisis and the slowdown in the economy, the Government has decided to implement a scheme to put workers of 50 years of age and above on early, mandatory retirement, thus creating jobs and reducing unemployment.

This scheme will be known as RAPE (Retire Aged People Early).

Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to the Government to be considered for the SHAFT program (Special Help After Forced Termination).

Persons who have been RAPED and SHAFTED will be reviewed under the SCREW program (System Covering Retired-Early Workers).

A person may be RAPED once, SHAFTED twice and SCREWED as many times as the Government deems appropriate.

Persons who have been RAPED could get AIDS (Additional Income for Dependents & Spouse) or HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance).

Obviously persons who have AIDS or HERPES will not be SHAFTED or SCREWED any further by the Government.

Persons who are not RAPED and are staying on will receive as much SHIT (Special High Intensity Training) as possible. The Government has always prided themselves on the amount of SHIT they give our citizens.

Should you feel that you do not receive enough SHIT, please bring this to the attention of your MP, who has been trained to give you all the SHIT you can handle.

Sincerely,

The Committee for Economic Value of Individual Lives (E.V.I.L.)

PS - Due to the Virus, recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas and oil, as well as current market conditions, The Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.

Aye Steve,

Apologies, late for the update. Lion equinox weather on the Inner Hebrides and in Perthshire today. Gales, snow, marble hail, down to petit pois size, along with warm sun and horizontal rain! Be canny if considering the West Coast/Hebrides tour this year, Calmac only have 3 of their 11 major ferries operating as of this weekend, due to worn out old ships, lack of new ships, breakdowns and planned service! Bl**dy SNP and the quango that are supposed to order new boats couldn't organise a p...up in a brewery! Very sad.

Your piston clearances correspond with those given in the Yamaha SRX600 workshop manual.

Piston OD should be taken at 90° to the gudgeon pin, 5mm above the bottom of the piston skirt.

Top ring end gap (installed): 0.30 - 0.45 mm (0.012" - 0.018")
2nd ring  "      "         "       : 0.30 - 0.45 mm (0.012" - 0.018")
Oil ring    "      "         "       : 0.20 - 0.70 mm (0.008" - 0.028")

Wear limit top ring end gap: 0.60 mm (0.024")
   "       "   2nd   "     "     " : 0.60 mm (0.024")

Cylinder bore should be measured 40 mm (1.57 ") from the top land of the liner.
Cylinder bore "Out of round"/Ovality limit is 0.05 mm (0.002"), between the side to side and the front to back dimensions.

If you require the piston ring Xsection sketches, along with their dimensions, side clearances (installed) and wear limits, ASK!

I also see that the majority of the times that I try to log into SteveH website SRX600.net, I receive a 503 Error, which appears inconsistently!   This too has the dimensions that I have given, but nothing of detail for the 400 engine. I would suggest that the XT400 engine dimensions would be the same as your twin shock SRX400 engine, if you can find them.

I suspect that SteveH's site provider is taking the mickey, or else the old programme, with which SteveH created the site is starting to go flaky, so will get in touch, with him.

Good health and "Slainte!", Bill

 

Yes Ian, I fear you may be right
Perhaps I should take up the GN250 that's been offered on here as my new project 

To quote the great Arnie in the film predator “DO IT, DO IT NOW”
You just know it makes sense Martin. It would also mean the mighty midget may just ride again 🤞👍

... and those projects usually mysteriously disappeared never to be seen again.

This'll teach you to abandon singles Martin!

Thanks Ian, sold mine last year after eventually sorting out the carburation / fuel tap problems. Nice little bike and very pretty but I didn't really enjoy riding it.