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[Propellor]

stevec#222 funny you say that as I remember the taco went into the red waved about for week  packed up altogether soon after clutch did slip may be it was slipping more than I realised . so I'll start pulling the bike to pieces ready for. sand blasting and powder coat frame and check engine clutch primary drive gear sure its right I'll check so should I keep gearing as is for now. Thanks everyone for the time given .

Re - reading Dr Rod's article he had problems with clutch slip and had to fit HD springs and 650 clutch plates so this could well be at least part of your problem.

I think you've nailed it Steve. Time for a beer.

I'm on my third. 6.6% as well.  Hic.

Cheers chaps. 

[Propellor]

Doesn't the dommi clutch run faster? Ie closer to engine speed. Because of a lower primary ratio.

This will lower the torque on it. Therefore less chance of slipping.

By eck that 6.6% beer does wonders for t'brain cells. Ok, cell.

[SteveC#222]

Talking of beer - I was given a bottle of 'Stumbro Starka' by the Lithuanian beer co for Christmas. I'm not entirely sure what it is, it looks vaugely like beer, but it's in a 200ml bottle and is 43% alcolhol! ...I think it might be some sort of Lituanian version of 'Tactical Nuclear Penguin'    The ingredients don't inspire confidence - softened water, rectified grain ethyl alcohol, wine, Brady, infusion of different plants, colour & suger

Do I

A/ Drink it?

B/ Put it in my petrol tank and hang on?

C/ Save it for a TC rally, give it to Jethro and see what happens?

[Propellor]

..........Also found out that the NX red lines at 7250rpm - 6000 rpm is peak torque.........

That differs a lot from the site I got the info from!

For nx650 6000 rpm is peak power. 5000 rpm is peak torque according to them. More anomalies!

[Propellor]

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Honda/honda_xbr500%2086.htm

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Honda/honda_nx650_dominator%2093.htm

No idea if this is reliable info.


Edit:  bit more period info. http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery/Honda%20NX%20650%20Dominator%2088.jpg

[guest1988]

been in the shed this afternoon decided  to check  the bike is still a runner before stripping and restoring loads of compression and plenty of sparks drained the carb and going to have to clean it out before going any further as what came out was brown and smelled more like gloss paint than  petrol . funny how you forget thing its a bugger to get the spark plug out and the bottom bolt on the card manifold a swine to get at its all coming back to me now .

[guest1988]

Will put up a couple pictures of the 2 xbr I'v had over the years

[guest1988]

This is the first xbr I got bought it new and went well longest trip taken on it was from Crewe to Isle of arran Scotland then on a small ferry to the mull of kintyer  after about four days on a larger ferry to ardroson then up to fort William then to Isle of mull Mull is fantastic if you haven't been go then up to the isle of skye then home . had many more camping trip out on it .

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[guest1988]

Bike I have now but it needs a lot of work now .

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[guest1988]

Another one lunger I had a Bultaco tss125 liquid cooled road racer wish I still had it now seeing what they go for

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[timbo]

Sorry Wart, I cant get your pics to expand. can anyone help?

[guest1988]

Will try to make them bigger

[guest1988]

tried to resize

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[Propellor]

Looking good.

Yes, we all seem to experience trouble with photos. I wonder if there's any way that could be changed? The site is a pretty popular one.

Wart, good luck with the clutch issue. If you have the dommi primary gear set, I'd give serious consideration to putting it in.

[SteveC#222]

Yes, we all seem to experience trouble with photos. I wonder if there's any way that could be changed? The site is a pretty popular one.

I'm no expert but this is how I usually do it.

If it's an online image - on google images or similar -
Left click on the thumbnail - when it bring it up right click on 'copy image location' then in the reply box on this sight select the image button ( below underscore) [img] [img] and left click between the 2 image boxes and select paste. The code should end in .jpg.

If the image is on your computer you will need to upload it onto something like Picasa, Photobox, Google + photos. Then click on the thubnail - when it brings the image up right click and select 'copy image location' then paste it into the reply box as before. You can't paste an image straight from your desktop ( at least I haven't found a way yet.)