Xl 600 LMF rebuild by Andrew W

[coldo]

hi do you still have the rh side panel as im in need of one

[coldo]

Don't know whats going on but if i click on your pics i get my album
I had trouble putting pics up as well and the only way i could do it was to create an album
Danny

hi there i have just got hold of a lmf from down your way and im looking for some bits for it ,can you help me ,eaven if you could give me a wee list it would be great ,also the email of the person who makes the tank decals , i bought my bike after looking at yours and drooling ,

[stubbow]

hi there i have just got hold of a lmf from down your way and im looking for some bits for it ,can you help me ,eaven if you could give me a wee list it would be great ,also the email of the person who makes the tank decals , i bought my bike after looking at yours and drooling ,

I don't have any parts to sell but there is a chap on ebay breaking one at the moment
The chap we got are decals from can be contacted here orders@bikedecals.co.uk
Good luck with the bike they are great fun oh and remember to stick some pictures up
Danny

[Neilios]

Is it finished yet?

[andreww5680]

Sorry guys split up with mrs etc etc has meant the project was put on hold for a few months - i will upload some more pics soon as it is coming on well... deffo still holding on to it !!

I promise to upload some more pics soon

[tractot4play]

Output shaft still covered in tape so no worries there !!

I have skimmed the head and am replacing all gaskets- the engine ran sweet as a nut before so no need to change anything. clutch looks fine- i think the plates were recently changed- nothing looks amiss..

You know what they say- if it aint broke

Once i get it back up and running i will be looking for faults so im sure like you i will be doing bits and pieces over winter.

Dave silver are amazing they have absolutely everything- i lost the the timing mark shiny alluminium blanking screw -got a new one this afternoon £ 4.75 so i thought i might as well get the central flywheel cover as well £ 7 odd

So if you need spares and cant find them on the website phone them up -- they are excellent!!!!!

I think next task will be bolting the head back on and possible valve timing- if i have a chance i will do that this eve..

watch this space !!!

hi there,can you explain about skimming the head.will that not put the timing of slightly or is it safe.by the way thats a hell of a job i take my hat of to you.it must of took ages to prep.lovely.

[andreww5680]

Strictly speaking to skim a head you should make up a jig that holds the head exactly parallel then put it on a surface grinder and grind off the minimum amount to take off all the high spots. The same should be done with the barell. Since i know a local engineering company they lent me some ground flat stock (flat steel plate approx 30mm thick with a surface ground face typically used for machine tooling etc) - as this is very flat i put some very light emery paper on the surface and put the head and barell face down then rotated them while holding the paper until you could see that the high spots had been removed.

This method has been used by a number of my associates on other motorbikes and could save a hefty machining bill !!

No there is no impact on engine timing - obviously you have to dismantle the engine and thus upon reassembly it needs to be re timed - this isnt really that much of a chore though. Obviously if you were to take a lot of material off the faces of the head and barell it would

a) increase the compression
b) if too much was taken off the vales and piston could collide

Right everyone enjoy your nap !!!!!

[andreww5680]

I don't have any parts to sell but there is a chap on ebay breaking one at the moment
The chap we got are decals from can be contacted here orders@bikedecals.co.uk
Good luck with the bike they are great fun oh and remember to stick some pictures up
Danny

Ps thank you Danny for jumping in with the reply for me!


How is that Africa twin project going ?

What did you get for the XL in the end ?

[andreww5680]

[andreww5680]

Here you go guys - current progress

I have done a little more work since this pic was taken

Sorry it has taken so long


Andy