Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
PS and I remember reading that to prevent this issue, the old timers ran a hose all the way up and under the rear mudguard to drip out at the back onto the road. I wondered if a slight miscalculation
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Ruari McLennan
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Hi Pete, As I recall (been a while) I used a 30-45 degree angled hose about 3-5¡± long from the crankcase outlet and put a pod filter on the end similar but not identical to this one: Despite the
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Ruari McLennan
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
HI Ruari Did you put a breather filter in the end of the crankcase breather outlet after removing airbox? A hose goes from the case to the box which scavenges bypass cylinder wall gas and vaporized
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Peter Wainwright
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Den ons. 7. jun. 2023 kl. 21.58 skrev Ruari McLennan < ruari.mclennan@...>:
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Peter Wainwright
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Howard, I tried the pods but had already increased the jetting so made no changes there. I went back to the airbox though, because there was always oily vapourized dirty crap coming from the pods all
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Ruari McLennan
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Hi Howard I bought a standard 2005 W . Fitted Posh W1 aftermarket exhausts from Webike Japan. Removed the airbox and fitted pods. But you will have to work on the carbs, up jet to 125# main , next
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Peter Wainwright
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Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Hello members: Just got a 2000 W 650 with 2000 some odd miles.? Been sitting a very long time but looks great.? Went ahead and did brake jobs on front and rear, oil change and filter serviced the
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Rokko100@...
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Could be worn brake pads? Den tirs. 6. jun. 2023 kl. 10.35 skrev Neil Miller <neilmobile@...
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Peter Wainwright
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Hello Peter Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I think it is my email wording, the new prog springs got rid of any dive slack/softness and I have no complaint at all with them. My remaining 'slack' I
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Neil Miller
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Hi Neil, make new fork spacers that are one inch longer and replace them with the originals, should take up that dive slack. Den man. 5. jun. 2023 kl. 23.34 skrev Neil Miller <neilmobile@...
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Peter Wainwright
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Further to the last.? The oil level in the fork for these springs is 150mm, the level set using a similar tool as in the workshop manual. This is my bike showing the rear shocks. The little red/black
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Neil Miller
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Hello Folks I bought a pair of Wilbers (German Made) progressive springs from a French Supplier of W650/W800 parts called British Legends (www.britishlegends.fr). When fitting them you retain the
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Neil Miller
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
I think he means a car valve spring or 2 in line, that are a bit longer than the top spacer in the fork legs. I have made a spacer that is 1 inch longer than the original.That stiffens up the fork
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Peter Wainwright
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Valve springs?
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drewwils@...
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Car Valve springs do a better job!! Give it a go next time you change the oil. Ding wrote:
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Ding
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Valve springs on top of the originals work if you want to save heaps act as kinda 2 stage progressives Ding
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Ding
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
I used these racetech fork springs and they made a huge difference. https://www.amazon.com/Race-Tech-Fork-Springs-S3234085/dp/B000GV7SEY
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Brian Daniels
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Don¡¯t do anything rash!
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Matthew Szostak
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Correct. only change the spacers, all else remains, Den fre. 2. jun. 2023 kl. 19.36 skrev Dan Muir via groups.io <djmuir22152= [email protected]>:
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Peter Wainwright
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
There are washers that fit on both ends of the springs. If those aren¡¯t there, I suspect the springs might move against the damper rod at the bottom, and the cap at the top. Dan
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Dan Muir
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