XS750 Flasher Relay and Boot Sourcing Question

Hello dirty newsgroup,

I'm well on the way to getting the old banger
(http://www.jitconsulting.co.uk/dirty/bike/57_3.jpg) mobile again, which is
not bad considering it's my first bit of DIY repairs since my GP100 in 1987.
Could use some tips about a couple of bits though, if anyone's feeling
generous ...

I need a "flasher relay" with 3 pins, but the best suggestion I've had so
far is "get one out of a car spares shop for about £7 and try it - it might
work Repeat until successful/skint" That was from my local bike shop[1].
Sounds potentially expensive to me ... can any of you old rockers improve on
that?

Also I've noticed that the old gaitor/boot thing off the universal joint is
proper shagged and I'd love to know how to go about getting a replacement -
not the sort of thing I'd imagine a breakers would be any good for really.
As ever any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thank you, newsgroup, thank
you.

[1] See why I bring all my questions here?

Jools [L]<-wannabe grease monkey

 

Jools Chappell let forth with a mighty belch and uttered :

When in doubt, get one rated at the correct voltage from an MZ[1], or do
what the man says. Your local Halfords -may- prove to be the best bet here.

Not vastly expensive as a new part from a Yamaha dealership[2]. Try taking
the old one to a motorfactor place and see if you can match up the diameter
at the middle gearbox end with approx the correct length to cut for a
suitable fit at the rear fork end. May strike lucky with that.

[1]Always worked for me.
[2] ISTR 12ukp for the XJ, but that was in 1993

 

Actually, it's advice that's sound.

 

Interesting looking 'zorst.

I had to buy one for the TS last week, got it off the shelf from M&P, worked
out of the box, cost £6.99. I spotted a very similar looking device in
Halfords yesterday for the same money.

You have no sigsep sir (not that it bothers me, just thought I'd point it
out)

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My Bike 2000 Honda CB500
M'boy's Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified)

BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26

 

Eye thang yew; it sounds every bit as byooderful (I like to think) as it
looks.

K cheers TOG, Sean and Oldbloke, off to Coastal Car Spares in Folkestone I
go then.

Actually the local bike shop aren't that bad. I just have this paranoia
thing about shiny flashy bike shops that goes back to my 17 yr old days when
I used to go creeping round for Yamaha posters and to have a gander at the
machines (like the desmodronic Bimota thing in the window of Dave Brown
Kawasaki in Canterbury). Much as I loved the places I often got a sense of
"Don't touch what you aint buying, shitlegs" from the staff. This was in
stark contrast to the Vincent specialist (Mr Conway I think his name was) in
Whitstable who had a drag racer in his window and would happily spend all
day telling you about that and the intricacies of Vincent engines. I just
had to get that off my chest, thanks for listening.

Is that a signature separator (guessing here)? What do I have to do to get
one of those (in Outlook Express 6)?

 

Yers.
In OE, from the menu:
Tools>Options, then click 'signatures' tab.
Click on 'New' then enter your sig. text in the box.

You can set it to add the sig. automatically, or when you send a message;
click Insert (from menu) and select signature.