RH Side Mirror Mount, Front Master Cylinder & Leaky Fuel Tap

[kabulcalling]

Dear All,

It has been a while since I have been on here, and I'll catch up on some back reading as soon as I can.

A few months back, I managed to drop the 1998 XJ600s and snapped off the right-hand mirror from the screw thread of the mount - fixing bracket from the front brake. I have found a second-hand bracket and now:

1. I have a spare front brake master cylinder that is free to a good home - please PM me your address and I'll pop it in the post.
2. Can't get the last bit of the threaded mount off the old mirror:
A. Are both mirrors good ol' fashion lefty lousy - righty tighty threads? Or, is it like cycle pedals - one left, one right to tighten?
B. Any tips for removal - GT85, a pipe wrench and lots of swearing is my anticipated approach
3. Both mirrors are showing the worst of 20+ years of use and UV damage - cracked plastic on the outboard end of the mirror - just under the glass. It will also save me on point 2B above
A. Any recommendations for replacements?
B. Thoughts on
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XJ600S-Diversion-1992-2003-Bikeit-Black-Pair-of-Mirrors-KITMRY010/283797578502?epid=819380517&hash=item4213a76306:g:NnUAAOSwePleV-V6
or
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-YAMAHA-XJ600S-SCOOTER-RIGHT-HAND-REPLACEMENT-MIRROR/172205239791?hash=item28183b6def:g:A1gAAOSwInxXNcbI

Finally, on tech stuff, while firing up the ol' girl to keep the engine oiled and warming everything through, I noticed a drip from the fuel tap, and after a quick strip, I think it is a perished O ring. Recommendations for replacements, or even the O-ring spec for me to look for, will be very welcomed.

In other news, for those that remember me from the earlier 2000s. It was something like 2017 since I last posted. Since then my adventures have taken me to; Somaliland, two contracts in Nigeria, another in Mogadishu, and since January, I have been working on tasks in Ethiopia for a European Agency. I got home from Addis Ababa on the 12th of March for some routine/planned family time - focused around my youngest niece's 21st and have been happily trapped on this side of the global travel ban - working from home near Bury St Edmonds, enjoying the privilege of being with my girlfriend/partner and still having a paying job - at least for now. I've been starting work early each day, to finish early, to make the most of the brilliant weather we have had of late - working on garden projects. When the sun hides behind the clouds, I'll be working on some two-wheeled projects. I have an R plate Triumph Trophy that needs a lot of TLC as well as some serious fettling needed on the XJ600S. The above-mentioned is just the start.

Wishing the best to all, and a speedy (and safe) end to our stay at homes
Yours,
Kabul Calling

[General Gman]

Firstly, great to hear from you - it has indeed been a while
I can't, unfortunately, remember about the mirror threads on the old Divvy, but the ones in the first link you posted appear to be fine replacements.
Your removal technique of GT85 and swearing sounds about right - might also be worth adding in some heat to help things along. Certainly it's the only thing that allowed me to remove disc bolts from a Triumph Tiger.
For the fuel tap, there are loads of places selling repair kits to replace all the rubber (nitrile ? ) bits. I used one from ebay some years back for Jools' Helga - something like this :
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/843832-Fuel-Tap-Repair-Kit-Yamaha-TDR125-XJ600N-XJ600S-Diversion-/351673309985
Sounds like you had some good fortune timing-wise with your return to the UK, glad to hear you're still able to work and are enjoying some good time at home.

[kabulcalling]

Thank you, Gman,
Repair kit ordered.
Yes, I am extremely fortunate to be on this side of the crisis. I have a good friend in Kenya who is stuck and getting quite stressed about getting home with all flights )seemingly) cancelled. I have found this link planefinder.net/ to be fascinating, to see how few flights are over Africa, with very low infection rates, and how many are over the USA Europe, etc.

[bobh]

Glad to hear you're home and OK.

The mirrors on all Yams that I've come across have a left-hand thread on the right-hand mirror, and a normal one on the clutch side.

So depending on where you source your replacements you may need an adaptor.

Hope that helps - Bob H

[kabulcalling]

Thank you for the tip, Bob,
It has minimised the level of swearing required.
The fuel taps repair kit has arrived in the post - thank you GMan. The next rainy day is all sorted out now. Meanwhile, garden chores call me for the weekend
Cheers

[m40man]

May 1, 2020 22:50:32 GMT kabulcalling said:

The fuel taps repair kit has arrived in the post

I've had mixed experiences with those fuel tap repair kits, not ending up being the right kit when arriving. Probably due to variations in spec over the years. Or just bad labelling.


So if when it comes to it you find bits are not quite right, let me know - I've bags of bits left over from kits which might be the ones you need - it's usually the replacement vacuum rubber which is the wrong shape or size. Happy to send you bits if needed.

[kabulcalling]

Thank you M40Man,
You are Gent !
Will the front brake master cylinder be of any use for you. Now I have the mount for the mirror, the rest is superfluous to my current needs.