I just recently purchased a 1982 XJ650J and was having a hard time finding the parts to make my own YICS tool, so I figured since the people on the mail list were nice enough to tell me of someone who makes them that I would share it with all of you.


To buy:
http://plan9.dnsalias.org:88/xj/products/YICS-R.html

To make your own:
http://home.westman.wave.ca/~jbe/YICS.htm

John, when you get yours sync'ed you can stop by and do my XJ750K! Noticed on the mail list that you have a Rising Sun address too. Small world, huh?

I just moved there...
Where do you live in Rising Sun?
I am just past the park on Wilson Ave. right where it turns into Hopewell Rd.

I'm about a mile from the dragstrip off Ebeneezer Church rd.

Come spring when I have my license (I am taking the class at Cecil Community College) my girlfriend and I want do some cruising...
We will have to meet up some time and ride. :)

Sounds like a plan! :D

Just thought I would share this email response from Ross Presta with everyone. His website is http://www.geocities.com/rfpxj

>From: Ross Presta <RossP@CA.TrenchGroup.com>
>To: jauten1@hotmail.com
>Subject: YICS tool
>Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:10:42 -0500
>
>Hi John ;
>
>I'm not sure when you left the message on my site , since I don't check it
>often
>
>however , here are some points :
>
>(a) I used 10-32 threaded rod that I got at a hobby store. But you can get
>it at any auto shop or Canadian Tire if you are from Canada
>
>(B) The drawing was made by an individual that owned an XJ1100. If you have
>any other model , it would be good to measure the exact location
> of the holes by using a small diameter wire bent into an "L" and then
>probe for the holes(located at the tops of the long tubed gallery)
> Use the surface of the bolt boss as your reference point
>
>© The trick is to put a long piece of rubber tubing that completely
>blocks
>the first port (closest to side of tool insertion)
> then put the rest of the pieces in between.
>
>(d) The washers were ground down on a bench grinder to get the best fit for
>diameter
>
>(e) The copper tubing was replaced with stainless steel tubing from a hobby
>store
>
>
>
> so for example if the measurements yielded the following spacing
>
> Port locations 1-4
> |
>|
> Left side bolt boss | 0 0 0
>0 | Right side bolt boss
> |
>|
> put rubber pieces ==== ==
>==
> #1 #2
>#3
>
> 1st piece completely blocks first port and completely blocks
>gallery and port1 from port2
> 2nd piece blocks between port 2 and port3
> 3rd piece blocks between port3 and port4
>
>
>If you don't want to make one , one is available from Mike Oberle at
>http://plan9.dnsalias.org:88/xj/products/YICS-R.html
>
>Are you on the micapeak or yahoo list ?
>
>I'm not that active on any of the lists anymore so I don't recognize your
>name.
>
>Please , how did you find my site ?
>
>feel free to ask more questions ?
>
>Or maybe you already built the device ?
>
>If you are in the Toronto area , we get together with a bunch of folks for
>maintenance / how to days.
>
>regards
>
>Ross Presta