What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Dang Rick, your dentist is going to have to start adding a fee to your bills for miscellanious dental supplies to cover all the stuff ending up in your toolbox!

 

Painted the tank and side covers. Removed the stock air box. Soon to be replaced with pod filters and also a new exhaust.

 

Well... Today I plan to reassemble to do a test ride to see if the issues are all gone (re:XS400 sputtering after short run thread).

Since getting the bike earlier this summer, in non running condition (some parts in a box, and wires hanging everywhere) After getting her home, I loosely assembled and took some before pics.....




So I first needed to get thing working, cleaned the carbs up good, drained the old gas and cleaned up the tank. Replaced the old fusebox with inlines.




New box in place, repaired signals with a new electronic flasher and bulbs, tracked down some disconnected wiring and replaced a missing diode, brake light switch was no connected to the spring clip, and repaired broken clutch safety switch.

After that...dremel out stripped oi filter bolt and replaced it with a new EMGO with a 17mm head...new filter and oil, new for seals and raised them back to original position as a PO thought it was a good idea to drop them down abour 3-4 incches in the tree...ack!!...

Repainted flat black, fabbed up a side panel to replace a lost one. Installed an inline filter, New headlight bulb and modify screwed holder to make it work properly...replaced broken signal lens.

After a test ride, and many issuse, blown diode, and such, replaced diode with a stronger one and found a few loose connections, chassis ground being the biggie....

Anyways...here's what it looks like now....




To do list, get MVI, replace or mod sidestand (PO had this cut and welded fter lowering the bike.....) and track down a no charge issue (regulator???)
Valves check, new turn signals, new grips and maybe clubman bars...
(cosmetic stuff after fuction is done)

 

Well, Yesterday I was on a little camping trip when my bike decided it was too hot and stopped running. So today I'm going to tare it apart to find the problem. :twisted:

 

Today my son (new Boulevard) and I and my little girl went on a Benefit ride for about 130-140 miles total. It was nice. It was my boy's first big ride and he ended up leading our group most of the way. The squirt even won a door prize at the end ! He really enjoyed it. My XJ650 tooled right along with my daughter and I. Long trip for a little 10 year old . She's a real trooper and loves to ride.

 

I gave my bike a bath of road spray and it is now gray. I'll have to clean that up. Great 250 mile ride in spite of the little rain shower I ran into.

 

take a look at my gallery. I've added a couple pics. I totally stripped the bike to the frame. Those damn engines are pretty heavy, but I managed to get it out on my own. I'll need someone to help put it back in though. Oh well.

 

"What did you do to your Yamaha today?" That's not quite right for this post. Hmmm... Let's see. How about, "What did you do for your Yamaha today? Yeah, that's better. My wife's motorcycle didn't have a home of its own, so I decided to spend the last of my vacation putting together a parking place for her. She just passed her BRC and I wanted to do something special for her.

I tell you what, I'm pooped! And I'm not quite done yet. :cry: Here's a little animated picture showing four stages of progress...

 

Gamuru, cool idea..... I like it.

 

I lubed my throttle cable.
Much better; now!

 

Installed my new 4-2 mac exhaust. A wee bit louder than I hoped for, but no leaks!

 

I also lubed my cables today and got the inline fuel filter in and took it for a short ride to find out that the filter has a lot of crap in it when I got back. I took the cap off and use a flash light to see in the tank and found some rust and water in the bottom of the tank so I took the petcock off and threw in a hand full of nuts and shook the hell out of it and flushed it with gas. I had to do this a few time till it was clean. Put the tank back on the bike and cleaned out the filter and drained the fuel bowls. Now she runs great and not much crap in the filter but Im going to get another one tomarrow to just have on hand.

 

I picked up an organ donor for mine today.

 

Nice looking Donor... seen worse on the streets

 

I second that motion.

That ought to clean-up very nicely.

 

Thanks guys.

Close up isn't as good though. Lots of missing fastners, broken switches, crap like that. It leaks oil. Tank rusty inside, looks like it might have been previously been coated. No center stand. Extra outlet holes added to the mufflers.

Some of the bits are in nicer shape than on my current ride. Will swap them in over the winter. I'll decide at some future date whether to get it on the road or just part it out.

 

Changed the oil & filter, drained the middle gear (piece of cake w/Mac 4-1 pipe), changed the rear end oil, synch the carbs, colortuned. Went about 1/2 turn leaner than yellow, instead of just back to blue. Seems to run cleaner, it felt rich...
Riding the Seca to Laguna Seca tomorrow for the AMA Superbike races, camping on turn 10. Anybody there, look for my silver Seca 750 and stop by for a chat.

 

Started the Rev Limiter Project on the 750.

It's going behind the Cross Member behind the Airbox below the seat.
All I did was position the thing and see how if fits there ... and if I can Tweak the little Pot that Dials-in the Cut-out.

Yes, I can.

So, I guess I start wiring it up ... after I use some of the Gas that I got ... without thinking I'd have to pull the tank ... before I got home with the Heat Shrink I ran over to Radio Shack to get.

I have the DYNA-300 and the Resistors needed to make the Limiter work on Yamaha Ignition all laid-out and ready to be soldered in place.

Should be a neat little Weekend Project.

Anticipated Upcoming Ride Route:
Billerica to
Manchester VT
Summit MT Equinox
Mt Equinox to
Lake George NY to
Hadley NY to
Corinth NY to
Saratoga Springs NY
(Lay-over)
Saratoga Springs NY to
Boston MA

Anybody want to go?
I have FREE "Crash, Get-cleaned-up & sleep indoors space" in Saratoga.
Most of the ride is through New England Dairy Farm Country.
It will be fun.

 

I put a Maxim X rear rim on my '82 Maxim 650 bobber project. Looks sweet,and has a bigger brake drum than the stock rim.
Anybody got a 550 Seca front rim for sale?...It would be the perfect mate for the X rear rim!
Pix to follow.

 

Rick, I'd go, but I have to leave right now to make it there by about 5pm tonight. It's about 10 hours from here to Boston...

I think I'll have to pass. Have a great ride though!