What did you do to your Yamaha today?

put the battery back in and fired it up for the first time since november

 

Just broke a valve cover bolt in the head...Awesome.. No riding this week..

 

Ouch that's a bad day. Good luck.

 

Very bad day. Oh well you live and learn. Heres to hoping it comes out easy.

 

Finished sodablasting the carbs and continued sodablasting the valve head.

 

Just make sure to buys quality extractor kit. They are worth the money.

 

Cleaned out master cylinder
Put in new sight glass on master cylinder
Put valve cover back on with new gasket and new bolt donuts
Re installed gas tank
Painted exhaust collector box (sanded too)
Failed at getting caliper piston out, will install grease fitting on caliper and try my new grease gUN
Oh yeah, started her up... No oil leaking from valve cover anymore... Wicked loud without any exhaust system lol!

 

Went for a nice long ride but came home with a flat.

Decided to take advantage of my down time and pull my body panels, drum cover and final drive to paint the gold strips in them finally.

 

Just ordered new tires and I just got finished sand mustard-colored paint off of my tank emblems. Made 'em purty. So much better.

 

Staring out my window, looking at the ice and snow here in Prairie. I can't ride now but at least I can get her ready.

 

Put Atari Box back on
Put Headlight back on
Re-Assembled all electrical connections
Put speedo cable back in place
Finished painting exhaust collector
Tried to remove a rusted bolt with head sheared off - FAIL
Got one brake caliper piston out!
Installed SS brake lines
Bled brakes
Finished and tested new master cylinder sight glass

 

Today I upgraded the fusebox in my 550 maxim

that being said are there any other essential upgrades I could/should do?

 

In the slow process of restoration, one must do those things that are mundane. Today, I washed most of my plastic parts and annointed them Armor-All. Wonderful stuff, makes them look brand new. As for the shed, I have installed 4 shop lights and now I can see! next I have to install the A/C so I won't roast when the Las Vegas sun is shining sweetly and it's 110 in the shade.

 

Put together the newly blasted carbs. They're ready for matte black paint...
Also finished blasting the final drive, also ready for paint...

 

Rebuilt both front calipers, re installed exhaust system, bled brake lines, put covers and seat on, took her for a 3 mile ride. I have smoke coming from new valvecover though, or maybe its the cylinder head

 

I RODE IT! WOO HOO!!!

 

Tim.....I'd bet that you're probably just burning off some extra grease and oils etc,.......

 

What did I do to my YAMAHA today? Well.......didn't really DO anything to it, BUT was able to pick up a nice used tool today!

I've located a fellow near me who used to have a pretty expansive bike shop downstate, sold the business, packed up ALL his stuff and moved up here. I've been able to slowly get some parts and stuff from him. Long and short---today he happened to sell me his good valve spring compressor tool..............$10.00. Can't beat that!!!!!!! Now I can do the valve-lapping job! For that kind of savings, I'll probably throw down for new valve stem seals while I'm in there.

Dave F

 

Finally got it out and started it. Replaced air-filter, new tank badges, new front badge and started rebuild on front brakes.

 

I just received a misc. parts lot from Ebay, I found all kinds of little treasures.
When I found this bike in rural Minnesota I expected it to be missing some parts, lucky for me they were only minor parts. As my luck holds out, I got all the parts that were missing, plus others that will be for back up. I'm starting to amass quite a collection.