What did you do to your Yamaha today?

replaced the #@!% blasted speedo cable that got mysteriously chewed up. Took it out for a short spin... 102F outside... Farmer's tan central.

 

Changed oil.

 

Mounted a completely rebuild and cleaned 31A carb. Synchronized Carbs. Runs really better now. Front wheel is coming up a bit when giving fire. Discussed the possibility to give it 1050 ccm instead of 846 ccm. Need to think about it...

 

Presently installing oil cooler set-up. I had to make a bracket to hold the cooler in place.

The thing I have a question about is do I need to add more oil and how much? The way it looks the oil will drain back into the engine from the cooler when its not running making the level to high. If I do not add any will the oil level be to low? Does anyone know the answer to this?

 

Changed the oil and filter today. I took a little ride to make sure everything was buttoned up good. When I got back my little girl chewed me out for going for a ride without her LOL ! She has the bug.

 

I put-in all the Sound-deadening rubber bumpers that fit between the cooling fins on the Engine.

Damn, if they don't work great. Not only do they quiet the Engine down, quite a bit; they also do some anti-vibration ~ anti-resonance quieting-down of the Engine ... especially, at high rev's.

Anybody got a few of those things for sale or trade?

 

Did two oil changes. The magnetic tip of the oil bolt was totally surrounded by dirt. I then drove ten miles and began the second oil change, including a new filter.

I could hear my Midnight saying thank you with a softer roar at high rpm.

What do you guys do with the oil containers? They won't take them at Schuck's anymore and I think I am not supposed to stuff them in the trash can...

 

Here they take oil jugs (empty) in the recycling. The city has a place where I deposit the oil.

 

I ended up welding in a hand made bracket to the frame to hold the oil cooler in place. What a PITA that was. The bike got a oil and filter change while I was at it. Then I notice I have a crack in the drain bolt. I guess I get to pick one up on the way home tomorrow.

 

After doing the oil change I later went out and removed the air filter and cleaned it. I was amazed that even though I didn't think it was that dirty after I cleaned it and put it back in I immediately noticed the difference in the idle.

 

Yesterday I took a 21 year old motorcycle virgin out for her first ever ride. We cruised around town and I took her out on the highway for about 10 miles. She held on pretty tight when I accelerated at a brisk pace! It's been quite a few years since I've had a female on board that wasn't my wife or one of my kids. We got home and she was smiling and giggling. She started talking about getting a bike!
I had told her a couple weeks ago, that at my age, when I see young, good looking girls like her, that I usually think, "I wonder what her mom looks like".

 

I found out how easy it is to reset the cam chain tension, and did it. (no, it didn't click, guess it's good to go )
I checked the length of my alternator brushes. (one was 11 mm the other was 12, so I'm replacing them)

 

Had three of the four bolts holding the fairing on take an unscheduled trip on me today during a quick blast around the city - that was fun! Stopped as soon as I noticed it jiggle over a bump, got out my trusty toolset that I keep in the saddle bags, and rigged up a couple of temporary bolts to get me the 3km home.

Also, the lock on the fairing storage jiggled its little arm off as I was gently creeping home.

I'll be investing in some Loctite tomorrow (yay payday) as well as the new fuse box that's so highly recommended here. Anyone have a recommendation as to which type of loctite I should get for general use on various bolts and such on the 650?

C

 

Replaced the #4 cylinder plug cap b/c resistance was 7.4kOhms. Then replaced the #1 and #4 plugs to see if that fixed my slight backfire. Then took it out for a 30 mile ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Good day, only back fired once when I first left the house. Hope it won't happen again.

 

The family went to Lake Tobias (Animal Safari here in Pa.) today. My little girl and I rode the bike together on the way down. It was very warm out today so she rode back in the car LOL ! It was about a 117 mile trip. Great day for a bike ride And a fun time with the family. After we left looking at a camel we looked back and my little girl was being drug back by the camel with a mouthful of her back pack ! LOL !


Older pic of us. Not taken today.

 

Today the wife and I rode about 250 miles, up through Ouachita national forest (Albert Pike area).

 

Yesterday I changed my oil and filter, which requires removing the header on my aftermarket 4 into 1 system. While the exhaust was off I used a wire brush drill attachment to clean off some minor surface rust and scale and repainted the exhaust with some flat black heat paint. This winter I'm going to be tearing into my engine. If I decide it's salvageable, one of the purchases I will be making will be a MAC chrome exhaust. I'm sick of taking this one apart whenever I change the oil.

 

Well, I put new rear shock absorbers on my queen. CDA Bitubo. Great stuff. Fantastic surfin now!

 

I replaced the non-stock airbox filter with a OEM one. I was hoping that would solve my leaness issues. But no go. Pulled the carbs, and going to give them a good cleaning. Oh, and bought some in-tank carb cleaner for afterwards.

 

Polished the Header Pipes.
Polished the Chrome Collector Hiding Pieces.
Polished the Silencers.

Buffed the tail light lens with Blue Diamond Classic Refinishing Compound.

Looks better than New!