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Triple Thumbs Up Brother!!!! those look great!!!!

So I had the tank off and tried testing stuff out. I think I did it right, but didn't find anything wrong. I was sorta hoping to find something. Put it all back together and fired it up and rode it around the neighborhood a few times. Nothing abnormal there. It ran great for the first 10 miles...

Can't engage the starter. It's not hooked up. :) what are the "slip on lugs"? The contacts/connections?

Ok. Put the battery(the toy) back in and started her up and checked the voltage. If I did it right it seems to be charging correctly. Should I still spend the money on a new battery or should I save that money and put it toward pma and pamco? I am tired of spending money on thes thing and never...

i think it has an electric start, but there is no button for it to hook up to and i am use to kick starting anyway. it kicks nice and easy, when the plugs arent fouled. :) the rest of the electrics are a mess. it seems as tho it was all "re-done" at some point. i use quotes because its...

The carb guide is your friend. It seems daunting at first, but it's actually pretty easy. Get in there and do it!

Is this battery possibly my problem? Do I need a real motorcycle battery? It seems to me like it should do the job, but what do I know. I'm new at this.

Got a multimeter tonight. Free. Love them HF coupons. I know, i know, get a good one... but it was free and is doing fine for now. I took out the battery, and it seems as tho this is a toy battery. I tested it and it read 13.2v. I hooked a tail light up to it (that I took off earlier) and ran...

Float height checked, rechecked, thought maybe it moved on me somehow so I rechecked and then I checked for leaks in the float and then I rechecked again. Checkedy check check :)

Looks like comparing the box I got from mikes and that chart, I must have some of the wrong stuff. Know a good supplier? :)

Yep. Stamp says same 447000838

here is a pic of the painted over info. :)

I'm pretty sure the tins are not original. It didn't have side covers when I got it. Bought some on eBay, one fits. :) The fenders are black. The gas tank is black but it only has one petcock (left side) and an right offset gas cap (need a new one, it's worn out and I have to use a bottle cap...

The same problem was there, and the same before the pods. It actually seemed to last longer before fouling out with the new pods. Got about 8 miles before. They are mikes xs 53mm pods (15-0033) It really does run sooooo good( IMO, but I am new at this) for about 10 miles before it all goes to...

hello! It appears i am in a dysfunction relationship with a 39 year old yamaha. i have a TX650A.... i think. (It appears it was laid down at some point and some parts must have been damaged and replaced...ie. gas tank is from a special maybe???) anyway, to the matter at hand. my plugs are...