Recent content by DougXS2

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1972 yamaha xs650. Original-not modified or cut up. Restored. new paint (true candy orange - trans red over silver base, painted stripes, etc) new valve guides and top end, pistons, rings, cam chain, o-ring chain and sprockets, clutch, brakes, cables, wiring harness, battery, rebuilt carbs...

Turns out it was my points gaps. I realized one of the screws that holds the points plate (one of them) had no washer. meaning it would change the gap every time I tightened it. I added the washer and reset both points and now it starts better than it ever has. hot or cold. I've noticed...

like the title says, my 72 is REALLY hard to start if I stall it at a light or whatever after I've ridden for a bit. I just recently put new pistons and rings on it, etc. and reset the valves, timing, etc. any ideas what might be going on? (I didn't have this issue before the rebuild -...

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hi, I found a shop to bore my cylinders to fit my new 25 over pistons.... when i dropped off the cylinders and pistons, the shop guy asked me what i wanted the piston clearance to be... is there a standard spec that i should have them shoot for?

can i fit .50's to .25 bores in the same way...?

Is it common for .25 oversize pistons to require specific oversized rings? I haven't run across this in other rebuilds where you just fit the regular rings to the bored cylinders.

I'm interested too in any specific info on shops in Alabama.

I recall reading a post describing this problem and how to fix it. But now i can't seem to find it by searching. My bike shifts fine up and down but from neutral, won't seem to go back into 1st unless i 'bounce' my foot on the shift shaft or come back up into 2nd then go all the way down...

kinda.... I ended up using silicone rubber sealant. I coated the space with 'more than enough' silicone then reassembled. it worked for awhile the first time. did it again and its still working. I bet a nice couple of layers of teflon tape would work better. folded up maybe.

I wondered about that but it appears dry about that....