Recent content by YamaYam

The PO mentioned that there might be an "adverse" reception and interrogation in this forum. Im not fond of that. I now gracefully bow out. Have a great day all of you.

The 76 is stock. I am a traditionalist. I dont hack up bikes. I like to preserve them

Here is a photo. the day I brought it home, in front of my house

what was involved in adding the double disk?

I do use it but i have to fiddle with it to get it right. Meaning i have to play with opening and closing it and get it just right for it to start.

I bought this bike 3 weeks ago from a guy in NYC. He had it for about 7 months. He had a few bikes when I went to see this one. He had just bought a Kawasaki KZ 900 and wanted to get rid of the Yamaha. There was nothing wrong with it, according to him, he just had one too many bikes

True. The PO before the PO put pods on it. The guy I bought it from, a hipster in brooklyn, told me the original owner is actually somewhere on this forum. I wish it were stock. It runs well enough but its hard to start. Had the coil, condenser and all that double checked with a mate this...

I will have to take some. I bought it about a week before the northeast got hit by a snowstorm. I only rode it for two days and then put it in the garage. I brought it out two weeks later and thats when I noticed the sputtering and stalling issues. I'll take some photos over the weekend when the...

Thanks. I ordered a replacement and ignition coil and condenser just because, and I am going to order stainless brake lines. The previous seller added nice, but shorter handlebars so I need to measure the length in re the brake cables. And, just because I want to start out with a clean slate, Im...

Such a wealth of information. Thank you very much. Based on your reply, for now I will simply upgrade to stainless steel hoses and a master cylinder. I have heard bad things about MikesXS, so may I ask, where would be the best place to get stainless steel hoses and a 11mm piston MC as you say...

Last week I bought a 1977 Yamaha XS650D from a guy in in the tri-state area. Its a blue beauty and runs well enough. I plan to get my hands on a manual but I have a few questions: How do you know when your ignition coil or condenser is going bad? The bike runs fine, idles well enough, but is...

fair point. However I do want a stronger battery that gives me a little more of a kick when starting. CCA

Ive been researching. I can get a antigravity that weighs 2lbs.

Thanks. Im interested I CCA increase and weight reduction. Those lead batteries weigh a ton

thanks. I found this one, decently priced at $145: http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/45367/i/shorai-lfx-battery