She was PD before she retired earlier this year, the shirt's from a charity 5K run.
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Zall the turd gets polished.
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Vacuum petcocks but manifolds don't have the vacuum ports, riding it on "prime" for now. 
Take the little o-ring off the diaphragm and shorten the lever for off?Vacuum petcocks but manifolds don't have the vacuum ports, riding it on "prime" for now.
I don't see why not.
It is possible to install vac nipples in those manifolds without them. That's what I had to do when I replaced the ones on my '78. I couldn't find any with the vac nipples so got the "plain" ones. Then I pulled the nipples out of the old manifolds, drilled (tight fitting) holes in the new ones, and tapped them in, coated with Yamabond. One of the reasons I replaced my originals, besides the obvious cracking all over them, was because one of the vac nipples came loose and pulled right out when I tried to pull the vacuum line off it. That's what gave me the idea of transferring them to the new manifolds. All I had to do was break the other one loose and "work" it out. So, never throw away old manifolds with the vac nipples without pulling those nipples out first for future use.
Y'all must be speaking some foreign lankwitch. What does this "throw away" mean?
I think a metric 90 zerk is going to sacrifice it's life for the greater good....
PS Tytronic ignition is working great, one kick or a nudge on the electric boot vroom. Steady smooth running at all RPM. Still using the original coils, wires, boots. One spark plug got garbage canned when it didn't light the cylinder even after a propane torch job, different plug and all is good.
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And the snake is still there. I love this story how happenstance came to the rescue.
windingroads
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Great work as always, Gary. Never found a snake in a bike, but a couple years ago I bought an old GL1100 with a small section of fried wiring under the tank cover. Must have looked at it a half dozen times before ... wait a minute ... that's not wiring, that's a lizard that stowed away. Was going to wash it off, instead decided to leave him there to continue his travels, and maybe surprise the next owner.
looks like factory.
Works too.
Works too.
Wow..quite a transformation..I'd wager it isnt a turd anymore...much credit to you for resurrecting another bike back from the land of the bassket cases...I saw your ad on FB marketplace..It should sell quickly at that price...
not likely, but yah never know....Wow..quite a transformation..I'd wager it isnt a turd anymore...much credit to you for resurrecting another bike back from the land of the bassket cases...I saw your ad on FB marketplace..It should sell quickly at that price...
Think that'd pay me about $5 an hour.
OR as they say around here more than I'm worth.
We all know money is not the main reason you do these things...not likely, but yah never know....
Think that'd pay me about $5 an hour.
OR as they say around here more than I'm worth.
While I've saved a bunch of ugly ole' MC's this one had a drip at the handle after I cleaned it. Stripped it back down, and even after working the bore some more with 400 grit on a mandrel in the lathe, there were rough spots. Tossed it and now it's wearing a nice 11mm MC from "some dirt Yammie". Long as I've gone that far it'll get an FZ rotor, while I have the wheel off for new steering bearings, then...
Had to pull the footpeg, brake, and kick lever to clean up that cover a bit, now I'm thinking pull the cover, squeeze the starter spring, long as cover's off and there are lots of alto plates and some stiff clutch springs on the shelf........ Sheesh it's endless.
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Thanks to a member, a tank emblem for the other side showed today also.
Had to pull the footpeg, brake, and kick lever to clean up that cover a bit, now I'm thinking pull the cover, squeeze the starter spring, long as cover's off and there are lots of alto plates and some stiff clutch springs on the shelf........ Sheesh it's endless.
.Thanks to a member, a tank emblem for the other side showed today also.
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While I've saved a bunch of ugly ole' MC's this one had a drip at the handle after I cleaned it. Stripped it back down, and even after working the bore some more with 400 grit on a mandrel in the lathe, there were rough spots. Tossed it and now it's wearing a nice 11mm MC from "some dirt Yammie". Long as I've gone that far it'll get an FZ rotor, while I have the wheel off for new steering bearings, then...
Had to pull the footpeg, brake, and kick lever to clean up that cover a bit, now I'm thinking pull the cover, squeeze the starter spring, long as cover's off and there are lots of alto plates and some stiff clutch springs on the shelf........ Sheesh it's endless.
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Thanks to a member,a tank emblem for the other side showed today also.
It’s a slippery slope isn’t it?
A friend is going to cash a check, come look tomorrow.... shrug. I raise em as good as I can and then gotta set em free.
