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Please don't be offended, but read the rest of the tread.. what you say is true and spot on, but that has been addressed..

what do you want for the seat? and is it from the 78?? no problem if not.

"The man who shaves in the morning, shaves for his Boss. The man who shaves at night, shaves for his Woman!" - My Father "We'd love to see you naked, but state law requires shirt and shoes." -Jimmy Johns

I'm kinda curious on how they turned out.. Pictures??

Thanks for clearing the "one up" thing for us Weekender! I feel like i need things supper dummy proof some times! :banghead:

gggGary, thanks for the c-clamp idea for the float pins! :thumbsup: made one kinda likes your's and it worked like a charm! you da man!!!

Take a look at the carb charts (from earlyer in this thread) and establish what kind of carbs you have first. Just because you have a 75 year bike doesn't mean you have that year of carbs on your bike. Knowing what carbs you have you can find the stock jet sizes, compare with the sizes that you...

From what I've read from other members here the UNI's are the way to go. Going off of what I've read, the K&N style Pleated pod filters create turbulence entering the carb that makes them harder to tune and some what temperamental. Something with the air jet not getting a steady flow of...

you could be right.. I'm no expert, and i haven't seen a flow bench on it, but that's where you'd see any volume changes from one filter to the next, stock or not. foam vs mesh, density of filter etc. all play a part in how the air flows. correct me if i'm wrong.. i'm just saying from the way...

5twins is correct. if you've got pods or anything other than stock exhaust, you need to re-jet your carbs. stock jetting wont cut it. stock jetting is designed to work with stock airbox and stock exhaust, a very restrictive system. any modifications with either will cause back firing and poor...

wow! you guys have thought about everything!!!!!:thumbsup: thanks for the help! i'll keep you posted on how it goes.

good call, I soaked the carbs in Yamaha's Carb dip so i'm hopin they'll just pop right out.. any advice on how to get the float pins out? I've got new ones in the mail, should be here Friday, to replace the old ones, but the oil pins do not want to come out! i've never had trouble with them...

okay, thanks a ton! i'll get these puppies popped out and give them a shot of carb cleaner! thanks for the info Gary! its much appreciated!

okay, thanks! I'll see if i cant come up with another one some how.. would replacing it with say a stainless or steel washer be okay? or should i stick with brass? one more for you, the needle jet is a snug fit, not threaded, correct? if so, should i tap it out the diaphragm or float side?

new bike to me.. question about my BS34's. disassembled the carbs and one of the main jets has a brass washer between the main jet and where it threads into the jet needle and the other didn't.. how important is it to have this washer/spacer or whatever it is?

check out the xs650 Tech link.. lots and lots of info and Q&A. as fare as the rust is concerned, soda blast every thing! soda blasting is way easier on the engine parts. the valve springs and valve guilds/seals will need replacing.. and probably the valves to.. kind of a replace one, you need to...

i went to MMI and one of my instructors used to build custom bikes and rebuild engines.. i asked him this very same question, this is his response to me on a completely new engine brake in; run it for 50 miles not taking it above 3000rpm and drain the oil. with new oil run it for another 75-100...

okay, i wont get to carried away with it, maybe 3 holes to a spoke. i'm building this bike for my wife and the last thing i need is for her to end up a skid streak on the pavement! :doh: that would make for a rather unpleasant holiday with the in-laws! :shootme: thanks again!

i'll be sure to check before buy it. it should be okay though, by buddies cases where aluminum, and it worked great on those. i've seen couple guys on here have drilled holes in the middle of the wheel spokes.. is this something i could easily do myself with some careful measuring and a drill...

i wish i knew someone to do the powder coating, but i don't.. i was just thinkin, about half way through your post, Napa sells a metal etching primer in a can. my buddy used it on his sporty cases, worked pretty well. i'm not quite to that point yet, i was just running things through my head on...