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I too gave up my CW subscription a few years ago. It frankly their articles were repetitions of the same stuff, over & over again, with new bike reviews that were cut & past from the manufactures press releases. Motorcyclist got the ax last year.

I have a 1973 TX, and your set up looks like it will fit my bike. Please let me know if you still are still selling them, and where to send the money. Peter

I had a BB installed for a number of years, and I have had 2 complete failures of the little blue box. The first failure was preceded by about 6 month of the engine randomly cutting out. Let it sit for a few minutes, and it would start up and work for a few weeks, then it would happened again...

Yamaha went to the TX designation in 73 because they had come out with the TX750, so I guess for uniformity sake, the 650 became a TX. The TX 750 had lots of problems and became a drag on sales. In 1975 they dumped the TX & went back to the XS designations. Remember each year, new doodads...

I learned the hard way that the US Postal Service flat rate boxes are a great price shipping option. The commercial shippers are my last choice - I'm not that rich. Before I retired, I ran a small agency supply system for the federal govt. I was surprised to find out that there are places...

This is the explanation I have heard: The TX750 was introduced in 1973 to compete in the horsepower race with other brands. It may have been one of those marketing things to clone some image from the TX750 to the TX650. But, the TX750 had problems, and became a drag on the Yamaha brand...

Yep, Leo it is .008" I read the .2MM, instead of .008". I'm glad I got my one mistake for the year out of the way. Now I can relax. Peter

5twins I measured the plates using a piece of 1/4" plate glass (12x12) that I use as a machine surface. I put a plate down on the glass and ran a .002 feeler gauge all the way around. If it slipped under the plate anywhere it was our of spec, and I tossed it. Eyeballing them would not have...

This is my "for what it is worth" that fixed my finding neutral problem. My hard shifting and finding neutral went away some after I checked the steel plates in my clutch for dishing/warping. I had a couple of plates that were not flat, and the clutch was dragging no matter how much I...

You might take a look at the Boyer Brandsen web site for their trouble shooting directions, and how to contact them for diagnostic help. My bike quit running and I used their trouble shooting procedures to determine that the little blue box was really dead & sent it to them for a warranty...

FYI YEAR MODEL VIN (starting #) MODEL CODE 1970 XS-1 S650-000101 256 1971 XS-1B S650-007101 256 1972 XS-2 S650-100101 306 1973 TX S650-200101 366 1974 TX-A...

I called and MMM answered my call. When I told him that I was looking for Stainless Steel brake lines for a TX650, he started asking where the brake light switch was located. I said it a mechanical electrical switch & was part of the front the brake handle. He said, no it is a hydraulic switch...

I need a working speedometer. Please contact me at ps.lyden@wap.org, so I can get more info.

xschris. I want the parts. Please contact me at ps.lyden@wap.org, so we can do business. Peter

I would definitely do a torque check. Two years ago my TX was making a thrashing sound and I sought advice on what & how to fix it. I was advised that if I could pull the engine my self & bring it in I would save a bundle of money. It turned out I had a crank problem and pulling &...

I use a glue syringe for spreading the Yamabond . Take the plunger out, and fill the cylinder about 3/4 full. Put the plunger in a little bit, and flip it over till the tip is up, and burp the air out of the cylinder. Then you can control the flow, and neatly lay down a Yamabond bead on the case.

I have read about crank problems over the years, and thought it was something that would never happen to me. Well, it did. My right side throw walked off center a little bit, threw a side load into the center crankshaft bearings tearing them up, and I had a bike that sounded like a threshing...

I use a Boyer ignition on my 73. I just aligned the mark on the crank to the "F" mark, and set the Boyer trigger magnets to the white dot in the hole. This was enough to get it started. Then I used a strobe light to set the full advance. I had to fix a bad main bearing, a year ago and when...