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Its been a long time since I posted here as I have been playing around with some other bikes. But I just got the old 76 Yamaha XS650 out of the barn and decided to throw it on our custom tuner and thought some others would benefit from building a custom exhaust clamp. We have a regular exhaust...

Need some help brainstorming this new "farkle"for the shop. Not sure if I can use "farkle"here but I digress. I currently have a 1000lbs lift table in the shop and a large 2 post 7 ton hoist. The motorcycle lift table seems to always be in the way and has become a great spot for me to pile up...

I have a couple old Yamaha dirt bikes that I am going through and wondering if you guys have any suggestions on a good place to find and order the parts? The bikes are in good shape but just need a little TLC. '79 IT250 '81 IT175

After a bunch of shipping errors I ended up with 2 free Innovative MTX-L air/fuel gauges that I am going to install for a bit on the bike. I'm also thinking of putting a crossover on the pipes but have a few questions first. http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/products/MTXL.php 1) Should I...

So like most guys here I have constantly been playing with the jetting on the bike but have never gotten it perfect though it was very reliable and ride-able. Thing fired up right away all the time. Then two weeks ago out of the blue the thing starts running like shit. To the un-trained mechanic...

Was thinking of trying some ATF in my front forks to see if it makes things a little better. Right now the forks are too soft and diving. I'm looking for an ATF with seal swell in it. Any idea how to tell if it's there? I went to the local automotive store and didn't have much luck. Not sure if...

Found this link on Modifying your motorcycle seat and thought I would share. There is some good information here for the DIY crowd. http://diymotorcycleseat.com/modify_2.htm

Cruising through Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Navada, Utah etc. for the next couple weeks. Any good shops that I should check out for some new gear?

Have a small oil leak on the Kick starter side of the bike that seems to come out when I am riding. If I let the thing sit on the stand in the shop nothing. Since it's a little hard to hang over the side of the bike while riding to try and track the leak down I thought I'd check the torque on...

So I've tried and tried and tried to tune my carbs but I haven't had any success. I've read the manuals and posts from front to back but just don't have the experience to notice the difference. I've went way up and way down on carbs and I just don't feel much of a difference. I still seem to...

Was reading a website here http://www.jetlink.net/~okayfine/SU/airfuel.html where a fellow uses an air/fuel gauge to dial in his automotive carbs. Has anyone ever tried to use something like this to dial in their bike? Something like Or this

Final have some funds and time to get some parts for the bike and can't find the links :doh: I use to have to the good EZ pull clutch cables and stainless front brake lines. Any suggests on what I should look at?

Sorry this isn't XS650 related. But it is Yamaha IT :-( Any dirt bike guys that can help me out? I'm new to the two stroke world but can't seem to find a forum for my Yamaha 79 175 IT & 81 250 IT. - How can you test that the forks and shocks are good? - Compression – I tried to start...

Trying to mount some pelican cases as panniers and need some help. Over the past couple of weeks I have been wondering around the hardware and surplus stores looking for a solution but just haven’t found anything that will seem to be clean and work without building one of those huge aftermarket...

Looking for any advice that you guys can give. Just doing some maintenance on the bike and was thinking about starting to collect some parts for a bit of a rear end overhaul next winter. Right now I have a standard 76 XS650 except with a custom seat and forward controls. I do a lot of riding...

Honestly just here to gloat. Found out from my little brother that there were two old Yamaha dirt bikes sitting in a barn in Vancouver (79 250 IT & a 81 175 IT). Since I couldn't get out there to see them and didn't know what the condition was I had my brother offer him $150 for both. He took it...

Had the pipes pulled off the bike today and decided to fire up the engine and let it warm up and run some fresh fuel and fuel stabilizer into it. But with the exhaust off I heard a very noticeable gurgling noise out of the exhaust ports. Is that normal?

Have a few pieces of aluminum that I want to MIG weld together. I've put the wire in the welder, reversed the polarity, turned on the gas and cranked up the voltage. But when I start welding the aluminum wire just melts and splatters all over without melting the thin aluminum tubing and without...

I was out for a ride last weekend when my shifter (aluminum Forward Control) sheered the pin connecting it to the rod and I had to reach down and suicide shift my way home. Obviously there is a lot of torque being transferred from the shift arm, along the shaft and then back up the other shift...

I have seen a few recomendations for oil, some for hot weather and some for cold weather but I'm wondering what temperatures are we talking about? In Calgary my riding can be lower than 8C or 46F in the morning and in the afternoon it's 27C or 80F. I wass thinking I should probably jsut...