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  1. MacMcMacmac

    Interesting Site

    https://motorcycleproject.com LOTS of insight from a long time mechanic and industry insider. Interesting photos: CruisinImage piston rings doubling their end gap in under 500 miles.
  2. MacMcMacmac

    Xs400 carbs

    Just wondering if the xs400 used bs34 carbs like our 650s. I'm having trouble finding kits from the usual sources but 400 kits are easier to find. I'm mostly just looking to repair the float valves. Thanks.
  3. MacMcMacmac

    Question for Canadian Memebers:650 Big Bore Kit from YamahaXS650.com

    Has anyone here in Canada purchased this kit from this vendor? Any import duty hassles? Did you save any money in the end? My bike is using a lot of oil lately and needs some freshening up. The cam chain also seems to be near its limit of adjustment. I think a leaky left carb has ended up...
  4. MacMcMacmac

    Steady State Running Misfire

    Have a persistent misfire between 2500 and 4000rpm, Usually worst when cold and at 3000rpm. Bike is bucking and nosing over at steady throttle. Not so bad when accelerating, but mises the odd time at highway speed as well around 4000rpm. I just put the stock mains and pilots back in since the...
  5. MacMcMacmac

    Bondo Advice

    I'm trying out my Bondo skills for the first time and it is a bit of a frustrating experience. I have found that you just don't fill the dip and be done with it, you have to actually cover a fairly broad area and blend it all in. Naturally, I find many dips and valleys once the sanding...
  6. MacMcMacmac

    President in town

    President Biden has come to town today. Sounds like Apocalypse Now outside all day, black Hueys a chop chop choppin away. Hopefully everything goes smoothly, although I wouldn't want to be commuting from downtown today. I can only imagine the OT being booked by the Mounties. Reminds me of...
  7. MacMcMacmac

    Government House Cleaning

    Being in the capital region, I like to keep track of what the government is putting up for sale. Mostly it's just boring office furniture, but the odd time you'll find a Testarossa, Harleys, motorcycles and cars being sold off after emissions testing, repo'ed stuff etc. Then there is cool old...
  8. MacMcMacmac

    Government House Cleaning

    Being in the capital region, I like to keep track of what the government is putting up for sale. Mostly it's just boring office furniture, but the odd time you'll find a Testarossa, Harleys, motorcycles and cars being sold off after emissions testing, repo'ed stuff etc. Then there is cool old...
  9. MacMcMacmac

    Shortening Cables

    Hi guys. I have viewed the videos on how to make custom length cables, and it looks straightforward, but I was wondering if anyone here had success doing so. I am a bit leery of using solder to make the cable ends, since I think in the long run it won't hold up. There are a few bars of babbitt...
  10. MacMcMacmac

    Virago

    Who has/had one? I'd prefer a 1st gen for the more neutral ergos, kind of like an early Special vs later Special. Ideally, I'd like an early 750 to transplant a later 1100 motor into, but the 1st gens are getting hard to find. I'm holding out for a bit to see what turns up. There have been...
  11. MacMcMacmac

    Another Ride, Another Push

    Ha, no electrical this time.... Turns out, my nice shiny Omega Racer tank has less than 10km of reserve capacity. Imagine the fun of switching to reserve and thinking you have about 30km of range, and in less than 10 you are pushing your bike along a 20" paved shoulder on a fully guard railed 4...
  12. MacMcMacmac

    Ignitor Failing?

    Well, it has been an eventful season so far. The charging system gave up the ghost (rotor....again), then the repaired rotor gave up the ghost, then the repairedrepaired rotor crapped the bed, so now the repairerepairedrepaired rotor is in and doing the business. Not before I managed to drop my...
  13. MacMcMacmac

    Harvest King Oil

    I just visited the local Peavy Mart here in town (formerly TSC) looking for some decently priced oil, when I found a 5qt jug of full synthetic Harvest King oil for $30. I figured, even if I do oil changes at the regular intervals, its actually cheaper than dino oil for a full synthetic. Anyone...
  14. MacMcMacmac

    First Ride Of The Season. First Charging System Failure.

    Voltmeter was bouncing between 10.9 and 11V within 2 blocks of leaving my house. Pretty disappointing considering I started it up just last night and marveled at how well it was charging at a mere 1500rpm. It was odd seeing as how the headlight was on. Perhaps a bad battery. I swapped in an AGM...
  15. MacMcMacmac

    That other twin.

    Anyone have a KZ750B or LTD? Not the looker an XS is IMO, but it's starting to interest me. Make mine green please. Hugest sidepanels in bikedom! Some nice ones about. Without a Mike's KZ, you're flying solo though. I'm a sucker for oddball stuff. I figure even the cast offs were a big...
  16. MacMcMacmac

    Late season bike shopping (dreaming)

    https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-cruisers-choppers/ottawa/1986-honda-rebel-440/1587143864 $700. I wonder how hard an XS swap would be. 450s are kind of rare. $5800. It would scratch the big twin itch. I dont think this one made it to the U.S.. $3200. Still want one. Probably the going rate...
  17. MacMcMacmac

    Honda Shadow

    Dont know which model it was, but I walked it 3 lights in a row. With ease. By the racket I thought it was an 1100, but I dont think my bike has that much in it. I do know my brother's original vt750 from 84 was a hell of a lot faster than that. Not bad for a 31 tooth rear sprocket and a clutch...
  18. MacMcMacmac

    Permanent Magnet Charger from the Starter Motor

    Seeing how a dc motor and a dc generator are physically one and the same, would it not be theoretically possible to lock the starter gears into permanent engagement and use the rotating motor armature as a permanent magnet generator without modification? Of course you would have a kick only...
  19. MacMcMacmac

    PMA with TCI

    Is there a PMA which retains the OEM TCI crank trigger? I'm SOL again with a rotor that's NFG. FML!
  20. MacMcMacmac

    Well fiddle dee dee...

    I ordered a trailer hitch for my Chrysler 200 off of Ebay since I was having zero luck finding anyone local who had one for sale. "None in stock, could be two weeks, could be two months. Or never..." Nothing extravagant, just a class I for fetching small things like appliances...(dead...
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