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I just bought a '77 model, and had the seller remove the front forks, clutch lever and cable, front brake cable, and headlamp to fit it in my buddy's truck. It's my first Japanese bike, and I only own English measure tools so I need basic set of wrenches to get started and put it back together...

There are two different muffler nuts Early Yamaha 256-14713-01-00 Nut, Muffler Joint is used in the following models and assemblies: 1970 XS1 - Exhaust 1971 XS1B - Exhaust 1972 XS2 - Exhaust 1973 TX650 - Exhaust this is a bit smaller in diameter than the late Yamaha 371-14713-00-00...

Posted this on my build thread but thought It may be worthwhile putting it in the tool section. I didn't have the proper tool for squishing the master link pins on my new cam chain so I swung by princess auto and grabbed their large nut splitter tool. I used a cut off wheel to remove one side...

P.A. has 50.00 off = $200.00 on a bender starting tomorrow. The blurb says the capacity is 7/8th round solid; max 16 guage, 2" tube and some flat bar sizes. Comes with 5 round dies and one square. May be a new import as there are no reviews on line for it. Questions: 1. Has anyone had...

I found a 1975 model "not running" for $400. I have never owned a motorcycle and my riding experience is 15 minutes about 25 years ago. I have always wanted to rebuild one and the opportunity presented itself. I look forward to the process and educating myself here.

Hey y'all, Just thought I'd check to see if there's anyone on here that can help me, I hope this is in the right section. I removed the big ugly instrument cluster from my bike but now have nowhere to put the ignition switch. I want to keep it in it's original location so I'm hoping to find...

Greetings everyone. I don't know if any remember the xs650 I was restoring in some of my earlier posts. Someone suggested that i switch out the nylon screws on my stator. Which I did and it no longer shorts out. My last issue would be the ignition. The motor is a 78 and the frame and wiring...

http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-abrasive-blaster-kit-37025.html?hftref=cj Was thinking of picking this up, but wanted to know if anyone has been able to use it with baking soda.

Take an old van rim, add some all-thread and some angle-iron, stir it up with a welder and Bob's your slightly deranged relative.

i'm trying to find a sensible way to carry a small tool roll but there isn't really any gaps anywhere to fix/stuff/hang one . Anyone seen or made a toolbox to fit a standard bike or has any ideas would be appreciated. I suppose I could stuff a couple of panniers on... but I always feel a...

Laziness is the Mother of Invention ************************ This little project works on the 70-71 XS1/XS1B carburetors. In 1972 (XS2), the carburetor bodies were revised, but the idle fuel (mixture) screws remained the same for years 1970-1975. As such, dimensions and procedures posted...

Cleaning out my XS paper work and found this. I know it has been probably been posted before, but it may help some newer guys

While looking through the box of triple trees I noticed one set had tapered bearings already installed. COOL, no wait they are as dry as a popcorn fart NOT COOL. So I got to wondering about a way to grease a pre-installed bearing. . . . That led to thinking about the amount of grease for these...

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...

If you read my thread last week, I took a hiatus from all forums. My grandfather who was my best friend and bike mentor commited suicide. As his only grandson he left me his house, fully paid for, with a basement garage as well as a fully stocked 1200 sq foot garage. I remodeled the house and...

Refreshing my '79 engine is starting to add up. Parts, yes, but that's to be expected. It's the new toys that are killing me...:yikes: I spent about $175 building my hot water parts washer (which works great, BTW, especially when the water/degreaser mix hits about 130°) Dropped another $125...

I'll be reassembling the engine this winter, and my old 150 foot-pound beam type Crapsman torque wrench is probably NOT the tool of choice. I do have an inch-pound clicker for the smaller stuff, but I'd like a new one for the cylinder head nuts and stuff. What wrench does anyone recommend...

Gotta share this with you all :) I just bought a used lathe for the garage. I really enjoy machining, so it was a suitable 50 year birthday present for myself, and also a strong motivation for getting the wiring done in my garage. Winters are long, dark and cold here at 70 degrees north, so...

I have an older Miller mig welder that uses flux core wire. I want to convert it to use solid wire/gas. I have most of the parts needed for the conversion but there are two choices for the flow meter on the argon/co2 tank. One uses two dial gauges (psi/cfh) and the other uses the tube and ball...

This here is going to be a build thread dedicated to the restoration and preservation of old (read: they don't build 'em like this no more) machine shop tooling. The only thing is, I'm not going to divulge ANY info on the machine/tool in the spotlight (unless someone figures it out). I will be...