Repair Index Page, this thread has grown long. I hope this helps make it a little easier to find stuff.
Page # Post # Subject
2. 25. Factory tool kit
2. 38. Initial inspection / tear down
4. 69, 76. Begin carburetor rebuild
4. 77. Diagnose leaky clutch pushrod seal
6. 107. Clutch pushrod seal replacement, clutch pushrod bushing
replaced, NOS long one piece push rod, New front sprocket
installed
8. 145. Crankshaft seal replacement, new alternator brush set installed
8. 157. New tires, rear sprocket, rear brake rebuild, disassemble clean
and lube speedo drive
10. 184. New drive chain , handlebar bushings, removing clear coat from
The rims and polishing
10. 198. Cleaning wiring connections
11. 209. New spark plugs, new decals for gas tank and side covers
12. 229. Changing fork oil / disaster strikes!
13. 247. Bike started first time!
14. 273. Clean and lube advance mechanism Part 1
15. 282. Advance mechanism Part 2, first video, first ride, charging
System check...not charging, discover intake air leak
16. 301. Step by step charging system diagnose, order new
Components , VR-115 voltage regulator, 3 phase rectifier
16. 317. Polish engine case
17. 331. Part 1 charging system overhaul
18. 348. Fab rectifier mount
18. 352 Test new charging components
21. 404. Diagnose intake leak
21. 417. Pamco installation
23. 450. Diagnose carb issues
24. 461. Jetting change
26. 508. Speedometer repair
27. 530. Brake caliper rebuild
29. 574. Pamco E Advance Installation
31. 606. Headlight bucket wires
32. 623. Headlight bucket cont.
33. 647,
659 Steering head bearing
Part 1
35. 686. Steering head part 2
35. 693. Headlight bucket cont
35. 699. Diagnose intake leak
36. 707. Intake leak repair jetting change
37. 731 Can this carburetor be saved? Worn body
38. 743. More carburetor probs
39. 771 Cautiously optimistic video
40. 789. New carb body from Gary
41. 803. NOS. Luggage rack
41. 816. Front brake squeal
42. 838. Brake squeal pt 2, stainless front brake line, new master cylinder.
43. 858. Carb tuning. Pilot jets manometer results
44. 873. First oil change / sump filter
45. 894. Sump filter cont.
47. 936. Starter gear / clutch replacement
49. 968. Carburetor body replacement
Well this all happened pretty fast. Just six days ago I posted in the lounge that I was in search of a clean survivor. Today, five days short of my 60th birthday, I pulled the trigger on a 1977. I found it at a dealership in Colorado. After a flurry of phone calls and going back and forth with emails I was satisfied with the bike and a deal was struck. This is the third bike I have bought from a dealer out of state, the upside is, that you can pretty much rely on the information they give you and this dealership specializes in classic motorcycles and they sell clean roadworthy bikes. The downside is its in ANOTHER STATE and getting it transported , while not difficult to arrange is time consuming. These companies book up weeks out and it could take as long as 6 weeks to get my bike. In the mid to late 70's I was on a serious Yamaha binge. I had (at different times) a '73 RD350, a '75 XT500, a '76 XS650, and a '78 XS750. They were all great bikes but the one that always haunts my memories is the 650. So without further ado here are some photos as it sits on the dealers showroom. Yeah yeah I know the paint is wrong, but it's just paint. The bike is clean and complete and ( so they tell me) it runs nice. I plan to keep this one. If there are problems I will fix them. The wait however is killer, probably be early December before I get it. Wish me luck, Bob
Page # Post # Subject
2. 25. Factory tool kit
2. 38. Initial inspection / tear down
4. 69, 76. Begin carburetor rebuild
4. 77. Diagnose leaky clutch pushrod seal
6. 107. Clutch pushrod seal replacement, clutch pushrod bushing
replaced, NOS long one piece push rod, New front sprocket
installed
8. 145. Crankshaft seal replacement, new alternator brush set installed
8. 157. New tires, rear sprocket, rear brake rebuild, disassemble clean
and lube speedo drive
10. 184. New drive chain , handlebar bushings, removing clear coat from
The rims and polishing
10. 198. Cleaning wiring connections
11. 209. New spark plugs, new decals for gas tank and side covers
12. 229. Changing fork oil / disaster strikes!
13. 247. Bike started first time!
14. 273. Clean and lube advance mechanism Part 1
15. 282. Advance mechanism Part 2, first video, first ride, charging
System check...not charging, discover intake air leak
16. 301. Step by step charging system diagnose, order new
Components , VR-115 voltage regulator, 3 phase rectifier
16. 317. Polish engine case
17. 331. Part 1 charging system overhaul
18. 348. Fab rectifier mount
18. 352 Test new charging components
21. 404. Diagnose intake leak
21. 417. Pamco installation
23. 450. Diagnose carb issues
24. 461. Jetting change
26. 508. Speedometer repair
27. 530. Brake caliper rebuild
29. 574. Pamco E Advance Installation
31. 606. Headlight bucket wires
32. 623. Headlight bucket cont.
33. 647,
659 Steering head bearing
Part 1
35. 686. Steering head part 2
35. 693. Headlight bucket cont
35. 699. Diagnose intake leak
36. 707. Intake leak repair jetting change
37. 731 Can this carburetor be saved? Worn body
38. 743. More carburetor probs
39. 771 Cautiously optimistic video
40. 789. New carb body from Gary
41. 803. NOS. Luggage rack
41. 816. Front brake squeal
42. 838. Brake squeal pt 2, stainless front brake line, new master cylinder.
43. 858. Carb tuning. Pilot jets manometer results
44. 873. First oil change / sump filter
45. 894. Sump filter cont.
47. 936. Starter gear / clutch replacement
49. 968. Carburetor body replacement
Well this all happened pretty fast. Just six days ago I posted in the lounge that I was in search of a clean survivor. Today, five days short of my 60th birthday, I pulled the trigger on a 1977. I found it at a dealership in Colorado. After a flurry of phone calls and going back and forth with emails I was satisfied with the bike and a deal was struck. This is the third bike I have bought from a dealer out of state, the upside is, that you can pretty much rely on the information they give you and this dealership specializes in classic motorcycles and they sell clean roadworthy bikes. The downside is its in ANOTHER STATE and getting it transported , while not difficult to arrange is time consuming. These companies book up weeks out and it could take as long as 6 weeks to get my bike. In the mid to late 70's I was on a serious Yamaha binge. I had (at different times) a '73 RD350, a '75 XT500, a '76 XS650, and a '78 XS750. They were all great bikes but the one that always haunts my memories is the 650. So without further ado here are some photos as it sits on the dealers showroom. Yeah yeah I know the paint is wrong, but it's just paint. The bike is clean and complete and ( so they tell me) it runs nice. I plan to keep this one. If there are problems I will fix them. The wait however is killer, probably be early December before I get it. Wish me luck, Bob
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