Okay well that's a relief..So this is all normal? Am I not supposed to have play in the clutch?Normal that the rear wheel spins. If you apply the rear brake that should cause the clutch to work like you are at a stop, clutch in.
Okay well that's a relief..So this is all normal? Am I not supposed to have play in the clutch?Normal that the rear wheel spins. If you apply the rear brake that should cause the clutch to work like you are at a stop, clutch in.
Of course there should be some play in the clutch cable. I've found 1/8" at the lever to be maybe even a bit much. But these clutches along with other associated components such as the clutch actuator rod change in size with temperature changes.Am I not supposed to have play in the clutch?
Well, once again, I didn’t work directly on my XS650s today but I did accomplish a good deal of Re-org in the DCW and made everything ready for the next phase of the Three Chicks Build.
Also, something came in the mail today that is really cool! Last week an advert came up on Kijiji (Cdn version of Craig’s List) for an original dealer brochure for a 1976 Yamaha XS650C. I almost fell over getting to my piggy bank and I made the chap an offer - and....
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It is a brochure from Lucille’s birth year and it’s even a red version and Canadian to boot, with French and English. It is the perfect accompaniment to the beautiful 1976 XS650C Owner’s Manual that a fellow CVMG member in Ottawa sent me a couple of weeks ago.
happy happy.
76' Max is a spring chicken!It takes me back Bob. 1976 is the year I finished high school.
Well, once again, I didn’t work directly on my XS650s today but I did accomplish a good deal of Re-org in the DCW and made everything ready for the next phase of the Three Chicks Build.
Also, something came in the mail today that is really cool! Last week an advert came up on Kijiji (Cdn version of Craig’s List) for an original dealer brochure for a 1976 Yamaha XS650C. I almost fell over getting to my piggy bank and I made the chap an offer - and....
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It is a brochure from Lucille’s birth year and it’s even a red version and Canadian to boot, with French and English. It is the perfect accompaniment to the beautiful 1976 XS650C Owner’s Manual that a fellow CVMG member in Ottawa sent me a couple of weeks ago.
happy happy.
It looks like it just came off the rack at Dan’s Yamaha in Kingston, ON.The brochure is awesome.
Take the adjuster out and run a file across it. If it's lost the hardened layer at the tip, the file will bite into it. If it's still hard, the file will skate across it without leaving a mark. Then do the same to the tips of the valves. If it's your lucky day, the adjusters lost their hardness.Even just a short ride today the clearance for the RH exhaust valve has opened up to .008.
76 I was a Buck Sgt. in England riding Norton's and BSA's76 I was attending Harvard on the Bayou ( University of Houston Downtown) commuting 18 miles each way @ 80 or better on Old Brown.
It takes me back Bob. 1976 is the year I finished high school.
Strike what I said about max!it was a great year Pete!!! The exact year of my birth lol!! JC
Are you running fuel filters?I think I may finally have to get into the carbs for a look see. I’m tired of not being able to use my sidestand because of gas spilling out, or gas dumping all over my engine at startup when I turn on the choke. I’m also wondering if maybe the reason my top speed has decreased is because something in the carb is gummed up or misadjusted. It’s been almost two years since having them rebuilt, so I guess they had a good run without any sort of maintenance.
Of course there should be some play in the clutch cable. I've found 1/8" at the lever to be maybe even a bit much. But these clutches along with other associated components such as the clutch actuator rod change in size with temperature changes.
So the clutch lever adjustment may seem to change on you as you ride away from a cold start up.