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    Wanted - XS2 Fuel Tank / Gas Tank

    I have a tank, I will take some photos when I get a free moment and see if its what your looking for,
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    Electronic ignition

    hey guys just thought I would chime in here again, I have over 2000 miles on a tytronic ignition now, the first 100 mine it started to quit when really hot, BUT i finally figured out what it was, the "rotor" in the middle is a little to tall so the magnets are further out of if on the bike they...
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    a regulator rectifier thread

    hello all. Ive been gone for a while, but i put about 2000 miles on one of my xs650s this summer, anyways I was shopping for a regulator for a italian bike and I found this little bit of info out there , ive seen it written about before but I thought a refreshed conversation about this might be...
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    xs750 build step by tedious step, "build-along" with me

    ive been looking for the artical about "johns mod" to the oil pump, I found every articale mentioning it but Im looking for the actuall atep by step, I know ive read it before and now I cant find it, any help for the problem child :umm:
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    xs750 build step by tedious step, "build-along" with me

    I went ahead and finished up the bottom end, and went on to asembling the top end,,, when I went to instal the rings on the pistons the top and 2nd ring fit perfert, but the oil ring, well there isnt enuf of a gap (top to botom) to fit the 2 thin rings and the wave ring, not even unuf room to...
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    xs750 build step by tedious step, "build-along" with me

    that crosed my mind. it has been on the table for 2 full years...
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    xs750 build step by tedious step, "build-along" with me

    hey guys, im back again, this time looking for a little help. decided to clean the kitchen table by asembling the bottom end of the build, some of you know my plan was to document here the build every tep of the way, but My camera broke, and also life has been WAY overwhelming... so one day I...
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    how yamaha is the only one that made a cross plane crankshaft R1 info

    Ive been a mechanic for my entire life, came out of the womb with an adjustable spanner wrench (crescent wrench) and I have never seen one, EXCEPT! drum roll,,,,,,,...... when the rotary guys build a 3 rotor engine they add a crankshaft extension,,, except its actually a eccentric shaft... and...
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    how yamaha is the only one that made a cross plane crankshaft R1 info

    i do belive all automotive and all boat and all industrial... im sure someone will voice in with a answer on that ....i would assume someone like Ferrari or somebody like that would have also done something like this.. but according to the video's yamaha is the only one and the R1 is the only...
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    how yamaha is the only one that made a cross plane crankshaft R1 info

    very interesting video I found about yamaha being the only manufacturer of a cross plane crankshaft for the R1..... many interesting points in this video us xs650 guys will knowtice and even the RE phase guys will appreciate .... I knowticed the number 270 degrees while watching and then decided...
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    xs750 build step by tedious step, "build-along" with me

    very interesting, I forgot to mention that I was seeing higher than normal voltage, I use a factory solid state voltage regulator from a yamaha xs 650,,, I have had more than one go bad and they seem to allow over voltage when they go bad, Im curious when you seay that once you got your voltage...
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    xs750 build step by tedious step, "build-along" with me

    well it was the tyrtronics unit... at this point it works fine until the engine reaches temp for a while, then one of the sensors stops flashing, and sending a signal for the coil to spark.... If you push on it with your finger it stars working again... I wonder what the heat of 115 ouside temp...
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    xs750 build step by tedious step, "build-along" with me

    still undetrmined, Im going to test ride tomarrow with a new 12v source strait from key to iggyy.. gonna leave the cover off to, I would think that if the iggy was at failure the led timing lights wouldnt be flashing when its cutting out, and I can look down while riding as see.... I will update...
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    xs750 build step by tedious step, "build-along" with me

    no ofence GLJ but you are not suposed to use the same wire that is your HOT wire IE12vpositive to the coils... AND use that same wire to give 12v to the tytronics ignition. it actually says NONONO in the instructions from tyronics, as there is a situation where it will destroy the tytronics...
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