YamadudeXS650C

This is just a pipe dream until someone actually does it. In the meantime, I'm sticking with my tested method. In fact, I just might...

I first reported on my use of JB WEld in my DT-3 carb two years ago...

The JB Weld job I did on the warped carb was pretty straight-forward. Just like doing body work with Bondo. It took about 3...

JB Weld application:

If in fact your carb flanges are warped: I successfully leveled the contact surfaces of my warped Yamaha DT-3 carbs using standard JB...

You've got a great starting point! Those mufflers are rather rare and hard to find. Maybe you can carefully remove the rust using wd40...

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Yes, they are very much in business. They are sort of a Mom and Pop business. Be patient. They have always come thru for me, including...

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Your plugs might be fouled by now. Try a new set of plugs.

At '71, I think about this a good deal. Do my friends really know what is important to me? Do they know about the adventures I've...

Interesting analysis, thanks. One aspect of my own brand of intensive defensive driving is to as quickly as possible get the hell away...

I will have my friends carry me over to my running bike, set me on it, tape my hands to the grips and push me off down the road before...

So, PAMCO Pete has passed away, killed while riding his motorcycle at age 84 :( This is the song by Peter Wolf that I grabbed off the...

I will send you a photo soon. Just a little busy at the moment. .

Partzilla says that 1974 thru 1977 are the same seat, but perhaps other style seats might fit. BTW, I have a stock 1975 seat I was...

Rock Hill, SC – Peter McLean, 84, died suddenly while enjoying a morning motorcycle ride on October 1, 2025. Born in Montreal, Canada...

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Very sad news. Pete was a great contributor to motorcycling. So much can be said about that; I'm not the person to do it. ....but I can...