I am back with a Yamaha

I used some PJ1 Epoxy on a buddy's electric motor (Kingston-Conley) I restored for him. Waited 5 days in 70 degree shop and tested with my thumb; still soft and left a print! It looks good now (~1yr) installed on his bandsaw - of course, if ya look closely, it still has my thumbprint on the capacitor can:yikes:
 
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Tins have been worked and primed. I am having a hard time picking a color. I think it some type of virus I picked up from living with my Wife for 37 years. It can take up to a month, countless paint swatches, and at least10 small cans of test paint to get a bathroom done....
 

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Britman - my tins are with the painter now - dark metallic green with 77D graphics on the tank and the Chrome Flash, from early models, on the 77D side covers.
Would like to see yours when done.
Ray.
 
Will do Ray, I am sure yours will surpass mine by leaps and bounds since you went to a professional, but I will throw my spray can job up if it turns out half decent and also looking forward to seeing yours....

Today was a good day, I have been fighting a bad head cold for a couple of days now so I went to garage and started tracing wires, replacing butt connectors with solder, and just setting everything in order to get my mind off of it. I ended up with a functioning neutral light, front and back brake light, tail light, speedo light, head light and everything in the proper key rotation order. I only blew one fuse all day and found all my tools when finished, it doesn't get any better than that. I will have to say out of all the things you need to do to bring one back, I enjoy wiring the most. I find it relaxing and just enjoy getting lost in the process. Now house current is entirely different beast, I spent 13 years as manager in an electrical warehouse in one of the several careers I have had since retirement, I still turn off the main if I have to replace a socket, I don't like to mess with it at all.......

BTW, new sump gasket installed, dry as a bone under the bike after two days. I used grease to set the gasket, tip I found on this site.....
 
Yes, greasing or oiling the sump gasket should allow removal of the sump plate next time without it sticking or harming the gasket, and you can re-use it. You can usually get several re-uses out of one before it's so compressed it starts to leak. But still, this is something you should keep spares of on hand. You never know if you may damage one during removal. Also on the "spares" list should be drain plug sealing washers. This is another item that you can usually get several re-uses out of but eventually they'll get so flattened out they will start leaking and need replacement.
 
You should check the head bolt torques while you've got access to them. I see you still have the original rubber/metal sealing washers on the large outside acorn nuts. You'll probably find those nuts loose, very common because of those washers. They're too soft to hold the nuts tight. Many of us replace them with copper ones, soft enough to seal but hard enough to hold the nuts tight .....

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I just ordered an assortment of copper washers off of Amazon, will change them out and toque the head.

I also just read through your rear brake thread 5T, very informative. My brake cam is the later style with the two large washers on the cam rod. It appears to my eyes one side of the washer is flat and the other slightly domed, is there an origination as to how they go back on the shaft, flat side to flat side, or does it matter?????
 
Well, that's something I never even noticed, lol. I think common sense would dictate flat side towards flat side and the domed sides facing out?
 
Thought so too, of course I didn't notice when I broke the plate down. Going back up that way, probably makes no difference either way but trusting your gut is usually the best road to take.....
 
My outside electrical box made the perfect transition to a solenoid home. Tank seal and laying paint next week after a trip to the hardware store for a role of poly. I really prefer "Mother Nature's" paint booth out behind the garage, but the current season dictates otherwise. I have watched a few You Tube video's and I am going to attempt to lay a black stripe on the tank and fender for the first time. We will see how that goes. I think the Honda's in the garage are starting to get jealous, they are starting to gather. Actually those two went for a short spin yesterday, since the temps got into the upper 50's. I try to exercise my small herd at least once a month during the colder months since I never winterize. I have been thinking long and hard lately about reducing the number of bikes in my over crowded garage come spring. Regardless, If I end up keeping this Yamaha I know something will have to go.
 

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Beautiful!! What green is that? Or did I miss the comment on it....
 
What is the old saying?? "Ten pounds of fecal matter in a five pound bag". So true today, got all the wiring and box in that damn can and everything still functions. I still need to neaten the front wiring up clean the front of the frame for paint. but making some progress.
 

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Installed the carbs and exhaust today. I had the slip on extensions left over from something a few years back so I used them. I ordered a small baffle and cut it down even more and installed them in the extension. It don't help much with the noise but might give a little back pressure. I have got to figure someway to run a hose from the motor breather on the top of the motor, makes a hell of a noise with nothing attached. The bike runs really good and starts great. It was on a temporary fuel tank and still on blocks so I am hoping the vibration factor drops back somewhat when she is back on rubber.
 

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