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hmmm ill have to investigate further tomorrow when i get back in the garage. the guide came out easily with the head still in place. the bike ran perfectly with good compression,used no oil or smoke and seems to be very clean inside. the barrel or head did not lift at all when rocker box was...

i am installing a new front timing chan guide.in my book its called a stopper guide. anyway took rocker cover off and everything looks great except the front chain guide had shucked its fiber insert. my question is can i just install new time chain guide,put rocker box on and retorque? or do...

well i asked this cupple days ago. motion pro. 15 buks was here in 2 days

did you swap sides with the plugs? lately ive run into some weird issues with spark plugs that ive never seen in 30 yrs of wrenching on about every kind of engine you can think of. its a cheap thing to try.

thanks for the advice guys! i think i will go with the motionpro cable and a new set of springs. my discs do look fine even if the mesure a bit under spec.

im working on the clutch in my 79 xs650 special. last time i rode it,i had trouble finding nuetrel and also have always noticed that the clutch doesnt engage until you let the lever out almost all the way. part of my prob is a binding clutch cable. even off the bike the cable is hard to...

/are you sure the bike is even capable of running

im not sure any guys at yamaha would even know how to work on a bike that old. i remember them from back in the day and am thinking they the same as the maxim.engine wise.good luck

im here in the US. ive never had a bike that the front brake light worked on. they rarely ask for the front braKe light here during inspection. when they do i make sure im sitting on the bike with the rear brake pedal almost pushed down to where it trips the light. then as they are looking...

have you run it enuf to burn out the oil and fuel yu say was trapped in the left pipe wadding?

all those acorn nuts and stuff will polish out if done correctly. they will be prone to rust easily later but good care can keep you ahead of it.

i would pull carbs and clean them. could be lots of chalky shit in there. get them right then try to start. thats just the way i do it. as far as polishing that cover,id break it out with some 150 grit sandpaper, if its pitted i mite start with 60 grit. after 150 grit id go to 220 then 300...

me and my son built a bike when he was about 8 yrs old. it was a xr75 honda. that was 10 yrs ago we still talk about it. we tore it down and repainted and rebuilt everything. he really enjoyed it as i did. he is now 19 and a big bike guy. he loves bikes but is going to college and doing well...

in my experience the kick starter is more powerfull than the electric starter. that could just be my bike tho as well. some have mentinoed the center stand, yes it is helpfull. if yu think you have flooded it, pull plugs and dry out holes with a small bernzomatic torch and start over. i also...

you mite look on ebay for what is called a cup hone. you chuck it in a drill and go round and round on your rotor till you get the finish you desire. i just did a rear rotor on a 1975 harley that was smooth as glass. it turned out nice. i think i paid about 40 bucks for it. it should do...

ive run without signals for years. i live in a rural area, in the big city i prob would never do it. i dont trravel interstates or freeways. the key here is having a bike that can out run the soccor moms trying to kill you. a good mirror is also nice. if you have to make a turn i simply...

you mite try powder coating. old alum bike parts can be really hard to degrease totally because alum has pores the oil can sink really deep in causing probs later.

old stuff just rocks, these bikes were almost perfect when they came out. they aint freeway fliers or dirt bikes but they make a pretty good in between bike.

if its a new base gasket with no miles on it i mite chance it. but its not much trouble to slip the jug off and replace it. yu get a good look at the whole top of yur engine. if yu dont have a ring compressor yu can let a buddy lower the jug down while yu compress one ring at a time with a hard...

love that springer. building a bike with your son is unreal.my son and i built a xr75 when he was 8. today at 18 he is a pretty damm good mechanic.