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1973 tx650

  1. BSomerfield

    Timing impossible, acceleration impossible.

    I've been fighting with this bike for 3 months now and it's still running like crap. I cannot set the timing. Trying to move the white line to the F marker cannot happen. If I try to adjust while running using a timing light, the line can only move further from F no matter which direction I go...
    • BSomerfield
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    • 1973 tx650 carb advice needed timing adjustment
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    • Forum: The Garage
  2. BSomerfield

    Need help with a lever starter.

    I've got a 73 tx650 that I need to fix the starter on. The current problem is the lever pulls but with no resistance, as if the kill switch is in the wrong position. This was rather sudden as I had been test riding it for about 5 miles before this happened. When I got it back to the house I...
  3. Socopunk

    The story of my '73

    So here's the story. Kind of a cool one. My dad bought this bike brand new in 1973. '73 TX650 Yamaha. For whatever reason he stopped riding a few years later, and the bike sat. When I was in high school (mid 90's) I would go out and tinker with the thing almost every day, but never got...
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