Tell the old rider.....great pics and story!
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Lake Erie looked cold and angry, like an X's hug at a great aunt's funeral. It was the first weather change of the impending fall season, and the old rider had spent an hour or so that morning, checking over the '76 to chase an illusive harsher than usual tapping.
Gosh Pete...the bike , no doubt would be up for the trip......this ol' rider....not so much lolWell done Skip - now, how about heading to Stecoah NC for the Vintage Yamaha Rally?
Pete
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Today I wanted to start the spare motor I got in Bracebridge several weeks ago. Using a frame specifically for the purpose of a test bed, I installed it in about half an hour by working horizontal. Works well if the frame is stripped, but if the bike is fully accessorized, this way won't work without damage.
Up on the lift and strapped down, I opened the side filter and found a small amount of alloy chips, nothing I would worry about. Valve covers came off without stripped studs, clearances were a bit loose.
A good start to this job.
Probably not if it's on my living room carpet...Shop Myths #371:
Bonus Question: Can you get it cleaned up before spouse returns from town?
careful on heating up mags for powder, can make them brittle, depending on powder process....Prepped mags for powder... Bearings out, tires and rotors off. Both of which were shitty jobs!
Check valve adjustment (nicely stable - no changes from the previous 0.006 and 0.012”);