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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

My 1977 and 1980 Yamaha XS650s

My bone stock 1977 XS650 on left.  My 1980 XS650 Special based Street Tracker on the right.  Getting ready for a summer ride.









Saturday, July 13, 2013

1983 Yamaha IT490 out for first ride

I picked this up a few months ago.  I cleaned the gas tank and carb, and replaced the spark plug, added new gas and it fired right up.  I also replaced the cracked front wheel a few other other little items to make it rideable.  This morning I took it out to the local ORV park for a shakedown.  First thing that was obvious is that the bike is fast and I am not.  I spent a little over an hour scaring myself.  I plan do do it again next week. 





Saturday, July 6, 2013

Mikuni Carb for Greeves 24MCS

Ethanol ate up the original O-Ring.  New O-Ring  for jet and flange procured from the local Yamaha dealer.