tstidham

It could be a mix of oil and gas if your carbs are leaking bad enough. Check your oil level, it will probably be high and change it...

I think my 78 is in need of swing arm bushings as well. Every now and then I feel a weird movement in the tail, but was never sure if it...

On my third carb cleaning, I finally got the bike running well, but still had the left carb leaking fuel if I left the petcock on and it...

Glad I could help! Carb tuning is a bit of a lost art these days, but my first vehicle was a 70 VW squareback with a 68 dual carb setup...

And on that same thought for having wet clutch compatible oil, did you soak the new frictions in oil prior to installing them? If not...

How did the steel plates look when you changed the friction disks? The only other thing i can think of is double check the clutch cable...

If it were me, I'd try using a washer, maybe of aluminum or copper/brass, sized so the inner diameter fit the rod with only a little...

Near as I can tell, the yamaha part number is 2a2-14923-00 and partzilla claims to have 2 in stock...

I used a TransPO brand C8313 Heavy Duty Adjustable regulator on mine and it's been working great. Pick up the pigtail for it as well for...