Recent content by mwesty

thanks, will change the bars I think, just chucked on some mx bars I had to get it rolling. I will put some bars with a bit more sweep, will improve the riding position too. should give it more of a "tracker"look. cant recall the tyres, will get back to you when I am home from work next week.

thanks mate. seems to be a bit better once it warms up. guess its just the charm of an old bike. was hoping for the wife to learn on this but the clutch will be too heavy for her as it is. i think its running way too rich, so much so that the bowl empties at 80km/h. currently has 117 mains in...

I have replace the clutch springs and plates, thinking the original springs and plates were warped/worn, but it has not changed the action of the clutch at all. it has no feel, it is either on or off, the bite point is quite far out, and has very little room to feather the clutch when taking...

my bike starts so easy without the kickstart, I would really like to try it without a battery. but i think the lights wont work at idle. will investigate, surely need a capacitor of sorts. you wouldnt have a link to your battery would you? yep. it doesnt make sense to me to remove the plenum...

I want to remove the airbox and relocate the battery, does anyone have any tips? just fishing for advise at this stage, dont worry, will search!

they are the STD yamaha ones. heaps of aftermarket ones available that look the same.

updates. my electrical gremlins seem to have taken care of themselves. the battery seems to be holding all the magic smoke they way it should. corrosion on the connectors seemed to be the issue, creating a lot of resistance. My trick for cleaning them was something my grandfather told me many...

that would be normal. your multi meter is completing the circuit. when you disconnect the reg, I would say that there would be no power going to the accessories circuit, only power coming from the alternator is to run the engine? if all your grounds suddenly shorted to positive you would be...

good. so you put one probe on the wire then one on the chassis and you get voltage?

how are you testing that?

my drain plug is leaking, but the previous owner has rounded off the head. so I will have to destroy it to get it out, does anyone know the thread and pitch so i can have one on standby when I get this one out? will be the same as the 400 i'm sure.

turns out that my output issue seemed to be due to dirty connectors. I am getting +14 volts at idle now. have seen up to 14.8 when it revs, is that likely to do damage if it was sustained? now just need new tyres and its good to go for registration! also chucked my old MX bars on, i kinda...

i cant believe this is the factory standard. about twice as much wire here than there needs to be.

been tinkering this week, new pads and rotors on. Forks rebuilt and tacho pulled apart, lubed and straightened the needle. for what its worth, those needles after 30 years are horribly fragile, avoid touching them at all if possible. this is the voltage I am getting accross the battery, is...

good news! thanks bud.