Recent content by Richmond

How much did you get the r6 forks and triples for? wit hbrakes and controls?

Ah thank you so much! makes tonss more sense now!! One more question... do wires coming from the stator have to come go into the rectifier with one specific white wire?

So now my next question is; where does the brown line get constant power? From this diagram it looks like brown is the constant power source throughout the bike, and it comes from the stator brushes. The brown wire goes into the regulator, and i assume the green wire comes out with the regulated...

I have a 1981 XS 400 that I am almost done with but one of the last things to do was the wiring. I got a really small battery and converted it to kick start only, and it has worked great. Recently however, there has been shorts and things grounding out in my unused rats-nest of wires in the...

Thanks, yeah it's my iPod with a cracked screen and so it's really hard to get the manuals clearly.. Thanks a ton

Hey my computer's power supply died and I have my manuals on there and won't get the part for another day or so but I want to put my valve cover back on today.. I used the search function but could not find what I was looking for... There are 2 different sizes of bolts on the cover, the...

I want a xv 750 to put a nice usd on and make the tail a brat/street fighter style. http://www.bikeexif.com/yamaha-xv750

its most likely not seating entirely. I have mounted and dismounted about 6 tires and ion ever one this has been a factor. There is a pretty clear right and wrong and that amount of tire being inside the rim still will produce a violent wobble. I usually mix up car wash soap and water and...

oh really? hmm. good thing i asked, i doubt ill be ordering any bigger jets after all

Has anybody used them or is currently running them?

Hey I have rejetted my carbs once based off of past bikes i figured my current set up would do it but it seems lackluster in power so i was planning on rejetting again. I dont want to rejet before i get nicer filters (i currently have cheapoes that i cut to allow some air) because i have a...

haha if i didnt hate paint so much and was better at it i would have done red/white stripes going back on the sides and painted white starts on blue on the top

And fender...

I went a little 17 year old-ish and painted the tank a little tribute to America.. put on the new master cylinder, bead blasted caliper, and new steel braided lines. Bikes been really fun to ride and the next thing is to rewire it from scrap and get new pods, clean it up etc.

And thank you for all of the input! So grateful!