Recent content by sirdurden

Yeah, I have kinda just given in. Hand signals for me.

The oem signals were removed by a PO. I ordered some aftermarket signals online and they have 10 watt, 12V bulbs in them. I'm trying to get an idea of what sort of resistance I should begin with when wiring it into the system. I am under the impression that an LED flasher is only good for LED...

Alright, aftermarket incandescent turn signals. 10W, 12V bulbs on all four signals. Where should I begin with resistors to get my relay to flash?

Yeah I ordered gs11 front and rear tires. Tues are also on their way. Thanks you both for your help!

So here's the deal. My tires are weather checked and need to be replaced. I'll be ordering them online and need to know whether to buy tubes or not. Not my bike, but it has the same wheels. I looked on the spokes on mine without finding tube/tubeless labeled. I did, however, notice that...

I called a couple shops in town and found some incandescent signals. They're actually just running lights but are amber so no big deal since all the work is done prior to the light anyway. I found a cheap set of grips just to replace the wore/torn set onto the bike as well. So I head home...

I'll have to check out the sizing but tire specific pressures are necessarily proper either. A lot depends on loading but I will compare the factory specs vs tire.

Today's progress: Checked the oil this morning. The level sat right between the low and full marks on the dipstick. Added some DOT3 brake fluid as mine was pretty low. Fluid was milky so the brakes need to be bled. Never done this before and I don't have a torque wrench to tighten everything...

Yeah when I checked the oil (sitting on it) the dipstick had almost no oil on it. People really don't take care of anything do they? Sigh, I picked up some Rotella 20W50 at Walmart as well as a drain pan. Ran to O'Reilly's after confirming they had the filter in stock. I show up only to be...

Yeah I caught onto that today. Ended using a couple bushings to snug the fit up. It is better so I think that it will remain as so for now.

Thank you for your advice. Turns out the negative terminal of the battery lead wasn't tight, not even close. Tightened it down and all is well. While it had it apart I managed to rewire that the tail and brake lights. They now work well. I over paid for the bike :(, but I am glad she's mine...

Thanks for the reply. So I finally got out on the bike. Couple things. 1) Bike started right up last night. Switch turned to on, kill switch to on/run, kick stand up, clutch in, and pressed the electric start. Nothing. Maybe the battery is dead and therefore bad. I tried the kick start...

So I picked up a 1979 xs400 last night. The tank seems to be a little loose on the frame. Also, I peered inside the tank for rust. The bottom has a fair amount of surface rust. Sides on the interior are spotless. Still need to clean? I intend to splice an inline fuel filter between the tank and...

Hi everyone, I went through the "History of the Yamaha..." thread as well as the model ID #'s and years thread. Kinda getting some conflicting ideas here and am hoping someone can clear this up. Year: 1979 My 9 digit vin number 2L0****** Do I have a: XS250F (2L0 only for euro...