Search results

I hate to start a thread for this question but where the hell are y'all sourcing your exhaust studs from? PartsnMore has them for $12USD, then $20USD shipping(!?) so I'd rather find an alternative. I was going to make my own from stainless but that makes a pretty serious galvanic potential...

PO said his friend came and stole the entire rear brake assembly from his bike before he sold it to me. I'd like to replace it with stock, so please shoot me an offer if you have the parts. I'm rockin' the mag wheels so I would like to avoid drums. Thanks! EDIT: Turns out I don't need a rear...

I want to start this off with a big thank you to everyone who completed their start deletes and shared it on the forum. Also a big thank you to my fiancé who took the photos while I mucked about with my starter motor. I got all of my info from this thread...

The stock rear-shock mounts on the frame are offset from the tube about 3/5 of the way away from the bike. If I were to mount my new tabs on either side of the frame it would put the top and bottom mounts about 1cm out from each other. Even though it doesn't mean a tonne in the grand scheme of...

I assume the floats can resist ~14psi since that is atmospheric, but does anyone know if that is true? I want to put a low-pressure fuel pump into a new tank design that will sit under my seat but I need to clarify what pressures the carbs floats can handle. My guess is that I'll have to...

Hi everyone. As I slog through the rebuild I'm coming up with unneeded/unwanted parts. I'm not looking to make huge money, just want this stuff to go to people who will use it. I will update as often as I come up with surplus components. Everything in this thread is for a 1977 xs400 but don't...

I picked up a 1972 Yamaha R5 350 for $800 today... as a student I can not afford this but I reached a kind of pre-life crisis where I am searching for some kind of risk. I suppose I figure it would just be good to get pushed out into a situation where I really have to bust my arse to make sure I...

I got a set of new valves with my bike when I purchased it, and I'm at the point now where I am putting the head back together. The Haynes manual says to re-grind the valves, but everything else I read on the internet is saying no. Can't trust everything you read so I'm hoping anyone who has...

Hey Travis. I thought I'd post this here in case it isn't an isolated incident, but my phone got spammed with mobile popups while I was on the mobile site today (not the app).

Hiya folks. I'm looking to snag some engine dowels--big and small--as well as a stator bolt/washer assembly. I'm also keen for a set of friction plates, new or used, and potentially a rear disc brake assembly. I DO have some odds and ends that I can trade with if you (my potential supplier...

Saw one of them snazzy XS400.com tshirts walking down the road in Victoria today, got stoked to see that! Came at an incredible time too as I just finished a work bench with loads of storage (and a high gloss white paint job so I won't lose oil seals and bolts) so I can get back to work on my xs...

Hey guys, got a few questions and some less-than-subtle teasers. This starts off with the demo. I recently looked up electro-etching and have been practicing on some crappy angle-iron. After cleaning up the surface to be etched (will be much better than I've done on these tests) you draw...

...I f&%!king wish I had money! At least I still got the ol' Fauster Klüken :D http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/XS650-Custom-Cafe-Tracker_21143443

Well, one of the panels is more like the mint after it's been smushed a bit; still delicious but just a little scratched up. I don't want to deface these panels because they look so good, all original and no cracks, a little scuffing on one. I just want a matching set that has no cracks but...

Bearings are the bane of my existence. I seriously despise everything that they stand for (aside from, y'know, working engines) and it seems like there is a specialized bearing at every turn. They stall my progress and sap my motivation, God damn you bearings!!!:banghead::banghead::banghead...

For some time now I've been working on my engine tear down to clean and prep for paint. Everything has gone very smoothy and my parts are all labelled and sitting in little baggies all over my house (standard operating procedure). UNTIL... ...a while back I had a bit of trouble removing...

Hi folks, Liam here with another scintillating question: I read online that to hone a cylinder can be a terrible thing (read here). After I purchased new +0.25 pistons I got to thinking... how do I approach this without causing damage to my bike? In the Haynes it mentions that re-honing...

When I purchased my bike the PO gave me all of the parts, bits and bobs that he had collected for the project, one of which was this old rusty 2-1 exhaust. He said that it was incredibly difficult to find and would require a bit of restoration, but would sound awesome when it was brought back to...

Hiya folks, I've got my engine stripped to almost just the casing but I'm starting to look for rebuild parts now. One of the big things I read is that one should never reuse old circlips.... well if i've taken almost all of them off then that is a lot of circlips to buy! Money is not the...

I went 4x4 camping with a couple of buddies up in the hills of Shawnigan over the weekend and found some sweet sights. The trails we hit were too much for one of my friends Sierra (28ft trucks aren't best for offroading lol) but our other 'Yotas made it fine. At one of our pitstops next to a...