busa1300 wrote:Put all 6 in completely by myself.....a bit of a job, which I was not looking forward to.
I completely went through the head myself too...
what are the small bits in the middle of the wooden setup box that look like shrapnel.
cheers mark
350LC,Athena 392 big bore,stock porting,swiss cheese air box,stock reeds,spec11 pipes.(now TSA big bore pipes)
She might not be pretty but she will always be a fun ride
Look like collets to me - they lock the valves in place, holding them captive in the spring cups. They are little half cones that are often a bugger to fit, but once fitted are held in place by the spring tension, very clever design really. You need a valve spring compressor to get em in and out, but you can make your own or buy one depending on the application etc.
80 XT500 Supermoto!
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
busa1300 wrote:Another Yamaha finds a place in the garage.... This time it's for my girlfriend though.
I can use her as my excuse for buying it... Although these were my first real dreambikes back in 78...just before I was old enough to drive.
Kinda the polar opposite of the CBX.....
Cool, but then im an XT500 fan so i would say that. great, reliable bits o kit. :)
80 XT500 Supermoto!
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
busa1300 wrote:Another Yamaha finds a place in the garage.... This time it's for my girlfriend though.
I can use her as my excuse for buying it... Although these were my first real dreambikes back in 78...just before I was old enough to drive.
Kinda the polar opposite of the CBX.....
Cool, but then im an XT500 fan so i would say that. great, reliable bits o kit. :)
You have a beatuiful XT Jon! I'm a bit of a TT fan myself. Shameless plug. Lol
350LC,Athena 392 big bore,stock porting,swiss cheese air box,stock reeds,spec11 pipes.(now TSA big bore pipes)
She might not be pretty but she will always be a fun ride
That swingarm is far out....I know they had aluminum arms for a few years, but they weren't bent for the shock mount were they?
Been looking at aluminum arms for the SR....
I did ride it yesterday...got up to 40 degrees for a few hours, and the snow melted enough to get to the salt covered road.
Thing pulled hard and clean all the way through the RPM range, so the bigger carb, pipe and piston are working together perfectly.
Almost have the starting figured, but still takes about three kicks before it goes.
busa1300 wrote:That swingarm is far out....I know they had aluminum arms for a few years, but they weren't bent for the shock mount were they?
Been looking at aluminum arms for the SR....
I did ride it yesterday...got up to 40 degrees for a few hours, and the snow melted enough to get to the salt covered road.
Thing pulled hard and clean all the way through the RPM range, so the bigger carb, pipe and piston are working together perfectly.
Almost have the starting figured, but still takes about three kicks before it goes.
Mine is an old Fox swing arm made back in the day by Cal Fab who also sold them. Problem now is they are pretty rare and people think they are worth their weight in gold. Lol.
350LC,Athena 392 big bore,stock porting,swiss cheese air box,stock reeds,spec11 pipes.(now TSA big bore pipes)
She might not be pretty but she will always be a fun ride
Nice project, you can still get the OEM side panels and plenty of other bits to restore that. Obviously has aftermarket pipe, but looks like OEM carb. 76 OEM pipes are hard to find, but there are aftermarkets (some looks like oem) for other years. Just make sure you find one with an undented tank if its alloy as they are tough to repair without opening them up, although in the USA the bikes are cheaper and there must have been many thousands of XTs and TTs sold there, so you can find used tanks in condition cheaper etc, its impossible here, but most bike stuff is as we all know LOL The Vintage Spoke also do / did a tank swap with restored ones for yours + money. Simple engines to work on and will run all day long, also low seat height, thin-ish tank and seat and small frame make remind me of the MT50 I had as a kid. I love these, such fun to mod and enjoy, I wont ever sell mine. When my ankle gets better I really must take some new pics of mine, full resto and modding story in my signature link to the 2smoked site Mark.
80 XT500 Supermoto!
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid