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 Topic: kick stand kill switch |
turk64
Replies: 25
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 Forum: Electrical Posted: June 26, 2009, 2:54 pm Subject: Re: kick stand kill switch |
| I have an 83 Heritage and when i put down the side kickstand with the bike in neutral the engine quits. Without involving lawyers, how can the switch be defeated? Or what should I look at to fix it? ... |
| Topic: No Juice |
turk64
Replies: 12
Views: 4084
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Forum: Electrical Posted: August 14, 2006, 4:39 pm Subject: Re: No Juice |
| Thanks but I just went to the dealer, both for 45 ouch. Anyway i put them in and of course the battery was dead and I was impatient so I jumped it from the car and went for a nice 20mile ride. I cam ... |
| Topic: No Juice |
turk64
Replies: 12
Views: 4084
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Forum: Electrical Posted: August 11, 2006, 8:55 pm Subject: Re: No Juice |
| I haven't looked much yet, but is that a dealer part or is this arround the net somewhere? I would like to be riding asap the weather is unbeleiveable here. |
| Topic: No Juice |
turk64
Replies: 12
Views: 4084
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Forum: Electrical Posted: August 11, 2006, 7:09 pm Subject: Re: No Juice |
| I took the cover off and pulled the brushes. One is 1/4 inch the other (inner loop) is 1/8. So now I need to get brushes for sure. I am attaching a photo. What is the item at the top of the stator ... |
| Topic: No Juice |
turk64
Replies: 12
Views: 4084
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Forum: Electrical Posted: August 11, 2006, 11:37 am Subject: Re: No Juice |
| I am sure the brushes have to be removed with the engine off, but do make the other measurements with the engine running? I haven't even taken the cover off of the stator yet so I am looking at anoth ... |
| Topic: No Juice |
turk64
Replies: 12
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Forum: Electrical Posted: August 10, 2006, 10:13 am Subject: Re: No Juice |
Yes I checked the voltage at the battery when it was running and it was still 10.5.
i forgot to mention that the headlight was not on when I was running the engine.
What is the starting point ... |
| Topic: No Juice |
turk64
Replies: 12
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Forum: Electrical Posted: August 9, 2006, 9:23 pm Subject: No Juice |
Ok the story.
I was out for a very nice ride tooling about with my gf on the back and stopped for gas. The bike has been great all summer, noisy top end and all. No problems, no worries.
I go to s ... |
| Topic: Question about... |
turk64
Replies: 13
Views: 5531
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Forum: Frames Posted: August 1, 2006, 12:53 pm Subject: Re: Question about... |
| Brilliant! |
| Topic: Swing Arm Bushings |
turk64
Replies: 14
Views: 10260
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Forum: Frames Posted: May 5, 2006, 9:32 am Subject: Re: Swing Arm Bushings |
While I am sure that there are bearings available, due to the limited amount of travel that the pivot encounters a bushing would be best suited here.
Anyhow the job is done. here is how it went.
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| Topic: Swing Arm Bushings |
turk64
Replies: 14
Views: 10260
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Forum: Frames Posted: May 4, 2006, 7:04 am Subject: Re: Swing Arm Bushings |
| I had a feeling that it was not going to be pretty to get the new ones back in. I haven't had time to get back to the project but i plan on in tonight. I like the idea of the swing arm in the oven b ... |
| Topic: Swing Arm Bushings |
turk64
Replies: 14
Views: 10260
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Forum: Frames Posted: May 3, 2006, 7:46 am Subject: Swing Arm Bushings |
| Does anyone have an idea of how to remove the plastic bushings from the swing arm? I have soaked them with PB penetrating oil, and when I use a punch to drive them out they just mush. I was thinking ... |
| Topic: Many questions from inexperienced 650 rider. |
turk64
Replies: 8
Views: 3087
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: April 21, 2006, 9:48 am Subject: Re: Many questions from inexperienced 650 rider. |
| OMG I am laughing my ass off at #2. In the morning I am thinking I need to chain the bike to make sure it don't end up in the neighbors yard! Funny thing is my clothes washer does the same thing. S ... |
| Topic: Won't rev or accelerate under full throttle. |
turk64
Replies: 8
Views: 5598
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Forum: Fuel Posted: April 18, 2006, 1:41 pm Subject: Re: Won't rev or accelerate under full throttle. |
| I had the same problem with my 83. It changed when i replaced the spark plug caps. Check the resistance. Ya might want to double check your carb clean up for blockage. Good luck. |
| Topic: 83 Heritage Special left side not firing |
turk64
Replies: 7
Views: 4538
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Forum: Electrical Posted: April 7, 2006, 4:00 pm Subject: Re: 83 Heritage Special left side not firing |
| well that made a big difference! No more back fires, and for the first time since I bought it Iwas able to go Somewhere 40 miles away and not have local buddy with a truck to come get me. So could it ... |
| Topic: 83 Heritage Special left side not firing |
turk64
Replies: 7
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Forum: Electrical Posted: March 23, 2006, 4:59 pm Subject: Re: 83 Heritage Special left side not firing |
Well I was able to unscrew the caps and they tested out at 10K Ohms, yea. I ordered a pair from Mikes. I though what the heck I will call the yamaha dealer. Get this. $22 each!
Obviously the old ... |
| Topic: 83 Heritage Special left side not firing |
turk64
Replies: 7
Views: 4538
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Forum: Electrical Posted: March 21, 2006, 11:37 am Subject: Re: 83 Heritage Special left side not firing |
| Thanks for the info. I am not sure about some of your acronyms though. What is a TCI box? What do you mean by Mamayama potted the plug wire connections in those early double-output coils, so that on ... |
| Topic: 83 Heritage Special left side not firing |
turk64
Replies: 7
Views: 4538
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Forum: Electrical Posted: March 20, 2006, 1:35 pm Subject: 83 Heritage Special left side not firing |
| Ah spring a time when a young(ish) mans turn to motorcycles of course. For those of you that have been following the nightmare that is my 83 HS you know that if I could just get my hands on a couple ... |
| Topic: Side Stand Engine Cutoff |
turk64
Replies: 11
Views: 6562
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Forum: Engine Posted: September 29, 2005, 8:40 pm Subject: Re: Side Stand Engine Cutoff |
| Actually earlier I had a post about the engine cutting off when i put it into gear, I cleaned out the throwout gear, which needed to be done anyway, and it went away. I will do this and see what happ ... |
| Topic: Side Stand Engine Cutoff |
turk64
Replies: 11
Views: 6562
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Forum: Engine Posted: September 29, 2005, 6:55 pm Subject: Re: Side Stand Engine Cutoff |
| I imagine that they are both located by the kickstand hinge? |
| Topic: Side Stand Engine Cutoff |
turk64
Replies: 11
Views: 6562
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Forum: Engine Posted: September 29, 2005, 10:22 am Subject: Side Stand Engine Cutoff |
| In the latest list of what is new with the 83 HS, now when the side kickstand is down the engine cuts off, this is new. Is there a way to defeat it? I have to start the bike with it on the center st ... |
| Topic: carb id and mounting boot. |
turk64
Replies: 5
Views: 3687
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Forum: Fuel Posted: September 12, 2005, 9:43 pm Subject: Re: carb id and mounting boot. |
| guess I learned my lesson not to pass on advice from the parts guy at the shop. |
| Topic: carb id and mounting boot. |
turk64
Replies: 5
Views: 3687
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Forum: Fuel Posted: September 11, 2005, 5:17 pm Subject: Re: carb id and mounting boot. |
| A goog way to see if you really need boots or not is to spray some starting fluid arround the boots with the engine running, if the engine speeds up you have a leak. Are you sure the carbs can't be r ... |
| Topic: Petcock Rebuild |
turk64
Replies: 13
Views: 7044
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Forum: Fuel Posted: September 9, 2005, 8:29 am Subject: Re: Petcock Rebuild |
| Great ideas-but firstly Mo650chopper you are lucky I was inbetween payperiods on that seat deal! There were two seats of that style at that time one went for silly cheap. Just kiddding I am glad tha ... |
| Topic: Petcock Rebuild |
turk64
Replies: 13
Views: 7044
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Forum: Fuel Posted: September 7, 2005, 12:34 pm Subject: Re: Petcock Rebuild |
| The car wash idea is a good one. I think I may even dump in some paint remover to soften up the paint that is still there before I give it a good blasting. As far as the sync goes I think I will jus ... |
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