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Topic: Would like some thoughts on this.. |
SClay
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: December 12, 2009, 11:22 pm Subject: Would like some thoughts on this.. |
Have my XS650 listed for sale on a few forums, and on Craigslist. Had a local guy contact me through CL and here is what he had offered to trade. It is a 2002 DR650 decked out with lots of goodies for ... |
Topic: Maybe... |
SClay
Replies: 37
Views: 24305
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Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: June 10, 2009, 10:14 am Subject: Re: Maybe... |
[quote="borjawil"]Yea lmk if you can find that thread rhilker. Im guessing you made the manifold your self. Just wondering what gauge pipe you used and what material. Also the wattage on your welder. ... |
Topic: Maybe... |
SClay
Replies: 37
Views: 24305
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Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: June 9, 2009, 6:56 pm Subject: Re: Maybe... |
Yes. I do know of the temp. difference between the cylinders. The bike runs very good with one carb. Temp difference with the setup? Hell if I know man. Bike runs good, mixture is good from the status ... |
Topic: Maybe... |
SClay
Replies: 37
Views: 24305
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Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: June 8, 2009, 10:40 pm Subject: Re: Maybe... |
[quote="borjawil"]haha nice. that old yammy looks pretty cool. Just wondering, i like the one carb setup and was wondering where to get a 2 into 1 intake like that. also, and i know this might be an o ... |
Topic: Maybe... |
SClay
Replies: 37
Views: 24305
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Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: June 8, 2009, 7:53 pm Subject: Re: Maybe... |
Oh and here is a few more pictures I took for another forum. Figured I'd post em up. Hoping this shows up the paintwork a little bit better.
[img]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/sclay115/XS65 ... |
Topic: Maybe... |
SClay
Replies: 37
Views: 24305
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Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: June 8, 2009, 7:51 pm Subject: Re: Maybe... |
Yah, but the factory 38's are poor compared to the straight through throat of the VM36's. Think, there is no throttle shaft or plate to restrict any flow in a VM.
And how about this for something ... |
Topic: Maybe... |
SClay
Replies: 37
Views: 24305
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Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: June 8, 2009, 6:16 pm Subject: Re: Maybe... |
Haha, well the Honda is a small bike. A MUCH smaller bike than the Yamaha. I swear the XS's are built like sherman tanks.
I'm running a sealed lead acid battery in the tray under the front portion ... |
Topic: Maybe... |
SClay
Replies: 37
Views: 24305
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Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: June 8, 2009, 3:28 pm Subject: Ok. We call this done. |
Here it is guys. As promised, the 'done' photos. Glad to finally be riding it.
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/sclay115/XS650/DSCF2273.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums ... |
Topic: Maybe... |
SClay
Replies: 37
Views: 24305
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Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: May 10, 2009, 9:07 am Subject: Re: Maybe... |
I think the tire size from memory is, front, 19x4.00, rear, 16x5.00. The fender is the stock fender, hacked and slightly shaped to fit.
The single carb manifold works perfect, as good as or better ... |
Topic: Maybe... |
SClay
Replies: 37
Views: 24305
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Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: May 9, 2009, 11:14 am Subject: Maybe... |
..this fits in here. It's not really one specific style, but it probably fits better in here than anywhere else. May not be everyone's cup of tea, but then again, I didn't build it for anyone but myse ... |
Topic: Mounting some fiberglass parts... |
SClay
Replies: 2
Views: 1663
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Forum: Frames Posted: February 6, 2009, 4:35 pm Subject: Mounting some fiberglass parts... |
I am working up some fiberglass parts, and since I am making them from scratch, I can use any mounting system I see fit. Problem is, I'm not sure what the 'best' way is. I am building a seat, so the t ... |
Topic: Quick Mikuni/general carb question.. |
SClay
Replies: 3
Views: 1173
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Forum: Fuel Posted: February 4, 2009, 12:58 am Subject: Re: Quick Mikuni/general carb question.. |
Another question folks, as I am having contradicting bits of information here. On the VM34 Mikunis, the mixture screw, in what fashion does it function?
Now, I am looking at the manual, and there ... |
Topic: Quick Mikuni/general carb question.. |
SClay
Replies: 3
Views: 1173
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Forum: Fuel Posted: February 3, 2009, 2:51 pm Subject: Quick Mikuni/general carb question.. |
..I never did quite realize this, but you cannot mount a carburetor, in this case, a Mikuni VM, angled downward(in relation to the engine, with the filter bore being lower than the throat bore at the ... |
Topic: Stalling when engine speed falls from a high rpm... |
SClay
Replies: 10
Views: 1737
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Forum: Fuel Posted: February 1, 2009, 9:50 pm Subject: Re: Stalling when engine speed falls from a high rpm... |
There was a tear in it that I repaired with some ever so elegant JB weld, held fine, until I re-installed everything, I guess the combination of the parts being malleable and warm, caused it to just t ... |
Topic: Stalling when engine speed falls from a high rpm... |
SClay
Replies: 10
Views: 1737
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Forum: Fuel Posted: February 1, 2009, 5:52 pm Subject: Re: Stalling when engine speed falls from a high rpm... |
Hey guys figured I would report back. My inclination is that I am running a bit lean, but my plugs seem to tell a bit different of a story, or so it seems....
I took some pictures to show you what ... |
Topic: Stalling when engine speed falls from a high rpm... |
SClay
Replies: 10
Views: 1737
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Forum: Fuel Posted: January 29, 2009, 10:21 pm Subject: Re: Stalling when engine speed falls from a high rpm... |
Oh and yamaman, thanks for that link, not sure why I always missed that on the Mikuni site but I never did see that before. Awesome bit of literature!
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Topic: Stalling when engine speed falls from a high rpm... |
SClay
Replies: 10
Views: 1737
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Forum: Fuel Posted: January 29, 2009, 10:18 pm Subject: Re: Stalling when engine speed falls from a high rpm... |
Idle is around 1200, I have no tachometer, but I have my mag-tach set up on it at the moment for tuning and that's about where she sits at. I will check out the pilot circuit, I was thinking that is p ... |
Topic: Stalling when engine speed falls from a high rpm... |
SClay
Replies: 10
Views: 1737
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Forum: Fuel Posted: January 29, 2009, 5:19 pm Subject: Stalling when engine speed falls from a high rpm... |
It goes like this:
Starts fine, idles fine, but if you hold the revs at a steady amount at a decent clip, and then just chop the throttle all together, it will drop and then stall.
But if you a ... |
Topic: How bad of an idea is this? |
SClay
Replies: 3
Views: 1060
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Forum: Electrical Posted: January 18, 2009, 2:55 pm Subject: Re: How bad of an idea is this? |
[quote="RUSSO"]I beat it's okay if the bat fits there but man thats going look funny on a mostly stock bike. How about a photo of what your doing?[/quote]
It's very um, not stock. But no! No pictur ... |
Topic: How bad of an idea is this? |
SClay
Replies: 3
Views: 1060
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Forum: Electrical Posted: January 18, 2009, 2:08 pm Subject: How bad of an idea is this? |
I am wondering if it would be at all doable to mount a sealed lead-acid battery on top of, or underneath, the swingarm. Almost on top of the pivot, battery, and container, probably not going over six ... |
Topic: Wall thickness of frame tubing? |
SClay
Replies: 1
Views: 1618
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Forum: Frames Posted: January 16, 2009, 4:53 pm Subject: Wall thickness of frame tubing? |
In hopes that I won't have to cut my frame apart to determine this, does anyone know the wall thickness of the tubing used to make up the rear section on these bikes?
Steve |
Topic: What is everyone using for carb clamps? |
SClay
Replies: 2
Views: 1218
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Forum: Fuel Posted: January 13, 2009, 1:40 pm Subject: What is everyone using for carb clamps? |
The previous owner on mine used worm clamps, like for, well, not carbs. I've had some bad luck with phillips drive clamps, stripping and what not, but the worm drive ones have destroyed the intake boo ... |
Topic: Early foot peg rubbers on late model mounts? |
SClay
Replies: 1
Views: 1452
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Forum: Frames Posted: January 11, 2009, 6:34 pm Subject: Early foot peg rubbers on late model mounts? |
81 Special, I want to run the round early footpeg rubbers. Obviously, I don't have both sets of footpeg brackets in front of me. They do however look almost identical as far as the opening in the foot ... |
Topic: What seal is this? |
SClay
Replies: 11
Views: 2448
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Forum: Engine Posted: January 6, 2009, 8:34 pm Subject: Re: What seal is this? |
[quote="Jake68"]Looks to me like the clutch pushrod seal is suffering from the dreaded usual XS650 nonsense. Sidewise wear due to a dodgy bush.[/quote]
Yea I was/am planning on resealing this lump. ... |
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