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#1
Events / Re: Donut Derelicts - May 04, ...
Last post by SoCal250 - Today at 11:19:58 PM
This event takes place every Saturday morning, and has been going on for almost 40 years. It started with just a small group of friends meeting in a parking lot. https://www.donutderelicts.com/
Some pretty wild stuff shows up there and the lot gets packed.
#2
Turning Wrenches / Re: 28mm Mikuni - What are the...
Last post by SoCal250 - Today at 11:14:53 PM
Joe,
The two large upward angled nipples on the inboard side of the carbs are bowl vents. They were originally connected with a hose to the airbox. I just connect a short piece of hose to mine and let them hang down. Some people who are running a Y-boot instead of the stock airbox drill holes in the bottom of the boot, add nipples, and run hoses to them. A third option is you can remove the brass ball in the bottom of the bellmouth covering the airjet, clean the jet, then block off the vent tubes. Do not block the vent tubes unless the airjet has been unshrouded.

The two smaller nipples on the bottom of the bowls are fuel overflow for the float bowls.
#3
Events / Re: Donut Derelicts - May 04, ...
Last post by busa1300 - Today at 11:12:34 PM
Wish there were cool shows like that somewhere remotely close to me... only bike shows in my area are push rod related  :sad:
#4
Turning Wrenches / 28mm Mikuni - What are these l...
Last post by Joe6v6 - Today at 09:10:22 PM
I assume these are the stock carburetors,77 RD400, what are the inlets in the middle. Are they overflow for the float bowl? What are the other 2 smaller diameter inlets? Where should I run these lines to. Seems very difficult to find a diagram of all the lines that come off these carbs. 
#5
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This Daytona sold on BaT a little over a year and a half ago for $9500, today it sold for $16,750! :eek: And it appears the seller made no changes and only put 30 miles on it.

1979 Yamaha RD400F Daytona Special
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-yamaha-rd400-daytona-special-10/
Sold for $16,750 on 5/5/24
#6
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Sort of crazy money for a not-stock 400. (Repainted in the wrong shade of red.) I mean it's clean but holy smokes!

1976 Yamaha RD400C
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-yamaha-rd400c-10/
Sold for $11,250 on 5/5/24 (that's $11,812 with buyer's fee, and then there's any shipping costs on top of that)
#7
General Chatter / 2024 The Quail Motorcycle Gath...
Last post by kpke - Today at 03:26:16 PM
Well, it was fun for a couple of hours...

#8
Race Discussions / Re: 2024 MotoGP - Roberts
Last post by SoCal250 - Today at 03:23:00 PM
MotorSport.com: THE RIDER MAKING A BREAKTHROUGH TO AWAKEN MOTOGP'S "SLEEPING GIANT"

Pretty cool stats:
-- For the first time since 2006, an American rider leads the standings in a grand prix class of the MotoGP world championship.
-- 3 podiums in a row, the first rider to do that in any GP class since Nicky Hayden in 2006.
-- And coincidentally, Roberts currently has 69 points.

Looking forward to what he can do at Le Mans! :patriot:
#9
Events / Re: Donut Derelicts - May 04, ...
Last post by SoCal250 - Today at 01:56:08 PM
Quote from: RDnuTZ on Today at 10:06:35 AM
Quote from: SoCal250 on May 04, 2024, 11:32:23 PMThis Holden LX Torana SS rolled in late. Right hand drive and it sounded pretty mean. I dig it.
That Holden body shape looks to be derived from a Vega. I always wanted a Cosworth Vega back in the day but it would have been a never-ending series of engine failures from what I remember reading at the time. IIRC it had Aluminum block that turned out to be better in theory than application for production cars?
A friend of mine had a Cosworth Vega in high school. Pretty rare car for a 17-year-old to be ripping around So Cal in.
#10
Events / Re: Deals Gap Prep 2024
Last post by SoCal250 - Today at 12:39:40 PM
I've heard that road paving has been going on at the Dragon and daily closures are to be expected for almost a month. Hopefully the group will be able to work around this. And new pavement will be nice and smooth but greasy for a while