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My Swiss Army Knife bike....Yamaha XSR900. Bought it new in 2016 to celebrate our (me & Yamaha) 60th birthday. I strap on some hard bags and take off to the NC mountains when not on the track.

My friend is doing the paintwork for me had some challenges with the tank. After he stripped the paint to prep it he discovered a large area of "filler" which he removed and found a large number of holes. We were mystified as to what could have caused such carnage. In any case, he came up with a clever solution using old Phillips head screws. He cut them flush and welded around them to seal the holes. He then pressure tested the tank before painting. The last pic is right before he applied clear coat.

Body parts are out for painting. Will update when I get them back. Otherwise it's pretty much complete except for a few minor tweaks.

I contacted the seller this morning but he already has a sale pending. He will let me know if it doesn't go through but I'm not hopeful

Not mine, looks clean:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/780036891682445/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A02ff4644-99c4-4de9-98c2-6296c9cdbc3c

I'm somewhat interested as I remember these well from late 60's, but anyone know what parts availability is like nowadays?

Not mine:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4011989685705696/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Aa2854a50-5e2b-466f-a46d-95a0d0d1a21d

Looks in good shape.

Well, it's been a while but in the end I've decided to keep it and finish the job. Body parts are out for painting. I  also went through the whole surety bond process to get a title in NC and I now have it. That was interesting as it is a custom so License & Theft had to come out and do an inspection. Will post some more pics when I get the painted stuff back.

I had a 1996 RGV250SP for a few years. Sold it on BaT in Dec 2023:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-suzuki-rgv250sp/

Probably the most fun I've ever had on two wheels, but I needed to thin my herd a bit hence the sale. Being so light the power to weight ratio was impressive even in unmodified form. My particular bike was a JDM import and parts are very hard to come by. The plumbing for the oil injection is fiendishly complex, which would keep me up at night thinking about those tiny rubber pipes perishing with age! It's gone to a good home:)

Found this comment on Reddit about the new channel:

"Yea, I'm not canceling video pass for this. No Moto GP races, just practices and qualifying . Live Moto3 , Moto2 and MotoE races with commercials . I've got Prime, will check it out strictly out of curiosity to see if there is anything I'm not getting with Video Pass."

Has anyone had any luck finding it on Prime yet? I don't see it.

This may not help at all, but I had a mystery charging issue on my RD250:
https://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=7029.msg57821#msg57821

My 2 cents: I sold my 1996 Suzuki RGV250SP on BaT last year. It went well in the end but they talked me into a "no reserve" auction which caused some sleepless nights as the action only got going on the last day of the auction. The lead-time on getting the pics done and the verbiage was a factor, and also they didn't tell me when the listing went live so make sure you'll be around for the duration! Important  to respond factually and without emotion to the comments. Some of them can be unhelpful.

Another option: If I sell another one of the fleet I would seriously consider a private listing on RSBFS (Rare Sportbikes For Sale). They don't do auction style sales so you'd need to set your price and consider offers. I listed an Aprilia RS50 with RSBFS a couple of years back and it sold same day it went live. I may have set the price too low!

Wow, Deals Gap resort has upped their game on the facilities!

Hi All,
I tried a few searches but perhaps I don't have the right keywords as nothing popped up. I have DG chambers on the project:
https://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=3909.45

I'm getting quite a bit of unburnt oil/fuel blowback where the expansion chamber header fits over the flange. It's making a mess of the engine casings and even the front fender/mudguard. Any suggestions for how best to seal the connection?

Didn't you also have a challenge with the phenolic washers?  Perhaps you have a ground one one of the terminals?

Some progress here! I didn't mess with the brushes but I joined the green and black wire terminals directly together. You can see in the pic the green wire is frayed and may well have been shorting against the brush holder.

So I started the bike and now seeing some different behavior:

• With key on, screwdriver is pulled toward the rotor bolt
• Neutral light brightens up when revved
• If I unplug the red wire from the rectifier to battery the revs go up a little
• Plug red wire back in, revs drop (alternator loaded up?)
• Multi-meter still jumping around when bike running but after revving it up a few times the battery showing 13.2 volts after switching off motor.
• Battery drops to steady 12.5 volts after a minute or so

I think I'm back in business but I'd be grateful for comments on the findings above. Also many thanks to all who chimed in on this, it's been extremely helpful. It also helped me focus on the simple things so I didn't just rush out and buy a complete HPI system (I was having some wallet anxiety over that)

My brushes are both 10mm. Min length is 6mm. Is it an option to try to file the ends off square?