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Haus of Projects / Re: 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Red/Whit...
Last post by skyline - April 25, 2024, 05:43:55 PM4. Carbs - I had taken apart only of the carbs and it was clean so didn't bother with the other one. Turns out that had all the gunk in it and there was no way it would have started. The other issue was that the brass starter bleed pipe is missing on the right one (not sure if that's how they come) so ... eventually ... I may just go for the VM-34 that were bought from up north many moons ago for a RD350 and were never used. I was fore-warned by KawiTripeFreak on the carbs and how they are a pain to setup. I learnt it (kinda) first hand.
5. Sticky throttle was not because of handlebars or tube as thought of earlier. It was the gunked-up carb doing it all. After cleanup, just works fine.
6. Had a nail in the tire so I had a new one installed. I went with the factory specs Bridgestone Battlax BT46.
5. Sticky throttle was not because of handlebars or tube as thought of earlier. It was the gunked-up carb doing it all. After cleanup, just works fine.
6. Had a nail in the tire so I had a new one installed. I went with the factory specs Bridgestone Battlax BT46.
#42
Haus of Projects / Re: 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Red/Whit...
Last post by skyline - April 25, 2024, 05:39:00 PMSo, got quite a few updates ..... quite a bit actually.
1. The speedometer had missing parts - clutch meter and retainer clutch. Luckily I had them so that worked out.
2. The front brakes were installed incorrectly - yea that's solely user/installer error -> Me. So Dave (my mechanic) ended up fixing that, also swap hoses (again, no guessing who that was) and bled them.
3. Needed rear wheel bearings, seals and sprocket carrier bearing. I had a stash of those that came with the parts, so that's off the to-do list now.
1. The speedometer had missing parts - clutch meter and retainer clutch. Luckily I had them so that worked out.
2. The front brakes were installed incorrectly - yea that's solely user/installer error -> Me. So Dave (my mechanic) ended up fixing that, also swap hoses (again, no guessing who that was) and bled them.
3. Needed rear wheel bearings, seals and sprocket carrier bearing. I had a stash of those that came with the parts, so that's off the to-do list now.
#43
Turning Wrenches / Re: Another coil question
Last post by m in sc - April 25, 2024, 04:53:41 PM #44
Turning Wrenches / Re: Another coil question
Last post by RDDave - April 25, 2024, 04:47:51 PMThe coils look like half sized old car coils. I have a pic of them side by side to my originals if I can figure out how to post it. I will check the ohm readings. Actually, since they fit in between the frame tubes where the original mounts are, I should be able to secure them there.
#45
Turning Wrenches / Re: Another coil question
Last post by m in sc - April 25, 2024, 04:19:37 PMthey the round ones? emgos, which are actually replacements for 60s British bikes from the 60s, sold as 'high performance'. I hate those things as they might fit but its always a hack to get them in there.
^ the testing procedure is correct above.
^ the testing procedure is correct above.
#46
Show Off / Re: 1977 RD400E restoration
Last post by Kawtriplefreak - April 25, 2024, 04:08:09 PMBeautiful work 
#47
Turning Wrenches / Re: Another coil question
Last post by 1976RD400C - April 25, 2024, 03:50:14 PMYou can measure the primary winding resistance in your old coils and compare it to the auto ones. Test across the 2 small wires coming out of the coil. I think the oem ones should be about 3-4 ohms and if the auto ones are close to that it should be ok. If the auto coils are only 1 ohm they may get too warm and a ballast resistor will fix that, like what is on the RD400.
#48
Turning Wrenches / Re: Looking for Shock Treatmen...
Last post by m in sc - April 25, 2024, 02:57:42 PMi'll be honest, looks a lot like the TZR shock which i replaced with an r1 unit. i just swapped out the stock spring on the tzr shock onto the r1 body and it worked great. not sure if that's an option here, i did try to look up what that shock crossed to, and any info, didn't see anything. Im sure yss makes something what will work but no idea what.
https://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=4931.105
however since yours is eyelet to clevis:
or similar??. https://www.ebay.com/itm/186408056415?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ZuootFupRv-&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=9DXeqLNdSLW&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
https://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=4931.105
however since yours is eyelet to clevis:
or similar??. https://www.ebay.com/itm/186408056415?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ZuootFupRv-&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=9DXeqLNdSLW&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
#49
Turning Wrenches / Re: Looking for Shock Treatmen...
Last post by BlueR32 - April 25, 2024, 02:09:15 PMAny ideas for an alternative shock?
#50
Show Off / Re: 1977 RD400E restoration
Last post by m in sc - April 25, 2024, 01:57:31 PMman thats nice. love the colors.