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The wire harness for this bike has been chopped and spliced for a few rounds. I managed to get the harness to what I thought was 100%, however here is the problem: Problem: With key in the ignition, the rear brake light is constantly illuminated. And when I select the right or left rear flashers, from the handle bar switch, both right and left signal indicators have low illumination, if any at all and the rear tail light pulsates. Here is a link to a video of it happening: Video of problem My theory: Now all the lines match, strand for stand. I retraced the lines for continuous match of color code for a second time. There are two brown lines, …

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HI! I found a GT-80 that has all the lights & turn signals, so I'm going to register it on the street just for the little runs around the neighborhood. I got no paperwork with it from the seller, so how do I go about determining what year and model it is? Obviously, I know the VIN. Does it tell any of this info? My bike has grey tank with red stripes, a bit like 1974 MX360. My 1974 MX 250 has same grey, but then yellow stripes, same style. I also have another GT80, but it's been painted over, I guess. Same problem. no paperwork and no clue what year & model. Furthermore, I'm a bit lost in what to model abreviation to use with my, what I believe is 1966 Ascot Sc…

hi bit new to this but hey i have recently been offered a yamaha rd125 with a 250 engine in there its taxed and moted and on a d plate just had a engine rebuild and looks in pretty good nik for its age also has loads of spares. i am just wondering if these are good bikes he is asking around a grand cash for it many thanks sam

Hi, I am a new member here and I need help. I don't know much, if anything, about bikes. My clutch lever was almost at the top of its range so I tried to adjust it out to about midrange and after I adjusted it (at the clutch adjuster), it barely made a difference. Do I need a new clutch? The bike only has 3994 miles, so why would it need a clutch?! Is the Maxim the same as the xs 400e? I downloaded the manual but some stuff doesn't sound right. Please help me! Any and all info you have would be great. I just want to give my first bike the attention and love that it needs.

On my 82 xs400, the mixture screw is on the engine side of the carb. To adjust, screw out to make it rich?

Hey, I am new here and a new owner of an 81 XS 400 Special. I bought the bike with only the header pipes, it runs but I know it's making it run lean and I was wondering if any of you know a cheap way to create come back pressure on the exhaust because as of the moment I don't have the money to buy an exhaust. Thanks,Jeremy.

AAAAAAAH!!! foook me! I lost my only set of keys to my bike. Whats worse - the bars were locked since it is sitting on the street. I am having trouble finding anyone in my area who has a blank key. I tell them that the bike is a '77 and I get the the 'oh sh!t' look. Several folks say they will make the key if I bring in the ignition but I would have to provide the blank. Anyone know where to get the key codes as this might make my search easier. Yam dealership here in Richmond VA is USELESS!(joint yam/honda dealer that only works on hondas) the only full service yam dealership went under a few months ago.

Wanted mint yamaha chappy 80cc (to pair with one with 900mls), willing to give good price for right machine. peter 07793848658

hi there im new to this website. i stubbled apon it while trying to find any information on my bike. from i got so far it is a 1970 yamaha 80cc 2 stroke street bike possibly a "g5s"? im not sure the model and i have been doing a TON OF RESARCH and i cant find anything except i found an owners manuel ( thats why i believe its a "g5s" ) and an air cleaner and frame on ebay. but other then that i cant find any info at all. i saw the bike sitting in a friends garage and did some resto work on his 1969 trail 90 and he said i could have this bike. i tore the bike down and checked everything and cleaned it up and took it for its first spin in about 10 years. its a fast fun littl…

ok so im new to the forum ive had this xs500 for a couple weeks now bought it for 450 dollars with a parts bike i got the bike running after 7 years off the road carbs are clean and flowing right side cylinder runs both coils are good starts right up but left side has no spark... any ideas? it has fresh plugs good coils i swapped them from side to sideand right still runs any help is appreciated

My '78 DT250 wasn't flow any gas through the carb, so I took the bottom bowl off, cleaned out the gunk with carb fluid cleaner, dried and reassembled it. However the needle valve keeps slipping out when I slid the bowl back in. So I turned the carb sideways so that the needle doesn't fall out, and set all four bowl bolts in place. But as soon as I turn the fuel petcock on, within 6 seconds, I have gas streaming out of the vent near to the throttle screw along with pipe air vent at the bottom. What did I screw up? The needle valve sits in the recessed opening, just above arm float. And when the bowl fills up, it is supposed to push up the needle so that the fuel do…

hey i have this clean yamaha g5s its a 1970 all original never been touched really clean. the seat and everything is in great condition. the only thing is that the tank has some sun fading on the top but other then that its perfect! i have the pinkslip and everything and it runs great. i hve heard people say that these can go for as much as 5,000.00 but anybody know what i can get for this one? thanks

Hello new member here, I'm in the process of working on a 78 XS 400, when I start the bike it only is running on the right cylinder, I can actually touch the left exhaust pipe, I have spark at both cylinders, could the points be an issue? they are adjusted according to the manual. could the left carb be flooding out the cylinder? Thanks

I have an 82 XS400 with electronic ignition. The last time I had my bike running it was fine. It sat for about 12 days in the garage, battery unhooked most of it. I installed a new battery today (freshly charged) and it would not start, turned over and over and then one huge backfire. I pulled the left plug and had no spark. Here are the symptoms -I shorted the battery by accident to the frame while I was installing it. -Sometime I get a spark in the right cylinder, sometimes not. -When the right cylinder is working, if I swap the signal wires to the coils I will get spark in the left cylinder, none in the right. -After the starter runs and stops, there is a…

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looking for p/n for oil filter and where to buy. need service manual and if anyone knows, how do you adjust the balancer chain, mine's kinda noisey in that department. lew

Can anyone tell me if the wiring for an 82 is the same as an 83. I have a service manual for an 82 but I'm having issues matching up the colors.

Thought I would share now about to send to powdercoat. Very excited. What do you guys think?

My '81 XV920RH leaks oil from the bottom of the crank case. Short of splitting the cases, is there any good way to seal the crankcase joint? I tried the recommended procedure of draining the oil, laying the bike on its side, cleaning the bottom of the cases and painting the joint with Yamahseal. Still leaks. Spitting the cases appears to be a major project needing several special tools. Is there any other approach that works?