G-man

Hey Drews, how goes it. You mean the spacer in the hub, between the two bearings? I didn't notice anything else there. Army, I'm hoping to avoid the long delay as a new set of bearings arrives, only to not fit yet again. I'm gonna ask the Bikebandit guy to contact whoever he gets the OEM stuff from, have them give him the dimensions of those bearings he's listing.

Howdy y'all, hoping somebody could help me out with my rear wheel bearings dilemma. I ordered an aftermarket set from Bikebandit (and before that, I also crossed-referenced it with All Balls, the manufacturer) that they said matches my bike. Well, they don't. What I got from Bikebandit is a set of 2 identical bearings, whereas my bike has 2 different sized bearings for each side of the wheel hub, neither of which matches what Bikebandit sent me. On my bike, on one side of the wheel hub, 17x47x14. On the other, 17x52x15. I only found out the exact sizes after hammering the old bearings out of the wheel. So now, the ol' girl is sitting in the garage with it's rear tire off, and a sad look on it's face. Anyone else had to deal with this? After looking around online, it appears that 17x52x15 is an oddball size for a bearing. Perhaps this is a wheel from another bike, or something was customized on the hub? Bike bandit does show that they carry OEM bearings for that bike, but now I don't know if that would fit the wheel that's on my bike.

Hahaha!!

lolz!!! Nice one.

This be the current her more or less, Russ: http://www.yamahaclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13102

And, you're american, like me! Plus, you too roll on an old XS. Let me guess, you're a big fan of wd-40 as well, ain't cha?

Well taken care of scoots, Russ.

Hello G_Man, I am G-man, your long lost twin brother.

I dig 'em too. That's one sexy XS on the youtube clip.

Yes, they are singles I think, sorry. Nice looking scoots, regardless. But wot's this, I sense a slight at smaller engined bikes. Insolence! "Don't pay him no mind Ole Girl." he says while lovingly petting his XS360.

Nice...although I dunno why they put a spoked wheel up front and not in the back. There's a pretty big custom scene in Japan now with the Yamaha twins, especially with the SR400's (that alas, we don't have here in the US) and older XS650's. Bratstyle comes to mind, but there are quite a few others I stumbled across on the net. Both XS650 Specials: Hmm, this one's got only one spoked wheel as well. I guess that's the in thing over there.

Oh, btw, as far as that float height, I measure it on the flange itself, with the gasket in place. Not on the lip that protrudes a bit above that.

Hey dude, them carb floats are pretty touchy things, a hair low and you won't get enough fuel. I messed with them a couple times, found that exactly 1.062" above the flange is that golden spot (right between enough fuel and to much where gas spills out of your carbs). Also, make sure all them holes in the float bowls and chamber are clear, not just the jets. Each hole has an exit somewheres else, and they do get gunked up, affecting how the bike runs. Spray carb cleaner into each hole till you see the stream shoot from somewhere. I also took off the air boxes and hooked up uni filters unto the carb boots. Hence, I as well was concerned about the joints holding up the carbs on their own without being supported on the other end with the air boxes. I solved that dilemma by using a couple zip ties. I looped a zip tie around the top bracket of the carbs (the one that doubles as the throttle cable bracket), and attached that to another zip tie that loops around the frame immediately above that. I got clubman bars on, but don't really notice that much of a difference in vibration from the other bars. It is bad enough though, that a bar end mirror became a useless, blurry mess. Anyways, you could buy weighted bar ends if vibration is pretty bad. You could also stuff sand into the bars and then plug them up (make sure the plugs are secure, else you're gonna leave a trail as you ride off, lolz).

Hooo hooo, I'd be careful if I wuz you...she carries a whip.

Same story here. I put washers underneath to tighten them up a bit.

Hey there. Thanks. I actually stumbled on that site the other day. Yup, good info. I got me a volt meter, tested the battery. Looks like its fine, but the trickle charger is hokey.

Hey there, quick question about cycle batteries. I need me a new battery, was looking into one of them sealed AGM ones. Any issues with me sticking that into the ol' girl instead the standard battery in there now?

To "re-chrome", you'd still need to spend time on them fork tubes first, buffing out the pits. Else, you'd have freshly-chromed tubes, with pits. But, it may be worth your while if you've got other stuff you wanna chrome. Like anodizing and oxidizing, chrome plating is usually done by the lot, not by the piece. A set of fork tubes, or the fork tubes, exhaust, handlebars, and engine covers together...it's all the same price.

...like anything else.

That's smart thinking. Me, I wasn't as smart, left an imprint on my chest from the screwdriver handle end, as I pushed down with it with one hand while prying out the retainer clip with the other. Nice patina on them bars, btw.

Ooh, I love cafe racers. Tanker, here's my 77 XS360:

Alright, cool, thanks dude. Oh yeah, no need to sit on the bike when the fork tops are off and the springs are out, right? Doh!

Oh, that's nice. Say, be a helpful chap, save me some time and just foookin tell me how you did it.

Is that with the front wheel raised off the ground, with somebody sitting on the bike, or the bike just standing there (held center by somebody)?

That's right, them be home-made "pods" in the above pick, haha. I'm bad, I'm nationwide.