Harry Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Anyone bought parts from YamahaPart.com?? usa .. You cant find all old XS500 76/77 mod. parts here in Norway , so I ordered parts from them 25.10 07 and paid by Visa . There is no reply if I try to mail them , so is there any knowledge of this firm out there ? No mail , no parts recived yet . Engine disassebled , work stoped . There is one good thing in this story , there is 6 month to spring . Regards Harry Norway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhendryx Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Anyone bought parts from YamahaPart.com?? usa .. You cant find all old XS500 76/77 mod. parts here in Norway , so I ordered parts from them 25.10 07 and paid by Visa . There is no reply if I try to mail them , so is there any knowledge of this firm out there ? No mail , no parts recived yet . Engine disassebled , work stoped . There is one good thing in this story , there is 6 month to spring . Regards Harry Norway no, ive gotten all of my parts off of ebay or from a local antique bike shop here in spokane. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufio Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I speak to my local bike shop usuaally as they get me genuine parts imported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhendryx Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I speak to my local bike shop usuaally as they get me genuine parts imported. the problem with our bike is that the xs500 was only made for about 3 or 4 years. and most of those are re-manufactured versions of the original bike (slight changes to wheel, brake, and head styles)... nearly all of the parts have been discontinued. the only option is to search around for aftermarket parts that fit the bill, or to really look for NOS parts that are going to cost us an arm and a leg. good luck harry. and rufio (good name btw, good band too), the local shop can get us some parts, its just that most are no longer made. even basic parts like oil filters are no longer made for this bike. two questions harry, did you order from yamahaparts.com or yamahapart.com? both seem to use the general yamaha catalogue, so what parts did you order? based on what ive found with my bike, im guessing cam chain tensioners and maybe even the chain itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 [two questions harry, did you order from yamahaparts.com or yamahapart.com? both seem to use the general yamaha catalogue, so what parts did you order? based on what ive found with my bike, im guessing cam chain tensioners and maybe even the chain itself? Parts ordered was Cyl head gasket, camchain lock , brake piston sealing, oilpan gasket and som other gasket`s. Since a frend gave me a 1977 wreck of a bike I thought I build a Cafe racer of it . Engine a wreck , but cyl head ok . The 76 mod bike I have I buildt up also from wreck . Paint , frame , engine rebuilt and so on . The cylinder head on this 76 bike broke down , lucky I found a new engine her in Norway on the net . Engine was built for racing by Yamaha Norway in 1977. This bike is in use every summer . ( The Old 76 engine was now going to be reabuilt for the 77 mod bike) . Since the bike is older then 30 years it is very low taxes on it in Norway . I can by 2-3 XS500 for the price of insurance a RR bike one year . The engine I ordered parts for have new pistons , new cam chain tensioner , balancerchain new type ,new oilfilter adapter and new bearings So I hope the firm can daliver the gaskets I need to make this cafe racer . ( clip on/ singel exhaust /singel seat ) . I realy enjoy working with old bikes . Firm parts ordered from : http://www.yamahapart.com/ Regards Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Harry, you can make your own gaskets for the bike. Go to your local auto store, they should have the materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 Harry, you can make your own gaskets for the bike. Go to your local auto store, they should have the materials. I have been working with cars for 25 years as a mechanic , so I can make some gaskets . Cyl head gasket is another job . The presure / oil sealing and temp is the problem . I rather wait for a gasket then removing engine from frame to change a leaking gasket. So New gasket and cam chain lock would do the trick . cafe racer on road -stillno brakes and so on Regards Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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