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Welcone to the YOC Davie, good luck with your project.

Hi Dan and welcome to the YOC, always nice to have a project and as the lads have said your spanner skills will come in handy when you start work on your bike, Oh one other thing you RIDE a bike and DRIVE a car, you'll know what I mean when you get it going, stay safe and ask for advice BEFORE getting it out on the road, car drivers are oblivious of bike riders so it's a completely different set of rules when your out and about. Good luck.

Hi Frank, Welcome to the YOC, good luck with your resto send some pic when you get started.

Already done it, got email from BENNETS but about time they included a mention for the poor sodding motorcyclist, the first they know about us is when we appear up their bonnet.

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Go on Mick do as Blackhat say's its easy really, a few bolts and half a dozen screws and your inside before you know it, a real easy fix if you read the manual and then you can fix the rest of it and save a bundle.

Thanks sniff, my laugh a day has just gone up to laugh till you wet yourself, love it. Oh and where do I go for them there BENEFITS could do with a few weeks in Barbados.

Hi Packers and welcome to the YOC, nice little bike you have there and you seem to have the mechanicals all in hand so just hang around a bit and some one will come up with some advcie on the chain and sprocket prob though with only? 3700miles on it I would say that a good clean and some fresh oil it should be ok and if the sprocket is not hooked then that should be ok as well, stay safe and get some miles under your belt and good luck when you take your test. Let us know how you get on. P.S if you get no joy with your question here then try the "WORKSHOP" section and ask again, this area is only really for you to say Hi and tell everyone who you are what you got and where you hail from.

er Hi yourself, bit short as an intro but ho hum.

Ok I take it back that looked like fun and smoking the rear wheel was more than I expected, concider me put in my place.

RACING PASSOLA! that I gotta fucking see! havent had a good laugh in ages.

Sorry Bryce but that has to be the biggest load of old bollocks I have ever heard, you don't take a bike apart cos your curious and there MIGHT be a problem with the gear change, you ask around and find out first before taking the thing down to the last nut and bolt, as Drewps says offer him a couple of hundred and see what he says if he still wants loads of money then go buy one in working order even if it's rough and repair it your self, nothing like putting an old bike back into running order (providing of course that it is in one piece to start with) plus you DON'T want to be trying to rebuild a bike that somone else has already turned into a pile of scrap parts and lost interest or is to dumb to remember where all the parts go, in fact thinking about it walk away from this dog now and find something better, ask your mates and see if they might know someone who has an old bike in the back of their shed/garage/lockup that they don't want or need and buy that instead, ask your family to help out as well somone will know about an old bike that needs rescuing. good luck mate.

Hi Rob, Welcome to the YOC, always nice to have a project just take your time and ask LOTS of questions, as above photos are great for finding out what you have forgotten and a manual is a must, also try to take photos of the bikes you want to copy so you know where your going with it. Lots of luck and let us know how your doing with it.

Hi Sean, welcome to the YOC. BIG big in the BIG country show us a photo then!

Hi Hobbit, It might be an idea to intro yourself BEFORE asking any questions, only polite when you think about it, you don't just rock up to a stranger and start asking for help, you introduce your self first and then move onto other things, lots of nice people on this site who are always willing to help out a struggling biker but they like to know who they are taliking to, So don't be a stranger or a one hit wonder tell us who you are and then help will come from all over. Go to "new member section" and start again from there, always nice to have new members in the forum

Hi Bryce, it looks like a good bike BUT and it's a big BUT, are you SURE that all the parts are there, not saying the seller is telling fibs but even the smallest parts can make for a major pain in the arse and the wallet, in the engine there a loads of valves and small ball bearings that are really important plus wiring and relays have to be tested before installing and a million other things that might be missing or broken plus WHY is in parts in the first place? what made the previous owner take it down to the component parts and then walk away. If your really good at the mechanicals then go for it otherwise RUN don't walk away. Or you could buy it and sell off the parts to make a few dollars but you will always end up with bits that no one wants so storage is going to be a problem over the long term. Sorry to be negative about any bike but some are best left under the rock you found them.

Ok I'll play along. 1968 is when I started. Fanny barnett 200cc from my Bro who bought his first car. AJS CSR14 250 Bonny 650 in a Hagen frame, lethal round corners but terrifying in a straight line, Oh to be young and stupid again!! Honda 125 thing, bought it after coming out of hospital from previous bike, 2 broken legs and a smashed right arm, Christ that hurt! Honda 400T nice bike but bland Suzuki 250 THING that was more rust than bike, dreadful. Plus other bikes inbetween that I either forget or want to forget. So from 16 to 60 and I still love the feeling of being alone and having more fun than anything else. OH almost forgot Present ride is XJ750 and MAXIM midnight 750.

Hi Blade, Signed it.

Hi phantomaz and welcome to the YOC, it's usually best to intro yourself BEFORE asking questions (new members) section just as you would if you were face to face with someone, only polite really so tell everyone who you are and where your from and THEN ask in the (worshop) section about your problem, otherwise people (me) get grumpy about one hit wonders who take advice and are never seen or heard from again until they break some thing. Dont get scared off were nice people but like to know who we are talking to. P.S lots of guys and girls on here who know every thing about yams so someone will know about your problem/difficulty.

Hi Keith and welcome to the YOC, nice bike the 600 and easy to work on, more or less the same forks as my750 which I have just removed the forks and sent off to have rechromed, renewing the seals it easy AFTER you have removed the upper stancion from the lower one, the bolt that goes into the upper stancion from the lower fork is the onlly bit you might have trouble with as it turns the upper leg as you try to undo it (it has LOCKTIGHT from the factory) so put it in a vice with plenty of packing to avoid damaging the chrome on the uppper fork and it comes out after a lot of swearing, you can make up a sort of holding piece that rests on top of the offending part but to be honest you will need 3 pairs of hands and some luck to get it to work down inside the lower fork leg. If you need advice give me a call and I will try to help out. Good luck with your project. Martin. P.S If you mean the fork head bearing they are easy to do you just need a puller to get the ball race out.

Thanks Alex, thought I had gone blind then thought I had upset someone and now I find it's you messing about, only joking, nice one Alex thanks for keeping those bloody spammers out. Martin.

Hi Mark, Mike is right about it not being a 5 minute job, and it's bloody difficult to get the thing to split apart without breaking it, so advice is whatever you do do it slow and careful, first tho check that the fuse is not faulty and that the earth is ok BEFORE taking the damn thing apart, check behind the head light to make sure that all the plugs and such are clean and connected they get cruddy from rain and dirt even with all the panels in place, buy some switch cleaner to get them nice and clean but also check for broken wires and connectors. Christ I could go on for hours about the things you need to do so do one thing and then move on DON'T try to do all the jobs at once, hope that helps some. Martin P.S Buy a Haynes for your bike it will make things much easier and will have all the dimensions and bulb types for your bike.

Hi, I am going to Aus to visit my Bro next year and had the same idea about taking the bike with me BUT the Australian customs are a bitch to deal with they want to know all sorts of things about you and your bike and to tell the truth it is easier to buy a bike out there and sell it when you come back, the only thing is that bikes are really expensive out in Aus/NZ as they tend to drive most every where in chuffing great 5 litre tanks, if you contact the Aus/NZ embassy in London they will send you all the stuff you need to set it up but be prepared to pay a shit load of money for the privilege, the shipping is about 6 to 8 weeks (part load container) and that only gets you to the docks after which there will be IMPORT duty and such to pay (which I think is refundable when you leave) but don't expect them to make it easy or quick. Sorry to be so negative about it but unfortunately that's the way it is, I am going to borrow my brothers old car when I get there and just rego it for a few months while I am out there, not as much fun as taking the bike but to be honest the thought of jumping through Australian customs hoops and all the hassle it would take to get it there it's not (in my opinion) worth the effort, just go and hire what you need and then give it back when you leave seem's to be the best option around. Martin.

Hi Firewalker, I was wondering if the RED KNOB might be the kill switch that is on the right side handlebar by the throttle, if so it usually is forward (towards the Front!) is OFF and back is for the start position, then you have the choke on the left side handlebar under the switch gear, fuel is pretty obvious really and that should be it, if it fired 4 times then you at least know it goes so it's just a question of figuring out why it wont run for prolonged periods. I would suggest that after 4 years standing still it might need new oil new plugs plus you might check that the timing is correct. Also you might ask the guy you bought it off why he stored it, it might be that it was having trouble starting? Hope at least some of that helps, let us know how you get on.

Up.yours can be a bit blunt about some things but he's spot on with this one, who gives a shit what it looks like, your on it and can't see it anyway, just avoid looking in shop windows as you go by and you'll be fine.