Chopcraft

I ran into the same problem with my local yamaha place, but there are a couple of mechanics in the area that deal with my XS. Problem is they are about 50-65 dollars an hour on top of the parts I need. Best thing to do, if you have the money, is find a place that sells old bikes; more than likely they will have a mechanic that will work on it. If you do not have the money, then buy a Haynes manual for the bike. The book will give you a total tear down/build up for you bike. Parts can be found on the Yamaha website, so if you run into a part you need go to their website and see what the part number is. Sometimes you can order from the dealership or you can find a site that sells parts. Either way the money you spend will probably be less than buying a new bike. Im in the same boat, but I am going to chop mine and rebuild the engine. It will probably cost me less than a grand to do it. GOOD LUCK!!

Ok I got this bike from my parents neighbor who was just going to haul the thing to the dump. Anyway, the only thing I could salvage was the engine. I do need new clutch plates, cam chain, and pistons. Oh and there is another piece that is on the left side of the engine that was completely off, but I have no idea what it is. Looks like a timing mechanism or thats what was left of it. My question is does any one have any info on how to fully rebuild one of these engines. I was going to make a bobber out of it (I hope that is not beeing sacreligous.) I cant figure out if the spark plugs still connect to the ignition cores or do they hook somewhere else. I really just need someone to put me in the right direction. All comments are welcome even the negative ones. Thanks