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has anyone had trouble with your yds3c not wanting to idle with the headlight on and it's worst with it on high beam? then while i was checking it from headlight to no headlight(which works fine), i notice that sometimes the tach would stop working.

yea your wright on changing the oil. he gave me 2 quarts of bel-ray gear saver. holding the clutch lever was to let you know when it released.

ran into old gentleman that owned a yamaha dealership. he said to: motor not running, sit on the bike, put it in second gear, holed the clutch lever in and push it backward a couple times till plates release(i have pushed up to four times). so far it's worked every time i've did it. thought i would let everyone know so they could try it. it might work for them too.

not much on long rides, but i tried holding clutch lever back. it took a couple days and they started releasing enough that it does not die, but you can still feel them trying to grab. is it weaken the clutch spring having the lever open like that?

i was told this is a headlight visor emblem. three holes, two for mounting and one larger for light so it would glow. was it a option, or aftermarket? does any one know what years and what bikes it was on?

5600 miles on a '67 yds3-c big bear. worked perfect till Wednesday then. summer start: start in neutral, shift to first, it jumps and dies. tried shifting to second and it died. tried push starting, didn't work(never tried push starting 350# when your 65) then i started in neutral, pushed jumped on, shifted to second, gave a little gas and it bogged, then i felt something release and started running. i shifted thou gears and clutch all worked fine(rode it around local lake). Saturday morning cold start and it did the same thing. it's like the clutch isn't releasing or gears. my bike guy said the plates are sticking anyone out in yamaha land have any ideas of whats happening .

i've been a member since may 2015. just reading thou the forums till now.