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I've got eight Ichiban Moto stickers and don't know what to do with them all. I know they can be used for paint repair patches, but I don't have any paint on my bike. Any other ideas?

The XZ550 is a 70 degree V-twin. Both pistons go up and down nearly together, balanced with a balancer shaft and fire 290 degrees apart. The bike is wasted spark on each cylinder independently, and carbureted. Is there any reason why I shouldn't rotate the cams 180 degrees on one cylinder...

So I'm starting to get a fetish for a custom hub for the rear so I can have the shaft drive and a disk brake all in the very narrow space on the XZ550 as well as spokes (of course). I recall someone here spun up a custom spoke hub on his lathe and I'd like to re-read that thread but for the life...

Hey guys I want to replace the monoshock on my '82 XZ project with one off an early 98-02 Yamaha R1. The shock will fit fine, except the bolt/pin on the XZ are 12mm, vs 10mm on the R1. Because of the XZ design I can't see a way to switch to a 10mm bolt / pin - is there a way to replace the...

Hey guys, I want to make a new wiring loom because mine is in very poor condition, I am relocating a lot of parts to the tail and I want to use weather-pac connectors throughout. I've looked for days, but can't find anyone who sells bundles of different colored cable - ideally I would like to...

Here's my XZ just before it was earthquake damaged. Fairing, sidecovers, tank, engine case, luggage, mirrors, exhaust, indicators and handlebars were all busted. Rather that try and get it back to fixed I've decided to have some DTT fun with it. Apart from the engine case, the motor should...

Hi Guys, from Christchurch, New Zealand. Here's my bike - a 1982 Yamaha XZ550 Vision. This is the fourth time it's been over from earthquakes (we've had some 13,000 in the last couple of years). Rather than pour even more money into fixing it up for a fifth time, I think it's time to give it...