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  1. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    When I bought my bike the front brakes were rubbing on the disks, I bled them and the cleaned the calipers and the problem went away. Its about 5 days later now and when I got on it this morning they began to rub again. Any Ideas??? I gotta get to work and it feels dangerous as shit.
  2. wobblesauce

    pre 1978 xs400

    I am looking for a pre 1979 yamaha xs400 in good conditioning, i need something somewhat dependable to get to work with for the rest of the season + a solid platform for customization in the winter!
  3. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    Im almost excited for the winter to get here so I can sell of a bunch of my parts on ebay and customize the shit out of this thing,
  4. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    It stopped smoking and I ride more and more everyday, that was weird. Thinking about buying some clubmans this week, mebe even something to hold my ipod in place - I keep getting lost and having to pull over in order to use GPS. I finally grounded my front turn signals so i think im finally...
  5. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    mission accomplished, andersen cycle shop in framingham charged me $20 for the tube and $15 for labor. That place is real legit. Went for a 20 min ride today to have smoke coming from my top end, hopefully its the carb cleaner additive i put in my tank today. It prob isnt though I guess I should...
  6. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    Sounds good I'm off to work real early tomorrow to get that wheel off, then its off to the tire shop as soon as i can get a ride. Hopefully this will all be sorted out by my day off on wensday.
  7. wobblesauce

    1978 xs750 "triple" for sale or trade for xs400

    Cleaned the front brakes and changed out the fluid, front brakes no longer rub! ALTHOUGH It now has an air leak coming from the rear tire valve stem, currently in the process of fixing it. I'm putting this thing to good use!
  8. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    beautifull day for a ride, smooth sailing all the way to work in cambridge , rear valve stem is spewing air, what do i do!!! :'(
  9. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    my boss fixed my brakes today!! Hopefully work will be slow this weekend and I can figure out how the hell I'm going to grind this front turn signals.
  10. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    2 wires on the turn signal, I've got a buddy who works for me who says he'd be happy to show the fiberglass ropes when its time to do up a rear section. good shit rattpunk I've got a crusty old shop manuel. Currently shopping for a nice handlebar.
  11. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    my front brakes are rubbing and my front blinkers need to be grounded (currently using tinfoil) definitely need to figure out that stuff asap
  12. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    good shit I use to live in east haven, il def look into the oil issue
  13. wobblesauce

    1978 xs750 "triple" for sale or trade for xs400

    front brakes rub front blinkers need to be grounded (currently using tinfoil) other than that the thing is a daily rider i just want something smaller for my all city commute everyday SPECIFICALLY A XS400 with the same tank style (in great shape) I live in boston grew up in NY and go back every...
  14. wobblesauce

    r6 front end '06 and up

    thanks man, currently checking craigslists all around religiously.
  15. wobblesauce

    r6 front end '06 and up

    looking for an '06 + r6 front end including the the fork tubes, axle, brake system, clip ons, hand controls, clutch perch and lower triple tree. All in good condition with straight tubes and no leaks. ok maybe not the brakes....idk i just want to do a front end swap on my '78 xs750. Currently...
  16. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    Spirit of the Seventies, a company out of england i believe, works of art all day long!
  17. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    Yeah no major upgrades until the winter. I do plan on clearing out the center triangle ($100 on ebay) and putting in much smaller gauges, I'd like to have the battery hanging directly under the seat in a custom box (possibly with some sort of design laser cut out, GD bolts maybe). It has 16,000...
  18. wobblesauce

    Just bought my first bike, living in boston, need help, 1978 XS 750

    Hey thanks a lot for the reply desmobro. Good call on the clubmans any idea if I need a specific size? Ive been riding a bit all I need to do now for the inspection is ground the front left blinker.
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