Recent content by spazzed

I'm working on my 1967/68 YCS1c -- It's a 180cc twin, 2 stroke. Have the heads/cylinders off and need to order new pistons and rings. Build thread here. Can anyone tell me what these numbers indicate? RH Piston - 597 on top and 5050 on bottom. On inside -- IZUMI 8 LH Piston - 5degrees on...

Hey Bruno! Glad to see you're still here. Love your mono-shock build!! Pulled the motor and took the heads off and found the problem pretty quickly. RH cylinder only had 1 ring, and that ring was split in half! So where did the other ring go? Looks like it was punched into dust by the...

Hey guys -- I'm back and working on this bike again!! At some point last summer I started to try and get it to run and was worried that the RH cylinder seemed to have low compression. I got super frustrated with the carbs and intake boot and instead of burning down the garage, I decided to...

Re: Sandrew's XS400 Slow clap. Well done.

Got the switch sorted out thanks to help from the guys over at 2strokeworld. It was like unraveling a sweater though -- the wiring for starter, signals and lights had all been clipped off and electical taped into the harness in random places. I would pull at one spot to try and find a wire and...

Seems like Tractor Supply and Harbor Freight use the same OEM for a lot of their private label stuff.... It's probably the exact same cabinet.

I've got a pair of JDM Iron Rangers. (And no... I didn't pay $700 for them.... picked them up in the outlet bin at the factory for peanuts.) Great boots!

Eh -- If it was a 750 or even a 550, I wouldn't even think twice.... I just don't know if this is a deal too-good to pass on. I've got plenty of projects so this one would just be cleaned up and stuck under the girlfriend.

I love this bike. Keep up the good work!

Bike is in 8/10 shape -- everything is complete and it's been in 1 family since new. Hasn't started in 3 years but was running fine when it was parked. Stored indoors. A real survivor. I can pick it up for $800. Good price/deal?

Cleaned all of the terminals on my ignition switch and what do you know..... I got results that make a bit of sense! :laugh: The strange thing here is that blue appears to be a switched ground. It only grounds out when in the 3rd position. What does this mean??

I've made a pretty big mess of things. This is a 1968 Yamaha YCS1. The stock wiring harness appears to be intact but the ignition switch that I have is a mystery. The ignition switch is 6 wires (IG/HL/C2/C/S3/SE). My wiring diagram shows 5 wires connected to the switch (B/C/T/L/A). I'm...