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I'm not quite sure what it is? All I know is that it was close to an inch thick, and still had pin holes and you could hear the exhaust popping through. I did grind off a small section just to see what was going on underneath that mountain of steel and it literally took me 2 minutes to weld it...

I wish I could, but there is literally no room to do that. I think I'll run it a little more, and then take the carbs off and drain them. I may even leave them off and store them inside with the tank and seat and block the intake boots with some plugs or something, as they are pretty involved...

These are all great ideas, thanks :) I've been working on the FJ1100, and to get it to where I would feel comfortable riding it would take considerable time and money. So, I've decided to store it for the next 8 years until I semi-retire and can dedicate time to it. I think it's an...

I was wondering what the best way is to store a bike for a long time? Should I drain the gas, change the oil, block the exhaust exit, put it up on the center stand, etc.? Or do I keep gas in it, ad an additive and start it every so often? I'm talking like, 10 years storage. Thanks :)

Cool! I wish I could find a barn full of bikes ;)

Check out the 'XS750 No Spark' a few down from your post here in the help section. It sounds a lot like what you have going on ;)

In my limited experience, if you spray starter spray into the carb and you notice no difference, then it may be an electrical/ignition problem. I have cut off a little of the end of the spark plug wire and then screwed the cap back on and it fires right up. Have you checked for spark on that...

Ok, thanks. Thats good to know :)

Great job!

Now you tell me ::) When I had my RM250, the FMF pipe on that was huge. Probably like 6" diameter in the widest spot. This is maybe 4 inches? It should be a little tamer than that FMF pipe ;) That bike was crazy fast!!

Thanks ;) The one thing my son really likes doing is going to the Woodward Dream Cruise. If you don't know what this is, here is a link to what it's all about http://www.madmanmike.com/woodward_dream_cruise.html. If you are in driving distance of Detroit, I recommend going. Lot's of cars...

Heres a little background on the car. In 1999, my dad needed a new car. I was living in Denver at the time, when my mom called me saying that he was going through a mid life crisis because he came home with this very car. Fast forward 3 years, and the car was in Florida at their condo. It...

This happened to me on my mountain bike. Thats when I found out what a rim strip was. The reason it was going flat was because it didn't have a rim strip installed :o Before you take everything off, mark in one spot the tire, rim and tube. That way, when and if you find a hole in the tube...

Great bike! Check this out http://caferacercult.gr/2014/10/adrenaline-junkies-workshop-yamaha-xj-600-cafe-racer-english-version/

jag, did you like the gear in your GTO? Was it factory, or did you put it in? Canyoncarver... Too bad you don't have it anymore, they are demanding some serious coin now. Especially if you had the 400 4spd!! My son and I went to the Trans Am Nationals last year in Ohio, and there was a...

Wow! Sorry, didn`t mean to go off track ::) Back to the regularly scheduled program...

Jeez, how many bikes do you have ;)

There are a few things I would like to do to the car. First and foremost is, I would like to rebuild the rear end and swap the gearing. I believe it is around a 2:73 right now, and I would like to be around 3:42. I have read that the rear ends can be a problem in these cars, so my thoughts...

Those bikes are super cool. I'll be checking in to see the progress :)

Thanks grandpaul. The exhaust is something that I will have to have somebody make in the future. As of right now, I just want this thing to run and if the exhaust somewhat works, I can live with it for now. But to optimize the power at a certain RPM range.... I can't do that. I have...