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Hey forum! So I had break trough with all the issues stated here. I explained that my generator was clearly cooked and that I had a replacement unit in the basement. I took the unit,cleaned it and installed it. I soldered the all the wires to the existing wires and tried to start the bike and...

Dear Forum! Here a little update on my XS project. I took a good amount of time to tear into the Keihin CVK carbs looking for any blocked orifices or jets or tears in the diaphragms. There were no visible blocks or tears and I could see a clear stream of carb cleaner trough all the...

Late to the party,but totally digging this.. Gesendet von meinem SM-S918B mit Tapatalk

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Thank you adventurco!I will check the diaphramgs for tears! I already came pretty far with cleaning the carburetors.I took out all the jets,slides, needles and seals. I blew trough all orifices and passageways with air and carb cleaner. I also used a ultrasonic cleaner and the repeated the...

Dear Forum! Thank you again for the answers, I will keep all that in mind when cleaning the carbs.I will focus on getting a clear stream of carb cleaner trough all orifices. I took all the jets,slides,mixture screws out of the carburetor,being as careful as possible not to screw any of the...

So I took some time and tested Mobius suggestion with using my palms covering after removing the Pod filters. The suction was so strong when I tried it and my hands were full of gasoline,maybe I put my hands too long over them. The bike made light starting noises but didn't fully start (just a...

Thank you guys for your input!I will put all that to practice and dig into the carbs as mobius said. Here is some eye candy for you guys. This project has been my learning project for now almost 7 years. All the bodywork is hand beaten from aluminium (fairing 1.5mm, tank 2.00mm thickness).

Dear Mobius! Thank you for chiming in! Also thank you for the advice with the starting fluid, I will follow your advice. I already checked the ignition with a flasher to see if its ligning up with the "1F" mark which it now perfectly does. I did this by removing all spark plugs and using the...

Hey Forum! So I tested the bike with a new lithium battery I borrowed from a friend that has more oomph. The engine seems to be spinning more freely and I am sure that this is enough to start the bike. I tried to cold start with no starting fluid but no success. As soon as I used start fluid...

Hey Adventurco! Thank you for chiming in! Yes the starter could be an issue. Before starting the bike myself I brought it to a mechanic here in Vienna that is specialized in motorcycle electrics. The bike was impossible to start. He found that there was very little compression on 2 cylinders...

Dear Forum! Its been years since I posted on here. Its amazing to login again and see that the community is still alive and well and keeps on making cool projects. I have been busy with all kinds of things but was constantly chipping away on my Yamaha XS 896 project. The project took so long...

So I have a few parallel focuses at the moment. I am restructuring my workshop which is in a basement to fit my metal shaping needs.The basemeent was completely restored by me, it was in a terrible state a lot of mould. I already established a welding area (with a self built welding table that...

Very nice!Make sure that you have enough clearance between the seat and the rear tire.was my first mistake I made when I had my first project.the rear tire hit the mounting screws and got scratched badly...dangerous. As a reference check out how much clearance the stock rear mudguard has on that...

If you want to have a go and see if its youre thing I would advise on taking a course at Wray Schelins workshop near Boston (www.proshaper.com).Amazing guy, great learning curve.Was there last October.

One of the challenges for this project wl be mounting or better 'hanging' the battery between the end of the motor and the rear wheel. I want to use stock Yamaha xs 750 bar clamps since I am not allowed to weld in this area for making this bike street legal. I also want to mount the battery box...

Hey Jimbonaut!Really not that hard to learn especially with aluminium.Will have to do some repair work too on this fairing side, I rolled the thickness from the alu from 1.5MM down to 0.5MM this is how strong the wheel can thin the metal. Shaping brass is even more satisfying, malleable but not...

Thanks maritime!Will need your expertise soon dont worry :-)

What I am currently working on is the headlight, and the mount of the headlight which will lead into making the front fairing (brass material). All the metal parts will be rubber mounted so will the mounts of the headlight will be. Also the exhaust mounts will be silent-rubber-blocks. I also...

The end result of the fairing will look a little bit like this, everything is still in the making though.