1974Yamaha
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I picked up this 1976 Honda XL250 off craigslist, got it for $150 and had it running later that afternoon. The needle valve in the carb stuck so the jets werent plugged, all I did was drain the 2 year old gas out of it. Out of all the bikes Ive had, it is the closest to being legal. The headlight is hooked up and works, and the rectifier is there, but theres no battery or anything. All the wiring remains so it will be easy to get going. Just needs papers. Does anyone know of a place that will pull dents from tanks inexpesnively? There are a bunch, and a couple of them have some nasty creases. Even if they just get it close, I can do a skim of filler and re paint.
The clutch on my Yamaha started slipping really badly, and I was going to pull the sidecover to have a look. and when I drained the oil,. it was really milky. I never sunk it, so I can only assume it was like that when I bought it. The clutch had lots of meat on the friction plates when I got it apart though, but with that watery oil who knows what damage has been done (it always had a bit of wrist pin noise). I ended up giving it to my dad in exchange for bodywork on my Cortina. Well thats it for now, cheers!
The clutch on my Yamaha started slipping really badly, and I was going to pull the sidecover to have a look. and when I drained the oil,. it was really milky. I never sunk it, so I can only assume it was like that when I bought it. The clutch had lots of meat on the friction plates when I got it apart though, but with that watery oil who knows what damage has been done (it always had a bit of wrist pin noise). I ended up giving it to my dad in exchange for bodywork on my Cortina. Well thats it for now, cheers!
