That is an expensive piece of kit for something so small! I'll pull it off and see if it's the guide or the tensioner that's the issue. Any idea...
So I started getting to swapping the YICS motor in. Pulled the YICS motor out of the '82 in my yard before the Superbowl started. Threw down a...
So good news and bad news. I finally got the carbs figured out. It turned out all that was wrong was my floats were way off. Got them adjusted to...
Took the carbs apart today, everything was still nice and clean, nothing clogged up and nothing that I missed the first time around. Pilot jets in...
I did not soak the rack, although I soaked all the jets, float bowls, screws in kerosene. Then used brake clean to remove the oily residue and any...
Kmoe, I didn't replace the throttle seals nor the fuel rail o rings, although the carbs aren't leaking from the fuel rail. As far as the carbs go...
Well today I rented a compression tester and it was a total piece of junk. The lines on the tester didn't have a proper seal so it leaked pressure...
Compression testing, I did not put any extra oil in the cylinders. Doesn't it seem odd though that if it were rings being stuck it is every...
So I went at it today and I'll list what I did and what happened -Got the start button to work. All I needed to do was ground out the clutch...
Thanks a ton man, I'll try to see if I can get the switch working and the bike running tomorrow and post back with my results. As much as I'd...
81 is non-YICS, 82 is a YICS engine. Can the YICS port really make that much of a difference?It seems like a very non-vital aspect to timing profile.
As it stands, 82 coils are on the bike, and same with the 82 diode block. Also did not install the side stand switch. Currently using the 81 TCI...
Yeah I did, the harness on the midnight was in disrepair from rats and a previous owners poor attempt at fixing it. The harness from the '82 is on...
I'm thinking it's a carburetor issue on why it won't run now. So as of now, the carbs are getting fuel to the float bowls, but the bike doesn't...
Starter button worked on the parts bike so I know it's not bad. Also, when I press the starter button, the oil light DOES come on so that...
Neutral light isn't on and the clutch cable isn't hooked up, but I have the bike in neutral. I'll hook it up tomorrow and try to see if it works...
Plug wires are as follows: Coil on left side connected to 1 and 4, coil on the right side connected to 2 and 3. I didn't think that 81's had a...
Jumped the starter solenoid with a screwdriver to turn it over and check for spark, forgot to mention that. Also forgot to mention, the gas is...
I'll update later today, but I ran into some trouble. Got the bike all back together and I'm trying to start it for the first time, but it won't...
Does that mean the two different driveshafts aren't compatible with the different u-joints? Could I just pull the clip off the one to pull the...
So I was trying to swap the rear wheels and ran into a little problem. The final drive didn't want to disconnect from either wheel so I undid the...
It's funny you guys say that about the Midnight. That is the one with the title, and although I'm not cutting it up, I am putting all the chrome...
Yeah I planned on keeping it. Accidentally broke the airbox when I pulled it out, but I have one off the second bike so I'll still be keeping it....
Recently picked up two bikes, an 81 Midnight Maxim with a title and 10,000 miles and an 82 YICS Maxim with no title and 20,000 miles. Both are in...
West Seattle here. Not seeing a whole lot of motorcycle groups on fb though, and apparently not many seattlites here either
Just bought a pair of 650's is why I'm here
I bought one . Just kidding, need to get it running before I know if it's a pile lol
Build thread will be up once I have 5 posts. Thanks for the welcome guys
Trying to post a build thread and it keeps saying my post is spam. How do I fix this?
I've been mulling over the idea to buy my first motorcycle for the past two years now and I finally pulled the trigger. Picked up two bikes, one...
