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chacal's Recent Activity

  1. chacal replied to the thread What did you do to your Yamaha today?.

    Heat wave on Monday! Too bad those aren't them there ferrin' Celsius temps, that would keep you so much warmer. Pro-tip: Fahrenheit...

    Jan 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM

  2. chacal replied to the thread XJ900 31A BS35 Mikuni Vacuum Slide (piston) vacuum hole size?.

    Good Lord, fly south for the winter!

    Jan 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM

  3. chacal liked Brhatweed's post in the thread XJ900 31A BS35 Mikuni Vacuum Slide (piston) vacuum hole size?.

    If you watch the video carefully at around 0:55 and look down at the bottom of the slider right at the needle you can see just a smidge...

    Jan 19, 2026 at 10:44 PM

  4. chacal replied to the thread XJ900 31A BS35 Mikuni Vacuum Slide (piston) vacuum hole size?.

    Note also the slight vac piston "bounce" that occurs at steady rpm's......I don't know if this is a unique feature of CV carbs, but they...

    Jan 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM

  5. chacal liked Brhatweed's post in the thread XJ900 31A BS35 Mikuni Vacuum Slide (piston) vacuum hole size?.

    I did a video a few years back of the slide action in my HSC32's by mounting a small cube camera inside the airbox and riding hard....

    Jan 18, 2026 at 7:28 PM

  6. chacal replied to the thread Simmy's Naked Turbo Project.

    The XJ900 head gasket should be all-metal, perhaps as a 3-piece "sandwich" design......a lot of Yamaha head gaskets after the early 80's...

    Jan 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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