flyday58

Aw shucks fellas. I'm speechless.

Good Morning Newb. Just reread to entire thread as a refresher. Right off the bat you said all four pipes were getting hot. Then you said #2 wasn't. You also said the PO replaced 'the coil', do we know which? Are all the plug wires original? The caps have resistors in them that can rust and interfere with the spark, especially under load. If you take them apart CAREFULLY, mind the small pieces and the assembly order. Mine were knackered (UK term) and had to be cleaned up to get a good resistance reading. You've got petrol in the carby so I would think the pipe should at least get hot, even if it wouldn't run well. WIth the air cleaner off do all the butterflies open when you twist the thorttle? Should be able to slide the slide out of the way and look down inside. I have read on the site that Seafoam is good about eventually ruining the plugs, and some folks put in new sets after a heavy treatment of the stuff. Might be worth having a new set available. So. Have you peeked inside the TCI? After all my futzing around I found mine rusted, corroded, exfoliated, 86ed, all of the above. The fact that it would even run was an act against nature. Again I agree with Da Fool, you don't just throw money at old mechanical beasties, but if you haven't found any chewed-up wiring or corroded terminals in the ignition circuits, I'd be taking a wee little peek inside the TCI. PITA to get to but might be worth it. Cheers.

Mine slid right back on after inserting the upper fork tube through the lower triple tree. Snap ring goes on first, oc.

Did you find the missing o-ring? Probably laying on the motor or the ground and you didn't see it because of the late/ dark hour?

I did everything but spin the wheel and clamp on the brake. Great article, gonna follow this procedure when I get back home.

I was right.

I've got the forks apart on my Johnny Cash "One Piece at a Time" Frankenstein '83 and Mr' Muskegon above has the jist of it. I did'nt need to take the caps out for the forks to slide out, but no way to loosen them efficiently afterwards if you need to get inside, but it sounds like you don't. For the air collars, I tap them from below with a long screwdriver and a rubber mallet to get them moving, then they'll slide off the top no problem. The snap ring will pop out of the groove with just thumb or fingernail pressure then also slide off the top, then the fork will fall right out on your foot. Or mine! I just ordered the seals for the anti-dives when I ordered the rest of the seals to rebuild the forks. I use Partzilla, also occasionally known as Boats.net.

Totally agree with the Pucster:backinmyday:, no point not replacing everything you can. On my latest set of forks in order to upgrade the brakes after just rebuilding a set of 83 forks over the winter. Shoulda thunk it all out before doing all that work, c'est la wee. On the three sets I've taken apart there was another bushing, although it's called a piston. It's not on the '83 diagrams but it is on '84 and up. It's # 36-73 on the '84 diagram. I ordered those also, we'll see when the parts arrive if it's actually that bottom bushing. I'll let you know.

I figured you would lead the pack, Half Pipe!!

Blue dots are installed, as are the vented discs. Waiting on the forks to get here. Once it's all together do I need to be careful about launching over the handle bars, or dumping it in the street? Also, I'm thinking about installing ape hangers and a sissy bar, what y'all think?

I rode my '83 around on 2 cylinders for a couple months not knowing 2 were dead; I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't maintain speed going over a bridge and why it was drinking gas like a say lerr. Mine turned out to be the TCI, but the others speak wisdom in telling you not to throw money at it. I totally agree about the carbs, took 3 cleanings to get mine right. Worth a peak inside the TCI, though...

This was mine. POJ.

Piccy of your wiring job in HD would help us.

Yes indeed. Bet you're not a card-carrying OF! I'm turning 58 in April, but I still listen to some of the harder/darker stuff out there. No Adele allowed on my iPhonePodPadMac

Oh, and do ANY of you OFs out there even know who the ugly Marilyn dude on the right in post #8 is? Yes, it's a dude.

Okay, jumped in w/both feet. Bought forks, rotors, and calipers. Will tear the front end down when I get home tmro or Woden's Day. Shame I just bought replacement '84 forks last fall because mine wouldn't stop leaking even with new seals all around. Nobody told me old motorcycles could take money to keep em going.

This what I need? http://www.ebay.com/itm/98-99-00-01-02-03-YAMAHA-YZF-R1-R6-FRONT-BRAKE-CALIPER-CALIPERS-W-BOLT-PADS-/172117534997?fits=Make%3AYamaha&hash=item2813012915:g:LI0AAOSwzgRW08wS&vxp=mtr

Kay, thanks. Won't worry about the components but will look for braided lines. I know whatchamacallim used to have a kit. Skydoc maybe?

So. Forks. Discs. Blue dots. Braided lines. Do I need a different front master? And what about the rear caliper?

To be clear: and not: Don't wanna confuse Marilyns.

Another q, I put progressive springs in the '83 forks. Will they be a straight swap into the '86 & up units? Maybe different sized spacers? I only call it "83" cos that's what it started life as. So many upgrades, adds and facelifts not sure what to call it. Well past the Norma Jean stage; maybe I'll call it Marilyn...

Yeah, not sold on the delink yet. We'll see how it goes once I get forks, brakes etc.

MKII rotors: check.

Happy Spring everyone, Was thinking about getting rid of the Venture since moving to the mountains. Living 5 miles up a dirt and rock canyon road is pretty harsh on the bike, just sounds like stuff is breaking as I go along. But just took it out yesterday after installing COPs and it's just too much damn fun to get rid of! So I think I want to do the brake upgrade to thr R1/R6 type. Being super-super extra lazy, can someone give me a parts list of what I'll need? I guess the first thing will be '86 and up 1st Gen lower forks, but what else? I guess de-linking would be worthwhile at the same time. So. Yeah.

Crash. Don't crash. Land at destination. Land any damn place. "We appreciate your patience..." "We'd appreciate it if you'd return to your seats because the damn seatbelt sign is on..." It's all so confusing (hack hack)... Asus...Toshiba...Windows...Vista...I thought the 90s ended in...never mind.