Learner bike
03-01-2010, 05:10 AM
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Learner bike
Picked this up last night to learn how to ride an work on. Im having the exact same bike being built bratstyle for me by a friend in Wisconsin. This one I plan on either restoring or making a bobber out of when I get my other bike.
1981 Yamaha xs650
1981 Yamaha xs650
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03-01-2010, 10:08 AM
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The gas melted the RTV and it was all gummed up inside of the carbs. LOL.. You will only do that once. LOL
03-02-2010, 10:24 AM
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just remember... when putting it back together.. only paper or OEM gaskets.... NO RTV!!!... I made that mistake my first time.. I worked on a bike when I was like 17/18 LOL
The gas melted the RTV and it was all gummed up inside of the carbs. LOL.. You will only do that once. LOL
The gas melted the RTV and it was all gummed up inside of the carbs. LOL.. You will only do that once. LOL
03-02-2010, 03:30 PM
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when you're done with it, call me and I'll take it off your hands 
Not that I don't have enough XS crap in my garage... but one more couldn't hurt!
Got any pics of the bratbike? I was building one too till I sold it a few months ago.
Not that I don't have enough XS crap in my garage... but one more couldn't hurt!
Got any pics of the bratbike? I was building one too till I sold it a few months ago.
03-03-2010, 07:49 PM
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Id like to pick your brain a bit sometime about the carbs and wheels
and thanks everybody