YAPI - noobie

[Geoff D]

Or even better still, like this...

[BruKen]

:D

Now that would be very nice. So you going to get yourself the Mikuni carbs off the raptor, shave the head and put the TT barrel , slipper piston and cams in. (BTW I have a nasty noisy race can to go with it) ?

I'd love to see how she performed then. Go like stink :twisted:

[Sin_Tiger]

I like this thread, maybe we need a rebuild nutters thread just to give Jetdocx  a laugh  

I'm waiting for a guy to come round to buy some of my Varadero accessories so that I can fund my Steamer addiction, things are getting serious.

Damn I miss having a garage  

[BruKen]

Normally I enjoy tinkering in the garage :D the occaisional challenge is spice, but hooboy, never had a tigger before or a bike that was so irrascible. Got to say tho, developing a soft spot for the old girl


......

BTW Geoff, the voltage reg has arrived so will have the Yammy ready to ride away when ever you are ready.

[Mustang]

Bruce
you certainly have your work cut out for you with that corroded excuse of a tigger , tis a shame someone let it be neglected so badly for being low miles

if the outside bits are that corroded , I am thinking that you are going to have some valves that are pretty well stuffed too , from corrosion .
and probably some suspension bearings like swingarm and shock linkage as well as steering head bearings might all be rusty critters too .

The older tiggers (steamers) are somewhat of a challenge to work on when they are in good shape , let alone the condition of your wet barn find .

But they are not that bad to keep maintained when they are in good shape
if you get it to the point that you can ride it , you will fall in love with the triple motor .

You moving the Green queen on to new ownership ??????

[BruKen]

Hi Mustang. Yeah, I know I have my work cut out. I am under no illusions. My boy just loves spending time in the garage with his dad. He's only a wee little man but has his own plastic tool set and he bangs away doing what ever his dad does occaissionally stealing mine and having a go on the bike. So, I am not impatient to finish the bike. The time spent together is really more than anything what it is all about.

Yes, unfortunately the Green Queen is going. Geoff has twisted my arm. I hope he finishes his dream, that would be wayyyyy cool. I really have to part ways with her. With a young family I dont ride as much as I would like and so one bike is all I require. That, and the fact that I do a number of hobbies, building planes and heli's, metal work etc and a cluttered garage is very hard to keep in order, and mine is already cluttered enough. Space is premium .....which really irks me because the house has seven rooms and I am not allowed in any to play ...aah well


On a positive note tho. I popped home at lunch time to see my lad and together with Geoff's advice again managed to do the impossible without reverting to last resort (no slight to you Mustang, your ways I am sure would have worked) and got the final alternator bolt out.

Cherry red on the heat chaps and ....for me at least....while it is hot cool it down with liberal WD40...wicks the oil up like a sponge then.

[Rocinante]

Bruce
you certainly have your work cut out for you with that corroded excuse of a tigger , tis a shame someone let it be neglected so badly for being low miles

if the outside bits are that corroded , I am thinking that you are going to have some valves that are pretty well stuffed too , from corrosion .
and probably some suspension bearings like swingarm and shock linkage as well as steering head bearings might all be rusty critters too .

I had mine sitting in a garage next to the sea for a winter some years ago, and it corroded inside one or two cylinders. No I did not seal the exhaust.
It ran fine when spring came, but an overhaul a year later revealed the rust. Be aware.

Interesting project you have undertaken BruKen, seen from a distance that is...:)

Keep up the good work.
Dag

[BruKen]

I think you guys are having a laugh at me :? with all these horror stories.

It's ok tho. I..............


...............mmmmmmmmmmmmm


Geoff.......................about that yammie.........


Nah! In for a penny in with the pounds. But if you boys want to pass the cap around all charities will be gratefully received and processed at the off license. A bottle of brandy a night will dull the pain.

[MIMbox]

This should give you a taster for Sprag issue, if you are ever unlucky, and a general peek into the internals.
These engines are very similar inside, possibly only cosmetically different.

http://stanware.digoxy.com/imageupload/ ... lery12.htm (http://stanware.digoxy.com/imageupload/sprag%20sized/gallery12.htm)
Good luck
Don't have nightmares!

[Geoff D]

Where to get the original decals while avoiding exhorbitant dealer shelf prices I can help you with, but colour code for blue, you are on your own, plenty have scoured the internet and not found the answer. Me included.

Oh, you should've said Bruce  :roll:

Yamaha Faraway blue..... Yamaha paint code...00NJ

[BruKen]

Oh, you should've said Bruce  :roll:

Yamaha Faraway blue..... Yamaha paint code...00NJ

oh! :?



I'm beginning to question my competence

 :?

How to develop a low self esteem 101. ....Nay say Geoff

[BruKen]

Thanks MimBox. Before starting the job I thought to turn the motor over on the starter. Seems alright and based on that I dont think the cylinders rusted. Maybe some flashing but nothing catastrophic.................touch wood.

[Bixxer Bob]

I think you guys are having a laugh at me :? with all these horror stories.

Not at you,,,, WITH you!!!  Subtle but very important difference.  Most on here will take the mick now and then (oh alright, most of the time) but I can't think of anyone that would do any worse or intentionally offend.

[BruKen]

I know, and trust me, I have extremely thick skin on account of being a bit dim, so...

[BruKen]

It's leaking!!



 :P