Stator repair…

Recently bike decided to stop running, found out I'm not getting fuel. (found issue) New fuel pump, filter, and a fancy overpriced diagnostic reader adapter have finally showed up. What sort of Blackf...

Scrapes on your black plastic fairings? Try electrical tape! :D...

As it should be Enduro, the bike is dirty, the motor had to be washed for a long time from the sticky swamp crap. Next, preparations for removing the engine from the frame. I remove the seat and tank...

After putting the chains in place, I replaced the old clutch disks with new ones....

I started to take it apart a little bit. ...

When the motorcycle was running, suddenly there was a loud knocking noise and the engine seized up. With great difficulty the spark plug was unscrewed from the right cylinder, or rather its...

So, let's get on with it. The components have been found, so we can get to work on the motor....

Unlike the left switch cluster, the right one needed some internal repair. I had done some resoldering in this switch long ago, and at least one connection didn't hold. Plastic parts respond to a go...

So I built a ramp/platform to work on the bike. No lift - just needed it high enough to work on the bike without laying on the floor. Opening for an oil pan to drop the oil, struts across every point...

Finally got the paint fixed and got new mirrors installed. Who would have thought that you could fix a Yamaha with Honda parts....

Honda engines have some weaknesses, one of which is the timing chain tensioner. While this issue is not as critical for inline engines, it is more problematic for V-twins. The engine couldn't be turn...

I tend to put holes on my left boots inner sole, as that's the foot that goes on the ground. So I thought instead of buying a new one this time, why not reinforce it? Got myself some carbon fibre weav...

We have now arrived for a weekend of camping. ...