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Stripped ready for cleaning and paint:

Excessively worn rear sprocket:

Rusty rear shocks, the RH is far worse as the LH one is covered in chain oil and cleaned up like new! ha

Mudgard split, modification to follow, involves a hacksaw ;)

Stripped for day one:

Front brake shoes debonded

Hello Ivana, 1) Yeah, get it nice and warm, as above give it a good 5 -10 mins boot. 2) Leave it draining as long as you can, 15 20 mins will do but overnight will be better, it really is no big deal. 3) And always check the oil when at normal operating temperature 4) its always nice to...

Hello all, So I got my 1981 Yamaha Exciter 185cc running today (See project tutorials), and I managed to take it for a brief run up the street. Everything seems to be going OK except I had a little trouble with the gears. It goes into first gear really well, I pull in the clutch and shift up...

Great job, two smokes still and always will have a special place in my heart. Nice work!

Glen turned out to be awesome, got all I needed + some extras in less than 24 hours, fast friendly service, could not ask for any more! Highly recommended!

To be honest, I won't start smashing things if I need to spend $10. Just don't need the hassle from the Federarlies! :cool:

Possibly one of my favourite engines, used to have one in a Yamaha Banshee Race ATV. Man, they rrrrrriiiiiippppp! I like them :cool:, but you will be tinkering with it each weekend.

Yeah, that makes sense. Using a roller? Interesting technique lol :cool:

That is just great! I only just got the bike, so I have not got the new ownership yet, when the bike is fixed up in a week or so, I will go in then and hopefully get it done at the same time. Thanks again! Great info!

Hello all, I was wondering if anybody knew how to officially change the colour on the ownership docs? Do you even need to? I am pretty new to the documentation in Canada. I plan to change my bike from dark blue to matt black. Any knowledge would be much appreciated! Thanks Jack

Hello TorontoBoy, Yes, that was my first concern too, frame looks to b straight and believe it or not, the tank is as clean as a whistle inside! Looking forward to getting it running as soon as I get a battery for it! Thanks! Jack

Hi RetroGrouch, Thank you for the details, the carb is last on the list but I have a spare one, needles and jets etc that came with the bike. I plan to get the rest of the bits on so that it is ridable and then assess the situation. Thanks again for the input! Very much appreciated! Jack

Fuel leaking from Carb? I have not looked yet, but I am expecting diaphragm issues or similar:

Hello all, I picked this up from Craigslist last week for $100. Maybe some of you are interested maybe some of you are not, but I figured I'll post anyway. I know these have a reputation for being crappy bikes, but I am hoping running this for 12 months will make it easier to insure my DRZ/KLR...

Awesome, I have been trying to contact Glen today, but I know these places are awfully busy this time of year. I will give it a day or two and then try Heritage. Both are equal distance for me. Thank you so much for the recommendations, looks promising so far. Jack