DarrinGT Posted February 6, 2014 Author #101 Posted February 6, 2014 Good News,...and Bad News,.. First the Good, I got the carbs installed, and hooked up today, along with the air filter, put coolant back in it, set the tank on it and went to fire it up. It cranked for a little bit while the carbs were filling up, and it fired right up. Sounded AWESOME! Had good throttle response, no popping or misfiring at all. Very exciting and quite a relief! Bad News,...The Carbs are leaking at the bowl seals pretty bad..so I had to shut it down and will be pulling the carbs back off. I ordered new bowl gaskets and will pull the carbs off tomorrow. Since Lori and I are going away for the weekend on Friday, there wont be any more progress on the bike till next week. Still overall a very successful day just being able to hear it run and have no major problems! Very]Happy!
DarrinGT Posted February 12, 2014 Author #102 Posted February 12, 2014 Carbs are off, Got the new Bowl gaskets, Looking to work on the bike tonight, and hope to have the carbs back on and running if all goes well,...
DarrinGT Posted February 20, 2014 Author #103 Posted February 20, 2014 Been busy dealing with snow and more snow, but was able to get some work done on the bike in between plowing and working. The carbs back on and not leaking, they work great so far, Here are a few pics of the carbs installed: Defiantly BIGGER all around than the 28MM carbs: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140215_115924_zpsc1d853d6.jpg Top View: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140215_115828_zpsb89d1409.jpg This is the Seal Tite Plug that I used from NAPA for the Throttle Position Sensor: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140215_115813_zps5bf419e1.jpg Here is a video of it running, Sorry abut the bad audio, the noise overdrove the microphone on the phone but you can sorta hear how it sounds. It is exactly whatt I wanted for a low deep rumble tone. You just cant really tell from this video, but here ya go anyway,.. http://s1306.photobucket.com/user/Darrin-GT/media/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140212_185512_zpsda481f71.mp4.html ,...
DarrinGT Posted February 20, 2014 Author #104 Posted February 20, 2014 Moving on to the Back of the Bike, I installed turn signal visors, and the Chrome Cover for the tailight,,along with the LED Tail, Brake, Turn Signal kit. Pic of the tailights: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140219_183921_zpsd5d593bd.jpg Tailights with Turns Signal Activated, The Red and yellow Bulbs alternate: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140219_184000_zps0f4253c1.jpg Then the Brake Lights all light up brighter as well, Just cant tell in the pic very well,.. http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140219_184058_zps2f355b5c.jpg Very cool setup, and the install was not as bad as I was reading about.
DarrinGT Posted February 20, 2014 Author #105 Posted February 20, 2014 Up Next,...Stator Install: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140219_193050_zps283e2a94.jpg More to come soon yall,...
pofarm Posted February 20, 2014 #106 Posted February 20, 2014 Looking and sounding great! Keep up the good work.
DarrinGT Posted February 23, 2014 Author #107 Posted February 23, 2014 Well I was hoping to have the stator installed, and have the motor completely back together and running yesterday,,,but I got the wrong Motor Cover Gasket for the Stator install, DOH!, I cant get one until Tuesday now,..oh well... I did get the new Regulator Rectifier installed, and the Stataor installed in the housing, so it is all prepped, cleaned and ready to install once I get the new gasket. So I changed gears, and installed some Harley Parts on the Yami,..Kinda scary, I now.. I have been wanting to try the Harly faring Mirrors for a while so I picked some up of ebay and decided to get them installed: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140222_152221_zps711bdee1.jpg The Install went well, and I think they will be good for riding, Wont really know until its on the road, but I like the look! http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140222_152232_zps9430076a.jpg But I couldn't get this mirror off,...I cranked on it as hard as I dared but it wouldn't budge, The other one spun right off. Ill try agin tomorrow, but I assume this is just one nut, not a douiblenut like it looks. The other one had one single wide nut on it. http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20140222_152306_zps9c11eba3.jpg Coming up very soon are the redone Saddle Bag Brackets, They should be done at the welders, on Monday, and then get them sand blasted and powder coated. Once I get them back I can instal them and work on the muffler Brackets.
M61A1MECH Posted February 23, 2014 #108 Posted February 23, 2014 That double looking nut should be a left hand thread if I am not mistaken, did you try turning it right to loosen?
DarrinGT Posted February 23, 2014 Author #109 Posted February 23, 2014 Hmm,.Nope didn't try the other way,.. Ill give it a shot tomorrow,,..Thanks!
winston66 Posted February 23, 2014 #110 Posted February 23, 2014 On my 96 XVZ the mirror fastenings had opposite direction threads so you will find that mirror undoes in the opposite direction. That is why the fastening nut has that groove ,in order to tell you that it is a reverse thread. Cheers, Winston66, Northampton , western Australia
pofarm Posted February 23, 2014 #111 Posted February 23, 2014 http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee1/drstrust/smilies%20and%20emoticons/whssign.gif Yamaha used left hand threads on the throttle side mirror.
dingy Posted February 23, 2014 #112 Posted February 23, 2014 The groove around the locking nut seen in post #107 in this thread is a way to know that it is a left handed fastener. Now see this is a duplicate of a couple of posts prior, hate it when I do a 'Me Too' post!! Gary
DarrinGT Posted February 24, 2014 Author #114 Posted February 24, 2014 Thanks Dave! Cant wait to see how it sounds out on the road,,,someday,...when the snow melts,...and the potholes are fixed,...*sigh*,.. Thanks you, And Yes,.You all were right about the mirror,..it spun the mirror the other way and it came right off,..it was pretty tight tho,.... Got my saddle bag brackets back from the welder, got them installed and doing some tweaking on them before they get painted, or powercoated. Tomorrow picking up the right gasket for the side Stator Cover. I think I may be seeing some light at the end of the tunnel!
Aussie Annie Posted February 25, 2014 #115 Posted February 25, 2014 Looking forward to seeing the end product
tfetch Posted February 25, 2014 #116 Posted February 25, 2014 How in the H-E double hockey sticks did you get the baffles out of your monster ovals?????
tfetch Posted February 25, 2014 #117 Posted February 25, 2014 Oh and by the way, how rude of me, that's an awesome job your doing.
DarrinGT Posted February 25, 2014 Author #118 Posted February 25, 2014 How in the H-E double hockey sticks did you get the baffles out of your monster ovals????? I bough the Monster Ovals used and they were already removed, so I have no clue, but from the remnants of what was left in the mufflers, they put up a pretty good fight! They are not made to remove.. Thanks for the props!
DarrinGT Posted March 2, 2014 Author #119 Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) Tinkering with the Saddle Bags today, For those with leather bags, I did a fix on mine that has been bugging me for a long time. Whenever I open them, the leather corners fold under, and it gets pinched so the lid wont seal correctly. http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/2014-03-01115057_zps638c498c.jpg So whenever we close the lid we have to hold that corner tab out for it to seal correctly: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/2014-03-01113809_zps13e357a1.jpg So I made a cardboard template, made it fit, then cut it out of a thin piece of tin: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/2014-03-01113754_zpsa7b3ee13.jpg Here is where the cut out will go on the inside of the lid, it will hold the weak leather tab straight: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/2014-03-01115141_zps483a98af.jpg It slides inside the lid nice and tight, holds the weak part of the leather straight and now the lid will close correctly every time: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/2014-03-01115235_zpsef34ab27.jpg Lid Closed,.. http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/2014-03-01115249_zps20c15be6.jpg Just another Yamaha Royal Fix it Tip from yer ole buddy Darrin,.. Edited March 2, 2014 by DarrinGT
DarrinGT Posted March 2, 2014 Author #120 Posted March 2, 2014 Quick update, The bike is running nicely, no leaks, sounds awesome. Next thing is finishing up the Saddle bags, I have the brackets welded up and installed where I want them, It took a while, but I like the look. Now I am making the brackets for the mufflers, Once those are done I will take the brackets off and paint them up. Hope to get the Fairing repainted this week, and install a garage door opener in the dash as well. Then I can put the rest of the bike back together. Pics will come later,...
DarrinGT Posted March 2, 2014 Author #121 Posted March 2, 2014 This made me Laugh,..My Bro in law Mike has way too much time on his hands. Here he is with his bike and wife Viki from a weekend ride last summer: http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s564/Darrin-GT/1997%20Yamaha%20Royal%20Star%20Makeover/20130714_130555_zps3357e348.jpg He calls the Goldwing his Old Mans Crotch Rocket, and that is how he rides it. His bike is the fastest of all of the bikes we ride with, Mine is second, the others are Roadstars, and Kow Vuilkan Nomads. Well he has been following my progress on bike this winter, and decided to put this video together this morning, Pretty funny, check it out: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSGCIK9tYp0]ToshsTweaks - YouTube[/ame]
tfetch Posted March 4, 2014 #122 Posted March 4, 2014 Before you install an opener take a look at this. I have it and love it... http://f2ptechnologies.shptron.com/p/flash2pass-system-for-motorcycle?pp=8&pp=8
DarrinGT Posted March 12, 2014 Author #123 Posted March 12, 2014 Before you install an opener take a look at this. I have it and love it... http://f2ptechnologies.shptron.com/p/flash2pass-system-for-motorcycle?pp=8&pp=8 Looks interesting, how does it work,..?
DarrinGT Posted March 12, 2014 Author #124 Posted March 12, 2014 ,.....Anyway,,...I thought the video was funny,.... Sorry no updates, Had to fly to Tampa and pick up a truck and a car and drive them back, Been busy at the lot, so not a lot of time to work on the bike. Maybe later this week or Saturday I will have more time. Later,...
tfetch Posted March 12, 2014 #125 Posted March 12, 2014 Looks interesting, how does it work,..? There are demo video's on the site. To the nuts and bolts- there is a receiver in line (which I mounted next to my opener) and then a sending unit that sits nicely in the headlight bezel. Flip low to high beam twice and viola, the door goes up or down. It doesn't change anything with you existing openers. Nothing needs reprogramed or anything.
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