Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Final furlong!

Okay, so I’m dangerously close to getting the little Yamaha twin back on the road but, having come this far, I’m going to do my utmost to ensure everything is as it should be.

As mentioned previously, when you’ve invested this much time and effort into getting the power unit sorted it would be churlish to cut corners now. With that in mind the carburettors are going to get a going over as they’ve not been touched in 15 years, the oil-pump still wants to weep, the drive chain needs some TLC and, of

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