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Dan's 1VJ resto mod
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Re: Dan's 1VJ resto mod
Very nice, ceramic coating is a good move as well.
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Re: Dan's 1VJ resto mod
Engine is in the frame and in build

And as always a combination of the Yamaha parts book, Clymer manual and this helps it go together correctly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q95R4Drw_1U
Although for the anoraks among us he does make a mistake.
You see him put the timing chain guides in before the chain, and he loctites the rear blade mounting screws in, then the video cuts to him putting the timing chain on. You can't do that as the little tang to stop the chain coming off the rear tensioner blade and around the gear stops you doing that. So chain on first then Loctite the rear blade mounting screws.

And as always a combination of the Yamaha parts book, Clymer manual and this helps it go together correctly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q95R4Drw_1U
Although for the anoraks among us he does make a mistake.
You see him put the timing chain guides in before the chain, and he loctites the rear blade mounting screws in, then the video cuts to him putting the timing chain on. You can't do that as the little tang to stop the chain coming off the rear tensioner blade and around the gear stops you doing that. So chain on first then Loctite the rear blade mounting screws.
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Re: Dan's 1VJ resto mod
The 3AJ/2KF works manual may be helpful as well, quite similar engine it is :D
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Re: Dan's 1VJ resto mod
I've been working on this old girl in conjunction with sorting the carbs on the blue bike.
I'll try and get some photos up to show the progress....maybe too strong a word.
I'll try and get some photos up to show the progress....maybe too strong a word.
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Re: Dan's 1VJ resto mod
The story behind the electrics.
I started with the old loom, got everything working correctly, but every time I went back to it there was a niggle. So I cut back to better less corroded wire, put new terminals on, and still wasn't happy.
So then I looked at rewiring completely for total reliability.
But I wanted to use the M Lock as I didn't want to have to incorporate an ugly standard lock unit on to the MX top yoke.
I wanted clean electrics with nothing extra that may give grief.
I also had an M unit Blue on the shelf that I had bought for a TZR350 4DL project.
I bought the M Button which gives a one wire input to the M unit from the front end switches, again really cleaning everything up.
Started on the set up with the above stuff and I'm really impressed with the connectivity. It has some really flash stuff that I won't go into here but the usability is really good. It's connected to my phone and can be started, located on a map, notified if stolen or fallen over.
I started with the old loom, got everything working correctly, but every time I went back to it there was a niggle. So I cut back to better less corroded wire, put new terminals on, and still wasn't happy.
So then I looked at rewiring completely for total reliability.
But I wanted to use the M Lock as I didn't want to have to incorporate an ugly standard lock unit on to the MX top yoke.
I wanted clean electrics with nothing extra that may give grief.
I also had an M unit Blue on the shelf that I had bought for a TZR350 4DL project.
I bought the M Button which gives a one wire input to the M unit from the front end switches, again really cleaning everything up.
Started on the set up with the above stuff and I'm really impressed with the connectivity. It has some really flash stuff that I won't go into here but the usability is really good. It's connected to my phone and can be started, located on a map, notified if stolen or fallen over.




