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Official YZF Makeover Thread

It winds up that the P.O. was running the full Vance and Hines exhaust system and never jetted the bike! The carbs were untouched and never had the mixture screws uncapped. I thank God they at least retained the stock air filter and airbox or else it probably would have been running lean as hell. It had to have been a mod that the original owner did on his own, but I can't imagine that the bike ever ran correctly since he had done it. :dontknow:
 
stretched06 said:
Yet another reason the bike loves you more than the po.
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I couldn't imagine this bike ever ran right the way it was set up. Not to mention that Ivan informed me that the carbs were clamped to the intake with cable ties!!! :rant: Unbelieveable!!! Go figure! Luckily he has the exact kit made for the early R1's which were the same carbs except that the YZF carbs are 2MM smaller.
 
FZ1riderNY said:
I couldn't imagine this bike ever ran right the way it was set up. Not to mention that Ivan informed me that the carbs were clamped to the intake with cable ties!!! :rant: Unbelieveable!!! Go figure! Luckily he has the exact kit made for the early R1's which were the same carbs except that the YZF carbs are 2MM smaller.
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:wow: Billy !! I am sooooo GLAD she is now in your very capable, loving hands !! Let the good-times ROLL. . . . ! On TWO wheels, , yeah !!!
WooooooWH00000000 . . . !
 
Oh! This is AWESOME news! Music to your ears.... "Running like a clock!" Glad to hear there were no big Gotcha's from Ivan.

Home stretch Billy. Rolling wheels next!
 
FZ1inNH said:
Oh! This is AWESOME news! Music to your ears.... "Running like a clock!" Glad to hear there were no big Gotcha's from Ivan.

Home stretch Billy. Rolling wheels next!
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Oh and you know when he called he was very "blase" at first so I felt nervous, then he came out and said she was perfect and "smooth as glass" , and "super responsive" to quote him! My nervousness turned to overwhelming joy in two seconds! Haha! Come on Saturday!!!!!
 
FZ1riderNY said:
I couldn't imagine this bike ever ran right the way it was set up. Not to mention that Ivan informed me that the carbs were clamped to the intake with cable ties!!! :rant: Unbelieveable!!! Go figure! Luckily he has the exact kit made for the early R1's which were the same carbs except that the YZF carbs are 2MM smaller.
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Wow thats just crazy someone would do that! thank goodness you didnt just wash it and call it good when you got the bike. now she is tip top from top to bottom. great build thread Billy I will miss lookn for the updates every day.
 
stretched06 said:
Wow thats just crazy someone would do that! thank goodness you didnt just wash it and call it good when you got the bike. now she is tip top from top to bottom. great build thread Billy I will miss lookn for the updates every day.
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Thanks Mike. I'll have some video Saturday when I get it home but won't have anything substancial until Sunday. My cousin is coming over for dinner Saturday and I'll be busy cooking dinner for her. Sunday will be a different story however! I still have to empty the gas tank and remove that broken petcock tube, tweak the rear tail section back straight again, and flush and bleed the hydraulic clutch with new fluid. Then I just have to get the bodywork back on and get her registered.
 
FZ1riderNY said:
I couldn't imagine this bike ever ran right the way it was set up. Not to mention that Ivan informed me that the carbs were clamped to the intake with cable ties!!! :rant: Unbelieveable!!! Go figure! Luckily he has the exact kit made for the early R1's which were the same carbs except that the YZF carbs are 2MM smaller.
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Stock jetting with full exhaust = crappy power for sure! And I don't know why they did that with the cable ties if they didn't jet the carbs. Obviously they took them off at some point. I had mentioned to you that the clamps holding the carbs to the intake were a real b*tch to put back properly. I guess they took the easy way out with the cable ties :doh2:
 
NJFZ1 said:
Stock jetting with full exhaust = crappy power for sure! And I don't know why they did that with the cable ties if they didn't jet the carbs. Obviously they took them off at some point. I had mentioned to you that the clamps holding the carbs to the intake were a real b*tch to put back properly. I guess they took the easy way out with the cable ties :doh2:
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The only thing I could think of is that once they got "into it" they may have felt it was "over their head" and took the easy road out. It probably explains why there is practically no mileage on the bike. It probably wasn't worth riding! Well, good for me in that case!
 
FZ1riderNY said:
The only thing I could think of is that once they got "into it" they may have felt it was "over their head" and took the easy road out. It probably explains why there is practically no mileage on the bike. It probably wasn't worth riding! Well, good for me in that case!
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Oh I'm sure it ran like crap until it got over 5-6k RPM...
 
I'm almost as excited as if it were my bike. Happy days return. I hope the weather holds for you. IL is getting rain Thurs, Fri, and Sat.

I'll be glad to see you on 2 (and sometimes 1) wheel(s) again. Will we get to see the 2 YZF's together? You put in a lot of work and the pay off will be great! Congrats.


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BDazzler said:
I'm almost as excited as if it were my bike. Happy days return. I hope the weather holds for you. IL is getting rain Thurs, Fri, and Sat.

I'll be glad to see you on 2 (and sometimes 1) wheel(s) again. Will we get to see the 2 YZF's together? You put in a lot of work and the pay off will be great! Congrats.
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Oh you'll see the two YZFs together for sure. I have to give mine a good cleaning (well at least the white wheels anyway) or Billy's will make me look bad :D
 
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