Hi Ed, do you think your bike will be road worthy by spring? Certainly before Mid-Ohio Vintage MC days. My R5 is giving me fits...it ean perfectly for a...
Hi George: I certainly do remember your bike and meeting you at Mid Ohio. It is my goal to have the bike back there this year, and done. You didnt see it in...
Ed, Are you refering to the wire clip that holds the oil seal in place? If so, it's just a matter of using a thin blade screw driver under the wire. It is...
I do love that great feeling when a bike comes together! I'm just finishing a project scooter with a HS junior. His first real rebuild beginning with splitting...
I have a 70 R5 with standard bore. The cylinders have slight scoring on the side of the left cylinder wall. I brought it to a shop that can bore and asked them...
finding good priced OEM Yamaha pistons has been a struggle lately. Speed and Sport wants $120 each piston, plus $50 per ring set and then you still need 2...
I have a local machine shop that does borin... they did my banshee jugs for $36 i beleive.. as far as pistons, if you have a piston # that you need let me...
I forgot to add, the Yamaha 2-strokes are a exacting boring process to tight tolerences (.005mm if i remember correctly). Be sure to discuss the special...
FYI, Wiseco no longer makes R5 pistons. All they have is RD/RZ/ Banshee pistons. OEM and NOS Wiseco is all you'll find. Wiseco pistons are also notorious for...
Thanks for the confirmation David! I have been warned for years to avoid Wiseco piston kits... but have not recently heard good or bad about their supplies....
I just went through this. Here is my observations: 1) Keep an eye on EBay and also use Google to search the part numbers. They are *not* easy to find but you...
Oh Yea - the shop I am dealing with also tried to get Wiescos and they are no longer available from the manufacturer. You will be looking at old stock if you...
The main problem with Wiseco pistons is they are forged, not cast. Forged is supposed to be better right? Well, they tend to expand more than the cast (OEM)...
Ok - back from the machine shop! He has estimated the cost of boring both jugs and bead blasting both jugs and heads at $180, which I am pretty happy with....
I know that at least George has painted his cases a home and they looked damn good. I will try the Bar-B-Que black route that has been previously discussed on...
PJ-1! About the best spray paint I have found, plus it is heat resistant. You can get it through Dennis Kirk, Chapparal, or most any of the motorcycle mail...
Color is black or silver? David <manfromtriumph@...> wrote: PJ-1! About the best spray paint I have found, plus it is heat resistant. You can get it...
I was looking for 2nd OS pistons and I wanted to make sure I was ordering the correct part number. In the parts catalog it says: 13 278-11631-09-96 piston...
... The piston part numbers you listed are for DYKES TYPE rings as explained in my earlier response. (See reply about Keystone rings vs Dykes rings) If you...
Any time I put in a part number like: 278-11631-09 for stock size. 278-11635-09 for 1st oversize. 278-11636-09 for 2nd oversize. 278-11637-09 for 3rd oversize ...
... still a Dykes type piston? Sorry if its a stupid answer, I just dont want my stupid self to put together an even more stupid bike... ... Yea. Some systems...
Hey all, I've been resuscitating this dead R5 for a while and finally got the new tire installed on the rear wheel -- damn if it just wouldn't bead properly......
I would try the aluminum rim first, it will decrease your unsprung weight. If that doesn't pan out, I would try a junk yard/Ebay for another wheel/rim. The...
Ah-hah, that sounds like good advice. I didn't realize the mag wheels were prone to cracking... and I certainly didn't know I'd have to change the swing arm....
Yes, you would have to change the entire front end, upper and lower triple clamps, upper and lower fork tubes, add master cylinder w/ a brake light switch,...
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