Hey all... Been noticing a lot of NOS fork braces/tweek bars on eBay for the R5. Wondering what the deal is, how necessary they are, and most importantly, how...
Hi all, I have a 1970 R5 that I got a few days ago and got the thing running, both cylinders have a good spark and both have fuel going down the lines to the...
... thing ... going ... runnin. I ... air ... The carb settings are CRITICAL .Make sure the float height is exactly at 15 mm and make sure you have clean...
I'd clean the carb again. It sounds like the primary circuit isn't working. You're idle circuit is clear but you're primary is still plugged. Clean the carb on...
I got it running great, there was some gunk causeing the floats on the left side to not go and open up to let fuel down, it was an easy fix and I got it out...
... on ... easy ... the oil ... I've been riding Yamaha 2 stroke twin street bikes for 39 years and have never had an oil pump problem.I ride my r5 from NY to ...
If there that reliable I don't have a problem with it, is there any way of adjusting it because my bike seems to smoke alot, or is that just natural?...
... that ... Yes they are adjustable. You really need a service manual(a genuine Yamaha one) to get all the tune up specs and procedures. R5's are very...
Hi, I just installed one of the afore-mentioned tweek bars on my R5B, after rebuilding the forks. They actually mount on the upper fork tubes, just below the...
{my bike seems to smoke alot, or is that just natural?} You do know that 2 strokes do smoke? Right? And I am not asking that to be a smart-ass. Several...
... asking that ... kind of ... especially ... it does ... started, and ... has ... stopped. Synthetic is the way to go for sure. I've been running Bel-Ray Si7...
Ya I have half a dozen two strokes, and the R5 was smoking more then I thought was healthy, it was just a messed up setting, to rich, thanks for the help. ...
... more then I thought was healthy, it was just a messed up setting, to rich, thanks for the help. ... HeY Chris, What other 2 strokes do you have? Ed ... ...
A DS6 that is not working right now, a CR250 CR80 KX 250 RM125 I think thats all Chris ... From: ed To: r5yamaha@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004...
... RM125 I think thats all ... I'm into DS6 's big time. I have a mint 69 ds6c(green) and an orange one too.I also have a 65 yds3,a 66 ym1,a 71 dt1 ,74 rt2?, ...
Hey Ed, wassup? It's Carlos from Miami, Sorry to say I won't be able to go. I just got back from the North Carolina Mountains, it was awesome. I also did ...
A stroker convention at Deal's Gap? Could you guys see the road with all the premix in the air? Did they stock up on stroker oil to help you guys out? I've...
... be able to go. ... awesome. I also did ... was a two ... was in heaven there ... year...... ... Hey Carlos, Sounds like you had a real good ride in the ...
Hello all... Who has fitted rearsets to their R5? What brand? How much? Reccommendations? I'm fitting a pair of clubman bars and don't think knees in my...
... armpits ... I did about 6 or 7 years ago on a bike I built to raffel off for the VJMC. We got them from some guy in GA. They were made just for the R5 and...
I just returned from Mid Ohio. There were lots of R5's , some good & some rats. Tons of parts too! I posted a few pictures in the Ed's Yamahas album of the...
I just came across this great R5 site! I have been completing a ground up restoration of a 71 R5. I am experiencing continual probelms with fouled plugs. The...
... am ... has new ... crank ... BR8 ... #100 ... about0 5 ... have gone ... the ... according to ... up on ... even ... leads ... snowmobiles ... Speed and ...
... red ... Get a ... Thans for the great advice!!! I will have another go at it Saturday. I reset the timing again last night with a dial gauge, 2mm BTDC and...
Thanks Ed!! After a long day in the hot garage, we are in an Alberta (Canada) heat wave, the R5 is up and running! Just as you had suggested I had the carb...
... (Canada) ... suggested I had ... #120 ... cleaning the ... throttle ... set right ... tell me ... my oil pump ... its ... Factory says ... I ... less ... ...
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