Vintage Yamaha XS850SG Roars Back To Life

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It's ALIVE!

After months of frustration trying to find parts I finally have the SPEC II Mikuni VM34 round slide carburetors installed and plumbed with fuel line. There is still a lot of work to do not the least of which is to get the correct length 1-3 throttle cable and reinstall it. Hopefully then I'll be able to get the vacume leaks taken care of and the idle set. After that it's all just putting the parts back on her and taking her for a test ride.

 

[Hogin]

Congrats on getting her running. Almost time to put some mile on it and enjoy the cool riding weather.

 

[5star]

Nice! The bike looks great! Let me know if you need someone to ride with!

 

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I called SPEC II today and discussed the short throttle cable issue. The reason it's short is that this model is the "Special" which has higher handle bars that are also swept back. They are going to make me a custom cable as soon as I can mock up the original beside the one that's too short and give them a measurement.

I figure by the end of October I should be riding... then again I've made such predictions before that have proved to be overly optimistic.