good morning Jack, old age hits like a ton of bricks starts at 78 and gets worse as time goes by. by watching your channel i would say your doing very darn good for a young guy. i for on start in the early morning very good, but start running out of gas in the late afternoon.
Thanks Don. Wiring isn't too hard any more because most of the Yamahas I've worked on have problems in that area. It's usually not Yamaha's fault, but "Trail Fixes" that never get readdressed once the bike is home.
I appreciate all of the things you are patiently doing to the ol’ 400 Jack. I’ve had the DT250 out a few times since getting it back from you, and it is running great! I’m keeping my fingers crossed on the 400.
Good luck Cain. I've got that old Benly waiting patiently with a brand new wiring harness in a bag on its seat. Hopefully the Taiwanese Benly is the same as the US Benly.
I'm sure it'll be a success, watching with interest as i have 2 bikes missing stator on one and magneto on the other. Thinking vape is the way to go, parts super hard to find
If you aren't going to need the lights and horn; it would appear to be a relatively simple changeover. If you need those things; it becomes a lot more complicated. You will have to make wiring changes, and will have to understand how everything works with the existing wiring before you start to hack it up. What bikes are you thinking of using the Vape on?
A 1974 dt360, it's just a bare roller with engine, no carb,oil or fuel tanks. Engine missing stator and magneto. Also on a 1977 dt250 that's mostly complete except for no magneto and stator partially disassembled, no lights or blinkers or oil tank. I intend to make them both back like they should be if I can find parts. I also picked up a 1975 dt400 missing carb and oil tank but actually has a 250 engine with no carb and there's no serial number on engine. It hasn't been removed odly enough the place where it normally is has the grooves in case but no numbers and no evidence of any grinding to remove. It's the only one of the three with complete stator and magneto, which I'm going to see if I can use on one of the other ones. Like I said I have no idea what year engine is but it is marked on cylinder 246cc. So I might wind up using vape on all 3. You can get a vape dc system for us bikes with lights. All three have no wiring harness at all so I'll probably purchase aftermarket and splice in vape if I can find parts. The 360 and 250 are the ones I will try to fix first and try to figure out what year engine is in dt400.
@@rc5693 Take your time and only one project at a time. Sounds like you'll be spending a lot of time on eBay looking for parts, hope you have deep pockets. I don't have anything other than some common parts for any of those bikes. Good Luck!
Yes these will be long projects. I don't mind paying a fair price for decent parts. The 77 will be the first one I tackle as it is mostly complete as far as getting it running. The 360a is the one I want most correct. I'll keep looking for non runners in a barn or shed or scrap yard. Ebay prices are beyond ridiculous
@@oldguysoldbikes cant wait to see the old girl on the road, just like in Japan one time long ago. PS i was in the Navy 1967/68 Viet Nam Brown water navy. was on repair ship USS Tutuila ARG-4.
@@frankdillon6127 I was at NAVCOMSTA Yokosuka from 68 to 71. Also served on AD-14 (one WestPAC tour) and AD-36 (Long Beach and Pearl) both Destroyer Tenders.
Hi Jack I've been using the VHT caliper paint and I seem to get better results and I don't use any clear. I've tried the clear but when it gets hot it seems to get tacky.Don't know if you're getting that problem with the clear. I'm working on a DT 400 right now Also. I rather stick with the 1969-73.
Until you can create an item from scratch such as this motorcycle you should never alter the design. The location of the component you intend to relocate needs cooling.
Probably good advice if we were talking about something that was designed by engineers and mounted as designed. However this was an aftermarket kit that was installed by a person who thought that having battery power to the headlight all the time whether the key was on or not was a good idea and didn't feel that the fuse that the manufacturer of the kit calls for in their schematic was really necessary.
@@oldguysoldbikes yes the manufacturer designed it to only use the battery for starting the motor. Using a small battery when not running will result in ……. A small failure Aftermarket manufacturers are never as intelligent as original manufacturers. They should only be used when the cost of production can not be justified (or longevity is willingly sacrificed) by the original manufacturer with the knowledge that the manufacturer produces batches in large numbers that function for every end user. Always ask…..why
