Dove Valley Cycles

12/04/2024

Been a while since I posted. Lot of work to be done out here.

So here's a recent project to enjoy.

2008 Yamaha Dragstar 1100
Starter clutch went out, new installed.
Before that though, turned the motor and found that it didn't spin all the way.
Left side timing was 180 off causing the valves to tap the cylinder at top end. Luckily for us I didn't have to fix the front cylinder timing because that would involve removing the axhaust and the whole right side.

Found a broke gear spring internally so repaired that and then replaced the starter clutch.
Repaired the pinched neutral safety switch wire causing them to have to pull the clutch to start.

Bike is now alive!!!!

Front fork seals cleaned and rebuilt.

Swapped the seat bolts that were mismatched and missing with the extra bolts that came with the stater clutch, bonus there.

Ran the charging wire to make it usable without removing a panel.

And of course, most importantly gave her a nice pressure wash and a bath.

After a nice test drive, this old girl will still hit 100 without any issues.

Always good to have a happy owner on return.

Hope you enjoyed the read.

12/28/2022

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11/22/2022

I would expect a bit more improvement on the power band scale for all that work.

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11/14/2022

Honda 250r
So this guy had power valves that had comes loose along with reeds that were the wrong size and some broken carburetor components.
Repaired the power valves, replaced the reeds, rebuilt the carburetor, replace the front tire, and put all the pieces together finding missing bolts to place. It was fun and always love riding older dirtbikes.
Gotta say, it's pretty difficult to find the right parts for older bikes.

11/14/2022

2000 Harley Fat Boy. Fresh battery and fuel lines. Tank and fender swap, rear fender didn't wanna play ball but well get there on the next round. Here's some pictures of the fun