Primed YL1

Primed before painting...

Bath time for YL1

 Rub a dub dub... get that bike in the tub...

...scrubbing a few decades of dirt away...

YL1 Rattle Can Evil Plan

Toreador Red Metallic (Ford colour)
appears to be similar to original
Yamaha Candy red ...

...one can primer, two cans of colour, one can top coat (clear)

LED turn signals

Just got a flasher unit for LEDs on bikes.

The flash rate is tuneable so the flashing does not have to be 

hyper fast when you convert to LED from incandescent.

Grandfathers Words

YL1 Water in the crashbox...

Seems there is mostly water in the crash box of the YL1...

So the motor must come off...

So now the motor is off...

Hardened rubber parts...

Discovering the secret to softening hardened rubber parts...