Hi Dale, Well what a great tutorial video for anyone contemplating on working or about to take on the Restoration of these Yamaha Clocks, I think Patience is the number one tool to have for this type of project !! By the time you finished that Tacho, It looked brand new !! What a difference, well worth the effort and time it takes !! And a massive Thank You for taking the time and trouble of posting these very excellent, highest quality videos !! Malc U.K.
Hey thanks Malc, I sure appreciate everyone that takes time out of their day to watch these. I can only hope that they help folks or at least inspire them to do their own classic bike maintenance.
Hi there, thank you very much. Wow sounds like you're going to be busy restoring a bunch of enduros. They are a lot of fun for sure. Thanks for hanging out with me in the shop.
Meticulous work as ever Dale and a pleasure to watch. You did a good job of attaching the decal, I'm sure I wouldn't have done as well. Best wishes, Dean.
Good morning Dale FYI instead of using a screw driver try using a paint can opener first go around several times then you can use a screwdriver the paint can opener is easier to use. Hope this helps.
Wow thanks Mark. Never thought of that, I have several, will try it next time. I hope that is years down the road, for it is not my favorite thing to do. LOL. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.
Very interesting video. I appreciate you logging these projects for all of us. I'm about to try to restore a set of 77' Sportster gauges and I'm trying to get a well rounded base under me before I start. On mine unfortunately there isn't crimped over metal, it seems to be plastic. I was thinking of using a soldering iron to carefully heat the plastic and flext it upward, and then reheat it back down as well. We'll see though.
I was thinking while watching, I wonder if you'd be safer leaving the screen paint there to protect the aluminum over time. Aluminum can be awfully fussy about material compatibility and corrosion. Hopefully the adhesive behaves well with it.
Hi Chris, I really know nothing about how it is going to hold up. So far, no problems, I did some reading online about it, most said to remove all of the screen print. So, I did. I just pray that I don't end up with a curled-up decal at some point. Thanks for stopping by.
Hey Chris, I am not familiar with those gauges, but I did do some early Suzuki gauges that were plastic, you might want to check them out, I used a knife to cut the bottom crimp off, then glued them back together at the base.
I took one apart from a YDS3 to replace a needle. Everything went fine until I was crimping it back down. The gasket was in bad shape and must have been uneven and I probably squeezed too hard. The very fragile glass cracked all the way across. Luckily a local glass cutter was able to reproduce the glass for me. Like you said, slow and steady wins the race.
Not my favorite thing to do and is a bit scary. But the only alternatives are not to do it, pay someone to do it, or buy a nos one. Just not into any of those. I have had pretty good luck with my local glass guy on stuff like this in the past. Thanks Jack
Hey Tom, yes, it is a sticker, but I was afraid that I couldn't get it positioned correctly, so I just gave it a shot of soap and water like you would a decal, then squeezed the water out, wasn't sure it would still stick, but it seems just fine. I am going to do the same with the speedometer. So far so good, if it peels up, I will let everyone know. Thanks for stopping by.
I actually have had these several years, I got them from DEET on the vintage yamaha enduro forums. Think he goes by Dr Enduro. Diablo also has them, maybe speed and sport. Thanks for stopping by.
Are the Suzuki gauges counter-clockwise with the drill for testing too?? Know any source for reasonably priced speedos, in dam MPH?? Everything on "the bay" is in kilometers! Thanks! Robert
Yes, all the Suzuki ones I have done are counterclockwise rotation also. I think most are. I have found many over the years on ebay. The only ones in KPH are located overseas. There are a lot of motorcycle salvages that still have them, good ones are getting harder to find though.
Hi Dale, Well what a great tutorial video for anyone contemplating on working or about to take on the Restoration of these Yamaha Clocks, I think Patience is the number one tool to have for this type of project !! By the time you finished that Tacho, It looked brand new !! What a difference, well worth the effort and time it takes !! And a massive Thank You for taking the time and trouble of posting these very excellent, highest quality videos !! Malc U.K.
Hey thanks Malc, I sure appreciate everyone that takes time out of their day to watch these. I can only hope that they help folks or at least inspire them to do their own classic bike maintenance.
Cains sleeping, im here as his stand in,ready to go to work.
Cain is tired from wrestling that big Honda Trike. Close up the ranks Frank, we'll cover for him.
@@retromechanicalengineer thanks was concerned he usually beats me to Dales house. usually a crowd there cars lined up and down 14th street
This one took a long time to load, almost 2 hrs.,9pm Montana time was probably 11 pm Georgia time. Cain needs his beauty sleep.
Just use either some fuel tubing, or better, some electrical shrink tubing on that pliers duckbill Dale.
Nice job!
Robert
Good idea Robert, thanks
I just found your channel and subscribed today. I have six enduros, AT, CT, and DT and they're in rough shape. Love the videos so far. Thanks.
Hi there, thank you very much. Wow sounds like you're going to be busy restoring a bunch of enduros. They are a lot of fun for sure. Thanks for hanging out with me in the shop.
Meticulous work as ever Dale and a pleasure to watch. You did a good job of attaching the decal, I'm sure I wouldn't have done as well.
Best wishes, Dean.
It was new to me, but went pretty well, always have issues lining things like that up.
Very well done!! Creative and patient. Learned a lot on this. Thanks!
Thanks Jim, I learn a lot everyday myself.
Excellent workmanship Dale, fun video to watch. We sure appreciate you taking us along and sharing the knowledge and expertise. Thank you very much.
Thanks Jeff, appreciate you taking the time to hang out with me.
Good morning Dale
FYI instead of using a screw driver try using a paint can opener first go around several times then you can use a screwdriver the paint can opener is easier to use.
Hope this helps.
Wow thanks Mark. Never thought of that, I have several, will try it next time. I hope that is years down the road, for it is not my favorite thing to do. LOL. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.
Here! First for a change.
Congrats Jimbo.
Very interesting video. I appreciate you logging these projects for all of us. I'm about to try to restore a set of 77' Sportster gauges and I'm trying to get a well rounded base under me before I start. On mine unfortunately there isn't crimped over metal, it seems to be plastic. I was thinking of using a soldering iron to carefully heat the plastic and flext it upward, and then reheat it back down as well. We'll see though.
I was thinking while watching, I wonder if you'd be safer leaving the screen paint there to protect the aluminum over time. Aluminum can be awfully fussy about material compatibility and corrosion. Hopefully the adhesive behaves well with it.
Hi Chris, I really know nothing about how it is going to hold up. So far, no problems, I did some reading online about it, most said to remove all of the screen print. So, I did. I just pray that I don't end up with a curled-up decal at some point. Thanks for stopping by.
Hey Chris, I am not familiar with those gauges, but I did do some early Suzuki gauges that were plastic, you might want to check them out, I used a knife to cut the bottom crimp off, then glued them back together at the base.
I took one apart from a YDS3 to replace a needle. Everything went fine until I was crimping it back down. The gasket was in bad shape and must have been uneven and I probably squeezed too hard. The very fragile glass cracked all the way across. Luckily a local glass cutter was able to reproduce the glass for me. Like you said, slow and steady wins the race.
Not my favorite thing to do and is a bit scary. But the only alternatives are not to do it, pay someone to do it, or buy a nos one. Just not into any of those. I have had pretty good luck with my local glass guy on stuff like this in the past. Thanks Jack
great job dale time consuming and fiddly job but results speak four themselves factory fresh keep up the good work
Thanks Mark, it isn't easy, but it is doable.
Nice job Dale! looks great as always!
Thanks Taylor, I appreciate you stopping by.
You make it look easy Dale. Thanks for sharing.
It aint easy though, but you can do it.
Great job, Dale.
Thanks Don, I appreciate you hanging out in the shop with me.
Nice work Dale!
Thank you, Graham, sure appreciate you watching.
wow I thought it would be a sticker but it's basically a decal
Hey Tom, yes, it is a sticker, but I was afraid that I couldn't get it positioned correctly, so I just gave it a shot of soap and water like you would a decal, then squeezed the water out, wasn't sure it would still stick, but it seems just fine. I am going to do the same with the speedometer. So far so good, if it peels up, I will let everyone know. Thanks for stopping by.
0750hrs UK. Made it.
It took forever to load to CZcams. Almost 2 hrs. Sometimes it's faster than others, this was a long one though.
Nice job Dale. Now I can do mine.
Where did you get the decals from?
Thank you for all the videos that you do for us.
I actually have had these several years, I got them from DEET on the vintage yamaha enduro forums. Think he goes by Dr Enduro. Diablo also has them, maybe speed and sport. Thanks for stopping by.
Are the Suzuki gauges counter-clockwise with the drill for testing too??
Know any source for reasonably priced speedos, in dam MPH?? Everything on "the bay" is in kilometers!
Thanks!
Robert
Yes, all the Suzuki ones I have done are counterclockwise rotation also. I think most are. I have found many over the years on ebay. The only ones in KPH are located overseas. There are a lot of motorcycle salvages that still have them, good ones are getting harder to find though.
Frank was right LOL
Franks always right