Yamaha XJ600 Scrambler Project - Part 9

Just the rear shock and swinging arm to remove.. easy right? Not after 20 years of rust and what feels like the same amount of grease. Today I remove both of these parts which just leaves me with the frame ready for some careful analysis. Thanks for watching!
ShedTorque.

[@JimmyBackbeat]

I'm following this with great interest.
I've got just the same kind of bike and it is begging for a full maintenance.
Though I will wait a year or two because my wife uses it as a practice bike for getting a license...
Not much of a point to fix up a bike while the risk of it being dropped is high...
My exhaust is rusted to all hells and that might be worth tending to at least

[@ShedTorque46]

Thanks for the comment Jimmy ⚙️🔧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@obs301]

Hey, just subscribed. I have same bike 85 model. Also going to be building a cafe/scrambler this winter. Following ur project and I might upload some videos of my process aswell when I start.

[@ShedTorque46]

@@obs301 Thanks for the subscribe Daniel, and thanks for the interest. Let me know when you start!

[@danieljacobsen4104]

@@ShedTorque46 Before i take it apart i was wondering if this ratteling is something thats normal or needs fixing. Do u know? th-cam.com/video/RZCwZLAeJuE/w-d-xo.html

[@ShedTorque46]

​@@danieljacobsen4104 Drop me an email at [e-mail] and I will see if I can help out. Have you synced the carbs, changed the oil, or done any work on it at all engine wise? Hard to tell from a video as it could be a couple of things and we all approach these things differently. I would start with a very thorough and accurate synchronisation of the carbs, then set the pilot screws consistently, then change the oil to a heavier weight (temperature appropriate, of course) and see how your idle sounds.