1990 Yamaha YX600 Radian

The YX600 Radian is a sport/touring motorcycle manufactured by the Yamaha Motor Company between the years of 1986–1990. Except for the suspension, the rest of the Radian was a parts-bin motorcycle and came equipped with a slightly detuned for mid and low-end torque version of air-cooled, inline-4 which came from the Yamaha XJ600 that was also along with the Radian used…

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Asher’s 1990 Yamaha yx600 Radian Project Bike

Asher man wants to drive and work on a motorcycle. So what do you do?   Discuss style direction: streetbike, sportbike, enduro, bobber, café racer? Keep it original or go brat-style custom stripped-down – minimalist – rat rod vintage touches (like another bike project already in process and forever ongoing in the garage – so its more like therapy…

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Why is my motorcycle smoking?

Heavy smoke from a 1990 Yamaha YX600 typically indicates that engine oil is burning in the combustion chambers due to worn internal components. This is a common issue for older, high-mileage engines and usually requires a top-end engine rebuild to fix.  The color of the smoke provides the most important clue for diagnosing the problem: Blue-tinged white or grey…

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Motorcycle Electronics and Wiring

https://purposebuiltmoto.com/blogs/technical-and-educational-articles/motorcycle-electrics-101-explanation-of-motorcycle-electrics https://purposebuiltmoto.com/blogs/news/motorcycle-electrics-101-re-wiring-your-cafe-racer?srsltid=AfmBOoqyJvrooaA1MvsPK2Lhkc8hDDILj0PdZMJf68DHahovyKcIRaU9

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