Yamaha Campus 60 TEST RIDE, shifter adjustment YJ2
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- In this video we take the Campus 60 for a ride and find it wasn't shifting into 3rd gear. All down shifts worked well. The bike also died on me on the ride after about a mile. It would start back up but if given any throttle it would die again. Sounds like a blocked pilot jet, also wondered about a bad condenser or coil. But it really sounds more like the pilot jet. I did adjust the shifter successfully and recleaned the carburetor. Then I took it for another test ride, and it performed flawlessly.
Dale a beautiful job on this little Gem , That sound and the feeling of total freedom I can still remember from those day's !
Thanks John, it really is a little gem, the 60 was my first bike and you are so right.....the start of freedom.
Nice series of videos for the 60. Always something to learn from watching. I like the quick diagnosis and repair. 35 mph... that 90 mph speedometer is overly optimistic. Great sounding little bike!
Thanks Doug, you are right for sure....don't think we will have to worry about breaking the speedo on this one.
Wow, Dale. Even from your videos on the road, you can tell that's Big Sky country! Thank you for taking us along.
Thanks Johnnie, I am so glad you guys got to go along. It is my hope to get at least one video this year doing a ride in the high country.
it doesn't get any better, a fix on a great little bike, cool weather, life's good!
Amen brother, life's good.
Great job Dale. That bike is a sweet little runner. great for going for donuts....LOL
I think so too Don, it is a unique sound compared to the later model two strokes. No donuts for me, got to watch my girlish figure....LOL
This little bike has been a great story (except for the shifter, that brought back the Hodaka nightmares!), especially when you were riding, that whine from the transmission is exactly as I remembered it.
Hey Wayne, thank you for your comments about this series. This is a fun one for me also, since I had one of these around 1967. It has brought back a lot of fond memories for me also. I don't ever remember having to work on the shifter of the one I owned. But I do remember working on the shifters of the many Hodaka's I owned. The Hodaka was a better set up to adjust than this one. The dealer I worked for in the early 70's had a cut away case assy. You just bolted the side cover to it and made all the adjustments. Then reinstalled it on your bike.....worked perfect.
A great fix and a great ride. Really enjoyed that Dale, many thanks.
Amazing weather variations you get there. Pretty cool here at the moment by our standards 12°C (about 54°F).
Cheers, Peter.
Thanks Peter, yes we have some wild weather swings here. Still dealing with some new snow in the high country.
Thanks for the ride Dale. That's one sweet little Yamaha. Always enjoy your videos.👍
Thanks Dennis, sure appreciate you stopping by.
Fathers day lucky i have time to stop by, glad i did.
Glad to see you here Frank.
I had never heard of a W.A.G. until today! Thanks for explaining what it is and I learn something new from every video! Great job on the little bike and I am looking forward to the next installment.
Well Pete I am sorry you learned that from me. It is about as ruff of language as I use. Guess I learned it from the military. Been having fun with this little bike, the series has been well received, but I really don't understand why. Most folks seem to like the 70's bikes better.
Dale, that gearchange mechanism is a work of pure evil! Still, I do like this tiddler.
Best wishes, Dean.
You said Dean, I could see Yamaha must have had a dark cloud over it when they made that contraption. It is indeed a cool bike though.
check them points again dale, on a new adjustment they can wear real quick when they ain't ben run in years,, however you are going 2 put in new ones soon so you will know that ain't the problem,, glad you made it back home and glad i went along 4 the ride...
Right on James, waiting on the new set to come in. Will be back on the little 60 to set them up soon.
Wow, does that sound good after you got it dialed in! Strangest gear shifting system I've ever seen, but you figured it out! Great work and truly educational. Thanks.
Hey Jim, yeah, the shifter is a piece of work, but got it lined out.
I found my OEM main jet was specced for sea level, I think they are all like this ex factory. I didn't touch the pilot jet. Since I was riding at 4 000ft ASL, I reduced the main jet. I bought 3 smaller jets and experimented. I increased the oil flow above the alignment mark (a WAG 🙂) to protect the bearings since a leaner setting causes the engine to run hotter. It worked on my TS185, revs climbed through the power band and cleaner exhaust.
Sounds like a solid plan Steve, I think most of the bikes imported to the states were jetted for sea level except for those sent to the Rocky Mountain region. In my experience most of them were jetted a bit leaner. But still not lean enough for much over 5200 ft.
Well done Dale. The sound is giving me goose bumps. Memories of my teenage years. Thanks. 🏍️
Thanks Alvyn, I know man it did it to me too. It is a unique sound compared to late model two strokes.
What a pain that shifter mech is, good job in sorting out a niggles. You're right Dale it does really sound nice. I ran out of petrol this week & had to push the CT110 for 1.5km until someone stopped & helped me out with some fuel. Very embarrassing!
You said it Darren, that shifter is a pain for sure. Think I made friends with it in the end though. I know, I felt like a fool pushing that bike. You always get some guy that drives by and says, "start the engine its easier that way".
Great little bike Dale. You’ve motivated me to get mine going.
Nice Dave, they are cool machines.....just small
Lol Dale, I thought I was gonna have to jinx your bike and make you take apart the clutch basket. I'm sure you watched my video where mine gave me fits. I got it working fine, but I hear gear whine. Which I didn't think was normal since I don't hear that on any other bikes or even the Trailmaster 80 (which is basically the same bike). But I noticed yours makes the same sound, so I'm guessing it's all good? But definitely thank you for the 2mm washer fix for the shifting. My Trailmaster does the same thing and I kinda put that bike to the side because I couldn't figure out the cryptic info about the concentric nut and my adjustments of said nut failed. Now I'll get the Trailmaster out and give it a whirl again. So thanks for the video and thank you very much for the tip. I hope you guys are doing great.
Hey Greg, yes please don't jinx my bike, it was a real bugger trying to figure it out. Think a lot of it was luck tell you the truth. Yes, I couldn't see much difference with the excentric bolt adjustment, the real difference was with the washer on the push rod in the sprocket. I bet you can figure it out, and yes, the wine in low gear is normal. We are doing fine here with summer finally getting here. Hope you folks are enjoying your summer also. Take care Greg, watching for your new video adjusting that shifter, or anything else you put out.
great video as always dale like you say it will never pull any trees up but great little bike saved another one keep up the great work next video please
Nope the trees are safe here.
Hey Dale, Try timing it at 1.8mm btc. We had a shop in the 60s and that's what worked for us.
Hey Bart, oh I see the high-speed tune as specified in the manual is the way to go. It sure needs something, I was not sure if I should go that route or not. That may correct what I thought was a over rich condition by letting it breath a bit more. Thanks for the tip, much appreciated.
Good job on that 3 Rd gear shifting fix,I would of had to scratch my head on that for a while the same ,,look for a nice early Kawasaki G4 Trail Boss dual range 10 speed to restore,,they are nice bikes. Stainless fenders and all
Thanks Lynn, believe me there was a lot of head scratching going on. I think the hardest thing to find for those Trail Boss's is the countershaft sprocket. The last couple times I needed one, I had to just find a sprocket with the right pitch and cut the old teeth off on the lathe and weld the new teeth on to the old internal part. What a hassle, but nice machines they are.
Nice 👍🔧🔧 85° to snow in same day now that's depressing 😆😆
Thanks, buddy, yeah, we get some real temp swings here, no snow here in town, but they did get some in the high country, got down to 44 this morning here.
Hi Dale, hope this comment finds you doing good. That little gal got some long legs. I can imagine the 90 twin will probably even be better. I have to say though that is the weirdest shifting apparatus I've ever seen, don't know a whole lot about those old bikes like that but I'm not sure if you saw the bearded mechanics one video he actually has one of those old bikes I think he's getting rid of. Maybe you may want to check it out but I'm not sure you might have your hands full right now with both of those. Anyway my friend I just wanted to drop you a hello and wish you many blessings as always. I actually was working on my carburetors today yeah Father's Day and got to see my daughter and my grandkids so that was a double bonus! Anyway my friend you take care and keep on wrenching.
Hey Joseph, nice to hear from you, yes, I am looking forward to the 90 twin, this series has been fun, but I think the 90 will be more fun. I think luck has it I figured the shifter adjustment out. But that said, don't want to do another one. Think you may be the one with his hands full with all those grandkids.....enjoy my friend.
@@montana2strokeracer thanks so much Dale for the kind words I surely appreciate it and I will be watching. God bless my friend.
Thanks Dale . Isn't that shift mechanism a joy ? I remember having to take the foot pegs off to do anything in there . That made me crazy . It sounds good now Dale .
Hey Murray, yes, it's a joy for sure, think I made friends with it in the end. Oh, I know, you can't do anything without removing those stupid pegs.
The shift mechanism in those old bikes left a lot to be desired with the small and kinda under powered engines of the time you did a lot of shifting an that shift mechanism wore a lot a lot of that wear was from getting dry a lack of lubrication newer bikes with the shifter mechanism built inside the transmission constantly lubricated with oil held up much longer and shifted smoother
You are so right Lawernce, they used this same engine in the mini enduro, but they changed the shifting to the internal type. Almost indestructible.
I love it .
Very nice Dale! Yeah you always face some minor adjustments when you work on getting older machines back on the road. You did a great job on it!
Thanks Dave, yes lots of gremlins, fighting them off is both fun and frustrating.
@@montana2strokeracerHi Dale, I just realized that I was mistaken on your Kawasaki. I called it a Big Horn instead of a Bushwacker. Big difference between a 350 and a 175. I just got back home from Phoenix with a couple of salvage yard rescues. Picked up a 72 TS250 and a 72 TS400. Both need a fair amount of work but I just couldn't let them get parted out. I also came back with some parts for some of the other bikes. Always spending more than planned as usual.
Thats OK, I have a Big Horn also, thought you were talking about it. Man, you are the king of bike scoring. Both really cool bikes. I know they are a money pit, but fun non the less.
@@montana2strokeracer That makes your project count at 8 if you also include that Blue Yamaha 175 you did a will it run on. I guess that makes us both a glutton for pain.
@@montana2strokeracer I forgot about that Suzuki GT380 project. That puts you at 9 projects. Unless you have some other hidden gems that I can't remember.
Wow, that’s just like riding along with the guys racing the Isle of Man……kinda.
Oh yeah, JUST like the Isle of man. LOL
Man that whole foot pig thing, Bill is really aggravating me. I could not understand how they could design that and that crazy shift mechanism must’ve had too much sake on their lunch break.
Yeah, right for sure, think they were drunker than Hooter Brown.
Yep it sucks to have to push them. It is a very cool bike.
Yeah, you're speaking from experience, aren't you?
@@montana2strokeracer yes sir LOL.
First second you took it out I could tell it wasn’t revving out like it should, I’d put an 80jet and try , probably all that’s wrong with it , sounds great tho
Yeah, I think your right Kevin. Think I will also restore the air cleaner element just to make sure.
@@montana2strokeracer yhea, dirty or oily soaked air cleaner will cause exact same problem too , I guess that would be the first thing to rule out
On my Kawasaki 90TR Bushmaster,I had the same problem ,I replaced my nylon carb collar on the back of the carb on its rotary valve intake and it's the same on that Yamaha intake and my problem went away,perhaps that's your issue ..it would only do it when the collar got warmed up and lost its mixture ,it was ended and at times it acted like it just ran out of gas ,,ck out that nylon collar as mind was wore egg shaped thru the years of vibration,even after I tighten it down ,,before I found it out,it would come and go
Oh yeah, I have had my problems with those carb collars in the past. This one is very tight though. They are not available any longer, the last two I needed I made from Delrin for the CS3C that I have. There are a lot of wacky things that can happen to these old machines.
Looks and sounds like my old FS1E..
The gears were all down if I remember correctly?
Did the Suzuki GT250 X7 ever make it to the U.S?
That's what I started out on too! My gearbox used to jump out of gear, just at the wrong moment.
@@retromechanicalengineer I had a red FS1E DX which was my pride and joy until some woman pulled out in front of me sending me flying over her bonnet and the bike was written off😢
I progressed onto a blue X7 which had a mild port job, boysen reeds and Microns😊
I’m 60 now, had a T reg X7 which I restored and sold a few years back but have an S reg X7 which is a long term restoration project and a V reg donor🤣
@@kevowski awesome stuff. I'm 51 so it was the late eighties for me, I had a 1976 FS1E to get around the 30mph law.
@@retromechanicalengineer Have you seen what they go for now😳
@@kevowski I have so many regrets about bikes I've parted with!
I just recently bought one of these awesome little bikes. i had a problem and was wondering if you could give me an idea of whats wrong. i road it for weeks and just today i took off the air filter housing and exhaust to clean up the body, mine wasnt as clean as yours. i popped on the filter and exhaust and took it down the road where it chugged for a moment and died. then i turned it back on and it idled but as soon as i twist the accelerator the engine died. over and over it would do this. i opened the side case to look inside pulled the carburetor too look, put it back, and then a few times later it would no longer turn on at all. i spent the whole day in research and best i could find was the carburetor needed to be cleaned but i took it out and cleaned it and nothing. it cranks but nothing will get it turned over. thanks for the video, i hope you have some idea of a solution or avenue for me.
This is textbook, plugged pilot jet, you said you took the carb off, but did you soak and clean the inside, the pilot jet is the smallest one in there, be careful removing it as it can be stripped or the head broken off very easy. The hole in it will be so small that you can barely see through it if it is not plugged. This is the first place I would look. Before you do this try spraying a little squirt of gas in the air horn on the carb, then kick it over, if it hits, almost guarantee it is the pilot jet. Good luck with your project.
Did you check the fuel cap for venting? You didn't mention it, but I suspect you did. That's acting the same as my AT3 was.
I did Jack, this is the old-style twist on cap that has all the holes around the perimeter. No way to really check, like blowing in the vent hole. So, I just took compressed air and blew around the holes on the perimeter. It seemed ok. Didn't find anything in the pilot jet either. I didn't have the same problem on the last test ride, so can we say with certainty that it fixed itself? No.....but hoping!
Hey Dale just give me a call be glad to drive over and give you a push. LOL
I would be dead beside the road waiting on you Frank. It's the thought that counts.....right? Thanks Frank!
I think your engine is overheating because there is not enough oil mixed in the fuel.
Hey Dean, could be so, I don't run any oil in the fuel, this bike has oil injection, and it was verified in the last video on this bike. It never tried to seize it just ran out of fuel, possibly because of a plugged pilot jet, or it may have been a plugged vent in the gas cap. Running good now though.
31:00 already subscribed on my second account as well
Holy cow, that is awesome, I never knew folks had two RUclips accounts, I hope there are more like you. Thanks Scott.
@@montana2strokeraceroh no problem, happy to help. I have a second email that I use, and that also creates a RUclips account so thats how it all happened.
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Thanks Dale
I bet a couple hundred mile trip on that bike would be the best thing for it ,but I don't know about your butt on that long of ride😅😅😅
You are right Lynn, it would be good for the bike, but not my rear. But a couple hundred would be a day's ride when I was a kid riding one like it and wouldn't have complained about the comfort level. Oh, how times change.
hay dale i sent you an email in case your like me and never check your emails lol
Think I replied to that one.
@@montana2strokeracer yep
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