Recent content by giles45shop

On my 87 I used the same clamps that were on the original Warrior shock reservoir and drilled a couple holes in the plastic part of the rear fender that runs forward from the fenders along the frame just under the seat. The holes are near the bottom of the plastic so that the reservoir sits...

If it seems like the starter is whirling over the engine okay, and you are getting an intermittent spark, it's probably not the battery. I would check the resistance of the stator pick-up coils. You might also have a bad connection in one of the wires for the pick-up coil, which sometimes is...

Thanks for the inputs! Sounds like 22's are the way to go. John

All, I'd like to replace the tires on my '87, but I was wondering about the size difference between front and rear. I'd like to go w/ a 20" rear, which would probably mean a 21" front, but I have chance to buy a set of 22x7x10's for cheap. Would a 2" front to back difference be too much...

Thanks for the help! It's not hot, I bought it from my best friend a few months ago, he's had it since ~ 1989, bought it from a friend of his who bought it new. No title from way back when so I have to apply for one. John

I'm trying to get a title for my '87 Warrior and I need the VIN#. I looked around on the frame, but didn't see it. Can someone tell me where it is located? Thanks, John

My '87 w/ an '01 raptor shock had a lower roller, but it was a very small diameter white plastic one. The roller was trashed, and I went to the Yamaha dealer for a replacement. They sold me an MSR ball bearing & urethane roller which was much larger in diameter and didn't fit on the stub shaft...

Looks like I'm the oldest (and relatively new) guy here! I'm 43 and my 87 Warrior is the first one I've actually owned. I've ridden other people's many times. My 13 YO daughter is learning to ride on it as well!

Just got an awesome deal on an aluminum ramp from Harbor Freight. Those of you who have a Harbor Freight store nearby might want to check it out. I'm not sure if the mail order store has them on sale. They have a 6' tri-fold aluminum ramp on sale for $79 (regular $119) and had a coupon in the...

I did it on my '87 a few weeks ago. On mine, I had to take a die grinder and grind some little 1/4" crescent-shaped reliefs on the top edge of the swing arm, at the front where the shock spring got closest to the swing arm. Without doing that, I couldn't quite get the bottom shock bolt to line...

If you're sure you don't have some kind of a motor problem after the rebuild that's creating extra friction and causing it to not want to turn over, you could try contacting one of the aftermarket starter manufacturer/rebuilders (I think mine came from DB Electric on eBay) to see what they can...

On my 87 Warrior w/ 01 Raptor rear shock, I don't have a skid plate (other than factory), but I had to do a little grinding w/ a die grinder and a carbide bit where the spring just touched the swing arm. The outer diameter of the spring is just slightly larger than the stock Warrior spring, so...

Thanks for everyone's help! I was out of town for several days, but I played around w/ the F/R shifter and found out that it wasn't pushed far enough forward. When I did that, everything was fine. After working on it for 3 months (starter, coil, plug wire, stator pick-up coil, new front...

Thanks for the quick reply! What should I check for? I have a manual, and I'll see what adjustments there are. The clutch adjustment seems okay in reverse, middle of the range of movement on handle, not jerky, not slipping. Thanks, John

Well I finally got my project running, and started down the driveway. Went to shift into second and it's like it went into neutral. Tried 1st and nothing happens. Messed w/ the shifter and still nothing. I shifted to neutral (light was on) and shifted to reverse. When I let out the clutch...