However, due to a days industry and a bit of motor canibalisation, the 3XV will hopefully be rising from it's slumber by tomorrow night with a temporary crank (and a dry clutch for good measure too as I've pinched the whole motor from one of the others - an RS model ). As the original was trouble free for a whole 15 years I'd imagine that the borrowed one will see me through the rest of the summer, allowing me to put the other motor back together with an SP crank when I can find one (3XV's are quite like the NSR's really - The SP was the homologation bike for Jap proddy racing and was therefore designed to cope with the YEC/Sugo race Kit parts - YEC being the Yam equivalent of HRC. SP crank uses TZ webs).
Meanwhile the MC21 still won't tickover properly... I ought to try a new intake rubber really - anyone know how much they are off the top of their heads? If that doesn't do it then it looks like I'll be getting involved with the Honda crank too. It's like busses, innit. Never had a crank out in 20 odd years of biking , now I'm pulling 'em out right, left and centre (bearings)
cheers
Wb