Fixing up the 1988 Yamaha Radian

[@HartfordHD125]

Max, Just LOVE LOVE LOVE this bike !!! This was a great purchase. You always show us that bikes can be repaired, tidied up and made to run properly by adopting a methodical approach. More please !

[@williamgroebe]

Max. I stumbled upon your videos a few weeks ago. Its great to see that through all the changes moving across country twice, you've still continued to create great videos and share your knowledge. Love what you're doing.

[@vvuuppee]

Thanks for the video. I was messing around with my bike and couldn't get it started and this video gave me some ideas. Went and messed around with it a bit and got it running. :)

[@mrmaxstorey]

@@vvuuppee nice :)

[@motorart4670]

Nice Bike. Glad to see your videos coming again. This bike is a keeper I hope.

[@rwdh199]

Love your Radian videos. That was my first bike I bought when I was 15. 1987 model with 21,000 kms on it. I've got her up to 35,000 kms now and need to do a little work on it. Seems like the gears keep slipping when I pin it. Have it garaged up here in Calgary, Alberta while I ride my 2007 Honda 919. Love them nakeds! Thanks again for the videos and the inspiration to DIY.

[@mrmaxstorey]

Thanks for watching!

[@dheller777]

Great bike. I have an 82 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim that I ride around on, Love the old inline 4's. Had a 78 XS650 Special that I bought new in 78 before I bought the Maxim. Brings back a lot of good memories. I wish I had the Yamaha RD350 I bought new back in 72. Now that was a blast to ride. Thanks again for the video.

[@formegolf]

Great job Max! Your back brother...SWEET BIKE....I hope you are home to stay my friend so the videos keep coming. Your the man Man!

[@ErikHendershot]

Glad to see you got settled in and hit the ground running!

[@whiterabbit2786]

8:19 that sound never gets old. :) Nice work.

[@diezales7268]

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE ABOUT THIS MOTORCYCLE YAMAHA RADIAN

[@MansonKidd1]

Is the exact same bike I have. Radian 600 but it wasnt in that good of shape when I got it. Its a work in progress.

[@mrmaxstorey]

Thanks bud, I actually brought mine from CA, but I think I do need something like a hightop stool for the bench, I have my eyes in the local thrift stores for it

[@walkerrog25]

Hey bro that radian is gorgeous and looks a heap more comfortable than my hurricane. At 6'1" the bike kills my back after half an hour riding. I'm also discovering I'm not a racer at all lol oh well I live and learn :)

[@DanTheFordFixer]

looks like you're settling in nice, I'm am so jealous of that radian one of my favorite engines, too bad it has pods.

[@ramsn1971]

Nice bike! Looks like a keeper... I just did the same thing to an 81 Suzuki GS750. It sat for 15 years and only has 4k miles. It had so much gunk that I spent two days removing from all over the inside of the carbs and gas tank. The slides where completely stuck; the butterflies so much so that the throttle was stiff like a rock. After all the cleanup work it started immediately. Thanks for the post Max. U gonna sell it or keep it? I know ur at least gonna ride it a couple of weeks.

[@motocharles4208]

Wow, nice bike. It definitely looks the part, you'll have to tell us how it rides. Definitely putting the Radian on my list of future bikes to own. :)

[@kd4ysi]

thats one nice old radian bro i rember those from back in the day

[@AnagramForCraig]

Hold on to it Max! I flippin love my Radian.

[@joef.3094]

very nice, , not a huge fan of rectangular headligts on a bike but on this radian it seems to fit in,

[@DH-mf2lv]

Is it necessary to have the carbs synced after rebuilding? How often should the valves be adjusted? That is one pretty color scheme. Thanks for sharing!

[@mrmaxstorey]

Valves are usually done around every 10,000 miles, sometimes more or less, that information should be in the owners manual. A lot of folks do sync carbs after rebuilding, its not a bad idea and it will only make the bike run better, but if they were synced before I generally don't mess with them too much after cleaning them up

[@bhills73]

you know, I over looked something, Un'till two mins ago I never thought they could be related. Once I shut the enricher off. and ride wither just a warm up or long distance, at idle (stop light) it will act as if it chokes out and then will die, not immediately but after a couple mins, could these be related?

[@bhills73]

a couple quick questions, One before you sold it, did you change the jets to the 102s. I want to pod filter mine and looking for you advice.. oil is leaking on the bottom of the motor, If I am tight, It is leaking from a small half dollar size cover. with a wire coming out from it. I can only assume this is a sensor. could this cover be cracked or would it sooner be a bad gasket? I am asking cause I am very new to this stuff, and I am learning quit a bit from you. 86 radian thank you

[@rileypocock5831]

I know this video is a couple years old but if you still have the bike or can remember could you tell me where the vac lines coming off carb #2 go? I know 1 of them goes to the petcock and the other up front somewhere (evap canister I think). I just need to know which goes to what. Thank you so much.

[@Not_Famous]

Awesome Video, that bike sounds great!

[@Drifter215]

hey max any chance of any more madura videos!?

[@JoeRocket-sf6qs]

This vid is ancient, doubt this bike even exists any more.

[@CleoCoal]

That looks just like my bike except mine won't start probably the same issues. It ran fine last summer probably needs a new clutch. And carb cleaning witch are above my abilities and it's hard to find someone who knows how to work on this bike. Here in Shelby township MI.

[@maxm.9511]

hey so great video, i was just wondering, where do you find old project bikes to fix?

[@mrmaxstorey]

New camera, Im working on improving video and audio quality

[@shumaradams3712]

mrmaxstorey hey ik those are rare but what's the value for one?

[@maxm.9511]

oh cool, how much do the project bikes usually cost?

[@AlexDegnall]

That's a nice bike I have an 86 could you please tell me what type of pipe that is, single exhausts seem tough to come by for these bikes

[@mrmaxstorey]

Unfortunately the bike is long gone

[@codyt4012]

Did you remove the air filter box or was it already done? If you removed it, how without destroying it? Do you have to unbolt the engine to gain the clearance to get it out?

[@mrmaxstorey]

It was already done sorry I cannot offer insight

[@codyt4012]

@@mrmaxstorey thanks, I'm still fighting it. Best I can tell is engine has to be let loose to gain clearance so as to not destroy the airbox. In case I want to return to stock later.

[@mrmaxstorey]

​@@codyt4012Maybe you need to remove the carbs first to wiggle the airbox out

[@codyt4012]

@@mrmaxstorey carbs are out. Boots are all off. I'll figure it out I'm sure.

[@mrmaxstorey]

I actually posted it up at a way too high price just to feel out the market, and it sold in 5 hrs

[@whiterabbit2786]

These are great. How do I help you get paid more from YT? Do I need to click the ad in the prelude? You deserve to get something out of all your time and expertise.

[@johnnyfool777]

vids getting better and better me learing fast

[@maxm.9511]

whatttt? wow that is awesome i diddnt know you could get them that cheap

[@terryseiger1220]

I just traded 93 pickup for my 90 radian and I would really like to know how to run clutch cable. Original cable melted because wasn't ran right. Please help

[@mrmaxstorey]

You can see in the video mine was run between pipes 2 and 3

[@grahammackenzie4032]

Just a quick question .... any idea where to get a petock for one of these bikes? I've been looking for one for ages and can't seem to dig one up. Thanks in advance. Cheers, graham

[@mrmaxstorey]

www.ebay.com/itm/PETCOCK-FUEL-COCK-ASSEMBLY-YAMAHA-YX600-RADIAN-600-GAS-TANK-SHUTOFF-SWITCH-VALVE-/370675170097?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3AYamaha|Model%3ARadian+600&hash=item564df63b31&vxp=mtr

[@grahammackenzie4032]

mrmaxstorey Thanks for the quick reply. I was hoping to dig up one of the stock units (vacuum actuated). But maybe it's time to just grab one of those ebay ones. Cheers graham

[@mrmaxstorey]

Graham Mackenzie Those are harder to come by but they can still be had. I will sometimes look on yamaha forums, or do a nationwide craigslist search for someone parting out a radian, and see if they will ship a part to me

[@grahammackenzie4032]

That's a good idea. Thanks for the tip. Cheers, Graham

[@rwdh199]

+Graham Mackenzie FYI to anyone curious, if you happen to have an original Radian petcock and can't find a rebuild kit, there are several bikes out there that have the same seals. The best one is the 1988-1998 Yamaha XV750 Virago; diaphragm, gas tank ring, 5-hole rubber ring and associated o-ring that sits above it and faceplate screws all are the exact same as an original Radian. Other similarities are the 82-83 XJ750, the 84-85 FJ600 and the FZ600. Goodluck on your petcock / rebuild kits.

[@mrmaxstorey]

Haha yeah I used to do it, and I do it a lot more in my series videos where I reference different things while fixing a bike. I should go back through an annotate all my videos, perhaps one lazy sunday I'll get on it

[@mrmaxstorey]

I never had time to put in the 102's, it was running fairly decent on the 108s, if a bit rich, and that was good enough for my buyer. As far as this cover, it could very likely be your oil sensor, take a little video of it leaking and send it to me, or at least email me a picture.

[@bhills73]

I should have thought of that originally, I will post something. don't sit and wait for it, it may take some time to get a good enough camera. thank you in advance, billy

[@mrmaxstorey]

Right on yeah I'll put something out in a bit

[@brettb86]

so slick. makin it look so easy!

[@mrmaxstorey]

Awesome repair!

[@TheFlyingHat]

Max, please keep feeding my addiction!

[@ultimaterunner08]

I have the exact same bike, my problem is the stator tho.

[@thisisunreal1]

Nice, clean bike.

[@mrmaxstorey]

Thanks Mark

[@mrmaxstorey]

Haha I think we all wish we had a RD350 right about now

[@mrmaxstorey]

Exactly right, my man

[@mrmaxstorey]

That was one of the more expensive bikes Ive bought, usually its much less

[@billnolan1411]

Are these Radians supposed to be good bikes?

[@mrmaxstorey]

Bill Nolan Yes indeed

[@edm9063]

i got a 86 and i love it so much.

[@maxm.9511]

oh great, even one in as good a shape as, say you got your radian?

[@DH-mf2lv]

Can you explain all the different settings on the pet cock? Thanks

[@mrmaxstorey]

Hey check out my petcock video on the channel, I show how it all works

[@mrmaxstorey]

Craigslist mostly, or word of mouth

[@williamgroebe]

BTW. You've probably already done this and I missed it, but think about during the video, putting up links of old vids which explain things more in depth. Like in this video when you talk about cleaning the carbs, put a link up to the vid you did on cleaning carbs, so people can jump to that if they're interested. I've seen it on other YT channels and found it helpful. But then again, that'll take more of your time sitting in front of a computer to do it. ...boo

[@mrmaxstorey]

Sold it, unfortunately

[@mrmaxstorey]

It was a fairly pricey one at $400

[@mrmaxstorey]

Maybe, but probably not. Its more common to have two unrelated problems

[@DKF22]

wow just 400 bux! lucky uuu

[@mrmaxstorey]

No prob Im a bigtime enabler

[@AdventuresofaGeek]

Great video ^_^

[@mrmaxstorey]

Under $350 generally

[@terryseiger1220]

Thanks

[@mrmaxstorey]

Umm, well yeah if you felt like it...

[@HartfordHD125]

By the way, $400 was a real bargain. You would pay a lot more in Britain !

[@mrmaxstorey]

That one was $400

[@petervanlbm5301]

nice

[@mrmaxstorey]

quite possibly

[@ethereous]

Very quiet video....awesome tho.