Restoration

[G-Man]

Friend gave me a 1998 yamaha big bear for may nephews , that was literally sitting in a ditch for 3 years he knows of... was told it needed brakes by guy that gave it to him.  Knew it was a project but it's free.

Well motor was stuck, pull start filled with mud and water, got big bar on clutch and got.motor to turn , so downloaded service manual , and tested every electric component, start button was bad as was brake switch.  Jumped starter and it turned so , turned to carburetor.. was worse I've ever seen, jello chunks of gas.. crazy , 2 cans of carb cleaner and it looked good. Gas tank was same way flushed it many times with hot water and soap. .  Unbelievably  it started and ran. 

Looked at throttle not.even a cable for it.. the internal spring and choke on carb were stuck and corroded bad.  Even though we got it freed up it was easier and cheaper to buy a new carb. , once that was in we tested it with a wire pulled by hand , and it moved and went thru gears no problem. 

Rear brakes were froze as was hand cable, got.new shoes and freed them up ( nephews became good at polishing and greasing rear brake  shaft)  new cable ,  on to the front end what a mess ... needs all new or rebuild wheel cylinders and both sides need wheel bearings. As well as a new master cylinder..  more parts ordered and waiting for them to come along with missing air cleaner parts and filter, new grips and start switch assembly.  But so far has been a good weekend project with the nephews

Hope to have it all fixed up and done by labor day. even though old carb worked , to rebuild throttle control on it would.of cost more than a new one..even added a fuel filter It didnt have.

missing the guts in one wheel cylinder..smh.

was able to remove racks ,make one down leg and weld it on and straightened them out and repainted. Plastic is in remarkably good shape as is seat.  We also removed electric for light bar and an old plow set up... 

 

 

Edited August 30, 2020 by G-Man

[Jeremy K]

Those small engines are so tough , you almost have to try to make one not run. 

[SportsmanNH]

Nice job G-Man ! Cant wait to see the completed restoration. 

[ny hunter]

looks like a bit of work and you  got a decent quad..........

[GreeneHunter]

Looks like a nice project ... good luck on the restoration ! Well worth it !

[Nytracker]

Nice ... alot of work .. looks like fun . Must have a finish to the story.

[Modern hillbilly]

Looking good!

[rob-c]

That’s why I love my Yamahas. Nice project to restore.