Motorcyclist Online Homepage Subscribe Now

1998 Yamaha Xvs65 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall

Read the complete details of this Xvs65 recall issued on Jul 20, 1992 by the NHTSA, including the number of motorcycles affected, consequence, proposed solution from Yamaha, and more.
Get free and easy new car price quote in minutes.
Latest News
 
Andretti and Hayden Swap Rides
As certified velocity junkies, most of us would probably donate a kidney to dance with Nicky Hayden's AMA Superbike Champion Honda RC51, or bounce Michael Andretti's 900-horsepower, 245-mph Champ Car... more
 
2002 Triumph TT600 Motorcycle Test
The only non-Japanese entrant in the world 600-class sportbike sales derby would've had the most inauspicious start of any bike in memory were it not for the amazingly awful V-Due, which bankrupted... more
 
2002 Ducati 998
How many trips have we made to the thesaurus over the years in the search for apt descriptors for Ducati's 851/996 family of L-twin desmo engines? Thousands: Lusty, sensual, throbbing, delicious,... more
 
2002 Honda Interceptor
Way back in 1998, we initiated a shitestorm of biblical proportions by decreeing the Honda Interceptor as the Motorcycle of the Year. Why the fuss? Because that year the Yamaha YZF-R1 debuted, also.... more
 
How-to: Shock replacement
Sooner or later, you'll want to remove your sportbike's stock shock--maybe to replace it with an often superior aftermarket item or to send it to a tuner for a rebuild and revalve job. Either way,... more
 
2003 Aprilia Tuono R Motorcycle Preview
We've ridden Aprilia's new Tuono R a lot these last few weeks, and let us say right here and now that we officially love it. It's wild, it's nasty, it's fun.... more
 
The Apollo
When Ducati's new 990cc desmosedici MotoGP racer competed for the first time at Suzuka this April in the hands of Troy Bayliss and Loris Capirossi, it represented the end of a 40-year odyssey for the... more
 
2004 Victory Kingpin
Like a busload of errant conventioneers pulling up at the Palomino Club, we absolutely love Vegas--the Victory Vegas V-twin cruiser, that is. We raved about the thing after our first ride last fall,... more
 
Motorcyclist Message Boards
Hey Surfers.... We've finally gotten with the program, and have just installed our very own Motorcyclist Message Boards on the site. (You'll see them about halfway down the menu at the left.) We... more
 
Multistrada vs.The World!
WE'VE SEEN THAT FACE BEFORE. You're looking at this curious red motorcycle like a dog that smells bacon but sees an empty frying pan. Don't worry. The Multistrada gets a lot of that. OK, so what is a... more
Motorcyclist Blogs
 
Act Your Age
There are three words I'm training my doctor not to use, but they still lead off most of his monologs on caffeine, porterhouse steak, dirt bikes and dragging one knee on the ground. "At your age..."... more
 
Dust Never Sleeps
There's always something else. Especially around this joint, where everyone wants everything yesterday. It's all singing, all dancing, all the time. Redline seems to be the requisite engine speed.... more
 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
I rode a scooter home last night. Emphasis on night, as in dark, as in nobody saw me. You can't prove it. ... more
 
INTERMOT HOTTIES
The most beautiful young women this side of a Paris catwalk ... more
 
BMW F 800 GS delayed due to sibling popularity
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - January 24, 2008... Motorcycle enthusiasts eagerly awaiting the arrival of BMW's new F 800 GS will need to be a bit more patient, as production of the middleweight dual-purpose... more
 
BMW Motorcycles: The Name equals Change. Part V
So what about the numerous model codes that we have also become acquainted with over the years, such as R, RS, S, CS, C, CL, GS, RT, RS, GT and LT? ... more
 
BMW Motorcycles: The Name equals Change. Part IV
The decision of BMW to produce motorcycles with in-line engines saw the bikes in these model series receive a totally separate designation. ... more
 
BMW Motorcycles: The Name equals Change. Part III
BMW took the new instructions as the signal to introduce a new internal naming system. ... more
 
BMW Motorcycles: The Name equals Change. Part II
BMW acted to simplify the system in the mid-1920s. The references to the number of cylinders and model series were abandoned. Now the only entry in front of the project number was to denote an... more
 
BMW Motorcycles: The Name equals Change. Part I
Ever wondered how BMW motorcycles get their names? The history of the nomenclature for aero engines, motorcycles and cars is marked on the one hand by enduring lines, and on the other by surprising... more
Motorcyclist Forums
 
History-making MotoGP Official Test in Qatar lights up 2008 preseason
MotoGP history will be made this Thursday in Qatar, as the Losail International Circuit plays host to the World Championship's first ever full night test. Two days of premier class testing from... more
 
Ducati Xerox Team Information - Phillip Island
Phillip Island (Australia) Thursday 28th February: Troy Bayliss and Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) have landed in Australia and are ready for another great weekend of racing after making such a... more
 
AMA Flat Track Championship adds two events for 2008
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -AMA Racing announced today that two new events have been added to the 2008 AMA Flat Track Championship schedule. For the first time, Grove City, Ohio (July 11-12), and Billings,... more
 
Discounted Motorcycles in LA
Does any one in here know what the best place or places to go in Los Angeles where the i can find a good bike at a good price?? I am gonna be taking the classes soon and i would like to know what the... more
 
Prumm anticipates exciting 2008 campaign
[IMG] will be a big season in the short but spectacular career of double Women's World Cup winner Katherine... more
 
Red Bull AMA US Rookies Cup Test Day 1
[IMG] California (February 26, 2008) -- The Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup began its inaugural... more
 
Chris Carr Visits Indy Mile
(INDIANAPOLIS) Seven-time AMA Flat Track Champion Chris Carr paid a visit to the Indiana State Fairgrounds on February 18 with representatives of The Promotion Company-Family Events, promoters of... more
 
GlobeRiders Informational Dispatch
[IMG] winter begins to loosen its grip here in the Pacific Northwest, our thoughts (and your's too I'm sure), turn... more
 
How to meet find rides and meet bikers!
If you haven't been to Motorcycle Syndicate yet, you are missing out!!! The site is laid out much like Myspace, but is nothing but Bikers! Check it out at... more
 
Get Adobe Flash player