that clattering jag 340 sound is the sound of my youth and 1st sled a 79 jag 340 fan

Back in about 2005 I was given a 1976 Jag 2000 275FA for free. Non running but in great shape. I found a loose wire and rode the hell out of it for a season (My only ride that year) and sold it the following year for $200. I did nothing else to it except fix that loose wire. It topped out at about 45mph, had no heated grips, and I froze my digits off every time I went out, but it was a blast!

@RussellMakes

8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome 🙌

Good fix. I had a 76' Jag 2000. Black with Gray graphics.

That's my first sled. So reliable and great on gas. It's not fast but you can throw it around in the trails. Good find

Thanks for this video I have the same sled and having similar problems

Love this build can't wait to see her run🎉❤

Awesome. Oh boy do I have flashbacks of my neighbour leaving his Jag outside with the keys when he went on vacation. yeehaaa

Had a lot of fun on the 2 jags we had. Loved riding them but not so much fixing them.

Cool recovery. Now, right now, before you forget...... run so fuel stabilizer through it and then empty that gas tank (or whatever your process is to mothball) so it will be fresh and ready to enjoy this fall when the flurries begin. 👍👍😎👍👍. I always tell myself I will run the stabilizer through the carb and empty the tank when the riding is over. Then I never do, and of course have to fiddle with it when it's time to use the machine again.

@RussellMakes

Жыл бұрын

Wise words. Cheers

She runs!

That 8:40 splice looks like a knob & tube joint. Are there any old electricians in your family?

@RussellMakes

Жыл бұрын

Maybe one or two 😁

Sucks that we here in Northern Germany hardly ever get real snow. Atleast not in the last years. But that thing rips. Really nice video. Does the Jag fit on the Kei truck?

@RussellMakes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I haven’t tried hauling the Jag with the kei truck…I’m sure there’s a way

@glenmallory9982

8 ай бұрын

I used to haul 340 FC in an extended Pontiac Montana. Installed a fuel shut off valve on the tank so I wouldn’t pass out from fumes, left one of rear vent windows open a crack just in case. Had to remove the hood before loading it. Then sat it on an old cover across the seat. Good times.

@glenmallory9982

6 ай бұрын

Btw I find that most of the complaints about Jags can be sourced to the facts that these sleds in this chassis were made from 1975 to 1981. That’s more than 40 years ago. Anyone who thinks a 40 year old machine isn’t going to need a proper going through is dreaming. Unless it dropped out from a 1978 Time warp, no matter who made it, you start at the front bumper and go through it to the back bumper. Once that’s DONE, these make great vintage riders or a great kids trainer. Just my two cents, your mileage may vary. 😉