What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Very nice!

 

Checked and adjusted tire pressure, always a tremendous PITA. I wish I had a compressor that didn't screw onto the valve.

 

Beautiful looking bike you have there!

A trailer is no place to keep such a prize specimen. Get out and RIDE

 

Yesterday in 95' air temperature with a heat index of around 100' F. I rode the 83 XJ650R Seca on an Advanced Riders Course. The bike rode like a dream, not over heating, braking well, and I did not drop the bike in the tight low and high speed maneuvers. I drank over 3 liters of water without revealing myself, shirt was soaked when I got home,

 

Great for you on the advanced course, I love those classes and try to take one about every three to five yrs.

 

Tires and a good check over first. And then...

 

Oh! I'd been puzzling at why I never have vibration in my handlebars without anything like this, then I remembered: I added rubber washers from home Depot. They were just $0.80 each, bought half a dozen, put two under my risers and one under the tree.

Depending on how your handlebars are attached, it's likely worth doing.

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.716-rubber-washer-1od-116thk.1000147912.html

Those where the ones I think. Readily available at hardware stores.

 

Thank you. I'm going to try that as well. New grips helped a lot already, but the washers should reduce high frequency buzz.

 

Had to drop my bike off for a rear tire on Friday... threads popping through the tread (Or lack thereof)

 

Yowser, glad you are getting it replaced.

I found a nail in a perfectly good tire while cleaning, adjusting the chain, but tire had not yet lost pressure. Thank God for chain drive so I found it in the garage rather than at 65mph!

 

Rode the turbo 30 miles very early Sunday morning. I wanted to ride further but my left knee was screaming for relief! I'm 6 ft tall and while this bike perfectly fits my 5'-4" girlfriend, it's too cramped for me but it's a blast to ride when the boost needle is swinging past 15PSI!!



jeff

 

Sadness! Got out this evening for the nightly ride to work, and after starting was greeted by angry OIL indicator. Shut her down, popped up onto the center stand and sure enough, practically no oil. This is curious as it doesn't burn oil or leak...

Well, didn't leak.

I didn't have time to find exactly where it's leaking from - it's left side for sure, appears to be from the left side transmission cover, as the bottom half of the engine on that side is just soaked in oil.

Upside is, on Thursday I ordered a complete engine gasket kit, so as long as this is just a (severely) failed gasket I should be up and running again soon.

 

My Bike's Ready!!!

 

I took mine home at lunch and drove the car back because they were predicting rain. Now it cleared off completely.

If I had ridden my cycle, it probably would have poured cats and dogs!

 

oil drain plug can leak replace the crush washer. oil filter housing can leak use a smear of black rtv to seal it apply it let set up and torque it down to proper setting.
oil sensor can leak it has an o ring.
for those with a mechanical tach the part in the head can leak replace the 2 orings.

shifter seal, out put shaft seal. list goes on
then it could be the valve guide seals too

 

rain suit comes in handy. does not work well for falling cats and dogs

 

I'm not worried about me getting wet, I don't want to have to wash and polish my shiny bike!

 

That's why I don't shine my bike.

 

being as I replaced my front brakes I realized that the left caliper is not working.
Decided to take it apart in the hopes that it just needs a good cleaning.
Currently unable to get the pressure cups to pop out, any suggestions?
I do have them soaking in PB cleaner currently.

 

Hy i have a problem with my valve cover gasket,few months back i change it and till now i make with bike 35 km and yesterday i start the bike and live it for running becouse i like to set carbs and after a few minuts one of half moon of the valve cover gasket came out that soo much that start to leake oil out,and idea?
When ji reasemble the gasket few months back i was doing like say and show in one thread here.