What did you do to your Yamaha today?

If someone wants it (less the windscreen itself) they're more than welcome to it. I got it free, so certainly don't mind passing it on. Prolly be a PITA to ship but I'm sure there's a good way to do it.

 

Off to Vintage Bike show tomorrow in Paris (Ontario, not the lesser important Paris..) tomorrow. Hoping to meet Simmy and a few other XJrs. Check the bikes, share stories and learn from the experience

 

Post pics! Share the experience with those of us stuck at home

 

Where's the XJs? Haven't seen one. Still looking for Simmy if you're here.

 

Replaced fork fluid today. I did not have 'extra set of hands' to press down on cap while removing clip.

Instead I used a long piece of quarter round molding. With bike on center stand, I used the molding to press down on the fork cap, then jammed the other end of molding against garage ceiling. Worked great to hold down fork cap while removing or replacing spring clip. The flex of the molding kept pressure on the cap.

 

Installed my new brake rotors. Then, I started reassembling each carb, broke a starter valve seat, ordered a replacement from Chacal, and finished assembling what I could of the carbs.

Cleaned up and took the wife out to our local for burgers and beer.

 

Adjusted the front end, swapped out my signals for the tiny little LED indicators; repositioned them and the headlights.

Started building mounting brackets for my soon-to-be windshield. No idea how well it's going to work out, but hopeful. Aluminum brackets from the headlight to the lower edge of the wndscreen, threaded rod from P-clamps on the handlebars to the mid sides.

Wasn't going to do the windshield thing, but I do 50km at highway speeds every day, and I'm a big guy. Tired of being a sail

 

Yesterday i change front oil fork,cut rear spring and put rear front for 2cm lower,make a ear sync carb ,and then i go for a ride .i make 30 km,realy nice when you ride.

 

Finished the windscreen mounts, test fit the system (all good!) and painted the parts.

 

I pulled the deck off, scraped it down, washed it, and sprayed a coat of primer on.

No, wait....that was the mower

 

It needs a pod filter! You know it does. All the cool mowers have pods.

 

My bike was running unusually well this last week. I had to make an unplanned stop for gas at an Esso station yesterday and now it isn't running as well again. I'll have to check my bank statement to see where I had filled up the time before.

 

Well, after having yet another bowl overflow, finally changed ALL the needles and wet set... and I'm now just another in the long list of carb test stand builders...

 

I don't know why people on this forum say "it's no problem". This process was maddening for me. I feel like every time I moved my clear plastic tube the gas level would be +5mm above the bowl line or -5mm below the bowl line. It never stayed. Good luck. Also, pick a damn color already -- what's with all those samples.

 

I made a 3 hour round-trip so I could fix my son's truck (again). I'm very thankful for hydration bladders, shaved ice stands, and the relatively cool winds fom early-evening thunderstorms.

 

Laughing my ass off.... that's my wife from the last five years. And I STILL have a bedroom and bathroom to pick a color and paint.

 

when you finish painting it time to sell the house

 

you lift the hose fuel level above the fuel level in the carbs it forces fuel back into the bowls.
what are you using for a fuel supply to the carbs when you wet set?

 

So I am trying to rebuild calipers?
The one in my left hand poped right out with a little air pressure
Now the one in my right hand is it supposed to come out as well?
I am asking because the rebuild kit comes with two sets of new rubbers (LOL) and only 1 dust cover for the bleeding screw.
In my mind that would mean that both sides get new rubbers.
However in the book it only shows one side being replaced.
Yeah I may be overthinking this

 

There are two rubber rings for each caliper. One is the piston seal, the other is a dust cover. They're not exactly the same, so it matters which goes where.

You'll notice, looking inside the caliper once the piston is out, there's two channels inside the bore.