My 82 XJ650 with 28K miles consistently delivered 47 mpg last year in mixed city / highway riding. I am pleased with that performance.
Contact Hogfiddles, he worked great for me to provide a few shims as trade-ins. great service
82 XJ650J, 28K miles. The bike has run well in the 5 years I've had it, always plenty of power and compression, but I always wondered if I could...
agreed - start with the proper tools
This subject has been widely covered in other forums. Consensus is don't use any oil that says "energy conserving" on the label, as the additives...
I disassembled the speedometer and removed the reed switch out of the way. Reassembled the speedometer and while there is a slight ticking sound...
So what's the fix to eliminate the ticking noise ? bend the reed switch out to the way from the flywheel inside the speedometer housing ? it's...
Do yourself a favor and get a new filter bolt - that one looks sad and abused.
Re: Winter Project: Engine Removal - What to buy 4 reinstall For starters anything rubber such as engine mount vibration isolators would be my choice
Check into "Marvel Mystery Oil"
Its a different valve cover gasket design for 81 (paper) vs 82 (rubber). For paper gaskets use Permatex flexible gasket sealer on one side of th...
Same here - I think the cast Motion Pro tool has some tolerances which make successful use kinda "iffy". Funny that it consistenly works fine on 6...
On my bike I have the same problem - the forward side of the airbox seems to have relaxed inwards a bit over the years. Being plastic with 4 big...
Before doing all this work, you say that you changed the oil and then determined that the clutch slips - what kind of oil did you use ? car oil or...
