You're right bigfitz52, I did go down and pay them a visit. I asked them if they had synced the carbs and the guy said he had. I didnt ask them...
Installation of a set of new spark plugs solved the whole problem. Engine runs like a top now! Problem solved!...
Wow, listing the receipt items didnt turn out how I spaced them and typed them....sorry about that. It bunched it all together....
Thanks MiCarl.......You have a very good point! You're right. I think I was just relieved that I found a place that didnt tell me "I'd just buy a...
Ok, I finally took my 1982 XJ650 Maxim down to a shop named All Season's Motorsports here in Bellevue, Nebraska and they got it running for me,...
Well I took off the gas tank again and looked through as much wire harness as I could with the heat out there. I did find a couple of things that...
Ok, so I went to every auto parts store and had no luck finding a small blade type fuse box. I found one on ebay with 4 way blade fuse terminals....
Thanks all, RickCoMatic where did you get the fuse box shown in the picture? That looks nice and clean. I was also chatting with a guy who has...
Thanks for the friendly advise! Let me only say this.....I was at work while typing my last post and I am not suppose to be on the computer there...
Thanks for the replies. The fuse blows when I turn the bike on and hit the starter button. It doesnt make a sound or even try to start...Its like...
Very nice bike.....Yeah I would lose the tassles and flames also. I also have an 82 which I am still working on. One of the first things I did...
Ok, here is the readers digest of it all so far! I bought my 82 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim about 2 years ago. I test drove it when I bought it and it...