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new Xj 700 Maxim X owner question.

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by mkabrown, Sep 4, 2008.

  1. mkabrown

    mkabrown New Member

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    I recently got my first bike. A 1986 XJ700 Maxim X. Only 4000 original miles and garaged year round. Not bad, eh? Anyway, never having owned a bike before I am learning as I go. I am sure this is not supposed to happen though. On the front fork there is what I believe is the dust seal. It is a chrome piece that goes over the oil seal for the fork and there is one on each side of the front fork. Both of them are loose and ride up the fork when I ride it. Is it supposed to be secured to the oil seal somehow? Gasket sealant perhaps? Thank you very much for any help that is given and I hope that I am being descriptive enough.
    www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/parts/home.aspx ---is the link to Yamaha's part page for reference.
    Thanks again.
     
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    schooter Active Member

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    lol dude, it does it on mine too, but im pretty sure they're fine, lol ur jsut as much of a worry wart as i am. may i ask how much u paid for it? i paid 1550 for mine with 23K miles, and prob not as nice as urs. but they mite not move well if glued, cuz both of mine are loose, you'd think that one of ours may be glued down, especially urs, it is kinda annoying tho at low speeds to hear that chink and clang, i was like wtf is up wiht my bike. Oh ya my seal leaks on a fork and i need a clutch rebuild, so if you paid like 2300 for it i wouldnt feel bad. and your is an x, sigh, nice find man
     
  3. mkabrown

    mkabrown New Member

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    Believe it or not I paid $1200. I am good friends with the original owner (current Harley owner) and I bought it from his father. Dad has owned it for 20 years and only put 1000 miles on it. Little bit of surface rust that comes right off with light steel wool. Black and chrome looks great man. Been thinking about a bike for a long time and this is definately the right bike at the right time. Sorry dude.
     
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    lol man ur sooo lucky dude. i really wanted this bike, so i asked the guy if he wanted to sell it whe nit wasnt for sale, so it was more of a sellers market lol, i got him down 250 tho. The maxim is a beast, i love how it sounds, may be my mufflers, they're honda's, but ya, where do u live man? maybe we can ride
     
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    and welcome to the site, its a great trouble shooting place and good way to get parts, if u ever need anything, ask chacel before u go to a deal he's cheaper, but if ur not a do-it yourselfer like me, im only 17 and i dont usually have time, then take to dealer, or get parts from chacel and take to dealer., ya man theres about 5 guys i know on here with the same bikes as ours.
     
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    RickCoMatic Well-Known Member

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    Those Dust Seals are pressed-in and held in place by a protuberance on the outside diameter of the Dust Cover.
    When those little raised paprts get worn-out ... the Duct Cover isn't going to stay put.

    Smear a light coat of Black RTV on all along the shouldered edge that inserts into the Fork Tube.
    Simple as that. And a whole lot easier than pulling the Fork Tube to put on a New one that might do the same thing after a few hundred miles.
     
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    Thank you so much Rick. i really appreciate it. Schooter, check back. I'll be in touch.
     
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    Those are supose to have clips that hold them in place. If you go the Bikebandit.com you can get the part or perhaps Chacal may have them. If fact Gamaru has a how-to that show similar clips, but there are clips that hold them in place.

    Congrats on the bike. Great bike to start out on and great bike to stay with.
     
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    It's called a snap ring.
     
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    Thanks to you too Gerry!
     
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    Sorry to be thick, but what is Chacal? Person? Website? Business? How do I get in touch? Thank you again for the help.
     
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    Mine don't ride up at all on my X. I have accidentally bumped them while working around the bike and moved them but they never move on there own.
     
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    Hrmph. I was wondering this very same thing. I was getting used to the idea that they just sat there at idle for decoration, only to find out that they *are* supposed to be stationary. Hell, even one of the articles for the bike had a reviewer mention that they moved. Now I gotta see about getting some clips for those... and a new clutch lever...
     
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    chlcel is a person, if you go to his post in buy trade, swap, etc he has a huge catelog posted, or you can simply create a post or pm him, maybe the post could read: Chacel, i need to buy a part from you, something like that, idk he'll be in touch.
     
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    You're close, but you missed your closing bracket. The code should look like this:
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    [quote="RickCoMatic"]Smear a light coat of Black RTV on all along the shouldered edge...[/quote]
    ...which will produce a quote box like this:
    Hope that helps.
     
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    It was a little wierd riding around with those flying up. So I re-attached mine a few months ago with RTV like Rickomatic is saying. This repair seems to be holding up well.
     
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    Thank you all so much for the thoughts.
     
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    I don't think anyone every answered what RTV is - maybe it's obvious to everyone but me (I'm learning all about Motorcycle's too). It stands for Real Time Vulcanization and is similar to the familiar silicone caulk. Only real difference I am aware of is that it usually withstands high temperatures making it useful for creating gaskets.

    I had to use the same stuff on my Maxim-X fork seal covers (which is what I thought they were called).

    BTW..sounds like you got a steal on your Maxim-X...wow 4k miles..mine has over 34k and I paid around $1300.0 and I'm certain it has way more blemishes than yours. But that's pretty much the going rate for a bike that size/age around here.
     
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    ya, i went to a hardware store the other day and asked if they had any rtv stuff, all they had was a blue tube, and im like oh jeez, ive got s loads of this stuff at the farm, black too, just never paid attention to what the tube said.
     
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    Thanks for the suggestions and tip in this thread. My seal covers do the exact same thing. I'll try the RTV trick when I work on the bike next.
     
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    Okay smarty (Robert) <grin>...

    Told you I was learning....thanks for not making me look to silly.
     
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    Hey, I am a returning owner on a XJ Bike had a brand new one, 1982 xj750, sold in 85 for what I paid for it..hadn't ridden since.....till I found a 1985 XJ700 with 2200 miles on it. Had a couple of small sratches on the tank, clutch cover and right fork, and a lot of dust and mud dobber nests in every nook and cranny. Hey, You all wont believe how cheap I cam out with this one after all was said and done. Runs great but the fork seal covers has driven me nuts too.

    I am going to follow your lead and use some black silicone glue too to hold them down...They simply can not be reseated as the bike is,,,,maybe when I change the fork oil I can get them to stay as designed.

    The other thing that was a little discerning was a squeek in the front wheel. Changed the front bearings and polished the axil to new condition....still a squeek.....Had it been a chirp I would have went to the brakes right away....I used some brake dressing on the front disks and the squeek went flying away.

    Anyone have a sweet fix for the vibration that occurs at speeds from 50 to 60 mph and just disappears.?.....this is the speed range I like to cruse and would like to reduce wear and tear on my butt and hands.

    A XJer in South Carolina
     
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    Vibration is harmonic of the engine. Some have said more of the small rubber blocks in the fins reduces it some. Mine is at 60 - I just live with it by going faster :lol:
     
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    A few months back I put some silicone on them to hold them in place on my 86 XJ and this repair seems to work just fine. They are still in place.
     
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    Same here. I used black silicon on the top of the rubber seal and pushed the metal cover on top. Held it there for a little bit and let it dry overnight. Been a couple weeks and over 300 miles of riding and it has been fine so far.
     

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