What did you do to your Yamaha today?

I put a new master cylinder on my XJ650. I also cleaned out and put a
new kit into the wheel cylinder. Cleaned all the lines and the manifold.
Had the usual fun with bleeding the air out of the system but ok now.

 

OK, so technically, it was Saturday.......rode the heck out of my turbo. Love seeing the boost gage ripping over 5 then 10 then 15 psi as the speed compresses time....exponentially. It doesn't have the low end rip your guts out grunt of my resprocketed Vstrom 1000 nor the high rpm zip of my H2's....just very smooth, very deceiving, very quiet get up and GO!

Nuff work, now it's time to enjoy the other part of owning....riding!

jeff

 

Oil change, new filter. Replaced cracked engine cover from the PO dropping the bike. Painted and installed OEM footpegs. Removed pinstripes installed by PO. Re-wired fuse box and misc electrical connections. Waiting for seat to be returned from Sargents.

 

snuck in and watched them hibernating........didn't make any noise, so they didn't wake up. I think one farted in it's sleep, though, that almost made me giggle.

Dave

 

New battery, new battery cables.. cleaned up a little bit of that birds nest of a wiring mess these bikes are.

 

That did make me giggle....

 

I bought a triple tree from an '83 650 and a round headlight to replace the rectangular beast. I also got some new fuel line and a filter. I have many parts from Chacal ready to be installed this weekend. I also got an exhaust off an '82 Seca to scavange the exhaust pipes and collector box.

- New washers for the cam cover
- Oil level sender rubber ring
- New fuse box

Time to get her back up and running.

 

If yesterday counts I put on some bar end mirrors on the new drag bars.
http://s538.photobucket.com/albums/ff34 ... f6f0a5.jpg

 

So I finally got my brake lines from Rennsportsautoparts dot com.....

not sure I can recommend them, not sure I can't. The brake lines are awesome... It took over 2 weeks to get them though they were supposedly shipped the day after I ordered them. They were shipped from canada....... But my handlebar camera mount came from Australia in 4 days.

Then, they forgot the bike cover I also ordered... so who knows how long til that gets here, another 2 weeks?

Again, awesome looking brake lines, all the parts, brass washers, and a sticker for the tool box.... Just damn long time to get them... Horrible customer service, and they forgot the bike cover. Guess for the price savings, the 15 I saved is what it cost to pay for someone to have a clue.



The brake lines are awesome

 

(Actually did this yesterday)
Looked at the oil window
Looked in the tank to see how much petrol was in it. Even though I knew there were 4.5 gallons in it. Old habits die hard.
Turned the key.
Hit the starter button.
Went for a ride.
Enjoyed the results of all my work over the last couple of snowy months.

 

Here is what I did to my XJ 550 yesterday.....
1. Rebuilt Front Forks.
2. Changed the Rear Brake Shoes.
3. Adjusted the chain tension.
4. Cleaned the chain.
5. Replaced the cut off / starter switch.
6. change the oil and filter.
7. Installed an in line fuel filter.
8. Lubed my blinker switchs (electric spray cleaner).
9. Hooked up a quick disconnect to my battery.
10. Installed a new leather tool pouch on the front forks.
Getting her ready for some nice weather!

 

Ripped into and took out the harness and a myriad of other items in hopes that tomorrow I might be able to pull the motor for paint.

 

Rode her for the first time with no issues finally!

 

Changed the spark plugs, oil, and installed a new choke cable. She fired right up and purred like a kitten! I still need to watch to see if I'm getting fuel in the oil though. Going to rebuild and sync the carbs soon. Hoping to get new tires and rear brakes this week sometime. It seems to run better on the reserve tank than on, would that be a petcock issue or vacuum?

 

If you had petrol in the crankcase, double check your air filter too.

The valve runs off vacuum in both ON and RES so I wouldn't think that would be a vacuum issue, but I'm new to this style of petcock so I'm not sure.

Did you check the valve for proper operation? Should only free-flow in PRI

Another thing it might be is the screen in the tank attached to the petcock being blocked.

I am assuming you have more than a half gallon of petrol in the tank.

 

Removed the rear wheel in preparation for some new components



The rear chain tension plate was broken when I bough the bike. The PO put a metal plate over it which worked just fine. New one is inbound.



New chain and sprockets inbound! I could just tell with the constant need for tightening and more than half a tooth exposure upon chain yank in the rear that it was ready to go. Better safe than sorry.



This axle nut has been pretty man handled -- fresh one on the way

 

Tinted turn signals and break light!

 

Went for a ride... Learned that the bigger the rain drop, the more it hurts at 70mph

 

I hooked up some running lights on the XJ 650 Maxim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwXt8g-J5Uw

 

ummmm i started it and now fuel is dumping out the drive shaft boot... HELP!!