my xj 550

hi im new and im from mexico. i bought a yamaha seca and i love it. here asre some pictures.i hope to see critics .











i took off the atari and i think it look better, more ´´clean´´

 

...........dude.............

 

hey, what's that bike in the rear shot of your ride? it think it says "Italika" on the case.
anyways....looks like you're enjoying the bike but you should buy some new tires, you don't want to damage that nice looking accessory on the back of your bike!

 

haha thank you, and yes i need a new tires its on the next step, right now the bike is in the body shop. and the other bike is an ´´italika´´ its a mexican motorcycle its really cheap, there is 150cc and onloy cost 1400 dlls aprox (brand new) its year 2009. and yes i had a great times whit my seca and i hope i will have more.

 

here are some updates of my xj

 

Good going!
I am going to take a stab at painting my own next month.
Like the single speedo gauge on there.
Have fun and do GET A TIRE SOON!

 

I want an italika bike. Sounds like something fun to play around on.

 

Well it looks like you are really enjoying your bike, as you should because its looking good now too. A couple of more questions than critiques though, first I have a 650 so im not sure what the chrome piece on the left side cover is so I was curious as to its purpose. Secondly it looks like you are missing a sissy bar/ grab bar, even in the original pictures so I was wondering if you were going to replace that. If not you could fill the holes to make the body more streamline. Its looking good though. Best of luck!

 

That's not a 550 Seca tail section;

what bike is the tail section from?

 

well the tail section is from a suzuki GS550ES. and the chrome part on the side is a cover is for the ignition key, so when i am whit a passenger ,the passenger dont hit the key whit the leg. the sissy bar/ grab bar i am looking for and i don´t have lucky enough. the next step is the tire i´m on the merket for it. thanks for your post´s.

 

nice lookin ride!
How do the pod air filters work?
Also noticed you have a 4 into 1 exhaust did they modify the carbs when they put the exhaust system on it?

 

well. the motorcycle i bought whit the 4-1. i don´t know if the old owner did the mod. when i put the pods i didn´t do any modification. i want to know where here in mexico can do allthe carb work to make better and make a smoth ride. one of the problem that actually have mi xj is that the iddle iths poor. i mean the motorcycle if i don´t acelerate the motorcycle shut down. do anyone knows what parts of the carb i have to replace??? and a how to?? thakyou in advance

 

jorge - you will get a lot of responses to this but I will be the first to tell you -NO pods! Unless you are racing or you are the kind of person that enjoys constantly tweaking your bike - you will be in for a never ending battle with trying to get your bike to run correctly with pods.

The idea of pods is to give you the greatest performance at one throttle setting - wide open. Getting carbs with pods to operate correctly throughout a wide range of operating conditions will require a great deal of time. If you want to be successful - you will definitely be tweaking more than riding.

On my two cylinder Triumph I spent an entire riding season tweaking and was not able to get them really dialed in until I finally went to a guru with a dyno.

Your best bet is going to be to keep your eye open for a set of carbs and an air box off of ebay and start over again.

 

I agree, NO PODS! Sorry but it IS more trouble than you probably want.
As for the carbs, how good of a mechanic are you?......No Really!!??

If you are good and have a good translator to help you, there are many threads on this site that can help you out.
Chacal is a great source for reasonably priced parts.

You will need some specialized tools like a sync stick, a color tune, and a YICS tool, you will also need a small remote fuel tank for when you are syncing and dialing the carbs in.

Be warned!!! many who thought they were good mechanics found this job to be big!
If you still want to go on, be sure to take MANY pictures with your digital camera to remind you how it came apart.
Be sure NOT to mix the components from one carb to another!!!

Take notes and pictures as to which jet came out of which position and how the linkage was before you took it apart.

Judging from the sounds of your idle not working, you must have some issues already. That could be a plugged passage in a carb or maybe all 4.
Be sure to install a small inline fuel filter when you are done or you will find yourself doing this again real soon!

Good Luck!!

 

well just playing whit my bike...

 

unique...... i like it. to each his own!!!! you need to sand down the rear fender and paint it to match though eveytime i see spiderman i can only think of homer.... SPIDER PIG, SPIDER PIG.... DOES WHATEVER A SPIDER PIG DOES!!!"

 

Can he swing
From a web?
No he can't,
He's a pig.
LOOK OUT!!!!!!
He's a SPIDER PIG!!!!!

 

all the extra room in the back of the seat.... that would be a cool place to mock up the sheet metal for the tail light too... inverted right into it

 

other picture, new look, lifting the gas tank,