Hi New to the street and new to this forum all in one week!

I am confuse by it all the bike(how I found the forum) the forum like the (signature thing)....Ill get it figured out its not my first forum or bike! Just want to say HI!! I have read some stuff tonight I wanna try with the bike in the morning and tonight ill try to figure this place out!

 

Re: Hi New to the street and new to this forum all in one we

Welcome. You'll figure it out.

Gary

 

Ya I was confused why when I put new bars on the starter button would not work but everything tested ok ..... duh It couldn't ground itself through the coating of the bars.....what a newb....Bike runs great and its older than I am so now I have the itch to ride gunna put the snowmobile costume on and go for a spin

 

How about not? READ: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=15874.html

LOTS to do on a 30-year old bike before you can be sure it won't bite you.

 

the bike has 20,000 on it. breaks/tires have been replaced...I am just trying to get through till I can ride my sled- then all running gear will be thoroughly gone through and inspected I understand what you are saying though and thanks for the heads up! the only one that did not take care of it was my cousin who had it for 3 years (who I got it from.) till next summer its a back road mobile just for 10-20 min rides ...its 30 deg. out witch for a sledder is nothing but when you just sit & catch wind and do no work .....burr

 

I'm no safety nazi, (you wanna be safe? don't ride a motorcycle, is my attitude) but that delam thing is no joke. I had it happen before I'd ever heard of it on my old Honda. Luckily mine just caused the brake pedal to stick, but no lockup. Scary shiz when I pulled the wheel off to inspect it though. I've had an axle jump out of place on a dirt bike, so that was serious lock-up, ooh boy good thing I was a kid and not my rickety adult self.

 

wheel bearings & breaks (just because of that thread and piece of mind) are for sure ....what else will be suspect for scrutiny? motor wise and electrical (tested most everything due to being an idiot) are totally sound all fluids look really good. aesthetic wise I just need a Yamaha seat to get rid of the Suzuki one I just put on it to replace the king & queen

 

You said brakes were done, did you mean just pads? Two main things everybody here will say, check date codes on tires (mine were over ten years old, that's a no go) and check date codes on brake lines. Six years for tires four for brake lines is life expectancy.

 

Dude, I used to race snowmobiles back in the '70s, when I was young and invincible. I live in Michigan, see profile.

Speaking of which: Your location, which can be very general (but we don't want to send an Ozzie to Auto Zone) goes into your profile. Your bike info (enough so we don't need to keep asking) goes into your signature. Go to "my account" then in the navigation pane at upper left you can choose "My profile information" or "My public profile" and edit those items. Once you get the hang of it, you can get all hinky and add an avatar.

Before you trust the tires, check the date codes. Ditto the brake lines. Crashing a street bike hurts a lot more than crashing a sled. Take it from someone who's experienced both.

Motor-wise, CHECK THE VALVE CLEARANCES. Most ignored bit of XJ maintenance, and the most motor-longevity threatening.

Then you'll get to experience 4-carb hell. And bleeding Yamaha brakes. (WooHoo.)

Welcome aboard. And get a service manual; you're GOING to need it.

 

f*** it I ca take that out and inspect in a hr or so ... be worth the piece of mind .....even though I wont really need them till next summer (I also dont know who did the breaks).. I am new to two wheeled asphalt I better listen to you guys!

 

if I could have figured that out it would be done! this forum is the hardest I have tried to figure out I tried to get that squared away before I posted anything but after pulling some hair said f it....the bike was way ez to figure out compared to this forum

 

ok so the avatar whats the trick? i am sorry but this is prolly asked everywhere and I tried looking for myself but no luck

 

I am willing to listen to anything you guys tell me (even though stubborn) I also understand listening to people who have been there! drag me though the snow, dirt, mud, that's fine put cars/idiots and asphalt in front of me and My ears are wide open

 

If I recall, go to "my profile" edit profile, then change avatar. It has to be less than 500 by 500 pixels or something, even though it doesn't tell you that. I had to crop an image over and over until it would take it.

 

Sorry, "my account" then "my avatar" then it gives you a bunch of incomprehensible choices, good luck

 

its 90x90 pixels I tried that still over the 9mp or whatever

 

I want an avatar but I don't want to go onto a computer forum and join just to understand what I have to do to make it work

 

I got it I had to make it 80x80 pixels thank you for helping the idiot newb

 

I got it thank you guys for your help ....now whats up with this 80' for painting some dormers on a house was it a good deal? has 20,000 and has had tires and breaks put on it.... runs like a top like I barely touch the start button and its running (after the bar issue) and all the gears shift smooth got some wine from the drive shaft, stops quick and all the electric is fine?