fresh meat here...seca 550 hi!

Howday..new here just got a 82? xj550rj 17kmiles ok condition will be needing some assistance..

 

did pics come up right?

 

did pics come up right?

 

did pics come up right?

 

any help on year? badge rubed bad on 1 2 area..thanx

 

hello?

 

how do i get pics bigger?without box thingy?

 

Nice!

Welcome!

Post up your location and update your sig!

 

Welcome Charly,

your pictures look awfully small, you may want to take bigger pictures, and upload the to flickr or similar service. Once you do that you only copy the address to the picture and people will be able to help you out.

Congrats on the new bike.

 

nice bike.... wish the pics were a little bigger

 

thanx guys woking on it.consulting the wife lol just not totaly sure of year..looks to be 82 to me.color matched fender and single larger front disc.but only xj i had was maxi 700.not bad but handled like shiatmuslam..thanx thou

 

If you have a hard time with pictures you can post the serial number and people who can decode from memory can help you out.

Or you can decode it yourself:

http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=14577.html

 

hey mtnbike looked at your 550 restore other day lol before i got bike.

 

also ignore my cx500 hit wrong button lol.

 

Welcome aboard Charly.

I could tell that was a CX500 by the Comstars and the cylinder poking out from under the gas tank.

Love the 550 Seca's.

Tony

 

thanx brother...cx is special to me first bike i ever rode.at 16 it was a rocket lol.just cool now

 

charly45,

Welcome to the Club.

Gary

 

cx500 love?what should expect out of this xj550? faster slower? just like a little impute lol thanx

 

If you thought the little cx was a rocket. You have a very pleasant surprise in store. A well tuned 550 will deffinate make your eyes lite up when you get on the throttle.

Ghost

 

Look at the 10th digit of the long VIN stamped into the neck of the frame. If it is a B=81, C=82 and D=83 model year.

 

ooh ok cool thanx.ill look.

 

Not sure if you missed my post but here is the science behind VIN numbers.

http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=14577.html

You will know a lot about your bike if you decode the "magic" number.

 

shoot went out but forgot to look t vin# duh...pulled carbs to clean.gotta love mukunis...how do pods do on these bikes?dude pulled airbox.

 

I qould try to get the bike running stock, once you have tuned and running the way it should it may be easier to try the pods. I have read a lotor people frustrated because they cant get them to run right. I has been done before but it seems really tricky. I guess the key is work ok one variable at a time so running stock right may be the best starting point if you have a burning desire to go down that road.

Good luck

 

dont really want pods but easier to get running at the momment since i dont have airbox.anybody know the weight of thease thing ? seems super light compared to xs lol

 

thinking of bigger shocks.anybody use cb650 shocks 13.25 verse 12.5 stock?

 

It will be a lot easier getting your bike running properly if you replace the missing airbox. Running the bike with improperly jetted carbs can damage your motor. As for the shocks, stick with the stock size. You don't want to mess with the handling of the bike especially if you want to carve the back roads. These bikes handle great just as they are.

 

How do you put pods on these bikes? Easy.....here's how you do it.

1. Take the stock airbox and put it back on (labor intensive)
2. Take the pods and:
a. return them for a refund in purchased new
b. either put them on a shelf to collect dust, or throw away, if they're used

That's the best way to install pods.

Dave Fox

 

You can put the stock airbox back in without unbolting the motor. It takes a little wiggling but it will go in. Just remove the carbs, manifolds and starter for more room.

 

ok then pods sound bad lol hopefully dude comes up with factory airbox....

 

but after thinking about it fellow said...lol said when he got her had to big pod filters on it?said he took off and ordered original airbox.
plus has aftermarket 4-1 exhaust so leads me to believe mighta bin rejeted at some point..pulling carbs saturday.ill know for sure.. thanx for all your input.

 

Great choice on getting a stock airbox back on it, because the rubber tubes essentially are velocity stacks, and they help your bike perform its best with the Mikuni CV carbs.

If you're running the 4 into 1, you may have to fine tune the jets, but it's best to wait for warmer temps before doing so. And yes, I agree that it's smart to verify that the carb jetting is at the stock sizes, so you have the proper baseline to work off of.

BTW, you should add an inline fuel filter if it doesn't have one already.

Tony

 

ok was going to sell..but redicided..need at least on yami in the family..going to get back on it soon needing parts.

 

Way to stick with it man!! Let me know what parts you need and ill keep on the lookout for ya!!

 

I like the white on the tank. Sort of retro.

haha, well more retro than the bike itself. Welcome, I'm also a 550 Seca owner.