xj550 seca rear wheel ascue?

hi again..when checking out my seca i notice rear wheel to left of center about a inch??did po looses spacer? anyone got pic of rear axle proper orintation? thanx again

 

do you have any spacers? there is indeed supposed to be two in there.

 

Heres a picture:

 

awsome mtn it looks to be po switch spacers left to right lol would make sense but nice to see pic to be sure..thanx a bunch

 

No prob! glad you got it figured out!

As shown in the pic, the collared spacer goes on the non-drive side

 

as i figured but a pic is worth as they say..thanx again.manual in the mail.but gotta geta start on her..any idea of a source for the glass in the gauges? :lol: :lol:

 

Ebay another upper cover. The cluster comes apart; see: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=14948.html

Or talk to a speedo shop, they might have appropriately-sized replacement glass; but it will take careful surgery to remove/replace them in the plastic cover.

You can also retrofit a non-85mph speedo, see: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=22823.html

 

thanx fitz..might just retro fit..what as the 120mph speedo from?if i may ask.150 alittle much for me. 8O

 

The 120-mph speedo was from a "canned" instrument, don't remember what bike. If you'll note from the retrofit article, the angle on the back side of the frame and input stub is different.

You're better off trying to find a "cluster" instrument; they come in 120mph, 125, 135, 150, etc., depending on donor bike.

What I like about the 150mph unit is that when I'm in top gear, the needles are pretty much in the same positions, like on my car's IP.

 

OCD much? haha no, I know what you mean I like clocks that do that too.

On my bike I should just be able to swap the instrument face right? I have 240Km/h so a 150 face I'm guessing would work...

 

Swapping just faces isn't quite so easy; look in this article: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=15303.html

 

Nice post, you do some great work for the forums 8)

Thanks, I'll leave well enough alone then! Guess on second thought it makes more sense to keep the Km/h clock for if I ever sell this bike to put back to original anyhow.

 

fitz could you give me a couple different bikes to look for?? thanx

 

allso anybody good reviews on the 550 seca? the net is not forthcoming for this model. :x

 

Just because it says 150 doesn't mean it'll do it, lol.

Top speed on the stock 550 seca's is around 110 iirc.

 

haha that'd be awesome, Hayabusa clocks'd be worth a fortune!

 

For the speedo swap?

Here's a bit from ghost-

"The speedo used by Fitz was also used on the 84-85 FJ600. The FJ600 cluster being the same as the XJ900 did not have the built in digital clock.

Ghost"

I'm personally going to try swapping in those of a fz600 from an 86, depending if I can find them for cheap enough. They also have an electronic tach so I'm going to do that swap as well.


I'm not in a huge hurry so I've just been keeping my eye on ebay.

 

what?? damn hopping it would work as a turbo lol :lol: :lol:

 

If only it was that easy, lol

 

The fj600 cluster is ALMOST the same thing as the xj900. As stated above, there is the time clock difference, but there is also some slight differences in some of the faces, too. ALSO, there are some slight differences to the back cover. Some of the back covers had metal plates which were apparently there to aid in spreading the bolt stresses more evenly.

When I'm back into the box of fj600/xj900 gauge parts, I'll try to see if I can see other differences.

Dave F

 

heres one on ebay now:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3098-Yamaha-XJ5 ... 60&vxp=mtr

 

That eBay part is JUST BARELY worth what the guy wants; the back of the inner housing is GONE. Hacked away for some reason. Rear cover missing.

The best way to do Seca 550 clusters is to get a couple of good "parts" units then play mixy-match for the best clocks and fuel/volt meters. You can find decent used clusters for $30 or less (complete) easily; disregard the folks who want $100 or more.

 

looked but a little shakey i think..a 120mph gauge would be nice!