What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Put on a set of Progressive Suspension shocks and springs.
This went a lot easier than I thought - I don't own a 'spring compression' tool,
But sometimes I can be a pretty creative shade tree mechanic.

 

Put the engine back in the frame. Good times! Still a long way to go.

 

replaced tachometer oil seals, replaced foot shift rubber pad, and replaced rusty front brake screw all on the 550. plan to ride another 300 miles on my extended weekend starting tomorrow evening!

 

New brake pedal finally arrived, so I cleaned up the spindle splines and attached the new pedal, and adjusted the rear brakes. Fun times!!

 

rebuilt clutch and starter motor.

 

removed more rat's nest wiring around the tail light. PO had upgraded to a glue-in LED tail light but left a shiton of electrical tape and nonsense, all hanging well below the fender and looking like poop.

solved today with some nice male/female crimp-on connectors in place of black tape and rats nest...

seriously.. some people's kids, i tell you what!

 

Torqued engine mounts to spec. Torqued front axle and pinch bolts to spec. Installd rear brake linkage and swing arm. Made a parts list...

 

Fitted my newly chromed Carby lids, just the XJ750 Decals to go now on the side covers and she's finished.

 

Did a figurative forehead smack when I realized I installed the engine before installing the airbox. Removed the 2 right intake manifolds and managed to squeeze the box through. Luckily I have 4 manifold gaskets in stock. Installed new oil filter and O-rings. Ordered more parts and tools.

 

Reconnected all the wires I disconnected to remove engine. More forehead slapping: Realized I didn't put oil in the filter housing to prime the pump on start-up (the manual says so anyway). Cleaned the underside of the gas tank. I'm really looking forward to the performance enhancement of that last one.

 

Went for a nice ride today, to stretch the Seca's legs.

 

Replaced fork seals and dust seals.

 

Took it for a ride; summer is on its way to NZ

 

They're coated in finger prints and the lighting in my basement really sucks . They look a lot better in the sun, not quite chrome but pretty close.



Sometimes I think I could use a girlfriend 8O

 

Yeah, you might be right!

Looks great. What method did you use to buff them out like that? Polishing wheel and elbow grease?

 

Broke the thred off the no2 cylinder sparkplug on my 85 xj900
looks like its time to do a top end revamp

 

Sorry fully , thats a bad break

 

Sektorgaz, I used a dremel with soft felt buffing wheels and three different compounds. I've been working on them a little bit each night after work. It's one of those projects you can do while relaxing in front of the TV.

 

Look into a helicoil or marine-tex gray epoxy and re-tap.

 

Still waiting for the guys to finish paving the driveway, so I just ran her in the garage for a bit, lubed the chain and checked the oil level. Been the longest 2 weeks of my life!