What did you do to your Yamaha today?

My wife and my mini me (hehhe) like the bike

 

He's wearing a helmet - smart boy!

 

Replaced start solenoid... it is soooooo much better before every once in a while I would have to shut off ignition and play with start button or worse case hit solenoid.

 

Rings showed up today. Put them on the brand new pistons. Looked at the failed piston closer, the oil control and 2nd ring are seized in the piston... started wondering if some oil got into the cylinder and wasn't too keen on compressing and blew up my piston as a result....

Then I watched the Motorbike Show and now wanna go to the Isle of Man.

 

I started watching that show Too ..... I've always wanted to go to the Isle of Man TT

 

Riding to work this morning came to a stop light with no body on the road and let the little foolish kid out. Rapped out the RPMS 1-4 to redline then thought WTF I supposed to be responsible ? LOL

My question to those who own an XJ700X-
When I am going up through the RPMS I have noticed in the past never thought about asking till this morning, when I get to about 6-7 thousand rpms and continuing on up it is like a two-stoke and the bike really Kicks it up a notch as you better be hanging on!
Is this normal operating procedure for this bike or is it a by product of using pods?

 

You do have pods on now? Often times pods will take away from that.

Typically what you are describing is what is often referred to as the "Power Band" -- it is awesome and will make you smile!

It also is what prevents me from getting good gas mileage (I believe Winter's Dark mentioned this also) - I try to drive responsible, and when there is traffic or blind turns/ hidden driveways I do well at being safe . . . . but the road opens up - or (like you) there is the empty intersection . . . my right hand can't stop twisting the throttle.

 

Welcome to the world of multiple valve heads.............

 

You have any pictures of your bike, Sir ?

 

Blind corners, blocked driveways, passing cars - basically anything that may cause me or my bike harm I am responsible as well.
there is a time and a place for everything its knowing when to play and when not to.

 

Got the fork seals in the mail...how much fork oil on the 86 xj700x? Hmmm need to get the e book out. 13.2 US OZ per fork...

 

It is also listed in CC' s on my Seca it is 309cc's per fork . I just did the seals in both forks piece of cake .

 

Thursday- Day off beautiful day for a ride, supposed to be 73 degrees.
However I need to finish up some papers for my BA 324 class. Hopefully I will be able to finish up and still find some time for a nice long ride.
Think positive!

 

I put almost 70 miles on her today. Honestly with a bike like this that I rebuilt from the ground up, who really needs a Harley? Loving my bike.

 

Finished up two papers today one more for tomorrow however I did get to ride the outskirts of Medford this evening, Beautiful dusk ride.
Also changed the oil in my bike 500 miles since reassembly.
What I didn't like was the amount of shiny particles in the oil!
I am hopeful that it is just the new yo me head seating to the cams from the original head.
Gonna change the oil again in 250 miles and hope there is none ideally or at least far less.
Trying not to think that this is going to cause me any trouble.

 

Looking forward to this May long weekend, temps in mid 20's c hot and sunny for the next week. About freeking time

 

I almost finished tearing apart the carbs for cleaning but got really hungry and decided to wait until tomorrow to finish tear down and begin cleaning.

 

I was riding towards this motorcycle junk yard opps salvage yard and I have a helmet that has an internal sun shield and as you can expect I had the main visor up and below is the Bee that knocked himself out and got stuck to the cheek pad.
Always ride with your main visor down. LOL
Spring is here and the bugs are out.
Oh I did an immediate stop and removed the helmet to release the bee by placing him on some flowers.
Also when I got to the salvage yard I inquired if they happed to have any maxim x's and I was shocked when the owner said yes we have one. I went out to see and their she was minus the carbs and a few odds and ends however she had the motor, air cleaner assembly and the running gear all intact. I asked how much he said was worth more to him in parts then to sell outright which I agreed with yet he said 550 and its yours. Know how to get the wife to ok this?

 

Lol I went for a ride Thursday after work and had my visor up ....some type of critter hit the pad and tried to crawl into my ear... emergency stop had to take my helmet off and fish it out ...bug did not survive but I had a nice ride

 

Buy a new battery and fixed in now need to fix a horn and then the bike will be almoust read for road and for get a new licenc plate was without it for 15 years,hhehhe