What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Yeah, it was a young guy who looked scared poo-poo-less. I understand now why its a good idea to have highway bars, because if I didn't it would have been alot worse.

 

Tonight as I was passing a minivan on the freeway I saw his front end suddenly dive. I laid into my brakes.

Just then the deer ran across the road. A second later on the brakes and I'd be cleaning venison out of my headlight bucket.

 

first real ride of the year!!! WOO HOO!!!

got in about 45 miles. Not much but it was still fun. Got a little chilly tonight too!

ken k

 

Got most my cosmetics finished....stripped the varnish off fork legs/engine covers/buffed up rims/grab handle and painted some of engine and kick/center stand and painted emblems.......phew! Still looking for flatter handle bars and cafe fairing...........

 

i haven't done too much too it... it needs LOTS of TLC right now.

I did drop it trying to move it, again... think i broke something loose on the forks..


but I still drive it! after work, i get it out and ride for a few hours. but my after work is 3pm, and around 5-6pm, i see the other people get off work and get on their bikes!

wish i could say i've done something productive.

 

I'm a day late, but...

I started at 7am. Tore the carbs off and went completely through them looking for problems. I had then reassembled and back on the bike by 9am so I could ride to work. The only thing I found was the number two carb's float was set pretty high. Hopefully that is what was causing my intermittent stumbling problem. I'll just have to ride it and see.

 

WOW!! That's a VERY shiny 650!! Well done!

 

Hey, Spunner:

Nice looking Bike. I hope you get it tuned-up and running as nice as it looks!

 

-Starter brush, nose cone o-ring, positive terminal replacement.
-Carburetor float needle/seat replacement and Bench synchronization.
-Valve shim replacement (3) and cover gasket.

 

i picked up the bike off the rear tire to put it on its stands 5'4 155 lbs to hear a knocking sound

 

Relpaced the speedometer cable found it on E-bay only $15.00

 

i had a dream. that i kept dropping my bike..

it was raining yesterday so no riding

 

Well after many long, cold, hockey filled nights, I have finally finished with my 400xs. I think that I did everything right, I'll find out in an hour or so when the Battery finishes it's last little charge. I fought with the tank for a month or so, painted it three times (long story), fixed the seat, changed the plugs and wires, chain, front and rear sprockets, messed with the carbs a bit (hope I didn't screw that up) and finally after months and months and lots of beer.. that was for support I got the frigging oil filter bolt out so I could put in a new filter. So all is left to do, is to fill her up and put the battery back in, and hope all will work. If not it's back to the drawing board and the wife will have to buy me more beer for support!!!!!!
Hopefully I'll be riddin soon and I'll see you guys around the roads.
Cheers Mac

 

Replaced the clutch cable. Things are much better now.

 

Rode it over to the Doctor's Office and got the stitches out of my knee.
The good news is that I rode the bike over there ... which surprised the Orthopedist. He was under the impression that my knee was going to take a while to recover from surgery.

The arthroscopy of my left knee for a torn meniscus was completely successful. I can ride and put my left leg down to balance the bike at a stop sign or light. No pain.

So, I'm riding it. I just have to be careful not to re-injure the knee doing something silly that would twist it out of shape.

Not going there.

Today ... Soap, water, hose, and elbow grease to clean it up!~

 

Today I sold my two XJ650 projects to Yammyboy. I hope he has great success with them.

 

Changed oil and filter.
Changed to a UNI air filter.
(Thanks Chacal !!!)

Found out my left side(opposite from the speedo drive side) brake caliper mount is rubbing the brake rotor

 

Replaced fuse panel
Bled the brakes( for 3rd time in a month. This time it is good)
Did a check up on all the basics

Ran the bike for four hours. First ride for this bike after rebuilding it for a while. Runs sweet, has a pucker factor after 5000rpm and gratifies the work I've put into it.

 

Well, let me count yesterday also pls

Yesterday:
- picked up bike at father in-law (has a shelter for it during winter).
Had actually planned to get it earlier (waaay earlier), but everytime I started thinking about it Old mr. winter popped his head back out to let me know it was still quite normal to get snow :-( Finally it seemed like he had been put to rest for the season..
- Had a nice little driveabout looking for a place to fill gas and air pressure.
Found gas, but couldn't even get the air filler attached to the tires as all the gas stations air equipments had too long "pipes" on them..go figure..
- Went to a local parts and you-get-it-all-here kinda shop and got myself:
* Replacement flasher relay (load independent, to be used with LED's)
* 2 new cool looking mirrors alu style, minimalistic
* a set of "fuse holders on-wire" (to replace the fuse box with) including a full set of fuses.
* A couple of LED flasher units designed to be glued to the mirrors on cars. Flexible (bendable) type, dark shade.

Today:
- went back to the shop and got myself
* a foot-pump to fill air to the tires with.
* on a whim I bought a couple of tin-cans with primer, clear coat and some cool looking dark grey metallic spray + some metallic stuff to fill in some bumps in the tank. Just in case...
- Got the kids to bed and just started pulling the bike apart
* off with the tank, replaced the flasher relay and tested with existing signals (worked)
* then I pulled off all plastic parts (silver color)
* Filled out the bumps in the tank
* sanded down every plastic part
* sanded down the tank

Tomorrow:
- Take of the front cover over the wheel and sand it down.
- prime the parts and spray them with new color, clearcoating. Mount them back on.
- replace fuse box with new fuse holders.
Like this:
- replace signals with the ones I bought
* thinking of placing the rear ones on the brake light, bending them slightly around the courve so they can be seen from behind ;-)
* also thinking of removing the "studs" that holds the front signals and place the other pair of new LED signals on both sides of the fuel tank. I think they will be visible enough. What do you guys think? Certainly the Seca will look sleeker without anything "sticking out"...
How do I remove these "studs" for the signals on the front fork btw?
These are the signals:


- Get her running again...

Oh and my baby is a -84 XJ 750
I have previously replaced the handlebars with drag-bars.

For the future (hopefully monday/tuesday for the top pri things):
- Get tank pads to protect the tank where the handlebar touches it when on full turn.
- Get custom mirror clamps for the new mirrors, they are not fitted to be used on the right side
Mount the mirrors and remove the old original ones.
These are the mirrors:
- Paint the front forks bloodred, possibly also the shaft.
- Clean her up, polish chrome, wash and rinse ;-)
- Apply bloodred decal stripe from front to back. Nice contrast to the grey metallic.

Go riding !!

More distand projects:
- Replace the square main light with a twin pair (round) that has both driving light and distance light. Get rid of the ugly "box" in front.
- remove the small square light (drining light methinks).
- Remove the instrument panel (squarish) and rebuild it with a new sleeker one. RPM gauge (round), custom plexi design with computer from old panel integrated and replace the indicator lights with led's. (a thought I have).
- Make a custom removable "hood" for the passenger seat.
Nice to store stuff in maybe ?
- Get rid of the passenger peg's and the metal thingy they are attached to..It's really stuck...hard :-(
- Possibly swithc the drab bar to one that gives a lower riding position...

Have a nice evening

Dev

 

I REALLY like those Mirrors you got for it.

Just FYI:
Yamaha (and no other) puts a reverse thread on the right side mirror perch.
You will need the adapter to put the right-hand mirror on if you didn't get one with the mirrors.

It mounts to the threaded end of the mirror and has the reverse stud to fit the perch.