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  1. turpentyne
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    another CL optimist

    Maybe they glued half of each title together! Hah! It's not the worst thing I've seen, but in my mind that the only bike a Triumph should ever be...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 11, 2018 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  2. turpentyne
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    another CL optimist

    I can’t decide. Is it a Triumaha? Yamahumph? A yama-triumph-cz mess? Frankenbike? I can definitely call it “not my taste”:...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 11, 2018 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  3. turpentyne
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    XJ750J Refurb

    on another topic... I'm thinking about how I wanna tackle the petcock on this bike. I'd like to rebuild the existing vacuum petcock (assuming its...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 11, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. turpentyne
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    What Is Missing Or Is It Worth The Build?

    Higher. If it's below 115 on a cold engine, I'd be pretty concerned. I think you want over 120 and under 170. Closer you are to the middle of...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. turpentyne
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    What Is Missing Or Is It Worth The Build?

    On a side note... if/when you're able to crank the engine and check compression like @Minimutly described, just remember your compression numbers...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. turpentyne
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    What Is Missing Or Is It Worth The Build?

    I wouldn't even think that far ahead until you've checked the compression, if you're able. The manuals give a blow-by-blow, and this link would...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. turpentyne
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    What Is Missing Or Is It Worth The Build?

    Yep... @Minimutly is spot-on. Fixing up a bike up from the condition yours is in... will be a labor of love. Never a money-maker (on almost any...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 6, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. turpentyne
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    What Is Missing Or Is It Worth The Build?

    If you've got good tennis shoes, a pillow for your bum and you’re at the top of a hill, that bike looks perfectly capable of getting you to the...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 6, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. turpentyne
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    Fuel and oil gushing from carb at startup. Oil filter bolt stuck and stripped.

    You should still be able to use the original housing. Chacal has a replacement bolt, I believe. I think you might find it on this page of his...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 5, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. turpentyne
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    Rear brake drums (plus a little on wheel bearings)

    Something dawned on me, after posting this video. For any newbies that come along, I should add that, once everything is back together - Don't...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 5, 2018 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Videos
  11. turpentyne
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    XJ750J Refurb

    K-Moe reminded me I should post all in one thread for this bike. And since I've got a simple question at the moment, I figured this is a good...
    Thread by: turpentyne, Jul 5, 2018, 55 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. turpentyne
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    Rear brake drums (plus a little on wheel bearings)

    I had the day off today, but it was just too damned hot out there to do much on the bike. Soooo... I stayed inside and cobbled together some video...
    Thread by: turpentyne, Jul 3, 2018, 16 replies, in forum: XJ DIY How-To Videos
  13. turpentyne
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    Fuel and oil gushing from carb at startup. Oil filter bolt stuck and stripped.

    Nope! weirdest damn thing. It simply would not move no matter what I tried. If I remember right, there was some nasty junk in between, like the PO...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 2, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. turpentyne
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    Fuel and oil gushing from carb at startup. Oil filter bolt stuck and stripped.

    Hopefully you have better luck than I on the oil filter. I went through hell a few months back removing it, so I could add the spin-on. Easy-outs...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 2, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. turpentyne
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    another CL optimist

    I just had a whole discussion with my dad. I can’t get him to understand that “it ran when I parked it” means nothing if that was 5 to 20 years...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 1, 2018 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  16. turpentyne
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    Check intake boots for leaks, without carbs on?

    Twice as thick, is probably part of the reason? I just did this last weekend... RTV’d the boots and wrapped them with the splicing tape. Other...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jul 1, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. turpentyne
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    XJ750 Midnight Maxim dies out

    oh yeah... Prime! Sometimes I (don't) have a keen grasp of the obvious things. :)
    Post by: turpentyne, Jun 29, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. turpentyne
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    XJ750 Midnight Maxim dies out

    Out of curiosity, do you know if it's the original petcock or a later one. I think the original works off vacuum from the engine, If I remember...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jun 29, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. turpentyne
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    What did you do to your Yamaha today?

    Today.... got home from work, and replaced the handlebar grips. Then, when the throttle cable had no spring-back, spent 15-20 minutes trying to...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jun 28, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. turpentyne
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    Chacal...

    I've been daydreaming about 3d printing unique/hard to find parts. They make a plastic mold to get things right, and then the part is created....
    Post by: turpentyne, Jun 26, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. turpentyne
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    Extinct/endangered "NLA" parts list?

    What’s that #19 collar made of? Machined steel? Seems like a good candidate for fabrication, if one were to provide an unworn piece to spec from
    Post by: turpentyne, Jun 25, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. turpentyne
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    Extinct/endangered "NLA" parts list?

    In an effort to avoid actually working on a Monday, I had a random thought/question, based off a post I spotted here earlier today: Is there (or...
    Thread by: turpentyne, Jun 25, 2018, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. turpentyne
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    hard shifting... things to check?

    Ah, yes... I was smart enough to take photos first, and I can see it in the pic, now. It goes under the bottom-left hex bolt, and holds the wiring...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jun 24, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. turpentyne
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    hard shifting... things to check?

    Before pulling the lever and cover away, I checked the shifting by hand. First, neutral and 2nd seemed find by hand. I think third too. Maybe...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jun 24, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. turpentyne
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    hard shifting... things to check?

    Oh... I'm in nasty ol' Phoenix. We have reverse winter. Nobody rides from now until late August... so, this is actually the right time of year for...
    Post by: turpentyne, Jun 23, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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