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  1. Rod1
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    Bike stops after 15 seconds iddling

    Hi all. After 9 month with my Maxim xj700 1985 sitting at home trying to fix it I finally found an old mechanic 35 miles from my home. After 2...
    Thread by: Rod1, Oct 26, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Bike doesnt want to start....

    Hello everyone! I sent my bike to the mechanic for a carburation problem...she, yes SHE, took everything apart, cleaned them, putted them back...
    Thread by: Rod1, Feb 3, 2022, 22 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Little explotions on 4th carb...

    I have little explotions in the 4th carb and also the 4th cil stop working probably due to a fauled sparkplug. My question is can a broken diafram...
    Thread by: Rod1, Aug 21, 2021, 8 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Electrical question... Xj700 1985

    My running tail light are not on while bike is runing (front lights are on). When press the brake (both) brake lights come on. On of the bulbs was...
    Thread by: Rod1, Apr 27, 2019, 8 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carbs questions...

    Hi guys...bike been running great since I fixed the light on the valves...but now I need to find a good carburation kit to replace the factory (I...
    Thread by: Rod1, Dec 27, 2017, 16 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Brake fluid change

    Hi guys. Anyone can guide me thru the painfull procedure of draining the old brake fluid and get the new in? I already have air in the circuit and...
    Thread by: Rod1, Aug 16, 2017, 13 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    fuel electrical unit in xj 700

    Hi all. Any thread that adress this issue? Got a 1985 xj 700. Everything looks to be ok inside and outside the tank. Dont know how to measure if...
    Thread by: Rod1, Jun 2, 2017, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    speedometer problems...

    Hi everyone. I've been fighting with this for month now. The speedometer is acting up...at low speed works sometimes but at high speeds start...
    Thread by: Rod1, May 31, 2017, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Oil check window...

    Hi guys... Someone knows an easy way to clean from the inside the oil check window? I can't see where the oil level is right know even if I move...
    Thread by: Rod1, Mar 30, 2017, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    any threads on how to lower the rider seat k. a xj 700 1985?

    Im looking to lower the rider seat or make a new one so I dont ruin the original...thanks
    Thread by: Rod1, Jan 12, 2017, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Two questions...

    How hot the voltage regulator can be between normal parameters? And, why Im having a few oil inside the airbox?
    Thread by: Rod1, Dec 6, 2016, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    All wires burnt out in Virago 535 1996

    I need the electrical diagram to follow the cables on a Virago 535 from 1996. I have a Haynes manual but is very general for the many years that...
    Thread by: Rod1, Nov 12, 2016, 2 replies, in forum: Other Motorcycles
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    strange noise on top engine

    Hi guys...after solving problems with the carbs,tci and valaves clearences...and after a hundred miles ridung good a strange noise shows up in the...
    Thread by: Rod1, Nov 7, 2016, 51 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Tricky problem...

    Hi guys....it's me again....these time with a tricky problem... I have to push the bike to start it. If I push the start buttom sometimes hear...
    Thread by: Rod1, Sep 11, 2016, 10 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Starter Motor question...

    Hi guys again...sorry to bother so often... here's the thing...I pulled apart the starter motor to check it and when I put it back together and...
    Thread by: Rod1, Aug 23, 2016, 9 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    TCI questions...

    Hi guys, again it's me... I started this because looking for a problem in my carbs and valves I realized that my TCI unit can go faulty. I read a...
    Thread by: Rod1, Aug 21, 2016, 8 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Need to resolve this...

    I have a big problem....my xj700 '85 is running high on gas.....you can even smell it...i had to remove the air filter so it can start and run. So...
    Thread by: Rod1, Aug 16, 2016, 33 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Oil level window...

    What can I do to clean in it? I cannot see the oil level...
    Thread by: Rod1, May 31, 2016, 11 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Do you know How to....mufflers...?

    Hi guys...I'm trying to find a way to straight out the original mufflers...don't mind the cone shape if I can put them strait.... Some one did...
    Thread by: Rod1, May 31, 2016, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Problem with 4th Cyl...

    Hello again everyone...I have this problem in the 4th Cyl. (the right one sitting on the bike). Thing is that after 2 or 3 miles the cyl stop...
    Thread by: Rod1, May 29, 2016, 14 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    In need of a good carburation...

    Hi guys...so far I've been able so solve some problems with my bike (xj 700 1985) and keep it in riding conditions but now I have a serious...
    Thread by: Rod1, May 4, 2016, 21 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Where this supposed to be pluged?

    Hi again.... taking my gas tank off for new paint... I realized that the plug that it's supposed to be connected somewhere so the "low fuel" light...
    Thread by: Rod1, Sep 11, 2015, 14 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Any ideas on this...

    How to lower the rider seat keeping the original one....I think to cut some foam off the seat, but once started there is no going back and it's...
    Thread by: Rod1, Aug 26, 2015, 11 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Cross Joint problems

    Hello again guys... new problem. I need to replace the cross joint on my 1985 XJ 700... Didn't check yet but I bet is going to be hell to find...
    Thread by: Rod1, Aug 17, 2015, 24 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Simple question...oil filter..

    The oil filter in a xj 750 is the same as for xj 700?? Someone have a crossreference chart for iol filters... It's turning real hard to find one...
    Thread by: Rod1, Aug 11, 2015, 8 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    It's healthy??

    Hi guys...I saw a lot youtube videos of the xj and most of them have their mufflers modified in the best cases, other just plain no last phase or...
    Thread by: Rod1, Aug 5, 2015, 9 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Blinkers issue...

    Seems the never ending story...finished with the shaft drive leak and now this... ok....rear blinkers sometimes work and sometimes not. When they...
    Thread by: Rod1, Jul 10, 2015, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Oil leak from the drive shaft.

    Hello again, since I have time I'm working on the bike (85, xj700) and I noticed an oil leak from the final drive shaft, exactly from the nut...
    Thread by: Rod1, Jun 8, 2015, 50 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Spark plugs change...

    Hello...My 85 xj700 start to fail after I removed, cleaned, re-gaped and reinstalled the spark plugs. Since there were at least 2 years old,...
    Thread by: Rod1, Jun 8, 2015, 21 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Speedometer!!

    Did someone put apart the housing of the speedo that goes in the front wheel? I don't know it's name... My speedo stop working, cable is ok, I...
    Thread by: Rod1, Feb 25, 2015, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ 700 1985 Riding Seat...

    I'm looking to lower the driver seat by removing some (or all) "sponge" in it...someone did it before? I see lots of bike in the site that their...
    Thread by: Rod1, Feb 8, 2015, 13 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
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    From Argentina...

    Hi everyone.... I have one of the few Xj in Argentina...bought it 4 years ago and wasn't easy to learn how to ride it since I always had choppers...
    Thread by: Rod1, Feb 7, 2015, 2 replies, in forum: Other
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    Shaft Drive question....

    After solving my brushing problems I noticed that the final drive, mean by that the housing that is connected to the rear wheel, become hot in a...
    Thread by: Rod1, Feb 7, 2015, 10 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Electrical Problem on XJ700 1985

    Hi guys, I installed a new battery after 4 years that last the old one, because I was not able to start the bike from the starter button. Problem...
    Thread by: Rod1, Jan 15, 2015, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Electrical Problem on XJ700 1985

    Hi guys, I installed a new battery after 4 years that last the old one, because I was not able to start the bike from the starter button. Problem...
    Thread by: Rod1, Jan 15, 2015, 10 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Xj 700 1985 intake boots...

    Some one out there that have the blue prints of this four boots??
    Thread by: Rod1, Nov 26, 2014, 0 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Problem in the rear wheel...

    Hi, I got a xj700 1985... last week pushing it inside my house I noticed a sound coming from the rear wheel every time its turn...so I took the...
    Thread by: Rod1, Jul 31, 2014, 11 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Size of rear tire....

    Hi guys... here's the thing... I'm looking to change the rear tire of my 1985 xj700 for one of a car...size is the problem. Somebody know what car...
    Thread by: Rod1, Dec 23, 2013, 32 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Already run out of ideas and loosing confidence on the bike.

    Hi guys, I need serious help here, like I said I'm out of ideas. I own a 1985 xj700n, a month ago I took her to the shop, the guy there took the...
    Thread by: Rod1, May 3, 2012, 47 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Hi to all from the end of the world....

    Hi people, I wrote several times in this forums regarding some questions/problems I got with my XJ (1985 XJ 700 N) and everyone helped me a lot....
    Thread by: Rod1, Apr 10, 2012, 4 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    How I know the model of my bike?

    Here the thing I need 4 carbs joint for my 1985 MAXIM XJ700, the trick is ... checking websites that people in this forum sent me I found that...
    Thread by: Rod1, Apr 6, 2012, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Where to find....???

    Hi people, I'm having a really hard time trying to find the carbs joint for my Maxim XJ 700 1985. Do you know any place on the net??? I live in...
    Thread by: Rod1, Apr 5, 2012, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Problems with the gas....

    Hi everyone!!, recently the bike was running ok until a point where she start to "cough" and stop, like there is no more gas. When I switch to...
    Thread by: Rod1, Jan 20, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Electrical problem...maybe

    Hi guys...I got a little problem with my 1985 xj 700, I rode all day and I stoped in a friend house, bad luck for me I forgot the key in the...
    Thread by: Rod1, May 8, 2011, 18 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    I need help!!

    Hi guys... this is my problem...I replaced one of the ignition coils (the one for the 1st. and 4th cyl.) the problem is I still have no power in...
    Thread by: Rod1, Feb 11, 2011, 14 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Hi everyone!!!

    Hi guys, I'm new in this forum and to the Maxim... I'm form Argentina I spent the last 10 years in Florida (West Palm Beach) and I'm back in my...
    Thread by: Rod1, Feb 4, 2011, 7 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
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