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Depending on the bike you want to do it on dictates where you can go. Eg, you can go across the middle on a dual purpose bike while carrying...
Use a magnet to see if the flakes are magnetic. By your last paragraph, metal could be from the starter clutch if it's been engaging while the...
Japs were way ahead of the rest. Bikes were designed for unleaded way before anybody else, so lead additives would be detrimental to the running...
Not sand,.....Water......like we used to use on tractors. :wink: Fill with water, top up with air to pressure.
To those with fully faired bikes it still makes a difference. Labour charge of four hours for an oil change usually includes about three hours...
Hmmm, Looks like a Yamanorton. Yamaha name in Norton style graphics. Looks quite good really.
There is always going to be faired bikes out there, so they never went out of fashion. R1's, Busa's etc are all faired and look butt ugly without...
Sounds like it needs a carb sync done. Especially if you have plled them apert to change the butterfly shaft seals. Out of sync can cause the...
Yep, Traffic is far too heavy for that stuff. This vid shows similar stuff in better conditions, but shows how easy it could go wrong. Close Call
Definately a difference. My 550 naked was uncomfortable past 70. Too much wind pressure on the body which stresses the arms. Body being...
Sounds normal to me. If you have wired it for starting without the key in then you are providing power to bypass the ignition switch. Depending...
Check your float levels. I have the exact same problem with my bike at the moment. But I have found a way to make it start every time. Park...
Yep, old age and lack of lube will do that to a cable. ABout the only XJ that I know of that can be simply converted is the XJ1100. This is...
Yep, Reckon most of those parts will appear on ebay individually in no time. Must be coz you listed the pickup in Henderson. ;) Too far for...
650 front end will swap over. I have a twin disk front end on my XJ550RH that I got from a 650. Only some 550's came from the factory with tin...
All 550's are mechanical speedo and tacho. You should be able to hook up an electronic tacho to the ignition system/coils and do away with the...
Is that venting or a dry sump engine???? Not sure why you would on a piddly four but anythings possible.
Powdercoating looks like anodic bronze. Now the hard part is keeping them that clean. :wink:
CTX has cleaned up well. $60 bucks for some second hand XR250 forks and a bleed of the front brakes was all it required. Runs very well. The...
Roberts got more in his sig so I needed some more. :wink: :lol: I have been looking for a cheap bush basher for a while. Couldn't find...
It looks like your 4 up on the outside and five up in the middle two. Four sizes up shouldn't be too far off for your configuration. Do all...
What's all this bollocks about off topic. It's all highly on topic. A man who posts on a forum about XJbikes is on topic. The tools we use...
Works in Windows Live Mail too.
Are the floats in the right way round? Sounds like they are upside down.
Check float levels first. Then, whileyour in there, let us know the size of the jets in there so we know how far from stock they are. And, as...
Do me a favour Cheesy, put some nuts on those rear shocks before your next pics. It scares me seeing them loose like that as you get closer to...
Aftermarket turbo's retro fitted to older engines are usually set to a max boost of around 8 psi. The answer as to whether it will blow an engine...
Careful there Cheesy, that HEAVY bracket under the fender actually acts as a fork brace. You may find the front end start to wander under braking...
110 to 112 is one jet size if the increment is 2. In general, the pilot size increments used should be the same as the mains. Eg 1 size from...
Your calculations are correct. Bear in mind though that those calculations are based and proven on XS1100's with mikunis. The principle is the...
No offence Altus, but this sort of negativity is what will scare most people off what is essentially a very simple mod. The task of jetting for...
Well, if you didn't put the airbox in before you put the engine in then pods are a good option. :wink: So long as carbs are clean and well...
Interesting. In your case and country I would probably do the same thing. But in my country where the right to bear arms is illegal so the...
My list is small cos everything is done. More time to ride. Tis all.
Like Micarl states, it will be ready to go, but only on a limited charge. Plenty enough to start the bike. If the bike is a runner then just...
Nope, it won't. I broke my 550 tensioner and saw my mate down at the wreckers. Pulled all the tensioners off his 650/750/900 xj engines and they...
Another option is an old set of pilot jets inserted in the line.
Already got all the goodies done. Personally, I would remove the gators and windshield, but that's just my opinion. Price looks good too.
My mate has got one of those. Same year and colour as the one pictured. It is a pleasure to ride. More of a cruising bike than a performance...
All too true but I don't care. Because I love my loud pipe! :wink:
No stupid questions here. Post up the first six numbers of your VIN number and engine number. These will identify the model Also have a...
Good to see an experiment totally out of the ball park. Got to remember dilution factors here. Nobodies suggesting to use any additive 100%...
Bingo Rick. What that says is turn the engine FORWARD in the direction that the engine normally runs, but you have stated BACKWARD. To turn the...
Sorry, but that is not how I understand it. The tensioner is on the trailing side to take the slack out after it passes under the crankshaft and...
Yep. don't complain. When these babies are well tuned it seems like they've fire up before you touch the start button. :wink: You've got it...
Get your torch and shine it down the filler hole to check the level if your sight glass is dirty. Or a peice of wire to compare the depth of the...
550' have 6th gear .....and Yes.
Speedo error is nothing new on bikes this old. Speedo itself can often be the problems. They work with magnets and can lose their precision after...
May be worth covering those spare terminals with something as they will be live with a fuse in them. If they touch one of those bare spots on...
