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  1. jkurtzb
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    Intake manifolds

    The master has spoken... 8O :lol:
    Post by: jkurtzb, Mar 7, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. jkurtzb
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    new to forum - 1983 Maxim 550

    Vlad, I'm going to re-echo danno's response on the carbs. Rick's article is awesome! The way I rebuilt my similarly trashed carb set was to...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Mar 7, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. jkurtzb
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    Intake manifolds

    It wasn't my intention to confuse you, just mention what I would do. Maybe I'm confused about what you're really saying. Can you post a pic of the...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Mar 6, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Intake manifolds

    My 2 cents: I had the o-ring style boots on my old honda and they worked fine. I vouch for the fact that your bike, which is the same as mine, has...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Mar 6, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. jkurtzb
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    550 Front Sprocket Slop

    Rick: You "shafties" are so biased! :lol:
    Post by: jkurtzb, Mar 6, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    550 Front Sprocket Slop

    Cannon: You're referring to the rear sprocket. :)
    Post by: jkurtzb, Mar 6, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    new to forum - 1983 Maxim 550

    The main thing that could kill this "rip van winkle" project would be pitted cylinder walls. Since at any point, at least 2 of the 4 cylinders are...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Mar 6, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    1982 XJ550 Maxim engine removal

    I guess I should have mentioned that I weigh in at around 180lbs and have a good back so the "hugging" method worked fine for me. That's a lot of...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Mar 6, 2007 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    1982 XJ550 Maxim engine removal

    I'm not an expert, but I have installed and removed that motor several times and did not have to remove the heads or anything besides the carbs...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Mar 5, 2007 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    550 Front Sprocket Slop

    I received the new sprocket and measured it at almost 12mm. I tried it out on the spare motor and found that the side play is a lot less than the...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Mar 5, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    550 Front Sprocket Slop

    Whoops! See my gallery instead :D
    Post by: jkurtzb, Feb 26, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. jkurtzb
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    550 Front Sprocket Slop

    I found a picture online of what I'm referring to. Please see the attachment.
    Post by: jkurtzb, Feb 26, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    550 Front Sprocket Slop

    Thanks!!! It's nice to have a little confirmation that what I'm experiencing isn't abnormal. The measurement won't be necessary.
    Post by: jkurtzb, Feb 23, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    550 Front Sprocket Slop

    I'm not sure how much they would know about my particular bike. Don't they get their sprocket dimensions from the manufacturer? I would like to...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Feb 22, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    550 Front Sprocket Slop

    Nobody???? I know there's a few "chainers" out there. The reason why I'm really confused is that I have a spare motor that has the exact same...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Feb 22, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    what type of engine oil do you use?

    My experience has been that synthetic causes excessive slippage on a wet clutch set up. I also ran regular "car oil" for 3 years in my bike...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Feb 22, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Vacuum Port Manifold?

    I knew there was a reason I made that YICS tool ...
    Post by: jkurtzb, Feb 21, 2007 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Vacuum Port Manifold?

    So then, it seems to me, the YICS tools sole function is isolate each carbs' vacuum so that the stick set can "read" them individually?
    Post by: jkurtzb, Feb 21, 2007 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    soft front forks

    Not sure if this will help. I put 20w in my forks and am now regretting it. The front end is way too harsh for me weighing in at 200lbs full gear....
    Post by: jkurtzb, Feb 21, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Vacuum Port Manifold?

    I was reading about a mod that someone did to their carbureted FZ-1. They made a manifold out of fuel hoses that connected the 4 vacuum ports...
    Thread by: jkurtzb, Feb 21, 2007, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
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    550 Front Sprocket Slop

    This is my first post here - hopefully it posts correctly! I've haunted this forum for awhile and have found lots of useful info for my bike!...
    Thread by: jkurtzb, Feb 20, 2007, 17 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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