Just a quick question for anyone with knowledge of carbs. Wondering what function the air compensator jets either side of the venturi ring of our...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/madsquirrel20 ... 7675.l2562 Just thought I'd share the 900 I found being broken on the 'bay... please don't go & bid...
Been a while since I logged in here but thought I'd share this in case it's any use to anyone else in future... Some of you may remember that I...
What is it with some people? What is their major malfunction? Just gone outside to go to the shop & discovered that the little Honda 400 has...
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OK so I'm a doofus, I've misplaced the top-hat spacer from the right side of my front wheel. :oops: So If anyone has the spacer to hand...
Just wanted to take a moment to wish our US based XJ brethren a Happy Thanksgiving, and say be careful tomorrow! Seems we're importing black...
Just wondering how many people on here have tried their hand at plastic welding any broken pieces of bodywork... I decided to give it a go today...
What a complete and utter Berk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPpGLpyoU3w My favourite bit is 1.20
On my 29R (similar to 31A XJ900RK but 750) I found this sensor bolted to the bottom of the head tube & keyed into the bottom yoke so it "knows"...
I've managed to get a few pics of the stripdown so far & a couple that show how far out of whack the frame was, so here's some of the pain so far....
Fairing colour unimportant but prefer same as original-: [img] Also I'm after-: Left pillion peg mounting/exhaust hanger Pair...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/yamaha-xj750- ... 19e49c4305 No Idea why it didn't get finished, looks almost done to me! :lol:
OK so I'm pondering something here. I've spotted a 31A frame for £140 delivered on the bay that I could use to rebuild my E-II (this all assumes...
Hi folks, just checking back in after a break from the internet (was spending way too much time online to get anything done over summer!)...
OK I have a possible idea why my forks pissed all the oil out despite the P/O being adamant he did the seals. In the Haynes manual he gave me...
OK so if this is rare..... [img] How many of these have you ever seen? :D [img] [img] Fresh from Japan & going straight in my "Anal...
Another possible.... Front end's wrong though & it's got green label TCI and 900 sidepanels... Engine number looked like 29R on zoom-in but could...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/yamaha-xj750- ... 257d12502f Is this a new model we haven't heard of, one that looks for a new owner all by itself? :D
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321107836409? ... 1497.l2649 Starting to build up a bit of info/documentation for the ol' girl now :D Next job is...
Lamb Of God-: Ghost Walking 8) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA3hPMhXnkY What's everyone else listening to as they browse/work on their bike?
Feel like headbutting the wall right now, just been going over the bike checking fasteners & come to the front calipers there's a loose bolt,...
Anyone else seeing this for the general lounge last post when they're on the forum index? Wed Dec 31, 1969 7:00 pm
Got a spare engine for my little NC27 the other day, paid £80 for it along with some other spares... The bike was apparently broken up as the...
I never knew WD40 was quite such horrible stuff till Fitz mentioned to me a while back that if used as a bore fog/soak it can gum up the internals...
So the other day I was fixing a merc c class clutch master (what a pig!) and my mate mentioned his son had bought a Blata mini quadard cheap from...
So, now I have the little CB-1 up and running and the salt-free roads are on their way I've decided to do something with my old daily once the MoT...
Couldn't find a similar thread anywhere, so figured I'll start one and it'll either fly or it'll die... So here's my Baby :D wearing her nice...
Obviously I'm not satisfied with having the current "challenging" spares situation with my XJ, since I find myself thinking of having a punt on a...
Just seen this http://www.cafepress.com/xjbikes in the archives... Wonder if they'd deliver to the UK :? wouldn't mind a cap, t-shirt & maybe a...
Yet another way to help remove those pesky li'l blighters known as the pistons in our calipers, for those cases where nothing else we've tried is...
Just visited http://www.yamahabikespecs.com/tire.html as the link was posted in an old tire thread on here. Just above the tire conversion...
As I said... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1982-Yamaha-X ... 4853576779 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1981-Yamaha-X ... 48535f3c16 Second one looks...
just saw this in a magazine, crap photo I know but thought the tool was a good idea. It's like a cross between a blind bearing puller & a tap, you...
Just thought I'd post up the date code of the front tyre that was on my XJ when I bought it. As far as I can tell, 3 digit code with no triangle...
Can some people please answer me this question for another forum... If you get your shims wrong, can that raise the compression by 40psi...
How many miles have we all ridden so far this year? I'm 100% on 2 wheels so maybe average out at 12-15,000 a year on a bike (more so in summer...
Just flicking through the links section of this site & came across this, thought it's worth posting up in the forums for anyone new to spannering...
First off, how on earth are these SPARK PLUGS meant to work? Surely the lack of ground electrode would cause a huge gap for the spark to have to...
Just been having a little searchypoo on the forums & it appears nobody has even asked, let alone tried, to fit Blue Spot calipers to an XJ (900RK...
Few Yamahas popping up on here lately, top of page there's a bobbed XS650 and 3rd bike down is a sweet looking (IMO) SR400 café racer, looks...
Just been for a trawl round the 'bay & thought I'd share this 8) 8O http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XJ900- ... 257b272acd Not sure if...
Well I won't be working on the XJ tomorrow in all likelihood, just had a nice delivery for my Supra that's been in storage at a mate's yard for...
I read this while looking for head bearing specs (go figure! easily distracted...) {2.11} What exactly is Norwegian Racing Twine (NRT) and why...
Just received a set of taper head bearings in the post. Just wanted to confirm before I tear it apart that the lower bearing is a 32006 and the...
Yep, about an hour ago I burnt my hand on a pipe that I thought was misfiring... Not bad enough to blister but enough to turn my palm shiny &...
Just been scanning though some wiring diagrams & it would appear that TCI units from another bike SOMETIMES will swap in and work with the wrong...
As I said, a fantastic deal! :roll: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-90-18-56V ... 45fb55cd39
Yes I had my first ride on the XJ five minutes ago, couldn't resist a quick spin around the block to see how she felt. The answer to that is-:...
Well now, this worked in the test area, let's see what we can do... [img] [img] [img] [img]