Also good as a thread cutting lubricant for alloy
Pilot passages, just sayin'
Just noticed, my first post on here was 8 years ago. Still riding my 650 every day and it just gets better and better (or my knowledge does?)....
Almost
Just hit 50k on my 1981 UK (Seca) bike, I ride it around 15 hundred miles/year and it gets a proper service each spring, replacing parts as...
Thank you both for the info
So is a 40 Hitachi jet = 0.4mm ?
Good info, cheers
So what was up with the carbs?
Yes, also carb jetting varies but to a non-forensic eye, same bike
In the 80s many motorcycle courriers in the UK rode CX500s, mainly because they were fairly rugged, comfortable to sit on for hours and very cheap...
Sorry, haven't been here for a while XJ650 4KO (US Seca clone) and XJ650 Turbo were direct imports. Not sure about Maxims, they are much rarer in...
Cheers fellas Yes the idle knob is making good contact, mechanism is all free ie. shaft & butterflies, mixture screws all have spring + washer + O...
So when were talking about idle jets on Hitachi 32 carbs, what are we looking at specifically? Here's the problem. My 650 4KO was bang on,...
Had a 1984 RU, wow, best bike I've ridden and I've ridden allsorts:eek:
Guttering?
Headlight looks like it's good for lighting up low flying aircraft :D
Nice, I'd keep the fairing though, looks vintage
US had Maxim & Seca. Europe had Maxim & XJ650 Seca and European XJ650 = almost identical
Friend of mine is a Trumpet nut, he currently has a sprint and a rocket, he did have a daytona, all have been very reliable bikes. The sprint is...
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I fitted a set of these...
Fork emblem? Front badge? Strip it with bleach, rub it down and spray paint
Pads have done a couple of hundred miles and all shims were re-fitted, though I have ordered a new set of the sprung H shaped ones as the old ones...
Anyone else have experience of this? My calipers rattle and rumble after braking, sounds like they're falling apart. They have some play very much...
OK, not the first bike I'd buy, given enough cash but I'd love to rag it around my local twisties for a while
Finally decided to stop messing around trying to get everything perfect and put the bike back on the road where it belongs, fresh MOT last Friday...
Don't know what to say to this guy, XS engine for start https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1981-Yamaha-XJ-650-Cafe-racer
I can confirm that the inner tube fix doesn't last long, about 9 months for Also, wintergreen softens the boots perfectly but again this is a...
Thanks for the vid, like it even more now
:eek: I like it (cough)
1100 Katana, the first bike that filled me with awe
Have you looked inside the switch housings? The contacts might need a clean, mine did
Hi, good luck with the 750, looks like a good starting point Yambits are good for consumables in the UK...
Always a bad sign when your bowels leak, lol
Poor thing, I'm almost tempted to rescue it but I can't handle the 2 months of silence when my wife finds out :eek:
Don't
"Is there any specific length of clear tubing for we setting? Also does it have to be laid out a certain way? I have read the directions,but see...
Mlne did :(
White smoke = water vapor, oil smoke is blue/black
It's very subjective, I love the XSR look and I agree, Yamaha generally have the best looking bikes of the big Jap 4 but Triumphs take some...
Very cool, I like collecting old magazine articles etc. that are relevant to my bikes The 550 really was a handsome bike, wish I still had mine
If you search worldwide or EU they come up on ebay UK no problems German sellers I've dealt with have all been very helpful
Best source for good spares I find is German ebay Their bikes seem to be far better looked after than UK stuff
Starter motor is broken, check the brushes
Don't think it does anything much, that's why they were left out of later carbs
Technically, a properly completed crimp is stronger & has better conductivity than a soldered joint After saying that, these Faston crimps aren't...
Best modern bikes I've ridden? Tuono or Speed Triple, both are brilliant machines, no question
If you're an ebay user try German ebay (tick the European Union box on the left hand side), they have loads of XJ stuff on there, the shipping...
Beer? Marstons or Leffe Scotch? Lagavulin