For your new battery/electronics box have you looked into the LiFePo4 batteries? They are very small and should tuck up under the seat nicely....
Once you get her running, check the float bowl screws after 50 miles or so. I thought I had a misadjusted float and when I took the carbs off and...
My '82 XJ750J Maxim has the Hitachi carbs with chrome outer caps and non-chrome inner caps.
After three unsuccessful hours last night, I would say trying to remove a broken intake boot bolt is the hardest thing I've done so far on this...
I bought some oxalic oxide (sold as wood bleach) powder from Ace Hardware and mixed it two scoops (included) to one gallon. I used it on my carb...
No help here but I have the same issue on my '82 XJ750J. When I'm rolling the bike out of the garage (backwards) if I turn to the left then I get...
How well does the bike run with the modified air box? Did you rejet? I like the idea of your air box vs pods esp. after reading the many threads...
Looks great! I like the additions like the bar end signals, I've never seen those before. Are you sure that's an '82 XJ750 Maxim? I thought all...
Here are some more pics of this Virago. When I first saw this bike I wanted a Virago as my next bike. Then I read about their starter motor...
Great bike AC, where did you get the exhaust tips? Those are just what I've been in search of for my project bike.
Try the Rice Paddy just south of campus, on Grant and 11th ave. As the name implies they only carry Japanese parts and may have what you need and...
Yes, you need to remove the shock bolts to remove the grab bar. It's easy to do, just do one side at a time. After you remove the first bolt, lift...
I got a used '82 Honda VT750 headlight but I haven't installed it yet so I don't know about the brackets. Like any other task I do on this bike...
Broke the bolt head off one of the intake manifolds. DOH!
Hey DW, On the subject of searching through this site, read my reply below that I had posted on another thread. It helps with refining your...
IIRC it is 0 ohm full to 90 ohm empty.
I'll be finding this out soon enough myself. The switches and MC are mounted on the round part of the modular bars for the '82, so as long as that...
To view the picture, right click on the link and copy it (copy shortcut, copy link address or something similar, depends on your browser). Then...
Darn, I missed the show. I did see my buddy and his bike in several of the pics. I'll make sure not to miss it next year. Congrats on the win!
How about something like this glass vase? This is 2 3/8" square by 2 1/2 deep. They also have 3" square. Here is the site. [img]
I just did the same thing myself with some 412-4022 Progressive shocks. They arrived in the mail yesterday. I called Progressive and they put me...
Great post. I just wanted to add a hint on searching the site for information. I have found that the search engine on this site can be a bit hard...
I believe he mentioned MikesXS. You can find the gauges on this page: http://www.mikesxs.net/products-46.html#products Should be Part #03-0748...
I bought a triple tree from an '83 650 and a round headlight to replace the rectangular beast. I also got some new fuel line and a filter. I have...
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This is a test to my Flickr account. It's a pic of the missing gas cap screw. [img]
Looks great! I'm looking to do something similar myself. Clean and simple. I'm here in Columbus also, we'll have to get the CBus XJ'ers together...
Thanks for the warning. I hadn't found much doing a search of eBay so I thought I'd put out feelers here. I agree cities are all the same....
Hi All, I'm going to be traveling to Sydney, Australia this Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 (I'll be there all week), and wanted to reach out to any...
Love the bike PainterD! I'm thinking of doing something similar to my Maxim. Did you lower the back end at all? Also I'd love to see a picture...
