But.. perhaps some of you (in Europe?) would like to have some parts so all is either going to be scrapped or I can make somebody happy with some...
Well.. as it turns out after some TDM-riding last months, the SecaRat won't be rebuild. To much trouble and time doing so, I have no garage and...
This is a totally different bike in regard with the xj 750 seca. I really have to get used to this bike regarding torque, sound, reaktions with...
It's been a month now with the TDM and what happened; made some items army/olivedrab-green gripheaters handlebar-risers which also come in extra...
yes it's a 5 valves bike, well 10 actually ;)
Today finally could make a first ride on the TDM. Did some 80 km on small/bad roads and dikes and very good highway. That surely is something...
Started to disassemble the SecaRat. Wow.. never had to cut so many tiewraps o_O
Ok.. first picture after the deliverance; [img]
Today I went riding with the Tracer 700. Nice bike but to pro-aktive with steeering, seat/sitposition. It's like a moped. TDM 900 it is.
Rode the first time on my new bike.. a 2006 Yamaha TDM900 abs with 37k km. Was during the testride I did today and bought it/him/her/? on the...
I'm very curious how my experience will be on a 2 cylinder Tracer after 40 y of 4 cylinder in line and V-4 engines.
A badass xj rider..like that..:D
I also thought it was the rate to do the job completely in one go.
Aha, thanks.. didn't know that. :)
Flatrate; nope it comes down at hours of labour and is dependable on the season. In wintertime no or less work so lower pricing to keep things...
Is there an estimate in how many wrenching hours go into splitting the engine and replacing the chain(tensioner) and stuff, by a certified mechanic?
Still got an srx-6 and a fj600 ratbike. But more important.. first we'll have to see what happens in the Ukraine because the shit is hitting the...
Well..there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel; the plan was to buy a 900 and refurbish that bike into a seca, to me btw only the 11M is a...
Nobody knows the anwser to the crown question I guess? Will look into that myself then.:) Next plan regarding the seca; I'll probably buy another...
The SecaRat is home and parked where there can be limited wrenching. Now I have to wait till the temps are up (+15) to pull the engine partly apart.
Does the top/triplecrown of a 750 seca 11M fit on a xj 900?
There might be an other option; how does the 900F relate to the seca regarding fitting other exhaustdampers, frontfork top triangle, to put the...
I will try to pry the stuff out and see how it goes from there but I will not rebuild the engine. The job is to big under the circumstances and...
Thanks.. I will give it a try and otherwise it could be the end of the SecaRat because hauling 75 kg engines and working in a small space without...
I will first check the space behind the shiftcover to find out what is going on. The other engine will have the same agingproblem I presume so...
I just saw the links to get the engine out and how to check/clear the shiftmechanism . Thanks.. could be helpfull. I haven't looked into it...
Aha.. ok but first I have to get the bike home and the engine out. The gear spring seems ok but blocks when trying to get the shiftlever up to...
I could still ride the bike in first gear without any extra noise whatsoever.
Aaaarrgghhh.. my seca is stuck in first gear and won't shift anymore. I made a nice ride.. parked it, left after an hour, rode it 2 km's, stopped...
As far as my (Euro)experiences go regarding Yamaha's; Motul 5100 10-40 does the trick excellent.
Changed the startersolenoid just as precaution because the previous owner managed to get the startermotorbrushes worn out after appr. 20k.....
TCI.. and Yup. There seems to be a method to check whether there is a coldshut and that appears to be to smack it on some flat surface by hand....
I'm not familiar with those numbers regarding the severity of pain or painlevels. We've got thc-free or other to our disposal. A big bummer for...
Liability-issues probably. Metalvapors are VERY dangerous. My college had 'weldinglungs' and that delivered some very weird mental situations.
Is CBD-oil an option? THC free ofcourse.
Perhaps the TCI doesn't compensate for higher rpm's anymore? A coldshut somewhere in the TCI?
Pressurized the tires, placed the battery and tomorrow off to a private hifi-listeningsession.
Very nice indeed!
5 C. shouldn't be too cold since I rode the bikes well below freezing point and slept outside in tents during wintermeetings. -10C orso was quite...
The sun was shining so the bike could dry... Too cold to ride today with 5 C. and chilly winds.
I presume you mean the degrees in F and not in C.? Otherwise..., hmmmm :rolleyes:;)
That I don't know but up to 5K would not surprise me at all.
Yes, as the engine warms up the mixture gets more explosive.. hence more rpm.
The smaller the engine the more you need to shift. My V65 Magna with dynokit, cams etc pulled the cobblestones out of the street at almost any...
You could measure again with some oil on the pistons. Could make quite a difference.
To get the clutch free you could put the bike on its wheels, in third gear, pull the clutch and rock the bike forwards and back.It should come...
Most of the 4 stroke kawasaki's did not live longer then appr. 20-30k km's. But then again.. they were used hard right from the start (cold that...
I still can remember the Kawasaki's from the 80's. Either they didn't run or they did around 3-4K cold. There were many questions and concerns...
Nice bike indeed with the trailer. Thought about a trailer too when riding the Magna's but... in europe you can only go max 80 kmh, on the...
