http://www.psiklone.com/hobbies/pics/broken-bike/ I've taken the broken stuff off, and cleaned the dirt since these were taken.
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engine has about 9000 miles. Bike was involved in a low speed(20mph) laydown into grass. Front end needs work, but I believe it to be mostly bolt...
i will occasionally ride with my ipod going. it's hard to have a happy medium tho between too loud at a stop light, and loud enough at highway...
After about 45min on any bike(2 seperate ones in the last year) my wrist feels a bit buzzy. I work on computers in a call center all day, and have...
i was looking at replacement guages after my accident, probably will buy from here. http://oldbikebarn.com/motorcycle_parts ... =Universal...
are you smelling gas when you approach the bike, do you see any puddles?
make sure to follow up please and let us know what it was.
i had a very similar problem. it was the starter button. kept not making contact.
i didn't check the store, but try http://www.z1enterprises.com/ IF it's not listed on the site, try a parts request, he may beable to get it.
i just picked up a real nice 1982 suzuki gs1100, comes with a sissy bar too. http://www.psiklone.com/hobbies/bike/DSC00108.JPG $1100
tried the parts diagram at the yamaha site?
Good to know. I checked a map and we're about 5 hrs apart nachoman. I'm north west of you, near Rochester...
thanks for the heads up
robert: the cutie was my 10yr old daughter, and i'll be hunting your brother down :P I can get the turn signal stem for $6 at the local shop,...
i gave the local shop $30 to fix it. no more leak...even after the recent crash. sorry i was slow to reply, vacation without internet....just got...
I need some help from y'all...gotta straighten this out in my head, so suggestions are very welcome. AS i wrote in my last post i crashed,...
oh, the lesson learned btw...always wear the safety gear :roll:
wasn't going fast...20mph... sleepy still, took the corner a little wide, hadn't ordered new tires yet. i laid the bike down, it went into...
you should also look for leak around the tac seal, which could be dripping down some.
hehe, woot said they're good, i'm sold. can get them for $200 shipped from ronayers.com
thanks. I shoulda guessed.
thanks, i didn't realise the tires i have are so far off... 100/90-19 front 4.10/4.25/85h18 rear dunlop is recommending: Make: Yamaha...
i was told that for "this bike" (82 xj seca) radial would be overkill.... I'm still looking at tire options...trying to learn about it. Still...
very nice! mine cost $800, and i've had to do very little to it... Considering some new changes tho...i'll post pics if i do.
not that i know much about this particular subject...... if it ain't broke, don't fix it. i am looking at this kit that has pods...
sizes anyone?
no manual, and i haven't put tires on it yet...i'm reporting on what's on it, and asking what should be and what can be. as per my edit, here's an...
i'm gonna resurrect this thread cause i've got questions.... The guy who owned the bike before me put some cheesy bargin basement cheng shin...
pauls, I'm looking for one also, found a couple of them on oldbikebarn.com, but they're not the same style, but they're new. If i buy one, i'll...
So I got curious.....Wondered if 93 would make a difference. Filled up with 93, ran to about 140 miles, filled with 87, calculated mileage, got...
blow torch to melt the hole closed. :)
had same corrosion issue, replaced blinker assy.
i get about 37mpg on my xj650, no windshield, and fill up roughly 140miles/tank. 87 octane
i want it! if it'll fit a 650
1: for neutral, be stopped and in first, lift 1/2 way to 2nd 2: turns: the bike will go where your eyes are looking, never look down, cause...
i run about 35# front and back
try a salvage yard.
does anyone here keep track of their mileage? I think last time i checked i was only getting high 30's low 40's/gallon. How about everyone else...?
If you read my blog entry recently you remember I was having problems starting my bike. It happened again when i was at work some 30miles from...
http://www.oldbikebarn.com/part.php?id= ... PerPage=20 also, jcwhitney.com has fairings
yeah, scan ebay, also search net for "motorcycle junkyards"
nice, i was kind of looking at a $200 aftermarket "cafe" mod for my xj, i might have to look a little closer at that....
a quick google search gave me this... http://search.stores.ebay.com/SpeedandS ... 76QQsofpZ0 above is for 650's here's 900!...
I got my bike with 6500 miles on it. Barely broke in! All I've done is replace the exhaust baffels and do an oil change. I'm gonna finish what the...
the yamaha parts site had part diagrams with the exploded view, this may help http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/parts/home.aspx
rochester, ny here.
I thought about forward controls, but it seems like a simpler solution would be highway pegs. It's not often you're shifting, and more often than...
jcwhitney.com has windscreens for our bikes
