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  1. Sbmaxim
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    Title transfer in FL, problem

    Yeah, it was just a dumb cop who didn't want to listen to a lady or be very helpful when he was wrong. He was too busy eye balling the rubbed...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Jun 12, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Title transfer in FL, problem

    I think the cop is looking at the wrong thing. From what I understand he is checking a sticker, not a metal stamp. As far as the motor goes, I got...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Jun 10, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Title transfer in FL, problem

    Ok, now I know what the deal is. I guess the vin # is on a plastic sticker on the forks. My cables rubbed the numbers in the middle, so the cop...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Jun 10, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Title transfer in FL, problem

    Engine numbers will not match because I swapped out engines. What should I do about that?
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Jun 10, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Title transfer in FL, problem

    I sold my bike to a person in FL, and it seems there is some sort of transfer problem. Apparently in FL when you goto get new tags, some has to...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Jun 10, 2008, 14 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb boots are different between the 81 and 82 engines?

    Meh no harm done, 2 of the boots were not in too bad of shape so I just replaced them, atleast the other 2 are fixed
    Post by: Sbmaxim, May 27, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb boots are different between the 81 and 82 engines?

    yeah your right, noticed it as soon as I went to put the others in sideway, talk about a sorry move by yamaha.
    Post by: Sbmaxim, May 27, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb boots are different between the 81 and 82 engines?

    Sticking my 81's back on the 82 engine and ran into a problem, on the 81 engine the boot intakes are slanted like this / / / / on the 82...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, May 27, 2008, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb boot gaskets, can you make your own?

    Well, I might skip it then, cant se much of a reason for it, the gasket and pressure should be enough to hold 9it all together and make it air...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, May 27, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb boot gaskets, can you make your own?

    One more question about this, do I need to use some kind of sealer, I notice that there is a sealant on the gasket sides of the ones I am scraping...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, May 27, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb boot gaskets, can you make your own?

    sweet, thanks, this will save me $30 or so and she'll not have to mess with it later on, and it will give me something to do :)
    Post by: Sbmaxim, May 16, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb boot gaskets, can you make your own?

    I'm going to go ahead and replace the rubber boots between the carbs and the engine. I have the boots off my old bike, and the gaskets are $6.50 a...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, May 16, 2008, 17 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    How fast can you stop your bike?

    I drove my sold bike around yesterday, this is after getting use to a much bigger newer bike and was surprised at how much less stopping power I...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, May 13, 2008, 15 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. Sbmaxim
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    Thanks for all the help.

    Sold my bike on ebay today, and bought a 2001 honda saber, that is pretty badass. Thanks for giving me enough info to get my bike running, and...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, May 2, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Anyone in Florida have a decent xj650 for sale?

    I am selling mine, but a lady in fl would like it, if I could save her some money by finding one here, I could sell mine locally and she could...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 30, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Anyone shipped motorcycle before?

    Thanks for the info bud, I am looking at about $730 to have a bike picked up at my door and dropped at theirs so that seems fair.
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 27, 2008 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Anyone shipped motorcycle before?

    I may need to, but need a decent company in which to deal with. Does ups do it, or do I have to use someone else>?
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 27, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Cracked boots

    I've decided to just sell the bike. It runs great but I put 40miles on it today and it just doesnt sit well enough for me. I'm too big and it's...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 25, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. Sbmaxim
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    Good Ebay Buy?

    The manual will work
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 25, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Air Intake Boots-How cracked is cracked

    Instead of using propane and starter fluid, just spary some soapy water on the boot, if your are like mine you will see bubbles in no time.
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 25, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Black Magic 2-1 engine shine/degreaser

    Picked some up earlier from advance. Wasn't sure how well it would work because I have never used any kind of degreaser before. Stuff worked well,...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 25, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Cracked boots

    Cleaned my engine up, rinsed it off, and cranked it to let it dry off some. I noticed I have tiny little bubbles coming from the boots on the...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 25, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Possible carb problem?

    New plugs fixed all my problems :)
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 23, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Problem with my bike 1982 Yamaha Maxim xj 650 NEW TO SITE!!!

    Make sure those mixture screws are 2.5 turns out at least. When I first got mine maxim the PO had them turned way in, and it would run fine, but...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Is the 82 seca tach the same as the 82 maxim tachometer?

    Anyone know?
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 22, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    shifting problem

    What kind of additives can you use that are safe?
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Having to squeeze clutch to crank bike

    Well it cranks fine now, but I had to put new plugs in it to finally get it to fire up. Cranking fine though with the spark plugs, and I also...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Having to squeeze clutch to crank bike

    Gotcha, I'll test it out later and see if it is still doing it. I blew a fuse last week. I'm not sure when it happened but the best I could tell...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Having to squeeze clutch to crank bike

    ok, but as soon as it started I let the clutch go and it ran fine, shouldn't it cut out if that were the case?
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Having to squeeze clutch to crank bike

    Normally I can just turn my choke on, push start and my bike fires right up. This morning it wouldn't fire at all, I squeezed the clutch and it...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 22, 2008, 9 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Tach needed for a 83 Maxim XJ750

    have you made sure it's screwed in all the way. Mine would stop working when the cable would come loose
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 21, 2008 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    For trade 81 tach. for an 82 tach

    anyone?
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 18, 2008 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Engine cleaner

    I was thinking of getting some black magic engine shine, degreaser for my bike, http://www.midwayautosupply.com/pc-1627 ... 22018.aspx, I was...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 18, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Is the 82 xj400 tachometer the same as the 82 xj650 model?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/82-yamah ... otohosting I need a 82 xj650 tach, will this one work in my bike instead. All I want to use is the...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 13, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    How much would my bike be worth?

    I drive it daily, engine has about 12k miles on it. It has a small oil leak, and might need to have some carb work done, though I drive it daily...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 12, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Possible carb problem?

    Which is the easiest to check for first?
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 11, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    For trade 81 tach. for an 82 tach

    I bought an 82 engine, so I cant use my 81 tachometer anymore. Does anyone have one sitting around they would be willing to trade for, or sell cheap?
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 11, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    cheating with the xj

    Me and my wife had some pretty big fights over my bike. Eventually she got over it, and now doesn't mind considering one week of motorcycle gas,...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Apr 11, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Possible carb problem?

    Well, I have had this problem fro a couple months, and it needs to be fixed. At first I thought the bike needed to be warmed up, but that isn't...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 11, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    How hard is it too swap out a clutch?

    I'd be putting a clutch from an 81 xj650 engine into a 82 xj650 engine.
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Apr 10, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    What happens if I pull this off?

    I'll try to find it tomorrow, the problem is it is an off and on thing. It seems to leak worse if I do not drive for a week, then it will leak for...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Mar 27, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    What happens if I pull this off?

    Woot, thanks. Is this pretty simple to do? Also if I wanted to swap the clutch out with my other engine, would this be the time to do it, and is...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Mar 27, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    What happens if I pull this off?

    Oil is dripping in very small amount from around this piece, I think. I notice spots of oil on the kickstand, and I can see where it is running...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Mar 27, 2008, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Symptoms of a clutch gone bad?

    I'm using Shell Rotella T 15W40. I let it warm up 2-3 min longer today amd it ran much better, probably just the cold
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Mar 13, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Symptoms of a clutch gone bad?

    I have been having a few issues in the morning with my bike. When I take of it bogs down, sometimes it does it in 1st, sometimes in 2nd, i'll give...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Mar 12, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Update on the bobber/cruiser

    How tough is it to paint the engine flat black? I'd like to do my entire engine, just because it is pretty rough looking, but would rather not...
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Mar 10, 2008 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Ammo Box cases

    Can you post those nut and bolt pics bud? Also have you noticed if the cans are vibrating loose or anything?
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Mar 6, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Military ammo cans as saddlebags

    Anyone tried using these as saddlebags? I thought someone had, but can't find the post
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Mar 6, 2008, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
  49. Sbmaxim
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    What can I do with this seat?

    I'm just going to get it back on till I get a new one, this one is in very rough shape, no tears but it is looking thin in spots
    Post by: Sbmaxim, Feb 24, 2008 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    I think I might paint everything flat black

    I'm thinking of doing my whole bike in flat black, maybe Mad Maxing it up a bit also. I saw a bike with a gas mask for a headlight on a board...
    Thread by: Sbmaxim, Feb 24, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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