Sold my Maxim400 yesterday for a healthy profit.
Sell it while the market is up on UJM bikes
Stuck floats are awesome!
Should be fine
It's a monoshock design. It's there...
Cut off the bent part and welded on threaded M6x1.0 rod. It actually works now as I redid it but also won an ebay auction for a used rod too....
Thanks. Better than what I have. Time to get a box of spark plugs.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Rode it today. Whew! Needs massive carb tuning. Plugs are black after 2 mins. Brake rod fix was a bust so need to locate one...
Rode it today. Won't idle without throttle input. Revs strong, then flat, then revs hard. Plugs are black, exhaust is spitting soot. I need to...
Installed wheel and front fender, gas tank, seat, etc. Rear brake rod is FUBAR'd so I went and got a bolt to weld on the rod to fix the adjuster....
[ATTACH] Got a new tire put on, wheel cleaned up and black paint touched up "good enough"
15w40 Shell Rotella
Motion pro?
Start stripping parts
They are coated.
300-500
Then went back and masked off and painted the caliper semi gloss black [ATTACH]
Made frame covers out of electric knock out covers, pulled my front wheel for a new tire this week, cleaned and painted the front caliper bracket,...
Ordered front tire, grips, and new gas cap. Extended some wiring to rearrange unit locations. Reinstalled the rear bodywork and tossed the seat...
Keep. I did it in previous bikes too. Great mod
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Tank paint Gold base Gold flake coats Translucent blue clear still to come. Here's the test piece. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Got a lot done on the 400 project. Cleaned and decreased the wheels and rear sprocket. Painted the swingarm and exposed parts of the frame with...
I believe so
Polished and buffed the tail light. Rhino lined the chain guard. Yesterday I welded in a battery box and touched up with some spray paint.
red kote is good stuff
I have roundslide VMs. No synching
I want to swap my vacuum operated petcock for a standard one. Can I just cap the vac port on the petcock or do I replace it? My intakes are from...
Installed a new front master cylinder brake lever setup and bled the brakes.
I'm in Bay City, MI just north of Saginaw.
https://www.mikesxs.net/yamaha-xs650-mikuni-vm34-rh-carb-generic-jetting.html
Sorry they are VM34 34mm
@50gary we should hook up and shake this thing down if you're willing. I'm in Bay City right by Bay Valley and Delta College.
Incredible. Total investment???
32mm I think. Whatever mikesxs kit is
What about the pilot or the needle position?
I went out today and it started easily (45+*F outside) and stayed running but it is super noxious and smells uber rich. I haven't checked to see...
Are you the speed skater? We've met before
Also could use a Centerstand [img]
I need the box that goes here: [img] Can anyone help?
I just picked up a Maxim last night with the MikesXS carb upgrade kit. He said it was too rich (makes sense) and the bike was blowing sooty...
xs400j maxim, xs400r seca, xj650
trash day is Tuesday! Let me know!!!
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$20 shipped or I'm tossing it all. Email me dwcopple@yahoo.com as I don't come here anymore. Paypal preferred discreet gift.
off to the metal recycler it all goes...too bad.
I bet I won't complain. They'll fit flat rate small for $6 priority so add what you think is fair and PM me an offer.
Make offer for anything you see. It gets 10 days then I scrap or pitch it all. I have tons of relays, safety BS, wiring etc. I also have a...
Register your bike as a classic. I sold my bike so I don't need it anymore. $20 shipped. Seen in pic here [img]
I might have it, what does it look like?