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  1. Dr. Awesome
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    Free Bag of Parts - Headlight, fog light, tail light, cluster

    hogfiddles wins! And rightfully so, he is a wizard after all.
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Sep 18, 2018 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Free Bag of Parts - Headlight, fog light, tail light, cluster

    I have a bag of parts from my 1982 Yamaha XJ750 Maxim re-model that I cannot look at any more. All you have to do is pay for shipping, or...
    Thread by: Dr. Awesome, Sep 18, 2018, 2 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  3. Dr. Awesome
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    compression psi

    Thanks, I'll try it out, mine was closer to 60-70 before I dropped some oil in.
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Jun 1, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    compression psi

    I just ran the procedure and got 108, 118, 108, 100 with oil dribbled in each cylinder. The valve shims are good, is this evidence for a top end...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Jun 1, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Wanted Brake wiring connector 85 xj700

    You could try here, too. Very helpful site for old motorcycle connectors. http://www.cycleterminal.com/motorcycle-connectors.html
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, May 12, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Seat Mod For an XJ 550 Maxim

    The engine was firing on 2 cylinders when I got it so I just took the carbs to church and am working on shims now so... I haven't really tested...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, May 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Question on complete re-wire of XJ750

    Thanks for the input, I'm not using OEM controls (they were broken) but am using older Yamaha controls, just not sure off of what. Atari box is...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Apr 8, 2017 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Question on complete re-wire of XJ750

    So I'm still working on my build thread... but I'm completely re-wiring my '82 XJ750 Maxim due to massive component replacement and electrical...
    Thread by: Dr. Awesome, Apr 8, 2017, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Seat Mod For an XJ 550 Maxim

    I cut my seat and trimmed and re-stapled it in order to get rid of the second seat and the metal chunk I wanted to cut off the back. It's not...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Apr 8, 2017 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Can you identify these OEM Connectors or where to find some?

    Awesome, thanks a bunch!
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Feb 20, 2017 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Can you identify these OEM Connectors or where to find some?

    Tried a few places, cycleterminal was great for my other connectors, looks like I'll be changing them out. Thanks guys!
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Feb 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Can you identify these OEM Connectors or where to find some?

    I have been working through electrical stuff on the bike and I am building all new wiring harnesses, but I can't find these style connectors...
    Thread by: Dr. Awesome, Feb 12, 2017, 21 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Ignition Coil Help on my XJ750 Maxim

    Got the NGK caps in the mail, coil measurements looked great, so I have them all on and it started up nice. I ordered 2 each of NGK LB05FP and...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Nov 3, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Broken petcock, fuel line pulled metal piece out, any suggestions?

    Oh I was hoping nobody would notice that! My uncle did that (check my profile for a quick description), it is the fuel gauge wire that I assume...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 25, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Broken petcock, fuel line pulled metal piece out, any suggestions?

    Sounds good k-moe, I'll look into a new one. I'll probably epoxy this one until I get the tank all disassembled for painting. Just got a full...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 24, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Broken petcock, fuel line pulled metal piece out, any suggestions?

    Hello, I was messing around taking the tank off on my 82 XJ750 Maxim and when I went to remove the fuel line (custom farmer job if you can't tell)...
    Thread by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 24, 2016, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Ignition Coil Help on my XJ750 Maxim

    Thanks all, I removed the old caps, coils are in good shape, just waiting on the NGK ones to come in the mail! I'll snip off a little at the end...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 20, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Ignition Coil Help on my XJ750 Maxim

    Oh I think I got all my questions answered here: http://www.xjbikes.com/forums/threads/is-this-supposed-to-happen-spark-plug-wire.83184/
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 20, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Ignition Coil Help on my XJ750 Maxim

    Forgive my ignorance and the barrage of questions, but are the boots/caps removable from the coil or does that mean getting a new coil all...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 20, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Ignition Coil Help on my XJ750 Maxim

    OK guys and gals, I was trying to check out my ignition coils and I am not sure what to expect. I saw that I would see about 11k ohm on both of...
    Thread by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 19, 2016, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Dial-A-Jet...opinions...ideas?

    I'm going to resurrect this one, just curious if anyone has looked into this further. I have seen a lot of good things on DAJ recently, more...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 19, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    xj750 clutch

    I checked out a similar thread, I did verify I have the washer and bearing in there, I think my only real issue is finding neutral on it. My...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 18, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    xj750 clutch

    That's good to know, I'll do some more looking around in there and make sure there aren't any metal pieces floating around behind my plates. Thanks!
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 18, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    xj750 clutch

    I cannot get mine into neutral, I tried a bunch going up, down, tapping it, going real slow, etc. I think the problem is my clutch is not letting...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 18, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    xj750 clutch

    Any news on this? I have a similar issue where my clutch won't disengage even with the clutch arm zip tied all the way. I tried to use the rear...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 18, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    '82 XJ750 Maxim Pods with Flow Straightener

    Hello all, I am fairly new here given that I just inherited an 82 XJ750 Maxim in dire need of some TLC! For future reference, I will post a build...
    Thread by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 18, 2016, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
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    How to swap out '82 Maxim XJ750 2 piece bars (the easy way)

    All great posts, I was struggling with the same thing, now I'm on a path to success! I'm going to try some aftermarket ones off Amazon, I'll have...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 14, 2016 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    82 maxim 750r aftermarket handlebars?

    Thank you guys a lot for this, I was scratching my head and even looking for a new yoke and triple tree for a little bit... yet all I really need...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 14, 2016 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Handlebar conversion

    I'm in the same boat, I was just cruising the forums to see what others have done. I was thinking I might have to go for clip-on bars, which I...
    Post by: Dr. Awesome, Oct 14, 2016 in forum: XJ Modifications
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