@XJ550H I will take off the float bowls and look for the JB weld. I saw some similar carbs on eBay for a GS1100 but there are some differences...
Hello All, I found these carbs in a box buried in the back of my sister-in-laws shed. They are stamped Mikuni and Made in Japan but I don't see...
I've only ever seen 85 and 86 xj700(x) models. Is it a fact that they made them until 88?
We hit $1.60/L for regular gas last week so I will be riding to work all winter. I wonder if I can find an aftermarket snowplow and chains for my XJ.
Looks like the price is for the pipes only, not the whole bike.
I'm not sure what you mean. I'm saying it can idle with only 2 cylinders firing; no throttle. I figure that would be the same or worse than...
I am sure that is true but I can also pull two of my spark plug leads and still keep idling.
Can we assume that it also stalls when you have her in gear with the clutch in? Does it idle once it is warmed up? Are you using the...
It's more like the air filter costs $100 (in Canada) and you can buy some pods from China for $20.
It's funny when they say they replaced the air box with pods for better performance. Like there are a bunch of Yamaha engineers standing around...
You can do whatever you like.
Google for the Yamaha parts diagrams. They show an exploded view with all the parts numbered and labeled. A Haynes or Clymer tear down manual is...
I though I detected a hint of lavender when I received my new brake lines.
@hogfiddles recommended the Morgan carbtunePro. I'd go with that. Check Amazon. Your hanging\runaway idle is caused by a vacuum leak or being...
A thing of beauty!
@Joshua Olkowski Are your bowls still overflowing into the air filter housing? Or did you get that resolved. Did you set the float levels when...
I was looking for a good use for some of these extra snow mobile dollies I have cluttering up the garage. In Canada snowmobile dollies are like...
Temperature is starting to drop. My kickstand switch gets a bit sluggish in the cool weather and can cause the engine to shut off if I put her in...
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We need to make a trip back East and load up a van.
I'm generally not a fan of these Seca 650s but I think it looks pretty good with the puffed up seat.
Found a puddle of brake fluid under the front caliper of my xj1100 just now. Good thing I spotted it before the brakes failed.
Yes. Its the same reason that G.I.Joe, He-man, and Garbage Pail Kids cards are all collectors items now. I wish I still had my Commodore Vic-20....
You had that professionally taken care of , right? I hope you didn't do it yourself with some zap straps and RTV.
Ouch! That's a good one! Will there be any permanent damage? I did something similar to my hand when I was working in a kitchen. It was years...
Is there anything more 80's than the seat on that Midnight?
I had to go back and take another look! Nice one.
I found a clutch switch for $5 at the shop by my work. It plugged in on both ends so it was an easy install. Works like new now so that is one...
Nice looking bike! I like the look of the handle bar on yours much better than the style they put on the XJ. It looks lime the seat might be a...
Your Goldwing is facing the wrong direction and it is triggering my OCD :) I can't get over how clean your garage and driveway are. And your...
@twerth your garage is so clean! Did you just move in? Nice looking bike. I need one.
You can't even buy non-resistor plugs here anymore, unless you can find some old stock. I have to order them online.
The rubber plunger thing is for the enrichment circuit which does the work of a choke on a CV carb. When open it provides extra fuel to make the...
Thanks. The more I ride it, the more I love it. It has so much power that it feels less powerful than my xj700 because it accelerates so...
@JetmechMarty I read through the xs11 forums again on clunky transmissions and it looks like you are the only dissenting opinion there. Still it...
Relocated my signal lights and fitted some saddle bags. I think it worked out pretty well. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
If it happens after you have gunned it then you could be fouling your plugs. Riding for a while at a different (lower) RPM would then burn off...
I did some searches on bent forks and @k-moe pointed out that a bent fork would only affect 2 gears. I guess its possible that more than one fork...
Yes, maybe that is the case. From what I read on the xs11 forum it sounded like it was normal for it to clunk from gear to gear, kinda like when...
Syncing the carbs has made a big difference. It appears to have solved the hanging idle issue I was seeing but I can't be sure until I start it...
I only needed one shim on the #1 intake. Everything else was in spec. Good thing because the bandits at BMW charged me $25 for the shim. Last...
Vacuum synced and colour tuned my xj1100. Replaced the clutch switch so I can start her when she is in gear now. I also relocated the rear turn...
No problem @Tim O. Shipping across the boarder can be expensive. Fortunately there is no tarrif on auto parts (yet). It looks like this side...
They want $45 CAD for the side cover. Still interested @Tim O ?
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Yes, I believe it is the right side. I will see how much he wants for it tomorrow. I suspect around $10-15. Shipping from Victoria to...
My local bike shop has a collection of assorted Maxim and Seca side covers. I thought I would post some pics here in case somebody recognizes one...
Where did the name 'streetfighter' come from? What makes a bike a street fighter?
He's a Premium Member so he doesn't have to be coherent :) I have nothing else to add to this conversation.
Why didn't I think of that?!? I've ruined a perfectly good protractor for nothing!