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  1. Napalm
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    aaugh elitest !@#$%

    I've run into a little of this with my old bikes, but only at the mega dealerships. The Harley place was actually pretty good, though they...
    Post by: Napalm, May 4, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Couple of Pictures on the Road

    After having such a good ride on the 550 going down to Tucson last week. I thought I'd give her a try in the mountains (2-up) again. So, I decided...
    Thread by: Napalm, May 4, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  3. Napalm
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    Clean 82 Seca 550.

    Nice! You probably couldn't find a better example!
    Post by: Napalm, Apr 27, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  4. Napalm
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    No pictures, but I went on my first long 2up ride on this bike. This morning, my GF and I met up with an old riding buddy on his GSXR. He...
    Post by: Napalm, Apr 26, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    Hey Tom, The luggage rack is on the way. Don't worry about the shipping, it wasn't bad. It collapsed down pretty well. Thanks Ranger! I sent...
    Post by: Napalm, Mar 24, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    I've still got the luggage rack, I'll send it to you for the price of shipping. (Don't know what that would be). That would be awesome...
    Post by: Napalm, Mar 1, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    Thanks. Motorcycles greater than 90cc within the Tucson and Phoenix metropolitan areas have to be tested. Pima and Maricopa counties are the...
    Post by: Napalm, Feb 12, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    Slight delay in updating. The bike is now insured, registered and on the road. I lost a couple of weeks trying to get my hands on tires. Each...
    Post by: Napalm, Feb 8, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Born again bikers

    I've had a bike all but 2 years since I was 16. So I was born again at 21 years old. As follows: Kawasaki KMX125 Suzuki GS500E Honda Magna...
    Post by: Napalm, Jan 5, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Finding a title...

    There is always the option of a bonded title. Though if the titled owner replies that they are still the rightful owner, you are SOL and have to...
    Post by: Napalm, Jan 1, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  11. Napalm
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    The restoration has begun

    Sounds like fun. Looks like you have some good help too.
    Post by: Napalm, Dec 31, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. Napalm
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    How fast have you gone on your XJ?

    Now that it's running, I got it up to 45 mph!!! (BTW.. that translates to warp speed in the land of no shocks, no rear brakes, a little front...
    Post by: Napalm, Dec 31, 2007 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Finding a title...

    I ran into the exact situation with my 550. I found the original owner who was on the title and got him to sign it, but the old title used the 9...
    Post by: Napalm, Dec 31, 2007 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Finding Frame and motor Serial Number.

    And this situation causes problems if you are trying to get a title for a bike that hasn't been registered in many years. I ran into a problem...
    Post by: Napalm, Dec 30, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    Update: I've been traveling so much during this past month that I've only been home three days this month. However, when I returned I had a whole...
    Post by: Napalm, Dec 24, 2007 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    My Petcock Solution ($27.08 All new parts)

    I just installed the pingel adapter and Z1 petcock on my XJ550R. The only problem I ran into was that I split the paper gasket when I torqued it...
    Post by: Napalm, Dec 24, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    It runs! But why is the starter kicking in?

    Just got it figured out. It was an oil problem all stemming from that stupid leaking petcock (and semi functional carbs). I guess the oil was...
    Post by: Napalm, Dec 5, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    It runs! But why is the starter kicking in?

    I just went out and pulled the starter again, and I cannot turn the idler gear at all. Arrrgh.
    Post by: Napalm, Dec 4, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    It runs! But why is the starter kicking in?

    Did you ever figure out what was going on? Mine is doing that too! I pulled the wire running from the solenoid to the starter, closed the...
    Post by: Napalm, Dec 4, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    petcock replacement

    It looks like it should work. Except for the position of vacuum tube it looks pretty close. It could be that the original part is no longer made...
    Post by: Napalm, Dec 2, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Anyone Aerospace engineers?

    While I am not an aerospace engineer, I know two people who started in aerospace and moved to mechanical engineering. Like the others said,...
    Post by: Napalm, Nov 18, 2007 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    Thanks RickCoMatic. The carbs were actually not bad since they had been disassembled for cleaning many years ago and just never put back together....
    Post by: Napalm, Nov 13, 2007 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    Thanks Hvnbnd. I'll let you know as soon as I'm back on the road!
    Post by: Napalm, Nov 13, 2007 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    It's alive!!! It took about 6 hours to get her running. The bike is completely untuned, since I just put the carbs back together and had no...
    Post by: Napalm, Nov 13, 2007 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    Title in hand! I finally got the title under control. It turns out that in 1981 the gov't gave a 9 month grace period to the japanese...
    Post by: Napalm, Nov 3, 2007 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    Motor Vehicle Dept. update: I just spent an hour at MVD to get the title transferred. They found their copy of the title but they couldn't give...
    Post by: Napalm, Oct 29, 2007 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    Thanks everyone. I can't wait to get this bike back on the road. The first step will probably be ordering that XJCD so that I can make sure I...
    Post by: Napalm, Oct 28, 2007 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    New Member & Almost New 550R

    Hello everyone, just thought I'd introduce myself and my 1981 XJ550R I picked up this 550R a couple of months ago from an old hot rodder who...
    Thread by: Napalm, Oct 27, 2007, 32 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
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