Hello! I'm back, after a long medical recovery... My Maxim X have a strange electrical problem, sometime, when i use the turning signals the...
... and the barn find, XJ900 Seca, but i have no ideea when i'll finish the old project MM750 (still seaching for engine parts)[ATTACH]
The exhaust system will be sandblasted and painted in black, the handlebars will be slightly modified to be more wide by adding some extra parts,...
I just made a bargain, some parts from a XJ900F, full exhaust, complete handlebars & and upper yoke, brake pump, clutch lever and turning signals...
Btw, which is the part number for oem handlebar, Midnight Maxim?
Yes, very reliable and a good tourer.
Not all the bikes from this photo are mine, and not all my bikes are in this photo. The Midnight is in the top left corner of photo. :) 3 BMW, 2...
Because of a medical condition all the bikes are parked, waiting for the spring season. The Midnight is in the same stage like last year, i didn't...
''New'' bike, new issues. The Maxim X have electrical troubles... Where i could finf the electric diagram?
Yep, i'm a poor man....:(
Yep, including this bike, i have 5 Yamahas in my family. :D
Meantime, on the way, the new toy. [ATTACH] The Midnight project is in standby, for a while.
The engine is fully dismantled, now i'm looking for all the ball bearings, plane bearings and gaskets. I found ball bearings replacement here in...
I know, but i'll use the old brake pads for this. Meantime the crankcases has arrived, they come from United States via United Kingdom,just...
Dismantling the engine, first step.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Yes, but the brake path will be cleaned using brake pads.
Awaiting the cranckases. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] The rear fender (from a VN750), for mock-up. [ATTACH]
More concludent. [ATTACH]
o_O East Europe.
Local market, in Romania. https://www.olx.ro/oferte/q-dezmembrez-virago/
Photo of the day: [ATTACH] The fork is almost ready, with "new" tubes from a XV500 fork. Meantime the other "money eater" VX800: [ATTACH]
I found this exhaust system, except for chrome, is the right option? [ATTACH]
Still painting different parts... the motorcycle will be fully painted in matte black and glossy black, I gave up the gold paint at this stage....
I want to use only internal parts (gearbox, oil pump, etc) and swap the conection rods, cylinders, pistons, camshafts, cylinders head, with the...
Here, in Romania it's impossible to find original parts, except the brand new, so i bought from ebay a pair of crankcases from a 750 Midnight...
The actual engine is a 650 cc Maxim , 2 valves per cylinder, and my plan is to put all the internal parts in a 750 cc crankcases Midnight engine,...
After a while... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Question, what is the difference between 650 and 750 crankcases (Maxim engine)? The...
So, the bike is a totally crap, the engine was swapped with a 650 cc...
Meantime...[ATTACH]
With the handlebar in straight position the front wheel have a slightly deviation to right side, both tubes have a flection right under the lower...
Meantime, in my garage, studying the disaster... erm... this piece of art.o_O [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Dunstall exhaust...?...
Why? It's a blasphemy to say "xjcd" here? Then, i'm sorry, i do not want to offend anybody... I only used as a second source. I know how they...
Unfortunatelly, the cluster is not original, and all the badges "Midnight Maxim" are missing. From the xjcd.org site: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] In the sale announcement it was passed as a Midnight model, if the bike isn't the Midnight model, I assume this situation. The...
Thru Holland, where was registered in 1991. The biggest market for non-european models, imported from United States or Canada. If you are looking...
I know, I found on ebay many parts, but the shipping to my country will ruin me. :( I wish I had the possibility to fully restore this motorcycle,...
All the things I know, the fenders are not original, the exhaust is not from Maxim model, the engine could be swapped. The bike was painted by the...
Those forward controls will be replaced with a pair of Virago 535 modified forward controls, and everything will be painted in black, excepting...
This is my last acquisition, in fact a gift from my wife, an old Midnight Maxim '83. The bike actually is in a poor condition, but will be...
