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  1. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    Time has been limited or weather has not been allowing me to actually take it out of the garage. Either tomorrow or Sunday I'll be draining the...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 28, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    And by the way, I do appreciate all the help and advice given so far!
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    What is the best weight oil to get if it needs to be changed? The PO said he changed it out a week before I bought it, but like it was mentioned,...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    He is coming over tomorrow so we can try this. I will take a video of it and try to upload when I update It was a left turn.
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    I'm not making him pay for it, I said he offered to. I told him to just come by and help me figure where it's coming from. And I'll get the...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    I wonder if he ever fixed it. This is really starting to discourage me. It was running just fine until he jumped on it.
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    Update: I just ran it around the block, as much as I don't like riding without a helmet, I had to listen closely. It's only in second gear and it...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    I've been told multiple times, if it was the bevel/final drive, that I would hear it in more than just second gear. If he slammed it into second...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    Here is the long story of when it started. I went up to look at it, took a friend. We get up there and the seller opened his garage. There it...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    I'll be starting mine up today and see if that clicking happens to stop, I want to be optimistic but I'm just worried to start it and it's still...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    Have you tried Precision Power Sports?
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    I am in Waynesboro, that's what, about 30 mins from Charlottesville?
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 11, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    So, I went and looked at plenty of brands of oil and made sure it said used for hypoid differentials. I pulled the drain plug and drained all of...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 11, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    I decided to take a picture of it instead of guessing. The drain plug on the bottom was loose, I turned it three full turns before it was hand...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 11, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    Ok, I will have to look through the manual to see what type goes in it. I didn't know it was loose and it may have happened during transport. I...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 10, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    Well, I'm not sure if it was the bevel box. I'm not familiar with a lot of motorcycles, especially shaft driven, this is my first one. The round...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 10, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    Ok, just figured I would ask, it happens in second gear and no other. I still need to put it on the center stand and add pressure to the shifter...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 10, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    Update: I went upstairs to grab a bite to eat. Decided to walk in my garage to check some things out. There was a spot under the bevel box, I...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 10, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    He was not referring to any part. I explained to him what I was hearing. He told me "I won't be able to work on it until late August and something...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 10, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    I will have to do that when I get home. I rode it yesterday, added a little pressure, not enough to shift. The sound sounded like it eased up,...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 10, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    I appreciate your response about not taking it to the shop. He told me that those parts could be very hard to find, which could mean he is right...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 10, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    And when I say even at 1500, that's a moving 1500. When the clutch is in and the bike is not moving, it stops. It seems to run fine in second,...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 10, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    Well, I'd say it does it even at 1500 rpm and higher, only in second gear though. I speed up, it does too and gets louder. Switch to third, it...
    Post by: JLeeson, Jul 10, 2017 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. JLeeson
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    So I bought a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, now it's clicking. Please help.

    I bought this thing yesterday. Had a friend with me to test ride it. Ran beautifully. Now there is an issue, second gear and ONLY second gear has...
    Thread by: JLeeson, Jul 10, 2017, 63 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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