Just a couple things: It took five hours to stop shivering and feeling cold. Probably got pretty close to hypothermia. Not recommended. I rode...
Alright. Had two diaphragms that did not appreciate all the assembly and disassembly over the past few months. Cylinders 2 and 4. This made the...
Found cyl 2 running lean only under load. Checked diaphragm Sunday, HIGHLY suspect RTV 'fix' on top ring. Ordered JBM diaphragms Monday, came...
Bike felt really sluggish on the freeway. Fuelio indicates a 7mpg drop in efficiency. Mornings have been colder, so I have been warming it up a...
First iteration done. Found a photo, built out a sketch, applied effects for approximation of painted design. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Does anybody...
This haunted me all night. I considered stopping riding the bike. I looked at it this morning. The picture is very misleading as to clearance....
I'm actually not that worried about the oil line proximity. It's a about an inch away, and in this PelicanParts tech article you can see a high...
Negative. I made the bracket quite tight. I think the pipes would hit before the cooler, and the clearance is greater than the fork travel....
The deed with the oil cooler is done. I had to grind down the mount bolt ~1.5-2mm. I used the trusty angle grinder and a flap disc. New...
Frequently I'll feel intimidated by a task. Sometimes, that feeling is justified. In this case... it was not. Bracket and cooler itself are ON....
Intake manifolds are now replaced. The old ones had RTV and heat shrink, but I still distrusted the manifold<-> gasket mating surface. Vacuum...
Last weekend, I found myself in a bit of a clutch. [ATTACH] Wound up with 6 plates measuring 3.00mm and one measuring 2.99mm. All springs were...
Well, it happened. New shocks are in. After retrieving some tools , on the way home I hit a dip that was just enough to get the back to bounce...
OK, in an attempt to see how urgent the splitting was, I took off the alternator cover, popped off the stator using a less than recommended...
The big question, scary thing, and biggest fear: Above 5.5k RPM, shifting becomes scary. Through my boots, I can feel the shift lever 'kick...
Prior to finding religion, I performed other maintenance including new tires mounted and balanced. I went with Shinko 702's because I am cheap...
BIG: Where I find religion and go to church - Went back through carbs after seeing one tiny ball of AL on an electrode. Panicked. Started...
Hello XJ Bikes and greetings from Salt Lake City. Multi-month lurker, first time poster. Backstory (warning: long): I have done work on all...
