Oh boy! Last Friday I aired up the tires and tried to get it to go in gear while running on the stand but it quit every time. Fiddled with the...
Just for grins! I have just the one bike, my 650 Maxim, and I haven't even really ridden it yet. It's been 3 years now since I took the bike...
I started mine, YAY! That's kind of a big deal for me since the bike has been sitting nearly 3 years since I did a bunch of fixing up on her....
Many people don't worry about those as long as they have an inline filter. Or so I've heard! Mine were trashed and I left them off. Haven't...
Woah, dream big! This isn't some super rare collectible bike or something is it? $3100 Kawasaki 550 needs everything, title signed by previous...
I tried stacking the #11 o-rings and they seemed too tight, so I went back together with the original seals. I have some #11 X-rings coming along...
I bought #10 O-rings from my local bearing place for the fuel rails. They're a very snug fit, but with a tiny dab of grease I was able to get the...
How odd! Possibly my bike was imported from the Great White North? And that the ebay seller guessed that as well?? Whatever the case, would the...
Missing some washers! #32, between the main nozzle (#12) and main jet (#33). All 4 were missing and I was able to push the nozzle and jet right...
Did not know that about the copper on aluminum. With all the brass on aluminum in there I wouldn't have suspected there might be issues. No...
Oddly enough, I already have some hardened pin stock (music wire) .002" smaller than the stock pins. Won't take but 5 minutes to pop out a proper...
This kit (for all four) was only $28, lol. Seems ok so far but a little antiseize compound couldn't hurt. I think I have a tube of C5-A copper...
The slides appear undamaged aside from the spot shown in the pic above. From what I can tell, that spot doesn't move high enough to contact to...
Hah, I spoke too soon! Turns out my rebuild kit has those needles in it along with the jets, nozzles and even idle mixture screws. No need to...
Thank you! She shall ride again! I already mostly straightened out the nozzle lips just by forcing a drill shank in and wiggling it back and...
Pulled the carbs off, numbered the bodies. Broke the rack apart pulled out the butterfiles and messed with the diaphragms and jet needles a bit....
I'm not looking to buy a bike at the moment but I did run across this one. No title probably makes it a parts bike but it might be a decent find...
Same here. Every time I google something for the bike I end up here! Good place to be. Chacal does the XJ4ever site and he's very active on the...
Even better, reMOTORcycling!
I made some adapter sleeves today and finally mounted up my used Harley shocks. The picture shows the steel adapter bushings that I made, the...
It was very satisfying to correctly diagnose and correct the problem using the manual. Especially since I had little or no luck finding solutions...
Replaced start/neutral relay. Neutral light was coming on when I pulled the clutch lever. Diagnosed the problem using the wiring diagram in the...
Replaced my headlight. Someone had updated it previously as it had a Maxtor H4 light, but the lens was real cloudy inside. I worked on it some...
New handlebar grips today. It's a small thing but I really like these. Hated the red aluminum ones PO had put on there, and these seemed to have...
Some oil or lithium grease would probably be a good idea. Anything to keep it from getting dry. I wouldn't try to go light as in WD-40 though....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Yeah, I think it was Chacal who had posted something about POS (previous owner syndrome) the other day on a thread of mine....
Nah, no clear for me I think. My old hotrod had polished bare aluminum wheels for several years and they were easy to maintain. A little polish...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I wasn't going to do this just yet but I unexpectedly had some free time on my hands!
Familiar story for me I suppose. I had been thinking about getting a bike for a couple years off and on. I think it was last year I actually...
Today I pulled the out the headlight and removed the instrument cluster. Opened up the instrument cluster and attempted to clean the glass from...
Oops, might not need to do the diode block thing now! I wiped off my instrument glass best I could, shined up the instrument buckets and put all...
Got a fair amount of stuff to check out now with all the links and pictures, I sure appreciate that. I may not get it worked out today, but I bet...
I just pulled the connector off that relay and stuck one of the ohmmeter probes on the connector and held the other probe to the cylinder head....
It may not be a relay, I really don't know what a lot of the electronic parts are in here. It's a little squarish metal box that nestles into a...
How the heck did the PO get my glass dirty back there? I tried pushing on the glass a little but it didn't seem to move at all. I didn't see a...
Thanks much for the great pics and info! Yes, the neutral light is always on when the bike is on. Based on all the crap I've run into I'd say...
It's an 82. Sorry, I should have put that in the thread title. As far as I know everything else seems to work fine. I originally thought that some...
Switch removed! It was the red wire tied into the green headlight wire?? Seems very strange...
I've located the switch and it seems to be ok. With the wire disconnected my ohmmeter says I have continuity (on) only when the bike is actually...
I don't think it's heated grips since I already took those ugly grips off and there weren't any wires running to them. I thought it was factory...
Small toggle switch just below the speedometer... [ATTACH]
Today I got rid of those terrible air horns! When I finally tried them, they barely made a squeek and took a second for them to even do that...
The bike in the pic looks nice, good luck! I can't say for certain that there is no side stand cutoff switch, but my '82 will definitely run...
I just installed my stainless brake lines and bled the brakes. I haven't ridden yet but it feels pretty nice and firm through the lever. Seems...
Sorry I haven't got a clue what they are. I have the shorties that came on the bike as shown in the orange pic and the longer ones I'm using now...
Color wheel rears it's ugly head! Lol Well, the story behind the color on my bike is that I found a picture online of another Maxim 650 and I...
Yeah maybe. I agree they're ugly but supposedly they're very loud, which is something I might really like on a bike. At the very least, I do need...
It's a metallic brown with I think some grey in it. Can get the number off the can later if you want. There might be a hint of the old orange...
Changed the oil. I'm a bit worried after this since when I drained it only about half a quart came out. I was half expecting to see a pool of...
Nice! Sounds like you've done really well. I searched Craigslist for a while before I bought my '82 Maxim for $800. Looks like I'll be into...
