That’s absolutely hilarious when I read your message, then read your forum name !
Well my Vermont license plate finally came in wooohoooo!!! Even if the plate is for a Harley Sportster.
Got myself and the old lady on the 650 today and rode to Dansville. Which is about an hour long ride. Cruised at nearly 80 mph for a good long...
Got my master cylinder rebuild from Len, tore the master cylinder apart. Got it rebuilt. Did a bleed from the bottom end of the system. Forced...
Len, you have proven many times that you care more than most and have a huge plethora of knowledge. Got my order in the mail yesterday. 2 days...
Gotta lock auto correct ( blocked petrooster) made my day!
Yay for upstate!!! Not!!!! Dang snow
More or less; I could get the bike to idle under 1100 rpm without the bike acting like it was going to stall out. Also it had a continuous...
Did a running synch on my XJ today. I haven’t seen my bike run like that before.... and I do actually mean; run well. That’s awesome for the first...
Are you referring to Hogfiddles? If so of course he is. I talk to him frequently. He is about 2 hours down the road from me.
That is part of the reason that I ask. I got my bike and the po hadn’t had it running for over 10 years and they ultimately thought it had major...
Finally got my carb tune pro, and colortune from chacal XJ look out, it’s going to be a beautiful weekend and I plan to ride ya!!!!!
What has been known to happen?
How do you know the engine exploded? Did you disassemble ? Perhaps you could find donor engine. Plenty of wisdom and experience on this forum.
Hahahahaha
That clearly can go another 30 years :)
Where did you find the LED headlight?
Getting ready to clean the new tank for my 650, I got a good deal for $125 for a fairly nice 750 tank!!!! Woooohooooo. Then after I clean all the...
That would be fairly nerve racking; I had a little bit of fun on my Harley today; went to Lowe’s for some acid for the 750 tank I bought. Once I...
Fair play.... just got that one when I looked at it.
Not really; as was in previous post it’s honestly not hurting anything unless you hook something up wrong or something is incorrect....
Well today with the same weather that hogfiddles was having so was I; I decided I wanted to test if my rebuild was actually effective; I.e. I...
healthcare workers are of course going to have more of a reaction to this; they have a significantly higher exposure to this. They are also more...
If you are referring to revving the car for more amperage to be put out from the alternator; alternators on cars haven’t finctioned like that in...
It’s funny you say that about your pops. My pops also told me something when I was much younger; “ if something is worth doing, then it is worth...
That’s a very smart thing to do; as I am sure that you will soon become aware, a great many posts on this technical chat are of running issues;...
Ha I can imagine; something to be great full for; I work on 1 ton diesel trucks and such they have some very complicated wiring.... whenever I...
Time to start looking at schematics wooohoooo!!! Love electrical most people hate it.
How old is the battery? How long did the bike sit for between rides?
Continuous on the effort to restore as much as possible is very admirable; and as far as I am able to attest that must be a large part of where...
How does the bike sound from stock? The mufflers look good.
Makes sense Swae just curious. Like I said still have a lot of work to do. But I need to buy a running synch tool and the colortune tool.
Would a slightly higher fuel level in the bowls cause a little bit of a wandering idle?
I did happen to see the very tiny hold that you are referring to. That being said I had previously pushed compressed air through the passage. Got...
Got the carbs back together as far as having them bench synchronized. Going to set the float heights tomorrow; as well as wet setting the...
That looks really good; how did you go about bending the shifter ? Those are some fairly tight bends. I kept mine out simply because I didn’t...
The first post you made was a little oddly formatted. But thanks for clarifying; based on your first post I was thinking you installed forward...
Removed the carbs; have everything completely broke down. Also got the forward controls on the bike; need to finish the brake side of the forward...
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Yes I purchased from TC bros. What on the stock exhaust or brake needs to be bent on the XJ for the forward controls to work?
I ordered forward controls for my Maxim 650. Really looking forward to installing them. It’s been inconsistent weather here in Rochester NY; so...
Yes; I can imagine how nice that might have been to be able to ride with potentially less distracted drivers. Unfortunately for me when I had been...
Well, this past summer I took the local MSF course. And I will say thanks to my instructors and myself for listening. I say this because I was...
I can take pictures ion request if there is something specific that you want to see or just overall. The bottom of the bike does have a little oil...
hello all, I am listing a 1982 maxim 650. Has the YICS motor. I am looking to sell for $1,000. Which I believe is reasonable price for my time...
Finally did a bench synchronize on my carbs, solved the 3000 rpm idle problem.
Some props to Len, very helpful with the large orders. and with the small details. He really does help narrow down what you are looking for very...
I'm here in Fairport, 10 mins east of Rochester. 82' Maxim 650.
When starting off when doing the float height set, how important is it to have the carb rack tilted at an angle? Or is it not really important?
Hi I was just wondering if you could help me with my Carburetor problem?
