Hi, DrPainsaw I am planning some Island rides in the New Year and will be sure to give you a shout before I head over your way. I usually do...
Well done! I hope there are more videos coming!
http://hamilton.en.craigslist.ca/mcy/1938985381.html FIRST BIKE purchased new in 1982, all original and complete, stored in 1993 with oil in...
Thanks for all the good wishes guys. If you don't ride a bike I don't think you can know how scary it is when a car touches you. I am going to be...
Thanks for the tips, Rick I am thinking of getting the turn signals to be on all the time, like my GPz550 and change the tail light to something...
Hi, iwingameover Hmmm, I was thinking my cager might have been in a Honda civic, too:) It was that style for sure. He would have come...
No, I didn't see any brake lights, he was hitting the gas and gone, I only know the brown/gold color of the car, small and low but not the make....
Thanks, Fitz. I just came back from my second Dr's visit, he says it is healing OK, but to watch for signs of infection, it doesn't look too...
I keep replaying this incident in my mind to think how I could have prevented it, but if I was in the left tire track maybe he would have still...
Last Thursday night in city traffic and just as the light turned green, a cager in a hurry thought he could fit between me and the car stopped on...
It was still on Craigslist today. Check your PM (personal messages) Here is the link: http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/m ... 25399.html
A great Orange County Choppers episode Measurement Confusion
Hi, snowwy66 It is not the top speed that is bothering me, not running perfectly in 5th means there is something wrong with my bike and I want it...
Thanks, Rick I will work my way through the list. If it is the coils, wouldn't I have trouble at full rpm in 4th? It will run up to redline...
Re: Squires Bikers Cafe, Sherbern in Elmet ,Yorkshire, England Great pics! That is an inspiration to me on how good these old bikes can look!
Thanks, bigfitz On my bike the throttle shaft seals are not a remote possibility, they are on the to do list for the next tear down as I see some...
I had a good 5 hour 650 Seca ride today and had a chance to run it hard on some deserted back roads. It pulls to the 9500 RPM redline in a real...
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The Red/White wire also connects to one side of each coil and then passes through the coil primary and there should be 12 V measured on the orange...
Won't start looks great http://victoria.en.craigslist.ca/mcy/1879415601.html Man, I am going to have to open a used "XJ North" store soon!
Hi, vulcan750 I just did a quick check on my bike and you should leave the black/white striped wire disconnected. On my bike there is a...
Somebody buy this $300 bike I can't hide any more bikes here ! The owners says: "I have all the papers, and all the parts are there!"...
On My 1969 Triumph Bonneville I knew the engine was running because my Lucas ammeter would vibrate from hard over - to hard over + constantly and...
Hi, Jay~Dub I used the free image editor Irfanview to resize my picture to less than 100 x 100 and uploaded my Avatar that way....
I like the push in to cancel feature a lot too. "Back in the day" all I saw was GPz550's but it took me three years to find one I wanted. The...
Hi, BadRandy I get to the Island form time to time to visit family in Nanaimo and like to head down island on the Malahat run and stop in...
I am at over 50,000 miles on the 650 Seca, my short daily commute to work bike that always starts and runs even when left out in the rain. Only...
Hi, Loren and all I like this feature a lot and I have had no turn signal problems so far. I need to add this feature to my GPz now. :)...
Hi, It is all explained here in the FAQ: How to convert to LED's and still have everything work http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=1...
On my 750 Seca, the flasher relay is centered under the coils and is held on by a slide on clip. Pictures are hard because of the location,...
Thanks, I switched the batteries between the GPz and the Seca. The Seca battery is starting to show some sulfation on the plates and the GPz...
Great looking bike, Glenn! I hope to see it some time when I am on the Island! Best wishes from Burnaby Eric
Hi, Vulcan 750 I saw this in an earlier post from Chacal "black wire with a white tracer stripe indicates the use of the kickstand switch...
I have had no luck with Google on the 5 digit Yuasa Battery Code Any one got the secret decoder ring from Yuasa? My 650 Seca battery has a...
Turbo Seca Cooler: [img] Seca cooler [img] Both look the same except plastic shroud around the turbo cooler There are more pics in...
I have both bikes and will send you some pics of both oil coolers installed soon. http://s899.photobucket.com/albums/ac19 ... s/XJBikes/
I was originally looking for a 1981 GPz550 when I found my 650 Seca as these were the two bikes I wanted "back in the day". The Seca has turned...
Hi, Brandon Welcome on board! I am not sure when our next group ride will be, but we are always looking for more riders. I am usually up for a...
Congrats! Just in time for the long weekend and a long ride! Best wishes, Eric
Sorry you couldn't join us, sydenham. We hope you and others can join us next time. [img] YVRxj650, Impulser91, and plansea at the Ioco...
I am Class 6 and ancient. so I think I will do :) See you guys there. Eric
I was waiting for you to respond:) I bet you recognized the directions :) See you tomorrow!
OK, revised time three PM, see you there! Eric
Meet: Saturday June 19, 2010 at 14:00 Where: Starbucks on Hastings, past Kensington in Burnaby (approx. 6536 east Hastings) Why: it is next...
OK, good stuff! Where do you want to meet? I am near Metrotown, Willingdon and Imperial. I'll keep the insurance on the 650 Seca. When YVR650 and...
Impulser91 and sydenham are you guys planning a ride? I am free on Saturday if you want to get together. We better do it soon before I take the...
I have a "spare" complete lever and master cylinder here , if you want to try an exchange. I am not positive the 650 Seca and Maxim are exactly...
Congrats! Ok on the ride, I will stay in touch this week and perhaps someone else will want to join up, too. I took the 650 Seca to work today...
Hi, Impulser91. Sorry to hear your partner bailed on you. I got back from Alaska late last night and I am ready to ride any night but this...
Welcome to the XJ world, Impulser91! I am near Metrotown and am usually up for a ride, but I am in Ketchikan, Alaska right now. Get in touch...
