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  1. Tony222
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    My back brake pedal fell apart...

    We got it!!! We ended up taking it apart and figuring it out but when we were done in 20 minutes it all worked and went back together perfect....
    Post by: Tony222, Apr 19, 2022 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. Tony222
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    My back brake pedal fell apart...

    Thanks for the info and pics. We will check it out :)
    Post by: Tony222, Apr 19, 2022 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. Tony222
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    My back brake pedal fell apart...

    I was wondering because I couldn't place anything in the picture to what is on the bike I have...lol. But thanks again for the try
    Post by: Tony222, Apr 18, 2022 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. Tony222
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    My back brake pedal fell apart...

    Hi Brent and thanks for the picture. I don't think that is the spring and I might have to take a picture of it tomorrow. Its a super thick spring...
    Post by: Tony222, Apr 18, 2022 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. Tony222
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    My back brake pedal fell apart...

    Hello all, It's finally turning spring like up here in Canada and I got my 1982 XJ550 fired up. I bought and fixed up the bike for my son who is...
    Thread by: Tony222, Apr 18, 2022, 8 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    I just got back from picking up the bike with the new clutch springs in it and it works perfect!!! I took it for a 30 mile test drive and all the...
    Post by: Tony222, Aug 1, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    I finally got the springs in from Yamaha and I took the bike over to my mechanic yesterday and dropped it off. I am anxious to see if this is...
    Post by: Tony222, Aug 1, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Thanks Mechanic for your help, I just ordered the springs. If anyone thinks of anything else it might be or something else I can try please let me...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 17, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Sounds good. In the kit I bought there was 8 pressure plates and 7 steel discs. Go them from ebay https://www.ebay.ca/itm/224419398262 Is this...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 17, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Ok Hunt now you are just showing off with your trig....lol. (joke) Okay so back from my test drive with everything set up the way mechanic wanted...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 17, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Okay did it. It was in that position pretty much before I even started to readjust it again but I did it again. now the cable is taut and the top...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 16, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Hey Franz, I just got the clutch friction plates and clutch plates put in new hoping that would fix something up. Huntchuks, that is a good...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 16, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Hello all, I took the bike out for a test drive after setting it up like this with the two nuts on the left side. It was set up like this:...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 16, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Hello everyone I am back from a one week trip to the lake and I am catching up on all of your fine and outstanding suggestions!!!! The nuts on...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 15, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Back from my test drive and now the clutch is slipping at a lower rpm as in around 3000 and up so what I did made it worse. I will change it back...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 9, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Ok thanks mechanic. Sorry too for addressing the mechanic issue but on other blogs some people spent more time trying to wreck the reputation of...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 9, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    lol here we go again....all parts are new and I bought and supplied them. The mechanic works here at the Yamaha dealer in the city. We've got to...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Oh okay I just moved mine back to where yours is and I loosened the cable. I will go for a test drive tomorrow. If this doesn't somehow get fixed...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Awesome and thanks XJ. Okay I will loosen the cable up by the handle. There is no play in the other part down by the engine. Never measured or...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    sorry I forgot to post the pics of the lever adjuster but here it is:[ATTACH]
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Hey mechanic...what is the cable barrel exactly?
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Thanks guys I will give it a try and let you know what happens
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Okay here are some pics of my set up: This is where it was set up when I got the bike back but the clutch handle had approx. an inch of play in it...
    Post by: Tony222, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. Tony222
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    My 82 XJ550 is now doing this....help please.

    Hello all. I finally got my black XJ550 back. Before I had the mechanic put in a new clutch and pressure plates in and then I basically could not...
    Thread by: Tony222, Jul 8, 2021, 66 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. Tony222
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    Help with my two XJ550 Please....

    You maybe right Hog but I don't know the difference anyway.
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 10, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. Tony222
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    Help with my two XJ550 Please....

    ha ha that's funny hog. I have never been in any gears or clutches on bikes in my life and I don't want to wreck my son's bike. This is the only...
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 9, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  27. Tony222
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    Help with my two XJ550 Please....

    Yes that looks like it Franz. When I went to pick up the bike he told me that the clutch was still slipping and he wasn't authorized to do...
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 9, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  28. Tony222
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    Help with my two XJ550 Please....

    I am not sure. So now what. The bike barely moves now and I am going to have to take it back to the mechanic again and tell he to look at what or...
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 9, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  29. Tony222
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    I got suckered and bought the worse XJ550 ever...

    Yes and yes. I think the wattage is like half of what was in there.
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 9, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. Tony222
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    I got suckered and bought the worse XJ550 ever...

    Everything is working fine. If I switch the left turn signals on then both the front and back LED turn signals flash and also the orange indicator...
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  31. Tony222
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    I got suckered and bought the worse XJ550 ever...

    Yes that is blinking when the signal lights are flashing. Is that bad?
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  32. Tony222
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    Refurbishing the clutch

    lol thats funny. I already watched the first two videos and I will watch this one. I am looking to see whats on the other side with all those...
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Videos
  33. Tony222
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    Help with my two XJ550 Please....

    Thanks Hog I will start reading:)
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. Tony222
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    Help with my two XJ550 Please....

    I don't have the hanyes manual for it but he showed me the old clutch plates and pressure plates and to be honest that's the first time I ever saw...
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. Tony222
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    I got suckered and bought the worse XJ550 ever...

    They are working good. I was surprised to as soon as I hooked up the relay after I cut and grounded the one wire the lights started blinking and I...
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. Tony222
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    Help with my two XJ550 Please....

    Hello everyone, I started a new thread as now I am just dealing with a couple issues with my 2 1982- XJ550's maxims. For reference here is a...
    Thread by: Tony222, Jun 7, 2021, 16 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  37. Tony222
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    I got suckered and bought the worse XJ550 ever...

    So finally the Super bright diodes came in and I am working on the silver bullet and trying to get the led lights to blink. First I did what...
    Post by: Tony222, Jun 7, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  38. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    Okay so I readjusted the clutch and actually its worse. Just so you know I purchased 2 of these bikes and am working on both of them at the same...
    Post by: Tony222, May 28, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    I saw that to on a YouTube video but I don't know if my mechanic did that but I am guessing he did. He had the bike for a week and either way I...
    Post by: Tony222, May 27, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    Thanks Franz I shall give it a read.
    Post by: Tony222, May 27, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  41. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    That sounds like a great idea Eric but how does that help me fix my bike....lol That's true K-moe but I bet there are a few of them. There are a...
    Post by: Tony222, May 26, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  42. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    Yes he is a mechanic at our yamaha dealer here in the city. No XJ hats or t-shirt....lol. I just redid the cable and the clutch mechanism so...
    Post by: Tony222, May 24, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  43. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    No he never. I just got the clutch and pressure plates thinking this would fix all of my shifting problems.... lol
    Post by: Tony222, May 24, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  44. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    Thanks Franz
    Post by: Tony222, May 24, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  45. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    So K-moe you are saying start from the proper set up adjustment of the clutch cable? Then go from there.
    Post by: Tony222, May 24, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  46. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    Thanks K-moe for the good reading:)
    Post by: Tony222, May 24, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  47. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    So both of my problems of a slipping clutch and not finding gears is caused by a shifter problem and I don't have to go into the clutch itself...
    Post by: Tony222, May 24, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  48. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    The cable was adjusted by the mechanic. I rode for a couple hours today in all the gears and I think the clutch was slipping more at the end of...
    Post by: Tony222, May 23, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. Tony222
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    How long to work in new clutch plates?

    Hi again, I have a 1983 XJ550 Maxim. I just got a certified Yamaha mechanic to put in new clutch plates and pressure plates and I am working them...
    Thread by: Tony222, May 23, 2021, 29 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  50. Tony222
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    I got suckered and bought the worse XJ550 ever...

    Okay I will order two for the bike. I do not care about the auto cancelling feature so I will stick with your way on the 3 pin LED flasher that I...
    Post by: Tony222, May 23, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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