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  1. usehername
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    XJ650 Seca Front fork noise with progressive springs install

    I would bet you will find the clunk/clack resides in the lower portion of the forks. It sounded a lot like brake pad slap. (but it was...
    Post by: usehername, Oct 30, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. usehername
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    Where do we go to buy tires online?

    Check the date codes before mounting. I bought new "bargain" tires on Ebay that were actually ten years old. One season later the rear is badly...
    Post by: usehername, Jun 1, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. usehername
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    multiple colortunes?

    bump...
    Post by: usehername, May 24, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. usehername
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    multiple colortunes?

    I know there was a motorcycle kit sold containing 4 plugs and all the accesories. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with tuning a four...
    Thread by: usehername, May 23, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. usehername
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    Cleaning engine head on bike?

    Years ago some carwash location had steam generators for engine cleaning. Nothing like steam for removing grease and grime. I used to load up my...
    Post by: usehername, May 20, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. usehername
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    Cleaning engine head on bike?

    I use steam. I fabricated a wand out of an old torch head and adapted it to attach to my wallpaper steamer. It puts out a pretty forceful stream...
    Post by: usehername, May 19, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. usehername
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    new tire last year shows checking

    After some research I found out that my new Cheng Shin (bought off Ebay) was made in the 11th week of 1999! I bought a new Kenda Challenger from...
    Post by: usehername, Apr 2, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. usehername
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    new tire last year shows checking

    It is a cheng shin. The only stamp I see on it that may be a date code is 119. The front tire is a Metzler that is probably ten years old and has...
    Post by: usehername, Apr 2, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. usehername
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    new tire last year shows checking

    Put a new rear on last summer. It has less than 200 miles on it and I noticed that it is checking on the sidewalls like the 10 year old tire I...
    Thread by: usehername, Apr 2, 2010, 19 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. usehername
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    XJ Piston kits

    yep still have mine. The pistons are packed in 1981 newspaper!
    Post by: usehername, Nov 17, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. usehername
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    XJ Piston kits

    I have a NOS Wiseco big bore kit for the Seca 750. I am pretty sure if that will work for your Maxim but you would need to verify . It includes...
    Post by: usehername, Sep 5, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. usehername
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    750 Seca Computer Work-around Question -- Battery Sensor.

    Re: 750 Seca Computer Work-around Question -- Battery Sensor If you are using the sensor make sure the tip is clean and make sure you have...
    Post by: usehername, Jul 31, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. usehername
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    Title trouble Maryland to Pennsylvania

    I took pictures and pencil tracings of both Yamaha VINs (frame and engine) as well as the Maryland "special serial number plate" The guy at the...
    Post by: usehername, Jul 29, 2009 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  14. usehername
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    Title trouble Maryland to Pennsylvania

    Historic makes no diff in Pa. According to the people at the Tag service anyway. The problem is with Maryland issuing a new VIN number and Pa does...
    Post by: usehername, Jul 28, 2009 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  15. usehername
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    Title trouble Maryland to Pennsylvania

    Bought a Seca last year from an original owner who moved from Ca. to Md. and had trouble with the VIN. The sate of Maryland would not accept the...
    Thread by: usehername, Jul 28, 2009, 9 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  16. usehername
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    seca meter cover disassembly

    thanks much stereomind
    Post by: usehername, Jun 17, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. usehername
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    seca meter cover disassembly

    Thanks for the reply. So if I understand correctly, the glass, black metal panel, and the plastic frame make up the meter cover as a unit and are...
    Post by: usehername, Jun 17, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. usehername
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    seca meter cover disassembly

    bump
    Post by: usehername, Jun 16, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. usehername
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    Battery sensor repair

    The sensor is a pretty simple part. Short of a dirty tip the only other problem I could imagine is failure of the connection where the pigtail...
    Thread by: usehername, Jun 14, 2009, 0 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. usehername
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    seca meter cover disassembly

    I need to refinish the black trim panel that is just under the glass on the instrument cluster. The exploded view shows this part as the "meter...
    Thread by: usehername, Jun 14, 2009, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. usehername
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    One of my twins on Ebay...

    Thanks I will let it run the rest of the week. It is supposed to reach 84 degrees on Saturday.
    Post by: usehername, Apr 22, 2009 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  22. usehername
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    One of my twins on Ebay...

    item 200333224914
    Post by: usehername, Apr 22, 2009 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  23. usehername
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    One of my twins on Ebay...

    I listed one of my Secas on Ebay. Not so much as a bite at $1650. Dont shoot me but I am actually considering parting it. My other Seca could make...
    Thread by: usehername, Apr 21, 2009, 10 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  24. usehername
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    Colortune thread length

    Thanks for the replies. I guess it is worth a shot to buy one and try cleaning up what I have.
    Post by: usehername, Apr 1, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. usehername
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    Colortune thread length

    I have one cylinder that has the first few spark plug thread a bit stripped. The plug seals just fine but it probably works because the lower...
    Thread by: usehername, Apr 1, 2009, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. usehername
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    Run with choke, dies withthrottle

    Each carb should be considered custom set up for the bike it was on. Simply switching a running bike's carb to a bike that may have carb trouble...
    Post by: usehername, Nov 2, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  27. usehername
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    Factory mixture settings all over the place

    Thanks MiCarl. Thats what I will do.
    Post by: usehername, Oct 29, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  28. usehername
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    Factory mixture settings all over the place

    Just wondering if anyone has seen a spread that wide from the factory. ???
    Post by: usehername, Oct 28, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  29. usehername
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    Factory mixture settings all over the place

    sorry , the bike is 1981 750 seca. I bought it from the origonal owner who let it sit for about four years. I got it running after changing the...
    Post by: usehername, Oct 27, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Factory mixture settings all over the place

    Just at the end of carb cleaning I was considering leaving the pilot screws alone. The carbs turned out to be pretty clean so I was leary about...
    Thread by: usehername, Oct 27, 2008, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  31. usehername
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    finding a usable head impossible ?

    Seca 750.... Now have three used heads all have some scoring of the cam bearing surfaces. wondering if it is even possible to find one without...
    Thread by: usehername, Sep 20, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  32. usehername
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    Drilled muffler

    Would there be another term for "butterfly type" pop rivets ?
    Post by: usehername, Jul 30, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. usehername
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    Drilled muffler

    The mufflers are in perfect shape but thanks for the offer. Pop rivets are what I had planned but I could not find anything that would mushroom...
    Post by: usehername, Jul 30, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. usehername
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    Drilled muffler

    I thought about toggle bolts but mollys never entered my mind. That may be the way to go. I am just trying to get the bike stock again. (The way I...
    Post by: usehername, Jul 29, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. usehername
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    Drilled muffler

    thanks for the replies. I have never seen a self tapping screw 3/8 diameter. I doubt I could close the holes with JB weld without getting a pint...
    Post by: usehername, Jul 29, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. usehername
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    Drilled muffler

    Previous owner drilled a series of 3/8 holes in the end of my mufflers. I am trying to come up with a way to reverse that modification. I thought...
    Thread by: usehername, Jul 29, 2008, 16 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  37. usehername
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    Oil filter bolt stuck!!!!!!!

    You cant get any penetrating oil to the threaded part of that bolt. A small pipe wrench might do better than visegrips. If you get a decent bite...
    Post by: usehername, Jul 19, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  38. usehername
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    fork noise

    Oil level was pretty equal both sides a bit less than 10 oz without pumping out the valving. The fluid looks new as well. The book says 10.5 oz...
    Post by: usehername, Jul 19, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. usehername
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    fork noise

    Thanks again to all. I will do the oil change first even with a bad seal just to see if that is it.
    Post by: usehername, Jul 18, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. usehername
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    fork noise

    I have the receipts for what he did. No seals are on the list. I believe he did what he said. The bike was in pristine shape. Perhaps the best...
    Post by: usehername, Jul 17, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  41. usehername
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    fork noise

    Thanks for the reply. Everything is tight. Problem is certainly inside of the tubes.
    Post by: usehername, Jul 17, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  42. usehername
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    fork noise

    Greetings all.. I have enjoyed reading the forums for about a year now. I bought an 81 750 seca about a year ago and I am noticing a dull clunk...
    Thread by: usehername, Jul 17, 2008, 9 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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