Yes I had it previously posted and its cool good group of people in here.
nope its mine price is down out of room in my(shared) garage...if it doesnt go I might force the wife to learn to ride finally lol
yeah lets hear it! You needed to rejet and baffle with pipes that long?
Thanks for the compliment man, good luck with your build!
Guy was supposed to buy my bike and backed out... 1982 seca with 81 midnight maxim engine swapped the engine end of july with about 12500 on...
something like this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Vintage- ... 3ca60e52f7 def pretty cool
When idling carefully spray carb cleaner, propane, or starter fluid, around the rubber boots of the manifold and on the sides of the carbs where...
Just my 2 cents had the 750 til it blew, so threw in the 650 running 43p and 128m, 2nd to last clip on the needle and is running great. I can...
I dont know anyone in your area but hard struts in place of shocks would be the cheapest and easiest way to go without fabbing.
looks good man, Id turn em so the bends go straight done but its whatever is more comfortable almost doesnt look like an xj in that rear shot
If youre way lean it will tend to do this, hows the plugs look? If you did split the rack, def check for levelness like wiz said and also check...
hmmm sounds like possibly spark coil or something cus the charging system is stronger at the higher rpms, but def worth checking to make sure its...
Oh that's 4 turns out on the mixture screws I'm gonna double check float height again been a few months since I set it just seems so strange...
The carbs were off my 750 with 42 pilots and 126 mains, swapped in the 650 motor and still running way lean def thought it be way rich...
Would 750 needles on a 650 make it leaner or richer? Did the engine swap and gotta retune.
found it along the swapping process one of the wires leading to the coil got ripped, respliced it and firing on all far so warmed her up did a...
I found a midnight maxim engine for 100 bucks low mileage. I switched it out with the broken 750, the new 650 midnight is non yics...but...
Thanks stereo! Thats what I thought...saw midnight and for some reason started thinking X...emailed the guy on the engine, hopefully he still...
Taking what I can find ...will a 81 midnight maxim engine fit into my 82 seca? And will my carbs work on it with proper jets and needles?
The bobbers engine lost compression top end rebuild didnt go well so looking for a new engine.
looks good dude gotta love the xs650 I just picked up an 83 myself but wont be chopping it for a few more months...you love the short pipes
yeah dude if i had 1500 and was anywhere near IL that would look great hauling some bikes in the bed.
More praise for Chacal! As always great communication and quickest shipping. Even though I forgot to put the quote number in my bad dude....
yeah Im thinking Im going to have to take it all back apart for this and be really careful not to rip any of my new gaskets.
After a few long days was finally coming to a close on my top end rebuild. And then this [img] I wasnt even at the torque spec yet!! Im...
once you add all that stuff its not much of a bobber anymore...but you can still get a old school good looking bike with all that good luck
although mufflers off are loud...its no where near straight pipe Harley loud. You will prolly have to re tune and possibly re jet but you should...
exact thing happened to mine although it didnt change the flow any. Its like 2 dollars too so I just change em on occasion can usually get 2 out...
Anyone done this I have one that just looks a lil beat up. The cylinder wall is good after honing and a new piston is way over my budget after...
This happens with mine whenever I pull the tire. Y ou have to reset the lever that holds on the brake at the hub. Take it off the pedal...
I ditched the stand..dont have the 4-1 but I just lift the rear end and place it on a tool box or whatevers close thats tall enough....motorcycle...
Thanks Robert I can not see any cracks but Ill get out the magnifying glass just to be sure...but fheeewww glad its fixable without finding a new...
Since I lost the compression been slowly doing my top end... Everything had been going pretty smoothly couldnt see why I lost compression in...
+1 on what keveneleven said...unless its really cold out not a problem to just hold it till its good to go...cold out you could be holding it for...
Thanks, might have to jump on that one, wish I could find one in a store hate waiting on delivery.
Anyone know where I can get cheap valve compressor tool that will fit an xj? Saw one on ebay for small overhead valves 17.99 anyone use it just...
yeah how is the stretched shaft holding up, and was it a buddy that did it for you or can I just go down to beth steel and get one made...pricey?
Pretty darn sure I got all the bolts the 4 nuts on the rear 2 in the front and the 12 on top taken loose in order... My buddy prolly has one of...
Any one got an "old skool" or new for that matter to remove this old head shes barely budging with about an hour of rubber mallets and short 2 x...
I was lean at idle mostly but white plugs as well and now doing the top end from burning the rings on one cyclinder...you mod and then jet to fit...
You would use a stage 3 for a chopped exhaust and pods. Chacal has just the jets for sale. The equation on this site still had me running too...
Wow that looks great!! What kind of bars you thinking...Looks like a set of drag bars or z bars would really pull it together. How the hell did...
d- F you fail lol your posts are always great ric
You can get it at cycle shops I usually just run the 20w 50 Valvoline for 4 strokes because I can walk to the store from my house.
I retested got 85 dry and 150 wet with WOT. Checked spark thats good. Im convinced its rings from what ive read on here. It still...
Sounds like fuel delivary problem...if its cranking and teh carbs are clean. Id check the petcock and fuel line flow.
Damn it! I forgot to hold the throttle open while doing it, think I should retest or go with these numbers?
I finished the compression test looking like rings... 1- 80 Dry 153 Wet 2- 145 D 150 W 3- 140 D 170 W (may have went a bit heavy with the...
Thanks guys, been reading up on both on here and in the manual. Im not going to move it until I get the test done. It definitely sounds...
ok Ill get that done soon as I can get a gauge...I am correct in not riding right?
