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  1. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    haha...i am not that dumb....the wire was not hooked up after i had done the previous plug check.. Well i turned it back and have put on 50km's...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jul 24, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    Man...I am such a tool. On the way home i could not get it to go over 120kph...it was so dog slow and it sounded like an aircompressor that had...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    Hey Rick, I believe it was your guides that I followed for tuning and setting the air fuel mixture at idle. When I tore it all down. I managed...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jul 15, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    Ok, so i followed a guide on here in regards to tuning the air/fuel mixture at idle using the pilot screws. Turn them in, turn them all out to 2.5...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jul 15, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    ITS ALIVE!!!! IT IDLES LIKE IT NEVER HAS BEFORE...I DID NOT SYNC THE CARBS AS THEY WERE DONE A FEW YEARS BACK AND FROM INSPECTION STILL LOOKED...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jul 1, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    ok..so exactly how much force should i be using when bottoming the pilot screws? I am using 3 fingers..but my fingers are strong... Also, how...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 29, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. wontonrunner
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    Fuel mileage - XJ650

    6 or so years ago i use to get that...then one day it dropped and i think the best i can get now is 35mpg...and thats canadian gallons. Not...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 29, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. wontonrunner
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    YICS sync

    thanks....4 years of engineerings school and a lifetime of farming (my short lifetime anyways) has made me rather creative and somewhat lazy...if...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 26, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. wontonrunner
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    YICS sync

    could a guy use a piece of high temp hose that was just a smidgen smaller than the holes, plug one end and install an air fitting at the other end...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 25, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    Ok, so a few things to this point. I have the bottom half all torn apart and the bowls are soaking in carb cleaner/seafoam along with the jets...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 24, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    I found the mixture screws...mine had little rubber plugs not brass plugs. I cleaned that carbs like I normally do...never have cleaned the...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 23, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    OK, So here is the latest status...so hopefully someone can help me out. As mentioned, i changed my pilots and cleaned the carbs. It idled...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 23, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. wontonrunner
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    Been arround for a while

    Thought I should Introduce myself. Rory From Regina, Sask. Canada. 1982 Yamaha maxim 650cc I bought it in 2000 from my cousin, rode it until...
    Thread by: wontonrunner, Jun 18, 2009, 2 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  14. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    Perhaps i miss explained myself initially...I never had a problem with oscillating idle...I had the exact symptoms as pictishusa. I could only get...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 18, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    Nope, not wet. Not oily...just really black and sooty. Ya, I think i still have the silver caps on mine then...do i take them off or just leave...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 18, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    Ok, So I have been super busy. I finally got the whole bike back together this weekend....I had been playing with the idle screw and once i got...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 17, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. wontonrunner
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    Bleeding brakes

    I washed the bike afterwards :D But i didnt clean up the spills on the concrete floor...it will get acid etched this summer and a coat of epoxy...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 16, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. wontonrunner
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    Bleeding brakes

    what a PIA. It took me 2 hours to get it bled...I didn't have a speedy bleeder tool so i improvised... First i did the pump and bleed...
    Post by: wontonrunner, Jun 14, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    I will pick up a torch this weekend and give it a try. The boots are in awesome shape so i cannot see this as being the problem. But I do have...
    Post by: wontonrunner, May 16, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. wontonrunner
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    Bike wont idle

    hey guys, i have a 1982 yamaha maxim 650. I have had it for 7 years and my cousin had it before me. It has never idled properly. If you set the...
    Thread by: wontonrunner, May 15, 2009, 30 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. wontonrunner
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    Forks Interchangeable

    Hey guys, I have a set of from forks from my 1982 650 yamaha maxim that I am trying to sell locally. Is there a place where i can check out the...
    Thread by: wontonrunner, Apr 16, 2009, 0 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  22. wontonrunner
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    Wanted parts for 82 650 maxim

    I am fixing up my 82 650 maxim and am unsure what parts are interchangeable with what years. I need straight front forks. (Un-straightened as I...
    Thread by: wontonrunner, Sep 9, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  23. wontonrunner
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    New here. Saying Hi. Looking for help.

    Hey guys. Name is Rory. From good old Saskatchewan Canada. I have had my 82 650 for 6 or 8 years now. 42,000km's and runs pretty good....until...
    Thread by: wontonrunner, Sep 5, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
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