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  1. jobee58
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    Hard work pays off

    Smart!! How many people have died from failing to negotiate a turn or avoid an obstacle, as a result of insufficient speed?? You can take it a...
    Post by: jobee58, Sep 9, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  2. jobee58
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    Hard work pays off

    I am very happy for you. Bike looks fantastic. Having lived in Conway, NH and Bryant Pond, ME, I know you've got some great roads in your neck of...
    Post by: jobee58, Sep 4, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  3. jobee58
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    Colortune

    If I remember correctly I found the info on the manufacter's site itself.
    Post by: jobee58, Sep 4, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. jobee58
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    Best 10-Bucks You'll Ever Spend!!!

    Yes, Adrian... I feel your pain. Bloody expensive to get these useful items out of North America. :(
    Post by: jobee58, Sep 4, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. jobee58
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    xj700x 1985

    Good point. Never dawned on me about timing, cause it's not something I've had to fool with. Figured it all was bundled into valve clearance...
    Post by: jobee58, Sep 3, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. jobee58
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    xj700x 1985

    It's no problem... hope I didn't come accross as criticizing, because that's not what I mean at all. When I first started learning Danish, it...
    Post by: jobee58, Sep 2, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. jobee58
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    xj700x 1985

    Hi firebird. My name is Joe and I live in Denmark. I'm used to having conversations with folks who don't speak fluent English, but I am having a...
    Post by: jobee58, Sep 2, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. jobee58
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    I've about had it

    Glad to see you hung in there, feeds the fire for the rest of us who are trying to hang in as well :D
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 29, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. jobee58
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    I've about had it

    Glad to see you hung in there, feeds the fire for the rest of us who are trying to hang in as well :D
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 29, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    bench vise solution sounds reasonable. I can test drive that while I'm waiting. God knows I got no shortage of cardboard. Thanks.
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    Been a while since I posted. I need to finalize my order to xj4ever, then when my stuff comes in (float valve seat o-rings, petcock rebuild kit,...
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. jobee58
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    Ripping my GD hair out

    One more set of crossed fingers on your behalf. There aren't any new bikes out there with the pure character of these things!
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 19, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  13. jobee58
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    rebuilding maxim xj700x

    I am no technical whiz or fount of information, but I can extend my well-wishes. Maxim XJ700 is one very good machine!
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 19, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    rebuilding maxim xj700x

    I am no technical whiz or fount of information, but I can extend my well-wishes. Maxim XJ700 is one very good machine!
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 19, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    ... and a tip of the hat to Bigfitz for creating these excellent instructions :)
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 18, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    Thank you very much, Ghost. :)
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 18, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    thank you, I will
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 17, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    Oh yeah, just disassembled petcock. It is aboslutely screaming for a refurb. took pictures every step so as not to screw myself later.
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 17, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    thank you for the polishing advice, will do. will also use magnifying glass to examine the needles more closely than just naked eye.
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 17, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    Hello again. I believe I have created confusion because of my lacking signature and multiple threads. I apologize for that. First off, signature...
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 17, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    Bigfitz, my" book" is the Yamaha 1985-86 Yamaha XJ 700X service manual on CD (done by Cycle Hippie). pdf file p. 2-11, and I did quote directly...
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    Wiley Dan, thank you also. I didn't change any float-related parts, so that stuff is all original. I will check the float valves to see that they...
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    Thank you, Ghost. Your explanation is both thorough and comprehensible to a guy who WASN'T born with a wrench in his hand! In the spirt of the...
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    Hey Ghost, the bike manual says that carbs "must be set properly before synchronizing" I took that to mean fuel/air mix also.
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. jobee58
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    fuel level issue or normal?

    I used colortune yesterday and today was going to be carb sync day. Instead of an auxiliary tank I have the bike's own tank up and back on saw...
    Thread by: jobee58, Aug 16, 2012, 27 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. jobee58
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    carbtune synchronizer and XJ 700X

    thank you, Ghost. :D
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  27. jobee58
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    carbtune synchronizer and XJ 700X

    I grasped that. But both the 2nd and 3rd scale are designated with "Hg" so what is the difference? Is 7.1 specific gravity or something like that?...
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  28. jobee58
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    carbtune synchronizer and XJ 700X

    okay, you are pretty much echoing what the carbtune manual says about comparisons being far more important than numbers. And it's easy enough to...
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 15, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  29. jobee58
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    carbtune synchronizer and XJ 700X

    I am now at the point of synching the carbs for the first time ever and I did get a carbtune. Here is my question. According to XJ700 manual,...
    Thread by: jobee58, Aug 15, 2012, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. jobee58
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    New guy in Vermont

    Welcome cage fighter. As one who lived in both Maine and New Hampshire, I know how nice it is in your neck of the woods. Best of luck with the...
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 14, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  31. jobee58
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    New guy in Vermont

    Welcome cage fighter. As one who lived in both Maine and New Hampshire, I know how nice it is in your neck of the woods. Best of luck with the...
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 14, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  32. jobee58
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    bench sync instructions

    Thank you, you rock! :D
    Post by: jobee58, Aug 8, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. jobee58
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    bench sync instructions

    Hi everyone. I've read many references on this to bench-syncing carburetors. I am guessing that somewhere on this life-saver of a forum, is an...
    Thread by: jobee58, Aug 8, 2012, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. jobee58
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    reinstallation of camshafts and sprockets, tips/advice?

    Rick, thank you. I actually do have that manual. When I read "install cam chain sprockets onto the camshafts" under #1, I thought that meant...
    Post by: jobee58, Jul 24, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. jobee58
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    reinstallation of camshafts and sprockets, tips/advice?

    CDS, thank you. I need to read this several times in order to fully grasp all of what you said. when you make reference to "gears" I'm assuming...
    Post by: jobee58, Jul 23, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. jobee58
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    reinstallation of camshafts and sprockets, tips/advice?

    1985 Maxim 700 X. Just set new shims in under the buckets, but I'm having a bit of difficulty reinstalling the camshafts and sprockets. Doing the...
    Thread by: jobee58, Jul 23, 2012, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  37. jobee58
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    For Sale XJ PARTS FOR SALE---FOR ALL MAXIM, SECA, AND TURBO MODELS

    Received my parts ahead of schedule also, since some were supposed to be backordered, but Len managed to scoop them so I didn't have additional...
    Post by: jobee58, Jul 23, 2012 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  38. jobee58
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    Pull clutch in, release throttle grip -- revs stay UP

    Thank you for the advisories. I did go to The XJ forever forum and found the parts list. Will be ordering. I'm in Denmark, so there will be a...
    Post by: jobee58, May 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. jobee58
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    Pull clutch in, release throttle grip -- revs stay UP

    Valves not in spec, next on list. I'll confess that I thought o-rings were okay for the throttle shaft. carbs not yet together, so this can be...
    Post by: jobee58, May 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. jobee58
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    Pull clutch in, release throttle grip -- revs stay UP

    to fintip. the increased revs happen only when clutch is pulled in. When the bike is started and idling, it is not racing. problem occurs after...
    Post by: jobee58, May 27, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  41. jobee58
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    Pull clutch in, release throttle grip -- revs stay UP

    have had the manual for some time on CD rom. Awesome resource, except for when it gives bad advices on valve check intervals and/or float check :)
    Post by: jobee58, May 27, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  42. jobee58
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    Pull clutch in, release throttle grip -- revs stay UP

    HOPE you are all still listening... ended up checking valves, which do need adjusting. Nearly all intake valves have too little clearance....
    Post by: jobee58, May 27, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  43. jobee58
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    Pull clutch in, release throttle grip -- revs stay UP

    Bigfitz... Thank you! I think I get what you are talking about, and it sounds like extremely dicey work. My "cleaning" was done with the carbs...
    Post by: jobee58, May 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  44. jobee58
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    Pull clutch in, release throttle grip -- revs stay UP

    Lot's of good stuff to chew on in these replies. Thank you all. I've seen several references to "throttle shaft seals, but must confess I do not...
    Post by: jobee58, May 15, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  45. jobee58
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    Pull clutch in, release throttle grip -- revs stay UP

    85 Maxim 700X. I've been tinkering trying to get the right setting for the air/fuel mix screws that I mistakenly removed during a carb clean....
    Thread by: jobee58, May 15, 2012, 19 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  46. jobee58
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    700 Maxim, muffler repack - possible??

    Re: 700 Maxim, muffler repack - possible?? NEW QUESTION In the realm of other possible fixes... I saw a 700 Maxim on a classified site, which...
    Post by: jobee58, Apr 2, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    700 Maxim, muffler repack - possible??

    MiCarl, thank you for your response, this makes perfect sense. I think you're right about the last set of holes, but I gotta wonder if the...
    Post by: jobee58, Mar 31, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  48. jobee58
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    700 Maxim, muffler repack - possible??

    A different owner bored into the mufflers to get what he thought was a cool sound. I'd like to return it to the reasonable noise level that...
    Thread by: jobee58, Mar 30, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. jobee58
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    tricks for removal/reinstallation of carbs

    thank you all! You guys rock!
    Post by: jobee58, Oct 17, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  50. jobee58
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    tricks for removal/reinstallation of carbs

    Bike is an 85 Maxim X. I've pulled carbs and I'm going to install new boots in the airbox. I have always had to struggle, getting carbs back...
    Thread by: jobee58, Oct 16, 2009, 21 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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