If those are "after" pictures it looks more like he spent $4K on beer while he "thought about" restoring it!
Bike has 6 gears. It will go 65mph in 3rd gear. All I need to know.
My sincere condolences. May the memories of your time together be a comfort to you.
Google "Bolt depot" You can get them in bulk or one-at-a-time. If price is no object Ace Hardware also has some.
What if you were to re-register with Pay-pal with a new e-mail address? Just start over? Don't know if it would work but it would sure be nice...
Honda CA72 Dream Honda CB77 Super Hawk Honda Super 90 (my first bike) Triumph 650 Bonneville Harley Sportster (I have a pair of mufflers to...
Womens domain? I know guys who think dishwashing is their turf, especially if they have a dishwasher. Hey, it's mechanical, right? No woman...
It aint what you ride, it's how you ride.
I like dshane's approach but mine's gotta be cold. Best if my tonsils scream for relief from the frostbite. One other great kind of...
My 82 550 Maxim doesn't like the cold either, especially after sitting for a while, but it will straighten out after a short ride. It might be...
This one comes around about as often as the one about Olover North telling a senate hearing about Osama Bin Laden in 1987. That one isn't real...
I had a pickup painted at Maaco about 20 years ago. Had runs and sags all over. Took it back and they did it again, a little better so gave up....
OK, let's try that again. I guess it's not going to let me add pictures today. Anyway it's an 81 Honda CM400T which currently takes up about...
I'm at the other end of my winter project. Might be a late spring.
Made one from a hardwood dowell. Just had to sand it a bit and oil it down good to get a firm push-it-in fit. It did smooth the idle,...
Might be interesting to try it. See how many return the gesture. Could possibly tell you if they're riders first or cops first. Any bets?
Pollock: While methanol is the "glow fuel" you buy in the can at the hobby shop I've seen guys who weren't satisfied with the "stock stuff" use...
The urban legends involving ethanol have gotten as ridiculous as those involving the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. Many of the horrors...
Had mine out yesterday. 60F and sunny, don't get a lot of chances like that in November in SD.
Picked up a complete Harley exhaust system on an auction for $10, looked like new. Local Harley guy said the new Harleys get them taken off and...
Do you know what model Honda the tank is from?
Try searcing this forum for "ammo cans". Interesting option.
Careful with that "Old Fart" language greenhorn. We have more than one way of producing gas!
Your crankcase gets moisture in it from just sitting there as temperature changes cause it to "breathe". It also gets moisture in it from...
My approach would be to try to fix what's wrong first. I have the same bike you have and, with a new battery, I never run short on cranking power...
In my 30 years in the US military I never ran across one of ours that looked quite like this but the concept is the same. The screw-on cannisters...
First bike was a Honda Super 90 purchased used in 65. PO advised that it had some "modifications". :?: Whatever he had done to it made it...
No offense but I suspect that if your mechanical abilities resulted in your cross-threading that spark plug, the repair process is going to be...
Ride it to Arizona. 8O Stay there until April. :D
Welcome aboard! As you can already see help is only a click away.
Welcome aboard! You've found the right place. Information, advice, parts, pretty much everything you'll need. If that bike runs you made...
Monday has the potential to be a pretty decent day at least for a short ride. As long as I'm still cleaning up leaves on the lawn I hold out hope.
wamaxim and Robert have my vote. In order to use the oil filter to "trap" the sand you first have to get it through the oil pump. :x :evil:...
Interesting! This is a good bit cheaper than the few other injection systems I've seen and appears to be relatively simple. Look forward to...
I would suggest that you store your XJ on a pedestal looking down upon its unworthy garage mate. As a 30 year veteran I feel cofident that your...
I recently bought one of these to be my project for this winter. Had to hunt to find one in reasonable shape for $500. Getting a title for...
Welcome aboard. As you've already noticed this place has it all. Information, instruction, advice, parts, and occasionally a little subtle...
59 and using the whole bike thing to ward off the pending onset of maturity.
OK OK I'll go shopping.
Come on wa, a biker can't expect to admit to wearing silk underwear and not at least elicit a humor-laced grin! :roll:
Go to Forums page. Click on first line on page (XJ4ever) Follow instructions, you'll be communicating with Chacal / Len. He'll probably...
Nah, you're not a dunce. A dunce is someone who refuses to learn something new every day. If you don't learn from other peoples mistakes...
I've tried this a few times, got my location put in, I think, but I can't see anybody elses. If anyone wants to know where I am I think I'll...
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If they're referring to the YICS system it's a passage in the head on the engine used to balance airflow. Shouldn't have anything to do with a...
Sounds like my wife!
Thanks JF but I left out a few specifics. I do use a trickle charger on the batteries regularly and when I start one up I let it run at a high...
Finding advice on the right oil is easy, kinda like: Politics Religion Who's "better", blondes, brunettes, or redheads?
This will be my first year storing a bike for winter but I plan to treat it like other seasonal use engines since my winter project will take up...
I like 07spacker's idea. When I first got here I didn't know much about forums or bikes (ok, so I still don't know much, but more than before)....