SOLD!
For Sale is my 1982 Yamaha XJ650RJ Seca with 28k miles on the clock. Below is a list of upgrades/fixes from when I bought it 2 years ago:...
I wish I had half the skills that dude has...
just like the title says - I have a pair of tomaselli style clips ons for sale. Were mounted but never ridden. Make me an offer. This is what they...
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Mine was doing the same. Pull the starter and do the maintenance in the manual and swap to Castrol GTX oil. Problem solved.
just like the title says, looking to swap my clubman bars for clip on's or just sell the clubmans. make an offer
sv650, older gpz, concours, or fz
thanks for the info. another question for samson - do you have a better pic or description on how you lowered/mounted your gauges? Thats the...
samson which clip ons are those?
Looks good Samson. How did you lower the front end? Does it make a big difference?
that r6 is only about 30 minutes from me! Thing looks sick but definitely not going to get legalized in PA
man that is a clean looking bike!
I removed just the rear half of the fender and relocated the taillight and license plate so it's tucked up under the seat on my xj650rj. works well
Re: buffing and polishing Dime City has a good tutorial on polishing that I reference from time to time Aluminum Polishing 101
do you know the basic's of carb tuning - ie bench sync, then vac sync, then adjust mixture screw? If you know that, then just put the colortune...
thanks for the offer fitz, I'll keep it in mind. I'd really like to try and lower the gauges since I'm going for the cafe look.
My stock plastic idiot light housing was cracked so here's my first attempt at a new dash. The hole alignment isn't great so I'm going to try...
Where did you find the seatpan/tail piece?
another hazard I found this past weekend while the wife and I were out on the bike - that black goop they put on the road to fill cracks! It's...
I got my 1982 XJ650RJ last fall for $350 (was a steal!) as my first bike. I worked on it all winter and got her cleaned up and running great. I...
Fitz, you don't happen to know where to find a pic of the luggage rack do you? I have a friend that is going to try and fabricate something but we...
I'm in york PA with my '82 xj650rj seca. I also have 2 buddies in the area, both with maxims. We've cleaned the carbs and tuned our bikes...
I'm pretty sure harbor freight carries left hand bits.
its a common issue. I had it when I bought my bike and the PO told me it wouldn't start. I did an oil change and got Castrol GTX and now it starts...
Does anyone know if the 750 grab bar will fit the 650 seca? ebay grab rail
I have the original "grab bars." They aren't actually passenger grab bars FYI - they are to assist lifting the bike onto the center stand. I'm...
no one knows?
Does anyone know where I can find a back of seat grab bar for the passenger for my XJ650RJ? All I can find are the maxims and 750s on up. Will...
Ken - it cost me $199. This included all new foam, labor, new marine grade vinyl with pleats, 1 welt on the front of the seat, and fed ex shipping...
I recently sent my seat out to Sargents in Florida. I asked them to keep the stock shape/look while replacing the foam with their Atomic super...
Ok I can manually move the pin in and out now. It was pretty gummed up. However, when I put it back together and pushed the key down and tried...
I tried searching but didn't find much. I have a Seca XJ650RJ. I have the steering lock mechanism but when I turn the key counterclockwise and...
just to clarify, I did use snap ring pliers and they were long enough. Here's the exact ones I used. HF Snap Ring Pliers
pick up some cheapo pliers at harbor freight. Thats what I used and they worked great. I think they were <$5.
Oil change, new filter. Replaced cracked engine cover from the PO dropping the bike. Painted and installed OEM footpegs. Removed pinstripes...
I'm currently have the atomic foam installed on my seat by Sargents. I should have it back next week and will let you know my impressions.
pulled the speedo gauge, dremel'd it in half in order to gain access to the screw that popped out and glued it back together. Re-wired fuse box....
check you pilot mixture screws. Set them backed out from bottom 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 turns out. Then tune with colortune. Sounds like its way too rich....
Check out the Mike XS gauges http://www.mikesxs.net/
Sweet! I grabbed a pair of turbo footpegs on ebay for $26 shipped!
Fitz, do you know if the xj650 turbo uses the same footpegs?
here's a few. You can see the loose screw in the second one. [img] [img]
check out the supporting vendor link XJ4Ever at the top right of the page. In the parts catalog, member Chacal explains what parts fit which...
I've got a set of '82 seca 650 gauges. They work fine but the headlight highbeam cover is slightly cracked and the screw popped loose on the...
+1 for Z1 Enterprises. I recently got a rebuild kits for my MC, SS brake lines, double banjo (eliminated the splitter to the dual discs), and...
It should be from bottom up o-ring --> washer -->spring-->pilot screw. Right?
yep its the correct pilot air jet - #195 and its in the correct hole.
Makes sense Rick. I'm still going to keep an eye on it but thanks for the help!
Ok so it was a weird afternoon...here are my findings: 1. Compression - I knew it was low across all cylinders - but cylinder 2 tested at...