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  1. sevesteen
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    Goldwing mufflers on 750 Seca?

    I'm a little concerned about center stand clearance. There's a cutout for the stand in the GL muffler, don't know if it will let the Seca stand...
    Post by: sevesteen, Aug 22, 2013 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Goldwing mufflers on 750 Seca?

    Between my daily driver and 2 parts Secas, I have one muffler that doesn't have more holes than it should. I've been trying to find something...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Aug 21, 2013, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
  3. sevesteen
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    Right side disk won't center in caliper slot

    I've already replaced the lines with stainless from Chacal. The caliper slides with firm hand pressure, I don't think that's the problem. Other...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jul 19, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. sevesteen
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    Right side disk won't center in caliper slot

    Beginning of the season, got a front flat in the garage, so put the wheel from a parts bike on. Last week I changed both front and rear tires,...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Jul 18, 2013, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. sevesteen
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    Insuring multiple seldom-used bikes

    I tried to find the relevant ones, but none that I saw were about insuring collections, just complaining about rates in general. I'm complaining...
    Post by: sevesteen, Nov 28, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Insuring multiple seldom-used bikes

    All the bikes Wife and I own are old enough to qualify for antique plates, and 3 of them are used seldom enough, probably under 1000 miles...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Nov 28, 2012, 8 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  7. sevesteen
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    How to decide which parts engine to keep

    Note my sig line, and add 2 parts bikes. Also note that I only have a one-car garage. Something has to go. And for some reason whenever I...
    Post by: sevesteen, Nov 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. sevesteen
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    How to decide which parts engine to keep

    "keep both" merely delays the question, while taking up space that could be used for another bike. I've never done a compression test....
    Post by: sevesteen, Nov 27, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. sevesteen
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    How to decide which parts engine to keep

    Last summer, I picked up a running parts bike with around 30,000 miles. Ran poorly, covered in oil, and someone had worked on the carbs...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Nov 27, 2012, 10 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. sevesteen
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    Don't understand people

    My wife's 87 Savage averaged 68 miles a year before we bought it. However unlike this bike it wasn't abandoned to the elements, didn't have...
    Post by: sevesteen, Nov 23, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  11. sevesteen
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    Don't understand people

    I picked up another parts bike on Thanksgiving: [img] I don't understand this part: [img] [img] 1981, last registered in 1985, 6500...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Nov 23, 2012, 25 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  12. sevesteen
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    Just dumped my Seca...

    My first (and so far only) wreck was when a friend was showing off his new motorcycle, taking me for a ride with his new permit that didn't allow...
    Post by: sevesteen, Oct 1, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  13. sevesteen
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    If you mix alcohol and bikes.....

    In the 80's, when I was in the Air Force, a friend was wearing sunglasses inside. When queried, he was riding drunk, and crushed his glasses as a...
    Post by: sevesteen, Oct 1, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  14. sevesteen
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    simple windshield without removing handlebar cover?

    I wound up with a National Cycle Street Shield. 4 point mount, lower struts hose-clamp to the fork uppers. For the Seca, there are a couple of...
    Post by: sevesteen, Oct 1, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  15. sevesteen
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    simple windshield without removing handlebar cover?

    Ordered a square bar adapter...but the struts that came with Wife's Spitfire shield won't reach the mirror mounts. From looking at...
    Post by: sevesteen, Aug 30, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  16. sevesteen
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    simple windshield without removing handlebar cover?

    The square bar kit seems the best option for me at the moment--especially since it appears I could experiment using Wife''s Slipstreamer...
    Post by: sevesteen, Aug 22, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  17. sevesteen
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    simple windshield without removing handlebar cover?

    I would like to put a simple windshield on my 82 Seca 750, not a fairing. What I'm running into is that all the winshields that I've found listed...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Aug 20, 2012, 9 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
  18. sevesteen
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    Mangled jets

    I just started tearing down the carbs on my parts bike. It appears that someone else has attempted a rebuild using the screwdriver and pliers...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Aug 5, 2012, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. sevesteen
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    Click in handlebars when stopping

    I checked this morning, and I was glad to find that it is, since I'd already ordered a bearing set from Chacal.
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 22, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. sevesteen
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    Click in handlebars when stopping

    On the lift with the front wheel off the ground, I'm not able to feel any abnormal movement in either steering or wheel bearings--however I'm also...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 20, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. sevesteen
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    Click in handlebars when stopping

    My Seca has developed a click that I can feel in the handlebars when stopping fairly hard, then it clicks back when the deceleration is over. If...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Jun 20, 2012, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. sevesteen
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    Parts Washer advice

    I've looked at a Harbor Freight parts washer, and the one I saw said it was for water-based cleaners only. Do they have one that will work with...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 19, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  23. sevesteen
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    Parts Washer advice

    I want a parts washer. I don't want to pay a fortune, but I want something more useful than a bucket of simple green. I think I want something...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Jun 19, 2012, 14 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  24. sevesteen
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    Question about LED signals...

    I tried a couple different LED turn signals when I wanted to put vintage aftermarket hard bags on my Seca. None were close to bright enough in...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 18, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  25. sevesteen
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    What did you do to your Yamaha today?

    Added factory luggage to my Seca 750: [img]
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. sevesteen
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    Bike dead after jump start

    If you are having a hard time getting it started with the starter try push starting before you completely drain the battery. I was skeptical when...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 15, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  27. sevesteen
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    Spare gas tank storage

    The tank from my parts bike looks decent inside, from what I can tell with a full tank of fresh gas. I plan to paint it, and let it sit empty for...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Jun 14, 2012, 1 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  28. sevesteen
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    Factory luggage assembly order

    I just put a set of Yamaha factory luggage on my daily Seca. I must have done it in the wrong order--I wound up using an air wrench in a couple...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Jun 10, 2012, 0 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  29. sevesteen
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    Intermittent starter button not working

    I was recently having similar problems--sometimes it would start just fine, other times it would ignore the button, or maybe click. It seemed...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 8, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. sevesteen
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    Tank painting advice wanted

    My daily Seca came with a bad paint job that got worse when I filled it with gas—there wound up a streak from the filler to the low spot of the...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Jun 5, 2012, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  31. sevesteen
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    bigfitz52--frustration in GA. Petcock and fuel mystery!

    ...unless the closest petcock available doesn't quite fit. My daily driver 750 Seca has the replacement that Chacal recommends as the best fit...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 5, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  32. sevesteen
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    Which carbs to rebuild

    I may--that depends on whether the rest of the bike is in better mechanical shape than it looks under the grease and exposed wires. I do want...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 4, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. sevesteen
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    Tire Recommendations, Ratings and Comparisons

    I just bought a rear Spitfire for my 750 Seca, size 120/90H-18 for 86.99 from Motorcycle Superstore. Added a pack of wheel weights to get above...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 4, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. sevesteen
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    Which carbs to rebuild

    The question isn't whether I just swap and hope for the best, it is how to decide which ones to rebuild, with the goal of good carbs on my daily...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 4, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. sevesteen
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    Which carbs to rebuild

    I realize that I'm probably going to have to disassemble the carbs to make a final judgement, but I don't know what to look for to make the...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 4, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. sevesteen
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    Which carbs to rebuild

    Yesterday I was standing in a long line with my wife waiting for a shuttle to go to a craft festival. A Seca pulled into the gas station across...
    Thread by: sevesteen, Jun 3, 2012, 8 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  37. sevesteen
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    Uneven tire ware?

    I'm too lazy to find the URL again, but researching my tires I found a site that convinced me that the crown in the road isn't nearly enough to...
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 3, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  38. sevesteen
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    lower shocks

    Not necessarily, weight and HP of the Savage are closer to a 250 than most 650's.
    Post by: sevesteen, Jun 3, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  39. sevesteen
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    Mileage. A poll.

    I get roughly 42mpg when I rode solo, 48 when my wife is on the back. Riding relatively sedately makes up for the extra 'cargo'.
    Post by: sevesteen, May 30, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. sevesteen
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    Selling a bike? Letting someone take a test ride? Read this:

    Although I don't blame someone for being worried about liability, If I can't ride it and it is priced as a running bike I won't even go look....
    Post by: sevesteen, May 30, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  41. sevesteen
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    Shout out to my fellow XJ owners!

    Valve shims are fairly easy to check--basic hand tools and a set of thin feeler gauges. Most of the time involved is getting the cam cover on and...
    Post by: sevesteen, May 30, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  42. sevesteen
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    bigfitz52--frustration in GA. Petcock and fuel mystery!

    What I'm trying to get at--if there is fuel from tank to filter but only air after the filter, I would suspect the filter.
    Post by: sevesteen, May 30, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  43. sevesteen
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    bigfitz52--frustration in GA. Petcock and fuel mystery!

    You specify that the fuel line between the filter and carb is empty--does that mean you can see fuel between the tank and the filter?
    Post by: sevesteen, May 30, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  44. sevesteen
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    Leak at fuel sender terminal

    Thank you very much for the offer--I will keep it in mind and PM you if my efforts to cure my own fail.
    Post by: sevesteen, May 30, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  45. sevesteen
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    Leak at fuel sender terminal

    I have a very small fuel leak at the fuel sender, at the non-ground terminal. I tried coating it with some leftover Kreem from the outside, but I...
    Thread by: sevesteen, May 30, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  46. sevesteen
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    Tire longevity advice wanted

    I wound up going with a Bridgestone sp11, in part due to the tread pattern having almost no grooves in the center. Even if the mileage is the...
    Post by: sevesteen, May 30, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  47. sevesteen
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    Bead seats, but won't stay seated

    I've double checked size, (and that both tire and wheel are tubeless). Stock size, same size as the one that I had put on last year and stayed...
    Post by: sevesteen, May 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  48. sevesteen
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    Bead seats, but won't stay seated

    Just changed the rear tire on my Seca 750 (Bridgestone S11 Spitfire). I've removed the valve core and can easily get the beads to seat with a...
    Thread by: sevesteen, May 25, 2012, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. sevesteen
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    Tire longevity advice wanted

    I need a new rear tire on my 750 Seca again. The Shinko Tourmaster I put on when I got it lasted almost exactly 5,000 miles, and I need something...
    Thread by: sevesteen, May 19, 2012, 13 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  50. sevesteen
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    Had to push start when wet

    Meter across the battery terminals stays above 11 when starting--although when dry, it may be starting faster than my cheap digital meter updates....
    Post by: sevesteen, May 8, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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