1981 maxim 650 first timer

Love the picture of the lil guy wrenching on your machine. I gotta get my guy out in the garage with me... It's never too early to learn!

 

If the engine is starting easily, then Id kive with the noise for 1500 miles, then change the oil. If it begins to get to where it won't rutn the engine over every time, then drop the STP contaminated oil, follow the directions on the Seafoam can for use in the engine oil, and run it until the slipping stops. It may take more than one oil change for it to go away entirely. If you can't spare the cash you can run the seafoam mix until the next regular oil change.

 

Thanks but I think I'm better off just draining all of the oil and do the sea foam I'm just hoping it will help it

 

Thanks yeah he's only 2 n loves working with me helping me out in the garage it's good to teach them young he'll even use gojo and shop towels to clean his hands when he gets a little bit of grease on his hands

 

Here is an update on the bike just took pics of it 5min. Ago going to use the same rear fender fill in the holes and bend the fender a little to give it that even curve over the tire going to be ordering the springs for the seat

 

2 more pics

 

NICE, starting to look BRAPPED out.

 

Turn outs on the exhaust look good. Nice touch.

All my recent posts are about mufflers. I'm getting EXHAUSTED!!
Ouch.

 

How would I go about taking off the tachometer and the ugly plastic square turn signal flasher and only have my speedometer on

 

You would buy an aftermarket speedometer and mount, as well as a blanking plug for the tachometer drive. I reccomend that you keep the tachometer; redline comes up pretty darned fast.

Yamaha signals from the late 80's/early 90's are smaller, and will fit without needing to make any modifications. Be sure to stick with 27W bulbs or you may experience problems with the flasher relay and self-canceling unit not working properly. Lower wattage bulbs can be used, but require a bit of additional work.

 

I bought a new relay switch I'm changing the turn signals to led I want to keep the old speedometer I just want to eliminate the turn signal flasher box and the tach

 

You can't do that easily. The gauges are part of an integrated housing. You'd have to pull the speedometer from the housing and make your own can to put it in. I suppose that you could cut the existing housing, but then you'd have an ugly hole to fill up, and it would not look good at all.

 

I appreciate the help thanks and one other question how has everybody hidden that big piece with all of the electrical pieces on the left side of the bike? I'm trying to eleminate as much as I can to give the bike a cleaner look what I did was I flipped up and some tape for now to hold it in place under the bottom side where the seat will go

 

This is what I'm talking about and this is what I did any tips on how to hide most of the wiring for a cleaner look?

 

Honesty, most people use the side covers

Those that clear out the middle all seem to make different choices. Some relocate everything under a custom seat (in the hump), or build an enclosure. Whatever you do, make sure that the voltage regulator (the aluminum finned bit) gets plenty of airflow.

 

Thanks for the input

 

So I just got my front turn signals in the mail today does anybody have any pics of how they took off there old front turn signals and installed aftermarket ones??

 

Got them on decided to wing it now got to open up the headlight and figure out how to wire it

 

I made these today at work.....

 

A few pics from a little bit ago buddy from work let me borrow his wire feed welder so I'm going to start working on a few things this weekend what do yall think so far? Yay or nay?