A new project, the abandoned xj650RJ

And a long thread to boot!

Your carbs are pretty typical of neglected XJ's, I've seen worse. Keep it up and you will get there. I might have the turn signal bracket Ghost mentioned if you need them-I have a ton of XV parts so I will search the frozen part land-aka garage.

Nice upgrade to your avatar! XJ Kungfu is truly remolding you!

 

yeah.......he's gonna reach xj wizard status and not even be able to start a bike yet.............. LOL

Dave F

 

What a rip off,

I was looking on CL and found this:

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/mcy/3457921406.html

A month later the same bike for twice the money
http://greensboro.craigslist.org/mcy/3504227301.html

Really? good luck with that

 

I am not aware of an interchange list. Most of what I listed has come from experience, and figuring the stuff out on my own.

There are ways to figure out if the part you are looking for is used on a different bike. Like I listed for the turn signal mount. I will work on a write up and post it to a seperate thread. So as not to hijack Eco's.

If you have questions in the mean time. Feel free to PM me. I will try to help with what I can.

Ghost

 

Be still young grasshopper. All is not as hopeless as it may seem. Help is closer than you may think.

Rejetting the carbs will be a simple matter of replacing the jets with the correct ones as you rebuild the carbs.

TCI's are available either through the sale section, or other sources that you already know of.

As always. ask any questions you may have. someone will be around to help you out.

Ghost

 

Eco, that other listing is pretty funny. Looks like someone figured to pick it up cheap (no problem with that) thinking that they could put it on the road quickly and cheaply (we ALL know you can't do that), then found out just how much work he had to do.....then threw a lot of money and parts at it........then found out that getting it legal may not be as easy as he seems to say it is..........then decided he'd better get out from under it, himself, so put it up hoping to make all of his money back.

Dave F

 

Well, isn't that handy. I am not touching that one (nothing left for me on that pile).

I have the brake pedal and the bag of loose parts on the way and I am in conversations with owners of two other xj650RJs from out of town (hopefully they follow through)

Wait a second... two other bikes???? If the wife reads this I will be cuddling with the dogs. One of them has a title and looks ok the other one does not but it looks awesome, has all the side covers, exhaust in great shape, and I have everything else.

We'll see how that goes.

 

Re: A new project, the abandoned xj650...

Did you buy this bike, are you selling or somebody is this a pic with false ad?

http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/mcy/3522505791.html

 

That would be one of the bikes that Fitz has in his collection. As he mentioned. If you do a goggle image search. It will come up as one of the pics.

The poster of that craigslist add pinched the photo because all the photos that he was able to provide were poor quality night time photos.

Ghost

 

Is this the part that I am looking for to get the 700 engine running?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-Yamaha-Sec ... 47&vxp=mtr

 

I just looked at the picture of the bag of stuff I won on ebay and realize that there is an ignition box with a 5G2 number on it, it matches the 750 engine. By any chance did I get even luckier and bought a TCI unit I need without knowing it? If I did this XJ kungfu Karma thing is working for me

 

you rock dude

 

8O

Ummm... yes.

 

Yeah he did and he just got a nasty email from me. Talk about brass attachments.

That's my 650, and I didn't buy it from him; the pic is two years old.

 

I know when things are too good to be true is because they are. I think this is the case, don't know the person, bike or place but I would be there in no time and very hesitant (ask lots of questions, test everything, inspect paperwork with a microscope).

http://rockford.craigslist.org/mcy/3450531778.html

 

If you have the cash, take it with you RIGHT now, put it on your trailer and get home before the wife wakes up.

There's way more than that in the parts alone.....exhaust is CLEAN, seat, covers, tank, etc........

GET IT NOW

dave

 

Yeah no kidding.

Reading between the lines: "I pulled the motor to fix the starter clutch then realized exactly what it involves so I chickened out."

The thing is, I doubt the starter clutch needs to be replaced. It's probably not engaging because he's running synthetic or automotive oil. If it truly isn't DIS-engaging, then it's more likely a starter, wiring or solenoid issue.

 

It is not on my neck of the woods and itis pretty darn far from me, I wish it was a bit closer

 

Oh boy,

I need to step away from the internet before I go broke. I just bought another motorcycle secs, this one has no title but it looks in awesome shape, I may swap everything to my frame and voilaa...



Here is the other side with a less than happy gas tank:

 

You got the bug my man next thing you know you will be attending carb clinics
I can hear you now, "Hello everyone, my name is Ecologito and I am an XJ-AHOLLIC"