Baltimore DC riders

Looking for XJ folks to ride with when the weather is clear.

I live close to Columbia, MD.

I also have a home brew differential carb balancing gizmo in case you want to synch your carbs. Its much more sensitive than using vacuum gauges which I purchased as well.

Using the bottle gizmo made a huge difference in how the bike starts, idles and runs.

 

My Xj should be done in another month or 2...seat came in today! Id def be down for some riding with another xj'r.

Glad to hear that bottle tricked worked.

 

All of the xj's in Maryland are hookin' up and ridin' down to Daniel's biker bar in Elkridge and startin' a ruckus soon.......

 

When? I live about 5 miles from Elkridge.

 

I'm up in Westminster. Rebuilding this winter.

 

new here - just bought an 81 XJ650 still have to register it but hoping to get it on the road come better weather.
I,m from the Burtonsville area in MD

 

Welcome Shangovi

You are just down the road from me.

If you need assistance with valve clearance measuring and/or adjusting as well as carb synching let me know.

Your 1981 bike is, I believe, pre-YICS so the YICS tool is not required to synch your carbs.

 

Holy crap, a group of MD riders. I'm really glad I finally stumbled on this site.

I'm resurrecting an '82 750 Seca and I'm 99% sure I'll be ready to ride in time for Spring and probably earlier. I found this thing disassembled, in a co-worker's garage. I really need to get it out of there so I can work on it. Our shcedules aren't very compatible so I'm not getting a lot of work done on it. It runs but ignition is very weak. I have a pile of parts for it and tests to perform. Overall, I think it's solid if not very pretty. I think I'll name it "Max" for the crazy desert rat-bikers in "The Road Warrior".

Half Century: My bike has the YICS. Do you have the blanking tool needed to balance my carbs?

 

I didn't realize you guys were in the area, I'm right over in Highlandtown, Baltimore City. I could use as much help tuning as I can get come spring. I have a colortune as well if anybody needs to use it.


Cool,
Marshall

 

Yes I have the blanking tool. We can do a tuning day when schedules permit. I have the synch bottles as well. I have vac meters but like the bottles much more.

 

Kool and the Gang

 

Awesome. I just scored a complete set of carbs from eBay in case I need to rebuild a set. I'm down in sunny FL for one more day. I picked up a decent riding jacket while I was down here too.

 

think you got the carbs i was looking at lol jk maybe...but got mine working over the holiday enjoy the warmer weather sushi

 

Well I'm back. Found my carbs waiting on the doorstep. Tried on my boots, helmet and jacket. All fit well.

Tomorrow I hope to go to my co-worker's house up the street and wheel my bike over to my house permanently.

As a side note: While I was down in FL, I rode my cousin's Kawasaki rice-rocket. It's a tricked-out 650 that peeled the skin back on my face. Good practical experience since I'm a new rider. What a rush.

 

Hey all, I am Baltimorean looking for a space to work on my XJ750 over the winter. Any of you guys live in the city/have space for some wrenching?