What did you do to your Yamaha today?

I can't do anything today.... waiting for rear brakes, throttle shaft seals, + some replacement butterfly screws

 

Took her for a 115 mile ride in glorious North Yorkshire (and it was sunny all day).

That's the reward for all the spannerin'!

Nige

 

Fixed the flashers (relay was loose), put the speedo cable on and it screamed when test riding - will check cable or odo gears tomorrow.

 

painting the plastic piece that says Yamaha and goes around the key ignition thing. nice gloss black looks alot better than faded old black for sure

 

db1985 it's not the odo gears, it's the input shaft bushing or the cable. Take a look: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=15303.html The odo gears turn too slowly to scream.

As for what I did to my Yamaha today: Wiped the garage dust off, checked the air in the tires, had a poke at the chain (it's fine) and I'm about to go for a ride.

 

thanks bigfitz52...those pics are great.

 

I needed the clutch basket holder toola-ma-thingy, and Len/Chacal was kind enough to meet me with it (and a Colortune I bought). It was nice to finally meet you, Len. Much appreciated.

Promptly went home and got the basket off. The current sad state of my XJ:



Teeth seem to be in good shape:



Primary gear has no tooth damage, the transmission spindle roates smoothly with no play of any kind:



One step closer...

 

I'm new to this so pardon my ignorace, but how does your XJ look like a sports bike compared to the cruiser types as most?

 

The Seca II is the next era of XJ, which they made from '92 - '98.

Not as much power as the 80's era XJ's, though!

 

that would be a Seca II as opposed to classic Seca 750R and 650R sport tourers. you're probably more familiar with the Maxim cruiser. XJ's come in all shapes and sizes, same fundamental motor architecture (aircooled inline 4 with YICS) Oh and I'd be remiss if I left out the 550's... then there's that watercooled one...

not "today" but very recently put on a maxim throttle and switch cluster to accommodated an R6 master cylinder. obligatory brake flush/bleed. A quick test ride followed by checking fork air and going to 17psi and set anti-dive adjuster to 3.5 / 4.

 

I guess while I'm on a picture spree...

Other Seca II owners have said that this pin that keeps the oil pump gear from spinning wears out and the gear starts to rattle. There about 5-6mm of play in the gear.



Do you know how annoying it is to remove this clip without the proper pliers?



With the oil pump gear removed:



Oil pump gear and fastening accessories:



Not sure if the little dowel has worn out or this little hole has become larger. Hard to imagine either. Gonna see if the manual says anything about it.

 

currently wiping down the petcock/tank to see if they are truely saveable. The petcock was black with soot, but looks good after a good cleaning. the tank has some work to be done, but nothing that can't be fixed with my good arm

 

Further tweaked the warm-up and acceleration enrichment curves. Then took her out for a few miles of test run on the highway. Pulling like a rocket at all RPMs! I'd like to keep the Atari, since it seems like a core part of the bike's original personality, but, man that speedo maxes out quick... and the tach isn't all that happy with a modern coil driving scheme either (gets a bit twitchy between 6 and 6.5K).

 

Was too lazy to change the oil and filter before winter. But now I've got it changed after the first 1000 km this season - Castrol 4T GPS 15W50. So with my 'new' carbs, fresh oil, valve clearence adjusted, carbs syncronized its running like a new bike - smooth and easy. AND new seat covers and foam + paint job this winter - nice
Damn I like to ride on a bike in the spring time.

 

Finally got around to putting my new tires on. Shinko Podium 006. Good reviews, cheap enough.

Went from 110/70/17 F to 110/60/17 F

Went from 140/70/18 R to 150/60/18 R

Lower profile, a little wider. They look good! We'll see how they handle once I finish the clutch.

 

Well I nearly had a heart attack at what I found on my XJ750, I go and drain all the oil out as it was time for a new filter change, I took the filter housing off and jeez! I cant believe what I see, the last time this had a filter change was by a bike workshop and I'm telling ya, the right way as it states in the manual is: Housing, then spring, then washer, then filter in that order right? So on examination of what the garage done was.... Housing, filter, spring and no washer!!! WTF you cant even trust a bike workshop to do the job right! And they even lost the washer!!

Oh yeah this is what she looks like after the restoring over the past few weeks, just waiting for the new bars and exhausts to be delivered now...

 

Added some new tank badges. Changed fuel filter. Went for short 20 mile ride.

 

finally got the bike registered again. fixed fuel leak, painted ducktail/sidepanels, dumped oil that was somehow 2lt over capacity, and gave it fresh oil. then took it for a celebratory ride around town

 

Changed the oil and filter. Then went for a little ride to get the new juices flowing.

 

Clutch finished, put a new gasket on tonight since I ruined the one I ordered for this job by taking the cover on and off too many times. Hoping the weather holds out so I can ride it to work in the morning.