What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Be looking better when I get the forks and engine cases polished for summer. The picture below is how the bike looked before I started tidying her up. It is an ongoing process.

 

I had to sort out the electrics, fitted a replacement wiring harness, painted frame, cleaned carburetors, sealed hole in exhaust under engine. Still have to fit the replacement neutral switch (than will be fun) check the valve clearances, new oil and filter, change fork oil and springs, and change the oil in the rear driveshaft housing. I also stripped the calipers and cleaned them, and bled front and back brakes.

 

I first with alittel sweat make it that front dork of suzuki goes strait on on my xy and then i repainted that fork.tomorow is another day,hhehhehe

 

I think I'm crazy when my bike sits on my wife and makes vroom vroom noises.....

 

Indeed my friend, just pony up the funds and be done with it !

 

Hy i'd like to take out that lock for front fork.but i dont know how ,anybody can halp?

 

Dowski, you have been a member for more than 3 years, you should know better.

Great customer service, endorsed by many members, intelligent, coupled with other members horror stories of wrong parts/returns headaches and delayed riding. Why wouldn't you order from XJ4Ever?

Trust and believe I am an extremely frugal tight wad - some of the stuff does cost a little more, but that extra cost buys piece of mind. For me that is priceless, given the society we live in has lowered its standards so far that consumers are "ok" with shrugging their shoulders and saying: "Par for the course".

 

Your are absolutely correct- Piece of mind is more important-I am going to contact Chacal here shortly to get what I need correctly the first time.
Thanks for reminding it of what it used to be like back in the day before all this commercialization destroyed are core values! That is one thing that I try very hard to teach my grand children
Do what you say, say what you mean
Makes life a lot easier no BS and if there is it goes away rather quickly.
As of right now the sun is taunting me, why you not riding Bro ?
Cause I tried to save a buck and it bit me in the ASS!

 

Ok all shims ordered-
Also got a e-mail about my wrist pins and rings should be here by the 4th of April.
Hopefully all parts will be here at the same time-ish.
Looking forward to getting to use my carb sync contraption LOL
followed by the color tune gizmo.

 

Today i finally got the brushes for my starter and..... Success!!! It works great!! Feel super proud, its the first time ive ever rebuilt a starter so thats a new skill o have. Tomorrow put it on the bike and start it to see how shes running. Just to be sure the starter should spin counter clockwise looking from the back correct?

 

Correct.

 

Motor is together, now will it start? Keep them fingers crossed.

 

It will not start. The starter lead is missing, along with the gas tank.

 

found a mechanic whos personal ride is a 83 seca and does all the local harley dealers carb work.....best part hes going to do a full run through for free just because he wants to see another xj back on the road(and if it does need any parts in the carbs im going straight to chacal) also wondering where i should go for other parts? any tips appreciated.

 

Chacal has the most parts that I know of along with an intimate knowledge of the XJ series-He is your best bet may be a little higher but you et what you need the first time you order. I 've learned that lesson !

 

Maybe we should start an "I told you so" forum

 

Indeed I AM sure that I am not the only one who would qualify.

 

He actually said that's where he got his last kit from too. but hes not a "forum" kind of guy i guess.

 

I did the wrong thing once.
Lost riding time and lost my patience.