What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Drove it to class in the AM, broke a signal light, repaired the signal light, removed RS bar-end mirror, glued the RS grip on (kept sliding down), capped the bar on the RS... Drove it to Canadian Tire, Replaced the bulbs in the signals to brighter ones.

Then it started raining.

Should have answered this one yesterday (new shocks / bushings and lowered bike).

 

Got it Inspected.

I had been running around without a valid sticker.
Engine wipe-down with Armoral.

 

Replaced the brake light switch that failed yesterday.

 

Just gave my 1980 XJ650 Maxim a bath then changed allthe carb hats with some nice shiny new chrome ones!! Looks sweet!!

 

I replaced the brake light switch and spring. Everything works as designed now.

Next project... replace front brake rotor, rebuild caliper and install new pads.

 

Kontiki, what shape was your brake light switch in when you replaced it? Was it in pieces or intact? Was the spring broken? I'm interested in the carcass if it is more or less intact. Picture?

 

took it for a ride and brought the baby home for the first time (it was at my friends house while we were getting it ready for the road).........

 

Pimped for the Upcoming Italian-American Festival and Bike show.
Entering in the: "Classic Asian's" Group.

(The stock in Mother's ought to go from 17-1/8 -to- 20 at the Opening Bell of the New York Stock Exchange)

 

I finshed drilling out the brass plugs on my 550r (my old dremel cooked, had to get a new one) and adjusted the mixture screws all to 2 and just a touch over 3/4 turns.

I made a mission to Advance Auto and didn't find what I wanted but did find a replacement antifreeze recovery tank that will make a perfect gas tank for synching and later colortuning. And it was only about $8.

Then a trip to Home Despot :wink: for parts to make a manometer. Got that then found out here I need a 4 way tee to complete it.

I think I can get a tee at Lowes tomorrow or at a pet shop in the fish supplies dept.

I'm looking fwd to tomm. PM.

 

Got my new plate that WV was requiring, inspected it, and then rode for a few hours just to make sure that new sticker and plate hadn't negatively affected performance.

 

Paco:

How's she running?
You able to get to the next Red Light before anybody else???

Got 'er all Tweaked and Dialed-in for Gran-Prix racin'?

 

Painted my bike flat black

 

Therein is the problem we face fixing bikes-up by guessing what could be wrong by reading what the person on-site thinks is wrong ... and has tried doing.

We have to be "Sleuths" ... instead of Technicians.

A good deal of the Posts are like games of "20 Questions"
Eventually, we figure-out the answer.

That's because all the Regular Contributors work like an Emergency-room full of Doctors trying to save the life of every patient brought-in by ambulance!

And we're doing a dam-good job.
We have put nine pretty darn-good, tuned-up bikes on-the-road, this month.

And a couple more ain't far from being returned to "Active Duty" before the end of the week ...

I hope!

 

Bought a new main jet to replace the broken one from my #2 carb. Will continue/finish my cleaning tonight!

 

well,
took diff off the swingarm and dismanteld it,drilled out stripped drain bolt, drilled out naff thread ,helicoiled the thread relaced oil seal and bearing, waiting on thrust washer when that comes, reassemble and shim up

 

Wow ...

We got ALL KINDS of Projects going-on.

Great work XJ-Bikers !

 

What did I do for my Yamaha today? Left it in the garage. 91F and thunderstorms? I just wasn't feeling it.

 

Tonight I plan to Synch the Carbs.

I'm going to pull apart my newly made 4 line manometer and covert it into a 2 line bottle/loop line. It's been almost 2 weeks and I want to ride it again.

So correct me if I am right (that's what I meant, I know how forums work :? )

I'll use the rope/rag tool to block the YICS first.
Synch 3 and four, Synch 1 and 2, then synch 2 and 3.
Repeat and Rinse.

 

I'm stuck, Mommy's car is down and I've got too much homework. The Seca will have to wait.

 

Lol... yeah she's running great. I have been a little heavy on the throttle lately between the red lights. You must've seen me.