What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Wireless???

 

No Rick, I didn't go with the wireless right off the get go. I wanted to see just how complicated they were to program and use (quite simple actually)
If I go with a wireless version on my next move, I want to make sure it will read from enough distance (handlebar location to the fork location) or it would be useless. Some don't read the signal very far away, so I just went with the wire one for now. >PD<

 

Rick... we need pics of your new instrument panel!!!
May get inspired for a winter project after lay the bike up

 

My 5 Gigabites of Picture Space is used.

I cannot add photos anymore.

 

Rick you could upload the photos to a server like PhotoBucket

http://photobucket.com/

then link them to here or use the Attach Image to load them straight from your hard drive.

Oh and I rode the XJ today

 

Got my XJ750 tank today. I also bought a driver foot peg to replace a torn one and I got a great deal on 2 tank emblems that look brand spankin new. So I'll have to take the tank to the body shop to get a dent out and paint. It will give me some added fuel for my 650. Should look nice.

 

Today I layed her down hard. Idiots in front of me decided to wreck and it was slide on the side or merge with the trunk. My leg is killing me. But the bike is ok for the most part. The tank will need some work and new bars and pegs.

 

Well ...
Let's take a look at the bright side ... shall we?
You ARE home.
In one piece.
And, able to type about it.

YOU could get a whole new bike.
WE can't get a whole new YOU!!!

 

Very true. Also a good excuse to start my winter tear down and rebuild a little sooner. Maybe get more done.

 

Life's full of tough choices. Some you get right; some you get wrong. I'm telling you this, so, in this instance, you chose well, Grasshopper. :wink:

(But, seriously. I'm sorry to hear about your mishap. Glad you're okay!)

 

Today... I rode the beast and rode it hard.....

I love my XJ

 

We are talking about your XJ Motorcycle ... right??? : )

 

I'll leave that up to your imagination :lol:

8)

 

The question is what did my XJ do to me today? Yesterday after heavy rain, I noticed my left rear light was out so I stopped at the AutoZone and picked up a replacement. This morning it was dark and I hadn't put the new bulb in. I rummaged through the shed, located a screw-ma-driver and got the lens off. The water that poured out gave me a pretty good idea what had happened to the bulb. I noticed also that the glass was all greyish and discolored. I'm guessing it was hot and the water hit it and zapped it. Now I'm getting short on time. Don't want to be late for work so I reach in, grab the bulb between my finger and thumb, start to push (i'm in a hurry) The bulb crushed and sliced both the finger and the thumb. I have a nice matching set of gashes on both my thumb and middle finger.

Niceness

 

I had pulled the plugs last week sometime to see how everything was working; the #4 was the most slightly brownish of the lot, #3 having a little bit, and the other two having almost none. So, I tweaked the carb sync screws and we'll see what happens.

Alive: we're still wondering why you named your wife "XJ"... :mrgreen:

Dave: don't feel bad. I banged up my right side and my knee working on lane 23 yesterday. My side has a bruise, and my knee still freaking hurts.

(Note to self: when stepping down onto the light bar when going to retrieve a dropped spring, make sure you actually step onto the light bar.)

 

daveflick, sounds like you overfilled your blinker fluid! :lol:

 

Got the fluid drained and dried out. (out of the light, the finger is still draining ) Went to the car parts store and bought a new bulb and socket. I think the water was coming from the stem of the light where the wires enter. I augmented the rubber boot with lots of clear silicone to keep the water out then squeezed as much silicone as I could through the stem. I also upgraded the electrical connections with weatherproof connectors that had heat shrink ends and added an additional layer of heat shrink over that. It rained all day today and everything looks good!
blink....blink....blink.....blink.

 

Everyone with a boat trailer recognizes your bulb condition.

Water hits hot bulb, glass cracks. Inert gas leaks out, oxygen enters. Filament instantly burns away, coating glass with soot.

Structural integrity of bulb is ruined. Any pressure and it finishes breaking.

Smoked bulbs are an indication that you want your heaviest leather gloves on when changing. Better yet, break the glass away and remove the base with needle nose pliers.

 

Took advantage of the unseasonable warm weather and rode as hard as I could. The season is coming to an end. Made a mental note of all the things to fix and check over the winter.

 

oh my, what haven't I done to my xj today? I just acquired another x and that thing was a mess. The exhaust was a 4 n 2 1, all steel, no baffle. Lowered 3" in the front and actually had shorter brake lines put on it. I pulled the carbs and wrestled with them for a few days finally figuring out a way to get the float needle to come out of it's shell. I swapped tcis as the one in the bike was to an xj700, moved wire 3 and four to their right plugs, swapped the stators, tested the stators, soldered and shrink wrapped wires, wrapped the stator wires back up, bench synched the carbs, and got the bike to fire and run with no exhaust...that's about all for this past weekend. I'm in the process of stealing the better of the two master cylinders and painting it. What's next? who knows, there is always something right?? oh, that's right, I have an exhuast coming for it soon...then it just needs the front tire put on it's bead and or a new one...not a bad deal for about a 400 dollar x.