What did you do to your Yamaha today?

If you are hooked-up to all 4 Carbs:

Set the Idle using the Idle Adjustment Rod which serves to open #-3.

Then:
Sync 1 -to- 2 (Adjust #-1 Screw)

Sync 4 -to- 3 (Adjust #-4 Screw)

Sync 2 -to- 3 (Adjust #-2 Screw)
1 & 2 are attached and will BOTH Match 3 to finish adjustments.

 

Well I did 1-2, 3-4 then 2-3... Clymer suggested that way.

WOW was that puppy out of synch! Some carbs took 2 to 3 turns to get synched with the other. I wonder if someone in the past turned the 1 and 4 screws just fiddling around.

Now it idles without choke, and power is much better. I stopped to adjust my mirrors and forgot to drop gears. I pulled away and up to speed in 5th gear. From a dead stop! It took a moment, but it pulled away.

Next:
-Work on the front brakes, since they no longer are good enough with the new power, as if they were good enough before.

-Then debug the noises in the front. Replace, lube cables, make sure there's no more buzzing. The pod centered racket drives me insane.

Thanks for the advice from everyone. Without the info from this site I would never have been encouraged to do it. It was easiler that I thought, well worth it and fun too.

 

synched my carbs today.......1&2 werent off much.....3&4 were WAY off...and the 1/2 -3/4 synch was off quite a bit.

zoweeee...this puppy runs great 8)

next project

colotune :lol: :lol:

yeehaa.....my doghouse runs like a sewing machine on crack :lol: :lol:

 

Took the carbs off... tightened the screw that holds the idle adjuster on and levelled them to the intake side....

Now hopefully that will sort out my hunt for idle issue

 

New set of brake pads for the front! Both sides Ferodo Platinum Series.

P/N: FA81 with FDB311P on the bar code.

NZ$15 total

 

I rode it.

 

Where'd you get them from?

Today I fuelled her up and gave her a wash

 

I fabbed some side covers so I can get them and the gas tank powder coated!

 

Today, I threw some forward controls on. Well sort of. I still need to made the connector rods. I took some pics of my current state.

 

TradeMe

Did you see the XJ police Special? It's at $6,500 with reserve not met!

Washed the bike down last week. Next job rear brake shoes.

 

rattle-canning my sidecovers! can't ride anyway, cause of this #$*@ rain.
gonna try the tank next.

 

This rain is p1$$1n6 me off up here in Ponca also.

I got my fairing on last night to prepare for my ride to LA. Currently waiting for my bags.

 

I tore apart the pod area. I removed the YAMAHA chrome bar, pulled the cables to the speedo and tach. After removing each cable, I took a test drive and the sound was still there.

I pulled the pod. I unbolted the pod, loosened some screws and looked inside.

There was a screw, on the brackets that hold the gauges in, that was loose. It was about half way out and the large washer behind it could spin freely. I spun it with my finger and Dang!, that was the sound I had been hearing.

I put blue loctite on all those screws and tightened them down. I took a test drive and the sound was gone.

So, I put it all back together again, and "That" sound was gone. But there is still a "Buzz" at 4000 rpm to 6000 rpm. I suspect the tach may be bad or hopefully the cable liner is out-of-round and is slapping around in that range. Cables are cheap and easy to find, so I'll go that route next.

I also bled the brakes using a power bleeder. Stopping power is as bad or worse, but the lever feels firmer. I'll change that cable later. In the meantime I'll spray some brake cleaner on the rotor and pads, since I did spill and wipe off some brake fluid from the rotor, and that might be lousing up my stopping power.

 

Removed the carbs for strip down.

Stored them and them untill I have confidence to open them up and clean them.

Suspect three of them are jamed open

 

It's at 7500 now... Yea I've been watching it from day 1

 

1. Changed my front directionals from 1156 to 1157 sockets for Run-Turn
2. Replaced the frame reflectors with amber marker lights to up my night time visibility
3. Working on a Run-Turn module w/ red lenses for the rear
4. Fabbing brackets for my Willie & Max bags
t.l.

 

I admired my '83 XJ750r for a while then went and got gas to fill it. Had put the new tires on and finished mounting the wheels. Then ran the farm drive ways due to the paperwork going on to get plates :-( Will be great when I can venture onto the highways Bought the bike in Iowa and registering it in MI. Good to have friends to do legwork. I hate beaurocracy !

 

1983 XJ750R Seca , 22,450 miles and runs great. All lights and gauges function perfectly. Love the thing already.

 

Well it's not what I did to it today... Been riding it tonight in the rain and it decided to spit out a muffler and make it vanish...

 

Looked at it for 7th day in a row since the last ride
Might get a chance tonight.
8)