What did you do to your Yamaha today?

i started to put it back together finally, coming along great, putting the engine in tomorrow and wire the thing back up, hopefully at the end of the day it might get fired up!

 

Curses! Got a bunch of large (read: >1") SAE sockets and attempted to push in the fork oil seal with the 1.25" socket and a rubber mallet. I succeeded only in twisting up the seal and irritating myself. Seal is most likely ruined.

Anybody have any advice on pressing the seals in without destroying them?

 

I tried to sync but failed I need the Tube connectors with threads to screw into the intake manifolds. O yea I also cleaned the carbs for the 6th time in the past 4 days

 

Bought new UNI air filter for 30usd Reusable foam type like K&N

A dam sight better than payin 10 - 20 dollars for 1 oem paper filter, also bought New plugs and wires, looking at new clutch cable and Friction discs,

 

today I finished all the repairs to the body and now I'm getting ready to primer

 

today I finished all the repairs to the body and now I'm getting ready to primer

 

i hugged my RAD

 

On the Diversion (SECAII)

Removed the tank leaking again but the engineers at work recon they can weld it for me.

Removed the exhust might get them to weld that hole I just cant patch. As I got it off the bike it just crubbled so I need to start looking for a new exhust system

 

Winter over - spring coming, gave it a clean and had a 20 mile ride to warm her up ! Marvelous.

 

I worked on two sets of carbs today. Picked up some muffin pans, a plastic bin that was the perfect size to soak the carb rack in. I cleaned up both sets. The first set was pretty easy. I used Pine-sol on those. The second set was in pretty bad shape. I used white vinagar on those. It took awhile bit they cleaned up just fine. Then I went over to the drug store and picked up some Tarn-X and used that on the brass parts. It got them real clean. I just had to brush them abit and they turned bright brass color. Looking forward for my parts to show up from Len. Will post to let you know how they work.

 

Removed old master cyclinder and brake lines. Some crud in fluid. Installed new master cyclinder. Waiting to install my new brake lines. Will probably look at replacing seals and such in caliper before I connect lines and fill system. Hey, Len expect an email soon for a seal kit

 

Well......I WAS going to tear off the triple tree change the fork oil/seal, polish the forks, mod the xj head light to use a set of xs fork ears, strip the handle down/clean, rip the turn signal and head light perch apart and clean all the contacts up, adjust the mirrors( can't ever seam to get the left side correct ) throttle side is perfect at all positions. then strip of the OEM gauges and put on a set of pristinely restored XS1100 cans on it. but by the time I got my honey do's done I looked and saw that it was at least 55 degrees out and it had rained all night (so the roads where clean) and the sun had dried them up.

Sitting on my wheelie chair getting ready to take the tire off I heard something very quiet echoing from the 26 year old bike. I listened real close and heard "I wanna Play...) Knowing damn well I always have the best intentions ,but usually fall short of my expectations I realized it might be a week or two before I get her back together again due to the fact that after it comes off the bike it doesn't go back until it's either been greased, wire wheeled, buffed, or painted.

So needless to say me and the bike went and played, She was in true form today and was cutting corners like it was on rails, 8 1/2 to 9 K shifts with no flat spots on the straights, and breaks better then expected. ....

Here's hoping to a rainy day or else it just might never get done

 

Worked on the carbs cleaning and cleaning again. Worked on carb slide bores and clunk tested . Just waiting for the parts to show up now. Paid extra for priority mail so should be here on Tues.

 

Have my carbs sitting here on my computer desk torn down to the rack, buffing internal parts and listening to them go CLUNK!! actually it sounds more like TACK!

The outside of the carb bowls now reflect your image, not quite like chrome and there are swirl marks in them, grrrrrr....would like to take the rest of the rack down to shine up the carb bodies too....but afraid Ill ruin something I dont have the money budgetted for right now ARACHNE is spread all over my shop floor waiting for me to order the rest of her parts so I can put her back together.

 

just cleaning but the parts I need to put her back together should be here soon courtisy of Chacal!
Shaun

 

Today I rode her.... Yesterday I carb cleaned

 

Got the parts installed in my carbs from chacal. Installed them and it fired right up. Pull the valve cover in AM and check valve clearance then sync if I have time.

 

I removed my monoshock ( monocross ) Cleaned it up a bit then replaced it,
took off the tank to prep for paint.

bought a new NOS kickstand ( mine was missing the kick bar)

Removed the battery topped it off with distilled water , charged it for 30 mins

 

On the Diversion

Tank welded and fitted back on even though I had to retap one of the caged nuts for fitting to petcock on.

New Motad exhust fitted (Got a grat deal from Local Dealer) sounds sweet
I just want to ride with the visor up so I can hear her growlling. Dont know if it my imagination or not but I think she is a lot more responsive now

 

With a milder sort of winter today, I took off one head pipe to attempt a manifold stud repair. After seeing the stud broken off below the head surface and reading other people's trials with them in this forum decided my time would be better spent trying to Dremel the pipe instead. Turned out OK but some of the rust went below the chrome to the steel underneath.

With the rust off the steel, what is the best way to protect that bare metal from rusting further?

 

120 mile ride gave her a cleaning off

its perfect 70*F

 

rode to work in the snow. wow was it cold

 

I gave it love. Oh and fixed a puncture and swaped the starter motor for one that actually works every time
:lol:

 

I left the petcock on last night on my Yamaha WR. I was treated to a nice pool of 2-stroke gas de-greasing my garage floor for me this morning.

 

Today, i finished putting on my new rear shocks, Started reassembly of rear brake control.... Found i can't figure out where the return spring goes... so now stuck...

 

I swapped in an amber fog light for my white one, swapped my old, sunblasted gauges for my nice, pristine gauges I scored from ebay, and I installed the center stand spring and got rid of the zipties that were holding it up. I also found all my idle screws shut tight so now my bike idles.

 

Not exactly today...but this last Saturday with a lot of onsite help from Bill from the forum I replaced my fork seals.

 

Today I bought a rear softail fender at a junk yard that I am going to mod to my XJ 650 Maxim. Now I'm contemplating on whether I should get a wider rear tire or make the fender fit the stock size tire????

 

Yesterday I crashed it.
Check out the pics on this thread http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=16012.html

 

Started to work on my 1100 carbs that were spread all over the shop. Looks like I found about 97% of the parts so I'm puting them back togeather. Hope they work when done.

 

Washed the bike , changed the oil , cleaned the engine with purple power and it did a great job, buffed the aluminum engine case sides Forks and wheels , removed windshield ( liked the idea but didn't like the way it chipped the paint on the tank when I park it back to nakked). Bought new choke cable. Cleaned the garage.

 

I'm going home to a box of parts from Chacal, and changing the valve shims!! Then start working my carbs!! Thanks to Chacal for the super fast shipping and great pricing !!! Now all i need is more time to put it together!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Yesterday, I installed a new airfilter, rear tire, rear brakes for starters. For good measure, I changed the oil and shaft drive oil.

Then, I rode it.

 

baught a new battery 120.bucks for the r1
and ebay aution for a 2001 r1 rim

 

Got 'er fired up and took the first ride of the spring. And damn, did it ever feel great!

 

I finished up installing the LED lights in the Vetter trunk I put on last fall. I put newer plug ends on the bike side and the trunk side.
I opened up the mixture screws 1/8 turn.

D

 

Yesterday, I finally managed to force myself to reinstall the carbs back onto the 750 that I had removed some months (!) ago. This after breaking them down and cleaning them again; the bike had become hard starting in the extreme. Put the charger on the battery and let it do its thing.

Today, I hooked the fuel and vacuum hoses back up, filled the bowls, and hit the starter button. After a few seconds of cranking, it lit up -- much more quickly than I had anticipated.

I promptly took it for a spin. Came back to the house, put more gas in the tank. Then I took it for a longer spin.

 

I came home from work... looked at my Seca in the garage... walked by to get the lawn mower out..then to get the battery charger... walked by it again to get a rake... then to get a shovel... then again to put it all back. By that time it was dark, and I wanted a shower.

 

belle, you had the want to's bad didn't you? I mowed my yard today as well. More like wild onions & puprle weeds.

 

replaced my old throttle cable with a brand new motion pro cable soooo much better then rode her around town a little bit

 

I cleaned and rebuilt the front calipers then bled the brakes.

And.... Then I had to ride to 'test' the brakes.

 

Replaced front pads after only 5K miles. Then rode it to work again!

 

Ohhhhh I soooooooo did. But my yard looked horrible. I didn't rake the leaves last fall because I was busy remodeling the basement. It looked like some red neck lived here instead of a southern belle. BUT today... if I can get out of this place fast enough, I'm on that bike.

 

IT IS ALIVE!!!!! I put the carbs on last night, (recently rebuilt them and once i turned the gas on) hit the start button, and came ALIVE.. Man did it sound good!!!! Now i need to work on getting the carb-to-airbox boots on!!!

 

Not a lot, just got out the charger and charged up the battery. Spring is about here and I am getting the itch...

 

Nothing today.

But did contemplate lookoing at the front caliper and master cylinder to see what I need to do to get the caliper to stop sticking tight. Been using only the rear brake for a while. Looking for some good black coated steel brake lines.

Any ideas?
Thanks.

 

Midnite, check the pressure relief port inside the m/c reservoir and make sure it's not plugged:

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=12529.html

Also, make sure that the caliper has not "seized" up on it's fork-mounting hardware....the caliper MUST be able to pivot freely abouts that mounting bolt and internal sleeve in order for it to remain in alignement.


I have the black stainless-sheathed exact-fit brake lines in stock for your bike!

 

Installed a sissy bar today , man this was still in the factory box unopened. paid 20 dollars.

 

Thanks for the info chacal.

When my caliper sticks, I rap it once (but not hard) with a rubber mallet and it frees up until I use that brake again, then it sticks.

I took the caliper apart a while back and cleaned/freed it up. I put fresh fluid in it and I looked at the master cylinder port and pumped the brake and saw fluid going through it.

My bike is all original, and always garaged. The only corosion on it is on the master cylinder paint.

So, I was thinking my hoses were probably crapped up inside. I have another used set that look great, but figured they are probably deteriorated too.

P.m. me with info on the brake lines please. I assume it will be the one piece line that eliminates the connector block that joins the two original lines?

Thanks.

 

Hey chacal.

OOPS!

I looked at the thread you provided.

I think I was looking at the wrong hole in the master cylinder (the bigger one in the photo in the thread) on my bike.

Let me look at mine again.