What did you do to your Yamaha today?

If it's a bowl type dent, you can strip the tank, fill the dent in with bondo, and repaint.

Easy!

 

hey all had a good day today finally got the xj out of the shop, here are some pics..and here is a shot of my new ign switch

 

Yeah you make it sound that way, but you're talking to a chick that can't even paint her fingernails with out messing it up.

Some day when I have money (read I have four kids so I'll never have money) I'll pay someone to fix it lol

 

took the carbs off again and found out what size jets were in there found them to be stock. Took the pods off reinstalled the factory airbox. Resync'd
and colortuned. runs great then but a new front tire on and found that it was missing the spacer and dust boot on the right side trying to track those down and shes ready to ride.

 

Most women I know have no idea how to even ride a bike, much less keep it running. You've done a lot and should be proud of your success!

3 years ago I'd never even been on a bike, much less know how to repair one it's always easier to let someone else repair your bike, but you don't get the same satisfaction. You can look at your bike from across the drive and say, I know you.

 

Today I lost the key!! but yesterday i took it for a 140 mile trek around colorado topping oput at 14,230 ft. maxim 650 worked great

 

Today I swapped my old worn out rubber boot for that crazy alternative a flexible coupling 1 1/2!! It works awesome! The best part is, I didn't have to pull the carbs off to put it on!

I heated the part with a heat gun (read 1500v industrial hair dryer) until it was pliable, the slipped it into the recently vacated airbox hole. Tight fit! A little wd40 and I smoothed it into position.

What would have cost me nearly $40 ended up costing me about 3.80+ tax.

This site is AWeSOmE!!!!

 

I made everything far worse than it was by messing about with things i dont really understand!

 

Yeah, B can follow A like that.

Do you work for the government?

Would you consider a leadership position, say perhaps, at the White House, or the Treasury? How about Chairman of the Federal Reserve?


You are very qualified for high-level management positions of almost any type........

 

Re-wired most of it, after pushing it two miles to a friends house, cause it suddenly quit on the expressway....

 

I had to do an emergency oil change to her tonight....

Another victim of SSFVS ,, (Sudden Stuck Float Valve Syndrome)
Ran fine for about 8 blocks or so, then sputtered and no power like you left the choke on or something.... Luckily it quit new a friends house....
So left it there, called the wife and went to work..

Showed up on the way home and ..yes I had more "oil" than I started with..

Pulled the carbs, cleaned them up, re-installed ..ate, changed the oil...
Seemed OK afterwards, carbs filled without any leaking ( had my hand in through the airbox feeling for overflow...) I guess tomorrow will tell...

And after I treated her to new shoes too..... tsk..tsk....
I did tag a big pothole yesterday... maybe jarred something????

 

Laid it down...on my leg...no riding for a while...

 

Finally finished going back to my factory setup. i went from stock to pods to stock. i threw those pods in the trash. they can make the trashcan run better than a bike.

 

I installed my new old stock luggage rack brackets and finished my MAC 4 into 2 exhaust on the 1100. She sounds sweet..........

MN

 

A trip in the morning had me scrutinizing both my and my wife's bike. I printed out the T-CLOCKs (.pdf) sheets and went down the list. A few things needed attention, but all-in-all everything seemed pretty good. Should be a fun adventure.

 

I'm feeling a lot better so I decided to go take a good long look at the damage to my poor Seca. My 5 year old asked if my motorcycle was mad at me. I told her probably.
I looked up how much it's going to cost me to fix him. Thought about selling him back to my brother. Then decided I really don't want to give up on him. If I have to I'll buy one part at a time. If it takes me three years I'll have that bike back on the road. You can be sure I'll have a jacket on!

 

^^^ Good! Glad to hear it!

 

I finally finished the work on my 1100. It was a basket case when I picked it up back in January. It barely ran and the P/O used a rattle can to change the color. I still have a few small things to take care of but for the most part, it's road ready. I had to.....
Rebuild the carbs and Sync
Rebuild both master cyl.
Rebuild all calipers.
Install new fuse panel.
Adjust valves.
Find and recover a backrest.
Recover the seat
New tires.
New Brakes
Clutch cable
Paint
and clean polish all the aluminum
I'm pretty happy the way it turned out..It was all worth every minute/hour I spent getting it together.
I hope the link to the pics works.

 

Glad to hear you have not given up and are doing ok.

Make a list of what it needs and report back to us. There are some incredible people on this board with oodles of extra parts lying around

 

i participated in this thread long ago when i first found the forum and while ive done stuff, i never added to the thread...

today i put new brake light bulbs in the 900rk, and wiped a lot of road dust off in preparation for tomorrows ride into work...

man i hope its not raining tomorrow cause i need to ride!

that is all...

 

Got her on the road with all the parts on for the first time in 2 years..... Got her tuned in, hassled by the rent a cop for the parking lot I chose to ride in (was close to the tools) and rode about 50 miles.

 

I took the windhshield off it is too hot to have it on. Wow I forgot how much wind that it blocks hehe.. It only took about 3 min to take it off and leave the mounts. I need to either practice or find a no tools way to pop it on and off and I know without it next time it rains I am going to be soaked. I love the feeling of the wind rushing over me tho instead of going around.

 

>never thought id own THREE of these!

Hey LtDave, nice to see you again! I didn't know you had an 83 900RK. I just got one a month ago or so. Check it out in my gallery. I never thought I'd own ONE of those.

>never thought id own THREE of these!

Wonder if I'll ever give up enough of these to own only THREE of these! heehee

 

hadnt had time to post . but friday I put the collar in the front wheel that I discovered was missing and put alittle over 300 miles on her this weekend.Found a few minor things I need to address but at least shes back on the road after sitting for eight years. Thanks to all the folks on here and the help they provided.

 

Two day post:
Yesterday - Changed back tire, cleaned / inspected / adjusted rear brakes, rebuilt master cylinder, adjusted my handlebars forward a bit.
Today - Rode to work. Nice.

 

I took my spare set of the square handle bar risers and stripped the clear coat. Then wet sanded the grey dull corrosion off. Got them over to the buffer and let them have it. They both shine like chrome so I swapped them out on my #1 1100 and i dug through my parts boxes and found two of the black angle plugs to put in there. She looks even better now. Next on the list is to swap out the oil pan with one that has a good drain plug.
Pictures to come soon.


MN

 

I put in my replacement stator fixed my rear tail light and took it for a little ride! Man am I happy I had the spare parts to fix it. I got a box of parts for 20-30 bucks and man that was well spent $ ! Just wish my wife would see it that way! lol

 

New o-ring for the petcock selector lever. Five new valve shims installed. New valve cover gasket. Three stripped valve cover bolt holes! :x Three Heli-coils installed in the stripped holes. Valve cover back on and tightened to spec. New float valves and seats installed in the carbs. Carbs re-installed. Rode the bike and had to back the idle screw off. This actually took me several days.

 

I installed the 2 valve shims I was waiting for from Len. Thanks!! super fast shipping BTW. Re-synced the carbs. Adjusted the rear brake. Pedal seemed a bit low. Went for an exhilarating ride and smiled the whole time. Came back and put a nice coat of wax on the new paint.

 

Took about a 250 mile round-trip ride from Colorado Springs up to Breckenridge and back (24 and 9 on the way up), (9, 285, 470, 85, and 70 on the way back).

Also checked my gas mileage for one leg, from Woodland Park to Breckenridge (about 90 miles). That's mostly between 7000 and 10000 feet elevation, lots of up and down, and averaging about 60 mph, and I got 43.7mpg. I'm pretty happy with that.

 

Well I thought I would try to see why the bike wouldn’t run. I pulled off the gas, tank drained it out. I did this 3 times, every time putting a little bit of new gas in the tank and by the end I had about a quarter cup of dirt and junk the came out of the tank. Then I replaced my fuel shut off valve with a new one cause the old one was bad. And then I primed it, pressed the start button and she fired right up. But now it don’t want to idle :x .

 

today I mounted and balanced a new back tire, then rode rode and then rode some more

 

I replaced my Seca cable to master cylinder front brakes with a full-on master cylinder to steel braided lines, I just cut the brake lever ears off the control handle; removed everything stock from the lever down to the anti-dive, disc sanded the removal area smooth and gave the bare aluminum a nice paint job. It looks really nice and works great!!

 

Two weeks ago I got a 82 XJ750 for $6O bucks. I have been since cleaning the carbs and and the bike in general. I took the bike for a 100 mile ride yesterday and it is teh best deal ever. The Bike is solid and the engine can't get better. Syncing is the best you can on your carb tunning. I am looking forward to color tune it.

 

Took the bike on a 90 mile coffee run. Went to a neighboring town and had coffee with some fellow workers. Bike is finally running the way it should. Carbs were off twice for all new seals, o-rings, float valves and seats and valves are all in spec now. Sync is done. Plugs all look good. Less than a month til my next 3,000 mile ride.

 

An XJ for $60 ... why can't I ever find these deals :/

 

True story!! Man I wish i knew more bikers

 

After having to go through all my wiring with a turn signal issue I figured I would get rid of those oversized eyesores on my bike and follow some of the advice on turn signals on here. Replaced rear lights and installed a new flasher unit and everything works better than before

 

Also after hunting hi and low for some way to stretch out on this bike (I'm 6'1") I figured out a way to put some Hillbilly Hiway Pegs on the xj without spending a fortune. These will be replaced someday with forward controls but for now these are really comfortable.

 

Not bad and they look like they still fulfill thier function of being seen by others. Personally, I'm willing to put up with the "oversize eyesores" in return for their great visibility but to each is own.

 

Oh i agree to each his own but the new lights are brighter and after switching the flasher relay the blink rate seems a little quicker. They are still highly visible and safety was definitely on my mind when i changed them.

 

Kicked it. That's what I did to my bike today.

 

Added new RED LEDs to my bike. She looks sick nasty

 

polishing,waxing, and more polishing. Oh yeah, and riding.

 

Set it down.....WITH MY BOOT! stupid bike...

 

removed vital engine components to diagnose the "not turning over at all" issue.........found it too.

 

what was it?

 

Oh let's see... I fixed the ignition and removed the left engine cover so I could see if it will start. It did. Now that I know I'm not wasting my time, it's off with the bars, destroyed headlight and bracket, and gauges. I painted up a boneyard engine cover from a 650 Maxim to make it look like it belongs on a Seca. I'll post pics soon. Maybe I should start a thread.

Anybody have an extra 650 Seca tank or can recommend a reputable place in the greater DC area where I could get mine repaired?

 

I told you it would start, it was running just fine when I ran it into the bushes

This sucks... perfect riding weather and no bike..

 

Got the engine painted....after my little week long detour called 'broken intake studs! 8O
Now all I need is to order the gaskets from Chacal to put her together and back in the bike

Here's what it looked like for the silver paint ...creative masking




Then I made a cardboard shield that went around the jugs at the base to paint the top half black...
the end result...