What did you do to your Yamaha today?

sounds like someone went to Muskegon!

 

watched it go by by with it's new owner.

 

took off the PO's plates and am figuring out a good way to put up the paper temp plate.

 

Adjusted the clutch, wash + wax, sat around and wished UPS would bring my new and non-leaky petcock faster

 

Will be getting off work soon and then its back to work on my xj... hope to have her done in a couple of weeks

 

got the parts I needed to get the screamin eagle exhaust installed. Got the mirror for it and ordered turn signals. At the same time I fell behind on my college work, so I'll be spending the next two days I have off catching up and working on the bike will have to wait until next week.

 

put carb rack back in, checked compression, tightened up one sparkplug wire cap, and rode for about 20 mi. all smiles and Wheeeee!

Dave

 

I have new bike syndrome. You know the symptoms, you're new to the bike and every odd rattle and sound convinces you that the motor is about to explode into a shoebox full of shrapnel. So the Yamaha engineered rattle/clank generator that they had thoughtfully placed right in front of my face below the clocks HAD to be modified or I was going to lose my sanity!

So I made a damper that fits snugly inside the plastic shell that surrounds the ignition barrel out of closed cell foam packaging with a craft knife. I would show you, but I can't seem to put pictures onto my posts

 

Today I scrubbed all loose paint and thoroughly cleaned the motor (removed from frame 10 days ago and have just got back to it) purchased new air filter online, purchased 4 new blinkers through Ebay and inquired about chain and sprockets through Ebay sellers and one online wrecker who has a lot of new gear.

Now... tomorrow .. that's the fun day more careful final cleaning and painting...... Frame also gets the paint.

 

nothin fancy. Fresh gear oil in the hub. bought a cramp buster and my next set of rear brake shoes to squirrel away for when I eventually need 'em.

 

painted my tank to black from the omg ugly green the last owner loved ~ by the way did i say it was house paint he used ~

 

rebuilt brake caliper... installed stainless steel brake line... fresh brake fluid and bled with my new mity vac... changed license plate bolts.

 

Heard mine run for the first time under it's own power today. Beautiful.

 

Weekly wash, hit the chrome with some polish.

 

Last night I took my taught my pupper dog to ride my bike.....
well sorta

made a video of it... and hey gotta love The Bonzo Dog Band!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN6Y7xPaSV8

i wont ever take her fast but we have some parks very close by and it will be fun...

 

Woohoo!!!! Passed the inspection for registration & now legally registered.
Sadly I didn't have time for a long ride today, but tomorrow........
I'm really looking forward to a good shake down ride tomorrow.
At last back on my bike after 2+ years.

 

I painted my bike today.

Still needs some more work done. Ill post pics when I can.

 

Welded on some stock exhausts from a family members Polaris. Ugly but at least the bike dosent wake up the world everytime it starts

 

Took it for 75km shake down ride.
Lots of fun. Just as I remember it.
No major issues except the speedo needle is sticking at 100kmh.
No big deal but will have to see what I can do to fix it.
Still just excited to be back on the road.

 

'83 550: Lubed chain.

'81 550: Checked valve clearances, adjusted camchain, checked and gapped plugs (5000-mile interval service in progress.)

 

Fresh rubber yesterday. gonna ride in the mornin and change the oil when I get back when it's good'n warm.

 

More like - what I learned.... (new to XJ's)

I learned that if you can START the bike in neutral but EVERY time you put it in gear it will shut off....IF ....you have the side/kick stand down.


Yea, it only took me 3 attempts to figure that one out......


** On a side note - I DID replace the broken side/fork reflector**
(one of the few parts from 1981 XJ750 that fits the '82)

 

Got my turn signals working. thanks guys

 

One of my front turn signals got nailed by a rock, totally broke the lens. Of course, no one sells just the lens, so ordered a fresh four turn signals... At least I'm back on the road

 

We sell just the lense! Wish you had contacted us first.......

 

Today, I took the Bike out for a tune. First I checked the ignition with colortune. It had a light blue flame on cy1 and 4, but I couldn't see any flame on cy 2&3. The exhaust is wark though, so there must be an ignition.
After this, I did the same with carbtune.1&3 seemed fine, and I had to tweak the screws a lot to get them close to equal, but then the idle shot up to 2k rpm. I have no idea what to do now.

 

Did errands first thing, doing some work on the XT now. Great weather after the non-hurricane.

 

stared at it wantingly as i drove off to work. :[

 

got back from a two thousand mile road trip to sunny california. Played some biker games while there that resulted in a stopped drop so new blinkers put on out there. Ran the rear tire ragged so got a new one on the way home.

 

Cleaned it all up today, after it sit in a field at a bike party all weekend where we camped.

 

well i rode for 80 miles this weekend and i think i hurt the old girl. i really rode hard a few times trying to keep up with a buddies 1000 vtwin. Now the exhaust is loader. it isnt as smooth as it was. There is a noticable loss of power. i hope its not to bad off.

 

well i rode for 80 miles this weekend and i think i hurt the old girl. i really rode hard a few times trying to keep up with a buddies 1000 vtwin. Now the exhaust is loader. it isnt as smooth as it was. There is a noticable loss of power. i hope its not to bad off.

 

well i rode for 80 miles this weekend and i think i hurt the old girl. i really rode hard a few times trying to keep up with a buddies 1000 vtwin. Now the exhaust is loader. it isnt as smooth as it was. There is a noticable loss of power. i hope its not to bad off.

 

sorry about the mutipule posts my computer is acting up.

 

Gave it a new rear tire, new rear brakes, and took her for a few miles run to the Post office.

 

Put fog lights on my 82 seca 650, and put the toggle switch on my side cover

 

Put her in the shed... shed a tear... and started pondering on what parts are going to "mysteriously" disappear over the winter... :twisted:

 

Finally got my carbs put together after they have been sitting since April. The bike hasn't moved all summer due to work schedule not allowing me to put it back together. Carbs back on the bike. Will run gas lines and start her up...... hopefully. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

Fouled two plugs by starting a cold engine with too much enrichment circuitry! Gah

Also found two square yards of black waterproof UV resistant "leather" online last week and used it to recover my seat today. Pics inbound!

EDIT: Pics...Don't think I did half bad. Tried to use all one piece but it was a pain in the a$$ stretching it all over evenly. Had to resort to two separate pieces. Fine by me!

Gotta fix the butt slide ridge that came up, and make a rolled over seam where the two pieces meet. Anyways, heck of a lot better than the stock stuff! I'll get another pic up when it's done.

 

Had the gas tank almost ready for the final coat of new paint and...
...
wait for it...
...
knocked it off the work bench, nice new dent to play with!

 

Haha! Dude, I did the same thing first time I was going to try synching the carbs. Put the tank accross the frame, and the vibrations must have knocked it off. It had such a new and purdy color too...

Anyway, OT: Finally got to do the comp. check. I let the engine crank up the pressure this time, and got decent readings on all cylinders (way up at 135).

 

Very nicely done Andrew! Get that one little pucker "ironed out" (sorry) and that is one professional looking job!

Loren

 

made a custom rear fender to put on the ol bobber project. simple design but looks good. should be ready to paint and mounted by the weekend. then its off to the open road.

 

Ran out of gas

 

Went to install the valve shims i got from Len. Somehow my clearances have changed since i measured them 2k km ago but i was able to shift around to get everything in spec.

Also installed the new valve cover gasket and new rubbers for all 12 bolts. Wow did that ever suck taking all 12 of those off and putting the new ones on.

Plug #1 and 2 were just black when i pulled them, turned back the pilots a touch. (no wonder i was fouling plugs after 30 secs of choke)

Put the new clutch handle and bolt etc on, shifts much nicer now.

I'll put the spin on oil filter adapter on at next oil change.

 

Waxed my tank and fenders, and thanked God I don't have any of the problems with my bike that you all have.

 

Not so much problems, just 28 years of neglect i'm thinkin

 

Parts arrived today for my rear master cylinder (diaphragm reservoir), plan on bleeding all of the fluid from front and rear brakes. Maybe will have the old xj1100j ready for some fall festival rides, the covered bridge festival is coming very soon. Called Diamond Seat in Florida and they can make a touring seat for the bike, my wife and I will like that. Ride-on

 

Whole bike is now in a pile of parts. Cleaned the dirt/grease/gunk off the frame, side-stand, center-stand, and various little bits. Getting ready to paint frame. Next up will be cleaning the swingarm, fenders, and exhaust for paint.

 

Got frustrated to the point of .....well lets leave it at that.


I have the single baffle screamin eagle mufflers, and they
sound and perform like crap. I've tried a bunch of steel,brass scour pad combo's..,steel and brass together and now a washer at the pipes end with brass as a muffleing medium and she still runs a bit rough.

The performance is back big time. Especialy in the mid range!
and she is quieter. But runs like shes would if real low on oil.

The plugs look great but I tried them richer and leaner-no change.
Only one valve shim is off, .05 mm over .It was that or keep a
tight one in and Id'e rather she was on the loose side.

carbs are within .03 hg's ( .02 is the manual's mandate) and the idle
is rock steady.

Now I know why manufactures put so much effort in exhaust
design! LOL.