What did you do to your Yamaha today?

I broke the float hinge posts on the #2 carb!

 

This past weekend:
Replaced (bent/leaky) forks with some I found on Craig's list (perfect condition) but I haven't rode it yet.

Tonight:
Replaced front turn signals after breaking the wires off the originals (see above). Of course I bought the wrong wattage so now I have to go get an electronic flasher relay to get them to blink. No big deal though.

 

Started in on 750 #3, cleaned carbs (lower end) Reinstalled and sync'd COOL is actually runs good. Then moved on to 750 #1. Sync'd carbs and they were so far off I don't know how it ran. It now Runs Great!!!!. Then moved on to the 1100, Carbs already cleaned and just came back from 150 mile trip (ran ok but idle quality crappy) This one also had the plugs still installed over the pilot screws. Sync'd tis set of carbs. It run's way better and the throttle response is ---Whoa Look Out---. So I got three bikes runnin good and I had a chance to play with my new carb sync tool. The 650 is next.
This weekend I was out with a couple of Minnesota members. PainterD explained to me about carb syncing. I have never done that before and it was very easy. Thanks to a little encouragement I was able to take on this task. I wasn't sure how and actually a little scared to try it. So it worked out and I feel alot better about how these bikes run. Good Luck and thanks for a great forum.

 

Forgot to post the other day....
Relocated the reat signals to secondary holes on the inner fender, closer to the rear.... (believe these are the holes used on the Seca) .... Happier with the look now.....

Took her for a couple of short runs yesterday...need to get a long one in, she just want's to go...

Waiting on extra cash and Mikes XS to get the 41" steel braid in for the brakes (still "out of stock") ...

 

Well, it started with doing a nice-to-have rather than a must-have. I wanted to replace my instrument indicator light bulbs as my turn indicator light was burnt out. No big deal, bought the replacements, undid the speedo mount bolts, replaced the bulbs.. no problem.

As I mounted the speedo back onto the headlight frame & installed those ridiculously slim bolts, my mind flashed back to several threads where people say they are prone to breakage. Just then, the bolt that hadn't even begun to snug went "Click" and turned a little too freely in my hands.

Arrgh, ok. I'll put the other one in, drive it to work later in the week and set it up in a proper drill press to get it out. Second bolt goes in, much easier than the first... easy, easy.... "snap". You have got to be kidding me... Insert profanity of your choice here because I am sure I used them all.

So now I am out of commision until I get some time at home to try to go at the bolts, both down inside the headlight mount frame, with an extractor.

 

Finally got back to the bike this weekend. Replaced both fork seals up front. Went pretty smoothly due to all the research I've done reviewing all the threads on this topic. Thanks again to all who have shared their experience.
Tonight I plan to clean and re-grease the speedo gear and reinstall the tire. Then it is on to try and fire it up after about a year of sitting. I just want to get a couple of seconds of idle out of her before I go back into the carbs to re-clean everything. I really want to get out for a ride this weekend so the fiance will not see me much, unless she hangs out in the garage with me. I'll update progress.

 

last night I replaced my leaky old petcock with a brand new one.
Replaced the drain tube for the airfilterbox which i used to "close" the old petcock saving me lots of fuel...

Bike is running half better now.... soon i need to look at the first carb... somehow its flooding the cilinder... while all other carb appear to run a little lean, the first is black and dripping

 

Had the bike for 2 weeks now. Got the carbs adjusted so it is running great, now I just have to find the original turn signal assembly as the right front signal does not match the other three and turns on but does not blink. I also have to figure out a way to get the left dog bone (handle bar) off without stripping the bolts or caps.

 

Finally put on a new master cylinder and a new caliper. only 2 things left then I ride


Head light lens and front fork mount turnsignals

 

Last night we got the project XJ1100 fired up for the first time, after a thorough carb cleaning/rebuild, new plugs, new carb boots. It caught on second crank. after 2 years of sitting :mrgreen:

That bikes sounds friggin awesome. It's hard to imagine a small car motor on two wheels.

now it's time for new fork tubes, brake rebuild, new seat cover, new rubber, some cosmetic fixes...

 

Rode the XJ through a serious down pour.
Rain gear held up well.

 

did some frame painting , Tightened the chain, Fabricate front turn signal mounts, Sent off to the DMV for title and plates, Buffed/ shined some of the aluminum covers /fork/carb parts. adjust idle to 1200rpm.

I want to get a new drive gear, i want to lower the rpms at highway speeds.

currently runs 4200 rpms @ 55mph in 5th gear. is that normal/

 

Took the freeplay out of the brake lever. Didn't know you could do that.

Tried to get my seatlock rekeyed to match the ignition key. Oops, they take incompatible key blanks, no go. I actually have 3 keys for this thing: seatlock, gas cap, and ignition and none of them will take a blank from the other so I can't even get it down to 2 keys. Ah well.

 

last night I cleaned my first carb.
In my haste i used last time waaaayyy to much instant gasget to seal the float bowl... the excess gastget kept the float from shutting down the gas input. flooding the airbox...

To night i will change my oil... it's been about one and a half year ago... and have the risk of having gasoline in my oil...

 

I pulled into a local store where they had a vendor doing pin striping work. Well I took a chance... ( I just painted my tank again)
and I let him do his artistic work, I didn't even tell him what I wanted in the way of a design.

I LIKE IT!
I'll post a pic later on this thread.

 

I can't wait 2 see what u got there...

 

Click for big pic

 

today all i did was took my clutch apart and fixed it up the clutch was sticking and got a new speed-o for the bike

 

took the front wheel off, dropped it off at my tire guy for a new Dunlop 404.
Changed the oil & filter, changed the plugs.

 

I had an annoying little glitch in my bike. When I rode it, it felt like there was something that was not quite tight and would give a little flex once in a while. I had recently replaced wheel bearings, front and rear and was worried something did not get seated right. I tackled the problem today and since I had recently posted a couple times on chain related threads, I pulled the chain off first. My problem revealed itself in short order. The master link had broken. $8.35 for a new link and I was good to go. After the chain was back on, I leaned the bike over onto the side stand... only problem was the stand was up. Bike fell over and smashed my front turn signal lens. Bad language was then heard. Crazy glue and clear packing tape will do for a short term fix.