What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Thanks, pretty glad myself to have found a suitable frame. Of course I'd love to have a 29R one but we have to be realistic, when is that ever likely to happen? haha, shame the weather was rubbish today otherwise it'd all be stripped & waiting to go back together

How are you & your babies doing? Better than mine I hope!

 

got my new key and matching license plate bolts the other day. I can't wait to get the key cut!


skull key and license plate bolts by bmonkey36, on Flickr

CN

 

Fitted the airbox I bought on ebay, feels good to get rid of those pods

 

Good stuff, just in time for our lovely winter as well makes it perfect timing (if you ever need the enricher it'll be in the next few months haha)

Welcome, from another (rare!) UK member 8)

 

moved my baby indoors for the winter.


inside for the winter by bmonkey36, on Flickr

and I am working on modding my rear taillight/fender with a '82 xj650 setup.


fender mod by bmonkey36, on Flickr

I like the look much better.

CN

 

I ordered new standard jets (120) for my baby. 8)

 

I pulled my carbs and cleaned out the pilot screw holes and parts and cleaned up the fuel enrichment plungers and holes. I'm hoping to get a lower idle than 3500.


Again.

 

I walked by mine with the cover on it wondering if a damp 40* was to cold walking by, would it be to cold to ride?

Chris.

 

As long as there's no ice and snow on the roads, I'll ride. I have thermals that work wonderfully.

 

I ride in a t-shirt and a leather jacket.
Chris.

 

I ride year round, don't have a car at the moment 8)

Excited now, my new frame should be here tomorrow with any luck So today's going to drag obviously, might as well get working on that fairing...

 

Hey cyclnoob i remember seeing that bike on craigslist ... welcome i rode my seca yesterday . I will ride all winter as long as the road is dry . I too love a cold crisp mountain ride any time of year

 

thanks for the warm welcome elkhaven, and howdy neighbor. I bought it for myself for my birthday. it is amazing how clean this bike is. only 14k on the clock and it was stored indoors most of it's life. of course it needs all the obligatory upgrades to make it roadworthy but it was still a deal at $800 imho.

at 14k, it needed a valve adjustment in the worst way. all the valves were at almost zero clearance. I have since discovered that the #4 cold start circuit is plugged up, so the carbs need to come off for a good cleaning and rebuild. the front brake lines are original and I am betting so was the brake fluid. I am also guessing the clutch is original and in need of replacement. looks like there is a good list to keep me busy all winter.

CN

 

I took the 700 airhead out for a ride today, got up the road a few miles and the cops had a road-check-block going on. I am inspected, insured, registered, so I wasn't worried at all.

They had several cars pulled over, and two bikes for out-of-date inspection. I was waved through, came back through a little later. The cop said, " saw you before, go right ahead" and I told him I'd be back through again with another one.

So, I took the 900rk for a ride. When I got there, they stopped me and walked all around the bike looking and looking and looking.......then waved me through. when I came back through, one of them said...."hey, you only get one more time-----LOL", I said, "then I'll come back through!"

So, I took out the 750 seca. I didn't stay out long, though. Found a couple issues:

1. front brakes are starting to hang up

2. mouse nest on top of the airbox, and some of the wires were chewed (@#$% mouse!) It still ran, but none of the idiot lights work, nor the signals and brake light.................spring time work to do------

So far, I've gotten all summer, September, October, and November covered. Wonder if I'll get a Dec. day.....who knows--maybe I'll get the whole year in this time.

dave Fox

 

Cleaned the shocks and put them back on the rd. Pulling the grab bar and rear fender to do the same tomorrow

 

Shoot me! perfect day for a ride and I was in the garden planting trees WTF was I thinking??? So, I'm an idiot and did nothing with my Yamaha today!!! :-(

 

Redeemed myself and went for a 50Klm ride in the sunshine; just gotta love summer

 

Nahh well, I dunno. Winter here and if I'm gonna be rebuilding the old girl from the floor upwards I'd rather it be during the time of year she'd be hibernating anyway, so you're welcome to the sweaty season for now! :lol:

EDIT-: Couldn't find the 27mm ring spanner so the back end, stand & engine/airbox are still resolutely clinging to the bent frame by a few bolts. My 58L forks did arrive today though so I swapped the tyre onto the round front wheel in anticipation, and did a little cleaning Ice is here now so I foresee a lot of "indoor jobs" this week!

 

Received color tune yesterday. got everything adjusted and sync'd. Then checked color again. Much improved idle and throttle response. After reading Lens write up on jetting,I decided not to re jet due to no change in intake (stock air box).So far so good. A Nice light brown plug tip.
I do have to wonder though if slight back firing on deceleration is a symptom of pipes or air / fuel .Would re-jeting would have cured this?

http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/bobca ... sort=3&o=3

 

Popping/banging through the exhaust on the overrun (deceleration) is likely to be a small leak in the exhaust introducing fresh air & helping any unburned fuel to ignite within the pipe. If it bothers you I'd look at the header gaskets & the welds on your pipe. Personally I rather like causing nervous drivers to wet themselves with my CB500's leaky old Motad :twisted:

Rain day, no outside work again. Got my new fairing/headlight/clocks, bit more cleaning & install head bearings to "new" frame.

 

Hell yes , I hear yea there,
That gives me a good place to start. I did have a header pipe #3 that didn't quite fit into the head as nicely as the others.
Thanks to everyone on this Fourm for there insight and Advice.

 

Welded the cracked sidestand mount on the 900 frame. I'm out of practice with the old welder though, not the neatest job in the world but it'll be hidden under the engine anyway!

Might get round to fitting the front end & wiring later...

Before



And after

 

I spent all day trying to get the swingsrm nut off.
Penetrating oil
Heating with a torch
Fully standing on the wrench (bent it)
Moving the swingarm up and down lots
Hitting it
Swearing at it
Begging it.


No dice

 

in middle of changing rear drum brakes to disc brakes, xj750 but now a trike,
the drum brakes were crap lol

 

What did I do with my Yamaha today? I looked at it and I am waiting for spring!

 

Not long to wait now, it's going to be a short, mild winter this year... Spring will arrive a week or two after Christmas, I've already spoken to the management & pre-arranged this... 8) :lol:

 

:wink: Took the '92 XJ600 out for a 150mile ride. Sure it was a bit cool and the the skys threatened rain at times, but the scenery was great and the roads stayed dry.

 

changed the oil about 4:30 am , Went to church waiting for the hard frost to melt off and then rode 75 miles on this fine , sunny , 40 degree day here !

 

walked through the 4 inches of snow, high wind, and 13 degrees F, just to stand in the shop and look at the parts.

dave

 

Awesome dave !!!

 

Now this is sorta the reason I like to work in the front room where possible, or in the bathroom when cleaning/spraying is needed...

 

pulled the windjammer fairing off, mounted some stock turn signals. waiting on a headlight, oh and for the snow to go away so i can ride again. i like the look a million times more without the fairing. looking forward to next season sans fairing.

 

I rode it! 65 degrees and sunny in Cleveland Ohio. A few other bikes out too.

 

Put an ad in the local paper.

Both bikes are going on-the-block.

The 750 Max is n near perfect shape.
The 900 comes needing a Carb Cleaning, Battery and Tires.
Spare engine, and almost a whole bikes worth of spare parts.

 

Repaired and adjusted speedo warning light.

Then sat and looked at it as is Gale force wind and torrential rain here for the next few days! :cry:

 

I checked over a friend's XV920 to see of it's worth saving. It is, but I'll need to se if she's willing to spend some $ on switching to the later starter system used in the XV1000. I hope that she does, because the TSB upgrades to the original design are nothing more than a bandaid. If I'm lucky she'll trade me her parts bike for doing the upgrade (hopefully the wife won't yell at me for doing a trade instead of cash).

 

Looked online for another one since I am out of town

 

Took the bike totally apart. Started sanding down the frame for repainting, noticed a couple rust holes. Got my uncle (a welder) to patch her up while I cleaned 5lbs of gunk off the inside of the fenders.

 

used mine as coat rack while working in the shop today.

CN

 

Welded a seat ring on the rear of the frame, ground the welds down, and patched the pitting with jb-weld (Im not that good of a welder) looks good so far though!

 

drained the oil/gas out of the wife's new xj. gonna get some yamalube tomorrow.

CN

 

Get some scrap and practice, practice, practice. Then invest in a MAP torch and brazing rod. Metal is a much better filler than epoxy.

 

Took her for a ride, 24 degree's C here in NZ; wet and sticky by the time I got home wrapped up in all the good gear. Shorts and tee shirt would have been much nicer! but dumber.

 

Got a puncture!! Turns out it is the valve leaking. All the bike shops in town are closed so have to wait until the new year to pick up a replacement.

So I removed some alloy bits and polished until my fingers ached. :wink:

 

I fired mine up and knocked some rust off the header collector...


rust by bmonkey36, on Flickr

CN

 

Got my new seat cover on. Looks great and couldn't be happier. 8) 8)
It's coming along...

 

Renewed the front forks with new o-rings, seals and Yamalube 15W fork oil. Not a difficult task at all. One of the air valves is damaged and leaking. Ordered a new one from Chacal. Next is to check valve clearances since I have put 3000 miles on the bike since last check, then I am going to use the new Gunson tuner I received for Christmas.

 

Been on the road for a week so my restoration has been on hold. Gunna pick up some CLR on the way home and keep on cleaning and rebuilding.

 

I put the wife to work on her 550 yesterday...


jez and her bike by bmonkey36, on Flickr

she cleaned up the new/used head pipes and rear wheel too...


shiny parts by bmonkey36, on Flickr

I also discovered I have a bike that purrs like a kitten...


purrs like a by bmonkey36, on Flickr

CN

 

Got this!