What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Changing the oil tonight, and fixing my float levels (HAS to be the only thing left to do to get colour on my plugs)

 

you are referring to a yics tool. I have a 85' maxim X it doesn't have the yics thing going on. I sync them with a homemade tube setup. After the day or so and the warmer weather the bike def. runs better when warmed up and idles smoother than before. must have just been the chilly temps that had it acting up. I will recheck the plugs tho when I get a chance.

 

Reassembled the petcock valve, installed the newly painted tank (again) and rode it to work!!!

 

who is " PM chacal " and how do I get ahold of him?How much?
Going to Cruise night today . I got a new rear tire so I am going to let the old one go in the "burn out pit"!!!! Let her smoke!!!! Winner gets a new set of tires!!!!!!!

Will try to get pics!!!

 

PM stands for (private message) his user name is chacal and he has the most extensive supply of parts for these vintage bikes than anyone out there, he has even had some parts we can't get anymore or never could get made up by a machinist, (like a spin on oil filter adapter) or you can send him an email at info @ xj4ever.com (copy and paste the address to your email, and then take out the spaces on either side of the @ symbol)

 

Riding her to work today, sunny and 80 degrees!

 

Second that notion Grutz

 

Rebuilt the Petcock, drove it for 50 miles, got a attak of compulsive ebay shopping, buyed a new seat cover and this chrome shocks

 

Over the last month I've cleaned and rebuilt the carbs. All new rubber seals and o-rings, including fuel rails and throttle shaft. New hand grips. New stainless steel brake lines. Rebuilt the fuel petcock. Still haven't rode it this year. :cry:

 

You should be out there scooping the snow instead of playing on the internet. (Did you know they have the internet on computers, now?) At least scoop a straight line in the driveway so you can run it to the road and back. It counts!!!

 

Tried to fit a new bar to solve the problem of my clubmans touching the tank.

Result? horrible to look and horrible to drive. While remounting the clubmans i heard a "SNAP". The screw thread of the bracket for clutch lever and left mirror is gone.

So, as i didn't have a retap set, as temporary solution i had to saw, drill, curse, flatten, smooth and put a longer bolt with a nut...then saturday again to my favourite Japan Bike junkyard.

Time for switching bars: 15 minutes

Fixing the mess: 3 hours

 

In the past month I have:
- Removed, disassembled, cleaned and replaced the carbs & boots
- Removed, disassembled, cleaned, and replaced both handlebar switch assemblies
- Fabricated a spare key and added to my multi-tool
- Removed, lubricated, and refitted all cables
- Replaced the rear tire
- Cleaned and adjusted rear brake
- Replaced rear drive gear oil
- Set cam chain tension
- Replaced oil & filter & O rings
- Rebuilt petcock, and pulled the dent making the petcock sit on an angle
- Cleaned grounding points, and added a ground jump wire (connecting the battery ground point and the frame ground point on the back of the engine)
- Rewired the rear lights using terminal blocks, thus allowing for future expansion
- Straightened my long-bent shift lever

Still to go:
Charge battery to see if it's still good, figure out a better fog light switch, change the plugs, then fire it up and see if it was all worth it

 

kicked it :lol:

 

In the past month and a half Bought an 1982 XJ650 Maxim for $800. Have'nt owned a bike in about 15yrs.

-changed the oil,filter and o-ring
-changed the rear gear lube
-replaced spark plugs
-replaced the gauge cluster
-bought new mirrors
-replaced brakes
-cleaned out master cylinder and caliper
-put on new valve cover gasket and donuts
-cleaned and repainted valve cover
-bought a slipsteamer turbo S-05 windshield
-put on a luggage rack

Still looking for a backrest or trunk to add on and replace grab bar

 

Gonna order an inline fuel valve since the petcock's unhappy, along with a new clutch lever after the bike fell over and busted the end off.

Recently I've been spending my time repairing the cars and mowers....hopefully next week I can finish cleaning the carbs and get those back together and installed....then it should be time to try to start it. Eeek!

 

Jumped it, took it to the motorcycle shop to figure out what the problem with the charging system is. Bad r/r. Which brings me to the question:

Does anyone have or know where I can find a replacement regulator rectifier for a '92 600 SecaII?

Also, it started raining while I was there so I had to ride home for the first time in wet weather!

 

Replaced the headlamp on my '82 550R this last weekend.

Yesterday I changed the oil and the filter, and ordered a new set of K&N RC-2372 air filters to replace the crappy Uni sponge pod filters that were on the bike when I bought it that have finally worn through.

Also plan to give it the first really good cleaning of the spring/summer, including a heavy-duty degreasing - the engine is screaming for it.

Once I get the whole thing cleaned, maybe I can finally figure out where my teeny tiny but amazingly consistent oil leak is coming from.

 

Today, I tore apart my left hand control housing on my Yamaha XJ700 in hopes of finding a reason for my horns not working.

I didn't find anything but dirty bits that I cleaned. Once I did that, the turn signals now make a click click in correspondence with the flashing light (which it didn't do before) but no luck in the horn department.

I think these are the original horns (which shined up real nice) and I would hate to have to dump them because they don't work.

Anyone have any suggestions? I have tried adjusting the screws on the back to see if I can get any noise, but no, nothing.

Thanks!

Eric

 

Today, I pulled off the yamaha emblem on the forks, sanded the remaining little bit of chrome off, then primed, wet sanded, and painted it to match my side covers. I also re-installed the carbs, intake boots, and manifolds, cleaned the airbox and battery box, hooked the throttle and choke cables back up, and woped everything back up. stood back for a while, wishing I had the cash for my tank now instead of having to wait until the weekend. I'm ready to hear what she sounds like with the carbs cleaned! Found my new seat on ebay, just waiting to order it.

 

Replaced the gasket in my gas cap.