what STUPID thing did you do with your yamaha today?

Just dropped my xj while trying to put it on center stand with bad knees broke windshield deviated

 

Any one know how to get a new one

 

Chacal.

 

A month ago pulled bike out of garage side stand down...or so I thought down she goes...boy am I glad I bought the crash bars only damage a scrape mark on rear turn signal, and the clutch lever had a scrape on it. Spilled a bit of gas out to. Needless to say I double check it alot closer.

 

got everything laid out (tools petcock fuses(going to put inline blade fuses in for now since i had a few laying around.)) skip to last friday, 15mins before work ends...slice left index finger open... stitches come out friday....

 

So this happened in February...bike put away for winter got in 40's ..try to start bike no go ..spray a little carb cleaner in airbox..starts and dies ...I then spray ether into airbox starts up next thing is a fire under bike..grab fire extingshiser ( big mess) the ether had leaked on to exhaust and a back fire through airbox..instant flame..still cleaning out the extingshier crap. Lesson learned ...don't use starting fluid..and have water standing by instead. At least I did not burn bike and house down ..

 

You were right to use the extinguisher. Water would have caused more problems. Ether (what starting fluid is mainly composed of) fires do not extinuish with water; they spread and get bigger.

 

I got one for you. I went to check the oil level before leaving for work unscrewed the oil cap and set it on top of the clutch cover. Added oil as needed. Went to work and then back home 72 kilometers and pulled into the garage to look down and see that the oil cap was not in it's place. Be leave it or not the cap was still sitting on top of the clutch cover. Got lucky.

 

I let mine sit in the garage all day.

 

I can not believe I did not get oil all my right leg.

 

The clutch cover is well baffled.

 

Ran out of gas in the middle of rush out traffic and had to push the bike uphill to get to the shoulder. What a work out.
Thought the reserve tank had a little more storage capacity... Lesson learned

 

Co 2 only

 

Smooth ride

 

Went for ride to see an old pal. Got there and back 65 miles then stalled on my doorstep . Total electrical failure . WTF. check fuses, ignition connections headlight bowl apart etc.. etc.. all good check volts at fuse box good. Decide its the starter relay and take it off to examine. Break it taking it apart ! Next day decide to check starter motor and discover loose battery connection . Get on ebay and buy new starter relay..

 

Got a great one for 6 buck's on ebay from China but it works well

 

Not really me, but....for the second time in a week, started it up in the morning to see puffs of fiberglass insulation squirting out of the pipes. F@#$ing mice! This is on top of the nest they made in my toolbox AND under the cowl of my 9.9 Evinrude. WAR is ON.

 

Checked my valves. All were in spec. Put the valve cover back on torque all the bolts down and snap on the last one.

 

I can beat that, just spent almost a week rebuilding in-line 4 carb ( I mean every nook ,cranny and jet) finally putting an awsome clean carb back together and was not paying enough attention when I dropped the needle assembly down the shaft . Well the needle(s), "yes all 4" stopped on the edge of the main jet nossel so I just cranked down the new stainless bolts ( just for looks) and then looked to see if the plunger was going to slide nice and free like a brand new carb should. To my shook, I had bent all 4 needle points into a perfect 90 degree angle LOL, maybe not so much ! So tomarro it's off to the Yamaha shop to buy new needle valves. Yuck it up everybody, I'm a dumb ass !