For Sale XJ PARTS FOR SALE---FOR ALL MAXIM, SECA, AND TURBO MODELS

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Reporting back, bike is running much much better. Get out of the hole much smoother and faster. Carb synch was a pain since it was my first time, but I have no idea what I would have done without the colortune plug! I just turned the screws out til it was burning yellow, unless it was burning yellow, then put them in til I see blue and tweak til its right on the money! Re synch'd, and probably gonna re-synch and color tune again tomorrow to make sure everything is perfect, was getting kind of dark out!

 

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The most Recently Updated List of XJ Parts for sale is 02-06-2008 and can be seen there!

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic ... html#65977

 

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I received my order today and am very pleased. I ordered on the 21st and received it on the 23rd. I wasn't expecting it until the 24th or possibly the Monday 26th or later. I am sure it didn't take to long because I am kind of close to where it was shipped from and paid the little extra for priority shipping. I recommend anyone needing parts to check here first. The prices are great. Before I found this thread I ordered a throttle cable from my local Yamaha dealer and it cost twice as much as it would from here and takes a lot longer to get. Before to long I plan to order some spare cables and any other thing I might need. I will be riding full time all year, so I can't wait until a cable breaks, then have to order one. Although if I had to order it, it shouldn't take long if ordering from XJ4Ever.

 

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Hey Kooky, thanks for the kind words and report from the trenches......wow, that was fast!

Let me know if I can help you with anything else.

 

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Hey Chacal, got my Order today. It came alot quicker than I expected. I took out all my valve shims, so once I do the calculations, I'll be getting back to you on the sizes I need to finish up my valve job.

You Rock man!

 

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Hey Ace....thanks! Glad to hear that the PO is working hard over the holiday season!

Let me know when you're ready for the shims, I have all size in stock.

 

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Hey Chacal,

Couple of questions for you:

1) Have you expanded your offerings for Mikuni carb parts? I'm particularly wondering about replacement allen head fasteners such as you presently offer for the Hitachis.

2) Do you have or are you aware of any aftermarket float bowl drain screws of the stainless, allen head variety? I have several that have damaged heads on my present bike and I don't want to replace them with the same susceptible screws.

3) Have you been able to establish any cross-functionality between the Hitachi and Mikuni fasteners?

 

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Hey Cereal, thanks for the questions. Here's where I'm at:

1) Not yet, but I'm getting close. I've determined MOST of the cross references between the different styles of Mikuni's used on these XJ models.....the only set I don't have (and need) is some from an XJ900. I always start out projects like this working from the original parts catalogs and comparing part numbers for interchangability, but before I make any final claims (or material purchases, or offer anything for sale!) I always want a few sets of original carb racks in my hand to do the hands-on verification of the factory manuals....which are sometimes less than, let's say, perfectly accurate.

Once the above determinations are finalized, I'll quickly be able to add the proper, correct sized fasteners for the different Mikuni models.

2) Not yet....another project. Have samples of all the different screws and they're out for quotes. Unlike the Hitachi bowl drain screws, the Mik's use a real oddball thread pitch that I have not been able to source from anyone yet.....although I'm sure that someone, somewhere makes it. Making the screws from scratch is quite expensive, and I'd prefer to take an already-made allen head screw of the proper dimensions and machine those, rather than make a whole new screw. It's the difference between $4.00 a screw (like the Hitachi's) and $12+ per screw (if you make them from scratch).


3) I'm not sure what you mean by this question...if you're asking whether a bank of Mik's could be substituted onto a bike that originally used Hitachi carbs (or vice-versa), I just don't have that knowledge. Initial thoughts are that it wouldn't be worth the effort.

The REAL game is to find someway to make a bolt-up fuel injection system that will work in place of the carbs. By "bolt-up" I mean plug-and-play, not "have a mechanical and electrical and computer science degree(s) and then fiddle and play with it for a year or two to get it right". I absolutely admire and are in awe of people who can do so, but I'm not that type of researcher, and I'm not that type of customer, either.

These four carb set-ups are really cool looking, and perform quite well when everything is perfectly right, but in any other state or condition are just a real pain in the exhaust.

Of course, if that wasn't the question you were asking, let me know!!!

 

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Thanks for the update Chacal.

Looking forward to progress on Items 1) & particularly 2)


3) I agree with you about the bolt-on fuel injection path. But until then...

I guess I was wondering if you had been able to ascertain if any of the Hitachi fasteners (e.g. float bowl screw, diaphragm cover screw) could be used in the same capacity on the Mikunis.

 

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Quick answers are: not yet, and maybe but probably not.

The float bowl screws are definetly different, in fact they're different between different models of Mikunis.

The carb hats screws are also different.

The "Mikunis" used on the XJ series really encompass 4 different types of carbs, whereas the Hitachi carbs are all HSC32 (or the very similar HSC33) models on all the XJ models that used them. Lots of interchangable parts on the Hitachis, even when they carry different original part numbers for the same item----for instance the carb bowls themselves----in reality the parts are completely interchangable.

Not so on the Mikuni's, where the different carb models....although all in the same "family" of carb models.....do differ quite significantly in various ways and are NOT interchangable.

That's why I have to do the two-step process, and that's why it's taking so long!

 

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thanks a million for the main jet tubes, just received them, a little quicker than I was expecting, I'll let you know when I get them installed and how they work out...your a life saver :lol:

 

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Hi Chacal

Received the Fram oil filters (the ones with the "O" rings included) today.

Yesterday I received the Colortune 14mm plug kit.

Many thanks. Well packed & good to have a convenient source for parts for the XJ750. No Duty to pay on the 2 boxes

Oldgoat

 

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Mr Goat, you're very welcome.

Canadians, please take note!:

You'll love the colortune!

 

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Got a whole box full of stuff today. Mirrors, flasher relay, fusebox, all the parts, and they look fine. Can't wait to get all this stuff going! Thanks, chacal!

Now I'll have to spring for that kerosene heater for my garage.

 

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Mucho gracias, senor Rhys.

Sorry, I don't sell kerosene heaters.....yet!

I also don't like the smell of them, although they do provide that nice "blast furnace" feel. I actually sprung for a 220V electric version (about $100 on eBay) and it'll get my 4-car home garage (probably around 800 sq. ft. total) nice and toasty after about 30-40 minutes. My house had 220V for the dryer circuit, so I just tapped off that circuit and put an outlet in the garage. As long as I don't run the dryer while I'm heating the garage, things are okay......