last friday i was hit by a car changing lanes into me. https://flic.kr/s/aHskvM7p6T my bike took it worse than i did... FU
this came up on one of my daily searches on my local craigslist. sadly, the frame and forks are bent from a collision. it has also been sitting...
this thread exists on adv and is a great thread, so I thought I would try to start one here and see what you guys can come up with. last weekend...
long time no see everyone. so I was forced to repair my maxim fuel tank, since the po used a slide hammer dent puller on it and made five holes....
has anyone else had trouble accessing the forum? all weekend I have had long page load times, often resulting in blank pages or just getting the...
the purpose of this thread is to chronicle some of the stupid repairs the previous owners did to our beloved bikes. I will start off with the use...
how do I delete conversations? my inbox is full to overflowing and I want to clean it up now that I am locked out of communicating with other...
so we ended up logging about 400 miles on our trip to Astoria this weekend. since it was just an over niter, I packed light, unlike the wife....
shopping for 120/90-16 front and rear tires, what do you recommend? FU
so the wife and I drove to Portland this weekend for an event unrelated to motorcycles. on our drive back to seattle today we came across a...
on the 550 seca and its' competitors of the day....
so I have mounted all my tires and had them balanced at a local shop for cheap so far. yesterday I dismounted the front tire off my 83 xj750 maxim...
the purpose of this thread is to chronicle my efforts to put radian wheels on my 550 seca. this will include a fork swap from the same radian. to...
I started buying parts to restore my seca forks to better than their original glory, then took a left turn and decided to do a fork conversion to...
so I decided to search for radian wheels on cl this morning and what do you know? I found a guy less than 10 miles away with 2 tubs full of parts...
I am now FtUp. read it effed up. cheers! FU
I am going to look at a mostly complete xj550 seca parts bike sometime next week. if the tank looks good and the compression is good, I will be...
I decided that since I have the 550 running, I should start working on the maxim now. especially since I have a bunch of new parts to put on the...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-XJ550-Carburettor-Set-NOS-NEW-XJ-550-CARB-x4-Carburetor-5K6-14900-00-/370404324380?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&...
is anyone planning to attend this weekend? the wife and I will be there tomorrow. we are trailering our bikes down then riding from the hotel to...
if my pockets were deeper, it would already be mine. http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/4887122382.html FU
what is normal oil temp for our xj's? FU
it was starting to get dark which made it easier to spot this. [MEDIA] CN
I was working on the wife's 550 yesterday and discovered this. not sure how that could happen. CN
that is the question. CN
the darling wife bought a true gel battery last February and it turned out to be bad. I just discovered it was bad the other day as the bike has...
unfortunately the migration has created a mountain of dead links to xj forum threads. the information overload hour is one that suffers the most...
I can't find a place to change my password to something I can remember. CN
but it does have only two wheels! picked up a 2008 lambretta uno150 for the wife today. her new job is only 1.8 miles from home, so when the...
so the 550 I bought my wife for xmas had a seized clutch cable. no problem, I ordered a new one from len. got it installed and the clutch won't...
I so want one! http://rt.com/usa/167176-hardey-davidso ... otorcycle/ I bought my xj750 with the intent of making an electric conversion. of...
what in these pics is just wrong? CN http://victoria.en.craigslist.ca/mcy/4394028545.html
I was just thinking about how much all the rubber parts to rebuild two sets of xj carbs cost and that the only rubber parts I didn't change were...
has anyone here done it? what equipment did you use? what was your experience? do you have any tips or tricks for better results? I have been...
has anyone ever done this? I had the uni-syn from my auto repair days and thought why not give it a try. it worked pretty well with my little shop...
has anyone done an in tank clunk style filter mod on their xj? I am looking at putting 2 of these inside the tank to pick up fuel from the true...
I seriously doubt it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/380755638201?ss ... 1438.l2649 CN
the hawks and the broncos in the superbowl! who do you think will win? CN
I discovered today that I have a bent headlight mount... [img] headligh bucket by bmonkey36, on Flickr does anyone have a good one off a...
I can't find a replacement for the rubber end of the enrichment valves. would I have to replace the entire valve if the rubber end is hard and...
I got a rusty tank and decided to try my hand at electrolytic rust removal. the pics are kind of dark. I will have to get better pics tomorrow....
only in Malaysia... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJpWoohAuCA#t=93 CN
I found this pdf online and thought i would share. here is a dropbox link... https://www.dropbox.com/s/4aehftk6u7263 ... ion%20.pdf CN
up for sale is one front cowl from a 550 seca. price is $150 plus shipping. [img] cowl 1 by bmonkey36, on Flickr [img] cowl 2 by...
Real bike for sale. Vibrates like a real bike should. Not for women or nancy boys. 30 years old, and wears its scars and fades proudly. Are you...
aside from the cylinders/pistons, head, and carb jets. is the rest of the engine the same between the xj650 and xj750? I have a xj650 that...
I bought my darling wife a motorcycle for Christmas. [IMG] in the beginning by bmonkey36, on Flickr [IMG] in the beginning 3 by bmonkey36, on...
mine got a host of new carb parts and a halo headlight. http://www.ebay.com/itm/231011201272?ss ... 1438.l2649 [img] halo by bmonkey36,...
has anayone used this tool? is it a viable tool for our xj's? http://www.ebay.com/itm/181268809446?ss ... 1438.l2649 CN
anyone have any insight as to what I should look for when I go look at this bike tomorrow? http://bellingham.craigslist.org/mcy/4187877160.html...
