Rebuilding the carbs is not difficult, four containers , a JIS dcrew driver , 10mm wrench, 10mm 1/4inch socket and ratchet with a short extension...
Save your money do a proper rebuild and synch your carbs without resorting to experimenting.
Follow church of clean under ypper right corner xj4ever, after full tear down and new butterfly seals do a bench synch you should be very close...
Decided bike was getting hard to start cold unless it just came off tender . So removed the AGM battery from my other Seca , starts much easier,...
Yes it is has a hight zinc content been using last two years works great .
Since it was raining off and on went and dumped my recycled oil and picked up an oil filter at O'Reillys makes it easy since I have the spin on...
Agree get new rubber boots for airbox...xj4ever has replacements .
One issue is the slide needles could be different size and the other soaking carbs without a full tear down can destroy the butterfly seals these...
So Monday after work pulled bike out and went for the first official ride , onlt went six miles...the temp was great 74 degrees...but wind guts...
I buy two so have a spare, I once had a no crank pulled solenoid apart it was FULL of corrosion . Put new solenoid in and no more problems.
Converting to the spin on oil filter from xj4ever would make changing oil easier, converted my two secas , best part if you ever want to go back...
Moved bike out of hibernation and put other seca in its spot. Hopped on and started it up dropped it and gear ....died, tried it again same cycled...
You will not go wrong with xj4ever, he has the correct butterfly seals. I have had good luck with a kit I ordered from eBay but as it does not...
I use Autolite Ap63 or 63 plugs easy to find .
Highly recommend you go the top right corner of the page click on xj4ever, Chacal has several pages that are a must read . He also has most parts...
I've ran Shinko tires on four of my bikes gotten good tire life out of them , but agree they are a compromise not real great when pushed hard. I...
Today temp was 50 degrees but had high winds , my bike is still put away for winter , but could not resist started it up in over three months took...
What I did was desoldered leads off of old coils and crimped on blade connectors to the Honda coils , in this way it plugs in like stock . Used...
There are two dots on both cam sprockets and an arrow inditation , I had similar problem with one of my engines , it skipped timing due to moving...
Are you refereing to the final dive and differental ? To remove it pull the rubber boot on the left side to the rear of the bike . With a 12mm...
Ding ding ...that was I was going to reply PODS suck on CV carbs , the stock airbox is the way to go period . I worked on a guys Maxim over the...
1974 Pinto bought for 100$ , later had a 1975 pontiac Ventura.
I have used Red Coat with good results it is thin and you can stain it out and back into container and use excess again . Some have reported good...
Cranked over bike , actuated the clutch lever, did the same with brake lever. I try to do this every once in a while to keep things from siezing...
Break the rack and order new butterfly seals from xj4ever, it is worth it after 35 years it would be time to replace.
Starter clutch is not hard to replace since I've done two in half ( The half was helping via phone Mr Seca XJ900 his was cracked) . Winter is best...
Not a bad price , but does it have a title and has Dave Fox already bought it lol
Sad day going to put old yellow away for the winter pulled windshield off and mirrors and put next to the wall fits under shelves . It has been...
Make sure you have fresh good quality drill bits , preferably use new on each stud . Granger sells good quality bits .
Good chance the chain guide has broken up , splitting the case will have access to this . Here is what I did get a large wooden palate , put...
Congratulations on getting another, trace the wires from the tail light and make sure they are connected into the wiring harnesss.
Replace your neutral switch , Xj4ever has the switch and the tool to replace said switch .
You will have to break the crack apart , the hardest part is removing the small screws for the butterfly plate , if you have Mikuni carbs the...
Spent the day Pressure washed the engine , this took alot of the paint off of the engine , repainted engine and after a chore to get it to start ....
Contact xj4ever he should be able to help you out. Just IM him.
Used Shinko tire on several bikes I've owned over the years usually great price and good wear , Dunlops are also good tires for the price
One upgrade worth the money and COOL factor is the spin on oil filter from xj4ever.
Tried to ride a bit today ....too hot , but cleaned it up , looking at my shift linkage rather sloppy. So robbed off spare engine wow much better...
Make sure you replace the starter clutch springs and rollers , I used an overhaul kit from England bought off of eBay .
Yesterday the temp was in the 70's but was windy, today no wind but is in the 90's rode my 7 mile course going down the back road two very large...
Bummed it has been monsoon season here , today was nice BUT I had to work and had to work late even though I work from home was not in my plans ....
Get a one gallon container of Berrymans carb cleaner from Autozone it has a small bucket inside dip each carb body in it for about an hour, take...
You can take the back of the TCI it may be corroded , spray a little contact cleaner on circuit board, reassemble and see what happens
I use fuel line from Autozone with no issues and actutal vacuum hose as well.
Agree with Timbox xj4ever has the bearings , if you do this it is also a good time to rebuild the the front struts since they will need to be...
Welcome to the forum, take s cresent wrench put it on the clutch arm where the cable attaches see fit you can move the arm back and forth . This...
Could be the start solenoid, sometimes they get corrosion inside , it heats up and breaks down internally till it cools down .
Having multiple parts is always nice , I had two starters put one on my 100$ bike it worked so so . Rebuilt the other when I say rebuilt cleaned...
Another item in your photo you have a large machine screw that point needs to be shaved down as this could cut into wires.
You should spray down with contact cleaner , and see if it works . If all else fails buy a new ignition switch , not terribly expensive but note...
