Fellow Aussie XJ'rs, I'm selling my 650. I'll place this on the for sale thread but with such a US focused website I thought I'd start here first....
Stock standard Hitachi. Checked the numbers against the jet numbering at the Church. I have an aftermarket 4-1 exhaust but I thought that would...
Thanks Chacal. Considering ripping the carbs off again and I'll check the state of all 4 floats and get back to you. Before I do that I've been...
So here are a couple of photos to show progress. I'm still having a hard time with stuttering at low revs so I'm worried about the plastic I saw...
I get it, I really do and I have a bit of a goal to make it completely restore-able. Sometimes I keep some of these plans to myself because this...
Good luck with it Doc. Let me know if there's anything you want in the form of photos or reference material. It's sometimes hard to find or...
Thanks Rooster - those instructions were spot on. Everything looks clear and clean. Toomanybikes - yep, double checked it. I don't have any...
Well the Colortune was a good investment and showed me that cylinder 3 is misfiring a lot. Like I said in a previous post, it's poor until...
How do these look? I'm thinking #3 is ok, maybe a touch lean and the others are a bit rich? This is a tune without a Colortune. The bike idles ok,...
Carbs have been to church. Thoroughly. I think I'll pop that one open and go over it though.
Understood Barry - I've never had a bike with auto cancel before so it hasn't been any problem just cancelling it myself. Another question for...
Bit of a long story but in the end I took the bike to a shop with experience (in XJs) to do the final tune on the carbs. It's running really...
480 fitted but I didn't shop around. Was getting the bike over the pits through the same guy so I just paid up.
Licensed it. Finally. :)
Just got a set of Pirelli Sport Demons put on mine. Not cheap but they felt good on the ride home. Good reviews from what I can see.
Hehehe, yes it's not bad. So I re-wired the 3 terminal relay to work by putting in a negative wire. Works a treat.
Damn, I bought a 3 terminal based on those threads. I bought a Tridon Electronic Flasher Relay - 3 pin :...
Should an electronic flasher relay drop straight in to this bike? No LEDs, just normal globes and I have unplugged the cancelling unit to rule it...
Thanks guys! A couple of more tuning jobs and I get to do the fun part - ride! ...after I get it across the pits and licensed. :-)
Finally found a local supplier for shims and got all valves within spec and she runs really nicely. Next up I'll vacuum sync the carbs but to be...
That's nice of you oby. Just XJ900 parts or other bikes too? I will need some shims for my XJ650 shortly and I'm a little worried about sourcing...
Waddayaknow! Well spotted Simmy!
It's pretty rare that I have parts left over but these two bolts and concave washers have me stumped. Any idea where they're from?
Thanks guys. "Ride it some more" is the answer I was after :-)
Quick question - when I get her warmed up, I'm getting a little smoke from the exhaust headers. It appears to be coming from right down the...
Boots and manifold rubbers came up real good. Not much more flexible but they look brand new and re-fitting the rack was significantly easier. So...
Alrighty, so today I pulled the rack again and ran through your valuable checks. Air jets are standard and in the correct positions. I checked all...
I did a thorough bench sync when they were off the bike but I bet after stuffing around with the idle speed screw, they're probably out again now?...
Exact same behaviour. Not sure where to go next with this. Is there a "reset" position for the idle speed screw? Not that it's making any...
They were at 1.0 turns so I have reset them to 1.5. Now I recall turning them in half a turn when I thought the plugs were coming out a little too...
Wow, that's in good shape! Makes me want to chop my Seca when I see nice bikes like this.
Thanks Chacal. I'll reset and try again. 1980 4K1 engine Hitachi carbs, course thread mixture screws from what I recall, so that's 1.5 turns yeah?...
Tried to get the bike to run long enough to get the synch tool connected and working. These carbs were bench synched and the bike runs reasonably...
The digital manometer was delivered to my office today and was met with many humorous comments about what the "man-o-meter" actually measures....
Good point - no. Waiting for my sync tool to arrive. See this thread : http://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/digital-manometer.111789/ Anything I...
Update : First ride!!!! Took her down the street and the damned bike it rideable. It's been a long time to get to this point so I'm pretty happy....
Totally agree but the Morgan is nearly 3 times the cost. I can't imagine having much use for either the Morgan or the digital manometer other than...
Wow, that's a wealth of knowledge gentlemen! ;) Look out for the review when I buy one and see how they go. I might even post pics...
With the price of digital manometers down to under $50 (AUD), has anyone given one a go on a carb sync? For example :...
Thanks gents. Gave it another go yesterday and it seems better. I'm not able to run it down the road for a test ride as it looks like the clutch...
Yesterday was a disappointing day. On the one hand the rebuilt XJ started on the second go and apart from the obvious need for some carb tuning,...
Well it's done. Wasn't as hard as I thought and yes, the chamfered edges of the cylinders made it real easy. Double checked TDC with my bicycle...
Thanks guys. I found an online FSM but would still be good to have an offline copy. @rocs82650 - I have an original (still in its package) Yamaha...
Update : Everything has been cleaned up and I'm ready to re-assemble the engine. Rings have been orientated on the pistons and I've inserted them...
There are limited parts in Australia but it's well worth looking out for a donor bike or wreckers. What's wrong with yours?
I would seriously love this for my 1980 XJ650. The thought of having to cut and weld to get the seat I want, and not be able to restore to...
Oh come on, it's just the other side of the world in the most isolated capital city in the world! o_O Thanks for the responses guys. I have all...
So, by way of update... Pulling the jugs revealed piston rings stuck fast in their grooves. Not all of them but most and they aren't budging even...
Timbox, how did you clean up the pistons and head so nicely? What did you use?
Nice work Gareth. I bet you're happy to have it back on the road with minimal work? Stripped the head, cylinders and pistons off mine today in...