This is a xj700 that I bobbed. If it were an xj700x I would've restored it. That said, I passed all the removed parts on to other forum members as...
Saturday I rode to a local car show and entered for best bike. I of course lost to a Harley that the owner obviously handed money and got keys in...
Ordered a set from chacal. I'm surprised that it was even halfway charging.
It's the outer ring brush that is worn. Approximately 1/8 inch protruding. You can tell the age range in this conversation. Most don't know what...
Ok, it's a battery extender that is digital and does lead acid, agm and lithium batteries. I believe I found the problem. I pulled the cover and...
Thanks, I'll open it up when I get a chance and let you know the results.
Is there a way to test the amps while running? The battery had just come off the tender. I haven't checked the brushes yet. All lights except...
Yes. It was averaging 14.6 under throttle.
Now that I've "finished" my project, I've put roughly 100 miles on the bike. Everything seems to be tip top. However after riding when I get home...
If you fart too close to the intake you need to rejet. These bikes carbs have very sensitive settings that need to be balanced
Good luck with your build.
I did the paint, but the tiger shark stuff are decals. Thanks for the compliments.
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First off, thanks to everyone on the forum. You have helped with parts, knowledge, and advice. I bought this bike in July for $350 with title. It...
You can basically order everything from xj4ever, but it'll cost you for all that. Good luck.
I bought one of the vacuum bleeders, and it's awesome. I just keep pulling fluid and topping of the master until I get no air. Gives me a firm...
I agree, do the lines. Factory says replace after four years, most never do.
Had a friend with one back in the nineties, it was a solid and fun bike.
On mine, I made a custom choke, and did away with the self canceling signal relay when I switched to led signals.
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Exactly what he said. Now if it idles at 10V then you have serious issues.
The exhaust stuff is scarce. I have no clue about the blue wire. As for charging, my bike won't blow the horn unless it's revving. The charging...
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I got an fz07 control switch and wired it in place of the stock switch.works great, has flash to pass, and was like $25 on eBay. The wire colors...
http://xjbikes.com/forums/forums/xj4ever-supporting-vendor.23/ This is Chacal
Interesting. Mine has 5k resistor caps, and isn't Canadian. I just wanted to make sure it wouldn't hurt any of the ignition circuit.
I bought some NGK BPR8ES spark plugs as that's what they listed for my bike, but have read on here that it doesn't use resistor plugs. Will these...
I thought my coils were bad, but it ended up being just the caps. These guys helped me a lot.
Did you ohm between the 2&3 coil wires to check the secondary side?
Mine had one set not firing everything checked out on the coils. I checked the caps and they were out of spec. I bought new caps and that fixed...
I've built cables for mowers and go carts and such, so I know I can do it and hate to pay a "professional".
Definitely been tried. Is going to need a shorter one.
Got the new caps in, and I'm now firing on all 4. Runs like crap as the new plugs haven't arrived yet, but it starts easier and does run. As a...
Replace the rear brake switch. Lube the throttle cable for starters. The brake switches are plentiful and cheap.
K-moe is correct it's a tci controller with capacitive discharge coils. Test everything. I just went through this same issue and found that my...
As k-moe said, if you choose now to rebuild it, it becomes much simpler. Honestly, it's worth rebuilding it to not have to worry as much about...
Thinking that those are blue/white red/white wires if so it's possibly a relay for the ignition system.
Yes, I did both pickups and all 4 caps. Both pickups were 116.8 117.3 I ordered some new caps and plugs. If that doesn't do it, then I'll try new...
117 on the pickup About 8.5 on the caps of the non working cylinders, 4.9 on the working cylinders. So bad caps?
Ok, with the carb problem figured out, I'm on to the spark. Tested the coils and got 2.8 ohms on the primary and 13k ohms on the secondary on...
Ok, I just spoke to my carb guy, and I think we've figured it out! Apparently someone has taken these apart before, and when they reassembled they...
[MEDIA] this was very nice to hear after the work that I've done. Not bad for two cylinders.
That's why I was thinking that. Once I can get a meter on it I'll know. When I got this bike it had been sitting and wasn't running, so there are...
That's what my carb guy said, but that's what was on it from before, and that's what the Yamaha diagram shows as well. I'm going to try adjusting...
A guy nearby. He does carbs and dyno tuning, but he mainly does Harley. Apparently he didn't get the floats set correctly, but that's fixable....
So, I got my carbs rebuilt. Got them back on, and everything hooked up. Primed them, and then..... There are "t"s in between all the carbs, the...
Sounds like it could be the head gasket starting to go. White smoke is usually burning oil. Check the plugs for oil fouling.
All, I repeat ALL engines leave fine metal particles in the oil after being rebuilt. No matter the oil used, that's why the short change period on...
I know the feeling, 2013 Yamaha Stryker, 2015 Yamaha FZ07, 1983 Virago 500, 1985 XJ700, 2016 challenger scat pack, Chevy sonic, 93 suburban, f350...
I'm not posting, I meant viewing other people's posts. But that still answers my question, I didn't know if it was on my end or not.
