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What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Cutlass84, Jun 4, 2007.

  1. Mike griffith

    Mike griffith New Member

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    Anyone know the widest rear wheel you can put on a xj650 maxim
     
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    The real wheel that's already on it. There's very little clearance between the swingarm and the wheel as it stands, there's no room for a wider wheel. Just look at how small that gap is.
     
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    Glad you were ok!!! Hate having to come to a stop in traffic.
     
  4. hogfiddles

    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Depends how much money you have
     
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    Damn I feel as though I am riding in the summer as it is only 34 here in southern Oregon with a high of 50.
    I still riding with a baklava which has stopped the wind from going down my neck. So much better.
     
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    Sorry, I hate to be that guy, but now I'm picturing you riding having crammed baklava around your neck. I imagine the honey may help seal your neckline, but you'll end up with filo pastry and pine nuts everywhere ;)
     
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    Didnt work on the bike today. But I built my carb stand. Message_1514933339991.jpg
     
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    Balaclava - baklava ??? So close :p
    I did the same thing last week and my wife let me know I was wrong... :oops:
     
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    what did you use for control
     
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    -20f last night -27f the night before tonight is a heat wave 5F
     
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    Us too; so weird. Went from -30c to +2c literally overnight. Walk outside, and after weeks of "it's so cold it hurts your face" suddenly it feels like it's summer.
     
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    Installed battery tender on my xsr today, a battery nut slipped out and fell into bike. I ended up spending an hour removing stuff.
    New bikes are just so compact.
     
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    Walked outside and looked at my bike then walked further to see that the fog is so thick that you can barely see halfway down the block. Weather guessers say it supposed to rain for the next few days. Covered bike with bike cover sigh of sorrow :(
     
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    As my wife put it I am not made of SUGAR I sucked it put on my snival gear AKA inclement weather gear I went riding. Logged in another 40+ miles and low and behold the sun came out! :)
    Wife gets off at 2pm and stated that she also would like to go for I ride.
    Being who I am I had to ask me or the bike ?
    Her reply is maybe both but the bike first YEAH!
    Never pass an opportunity like that up.
    :D
     
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    Logged a 15 mile ride.....at 15F.....just so I could say I did.....man it did not want to start, and took forever to warm up.
     
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    Although it is hovering around 38 degrees my x takes a little bit to warm up also. Gives me time to put on my snival gear for the ride.
    Logged another 40 miles with the wife. Took her to a ma and pa hamburger joint that she loves to eat at. Get back and all the grandkids are here, guess that puts the kabash on riding the wife LMAO :rolleyes:
    Ah the joys of grandparent hood.
    Rain tomorrow then sunny for two days followed by a weeks of rain.
    May be a good time to actually change the pods back over to the original airbox. Oh wait winter term begins Monday the 8th of January.
     
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    Got to ride to work the last couple days wearing my new bright yellow reflective motor cycle jacket. I was afraid that people would laugh at me when I got hit wearing all black gear on my all black bike after dark. Now people will just laugh at the irony when I get hit wearing my bright yellow reflective motorcycle jacket.

    It's been 4 Celsius and fairly dry here so my short 5k ride to work is mostly pleasant.

    My odometer just turned over 40k yesterday. I'm not too excited though because it is a replacement and the mileage is really closer to 20k.
     
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    So jealous! We're having a Chinook, with temps up around 10c (a far cry from -35 last week) but the side roads are still covered in lot of snow. If it stays warm, may take the XJ out for a really cautious ride on Sat though.
     
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    I too have a bike like yours although mine is the X model of 1986 and I to wear all black-only due to a motorcycle outlet store was going out of business and everything was 1/2 half and it was in the midst of winter. Didn't think about the 90+ degrees for at least three months of summer :rolleyes:

    Redardless of what we are wearing people still don't see motorcyclists. Something to do with how our brain stores images in little blocks of information rather than a continious or constant viewing of images. I happened to catch a documentary on how the brain stores images and it really made sense to me.

    I think that the best gear or lack of proper gear to be seen is a youtuber who wears a chicken suit while riding. Definitely gets noticed and that is what is important!

    RIDE SAFE MY FRIENDS
     
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    Overcast and raining today-covered yamaha with her rain coat lol maybe tomorrow I get to ride a bit more.
     

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