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Recent Content by hbwb

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    fuel flow question

    Thanks. Yeah it will run on any of the 3 settings and the fuel flows freely when the line is unhooked from the filter. So did you ever figure...
    Post by: hbwb, Jan 23, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    fuel flow question

    I do not think I have an air pocket in the line but there is one in the filter because it lays horizontal. It was not an ideal filter choice but...
    Post by: hbwb, Jan 23, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    fuel flow question

    '85 700 maxim with inline see through filter. No problems until it hits reserve, which happens so quickly that it usually quits before I can...
    Thread by: hbwb, Jan 23, 2013, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Some old photos.

    I reminisce more as I get older. It seems like the good old days but then sometimes I think it was just different days and at the time they were...
    Post by: hbwb, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Great Video I Made on the Pros and Cons of Motorcycle Riding

    "Motorcycles do break down a lot." wut? seriously?
    Post by: hbwb, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Solution to missing battery side cover Seca 550???

    I am making the right side cover for my maxim. Used an old pizza box and shaped it then went over it with fiberglass. I have it painted and all...
    Post by: hbwb, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    How long are wheel bearings good?

    Change the ball bearings for tapered roller bearings when you replace. If it don't wiggle or bind then do not buy trouble and go poking around...
    Post by: hbwb, Nov 28, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Repairing plastic '5 Valve' cover

    Pick up a few shiny washers the correct size and glue them on there with goop. You may have to glue two or three together to get the required...
    Post by: hbwb, Nov 25, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    can i fix this ??

    Popping can indicate a lean condition as well as ignition troubles. Tight exhaust valves will also do it and with tight valves you can get valve...
    Post by: hbwb, Nov 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Fixed my broken clutch cable for $1.97

    personal experience?
    Post by: hbwb, Nov 14, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Fixed my broken clutch cable for $1.97

    Riding without the clutch only requires a rolling start. Everything else can be done without one. I shift over half the time without one and have...
    Post by: hbwb, Nov 14, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Three wheel drive bike !!

    Out atv's would drag that thing through the mud upside down.
    Post by: hbwb, Nov 14, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Anyone converted to Stainless Steel Brake lines?

    Best deal is on ebay, elite_brakes.
    Post by: hbwb, Nov 4, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Correct way to support the front of the bike to rebuild fork

    I just run my jack up under there and lift until the back tire contacts the ground. Lifted it right at the filter housing as it fit the cup of the...
    Post by: hbwb, Nov 3, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat