What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Fresh rubber yesterday. gonna ride in the mornin and change the oil when I get back when it's good'n warm.

 

More like - what I learned.... (new to XJ's)

I learned that if you can START the bike in neutral but EVERY time you put it in gear it will shut off....IF ....you have the side/kick stand down.


Yea, it only took me 3 attempts to figure that one out......


** On a side note - I DID replace the broken side/fork reflector**
(one of the few parts from 1981 XJ750 that fits the '82)

 

Got my turn signals working. thanks guys

 

One of my front turn signals got nailed by a rock, totally broke the lens. Of course, no one sells just the lens, so ordered a fresh four turn signals... At least I'm back on the road

 

We sell just the lense! Wish you had contacted us first.......

 

Today, I took the Bike out for a tune. First I checked the ignition with colortune. It had a light blue flame on cy1 and 4, but I couldn't see any flame on cy 2&3. The exhaust is wark though, so there must be an ignition.
After this, I did the same with carbtune.1&3 seemed fine, and I had to tweak the screws a lot to get them close to equal, but then the idle shot up to 2k rpm. I have no idea what to do now.

 

Did errands first thing, doing some work on the XT now. Great weather after the non-hurricane.

 

stared at it wantingly as i drove off to work. :[

 

got back from a two thousand mile road trip to sunny california. Played some biker games while there that resulted in a stopped drop so new blinkers put on out there. Ran the rear tire ragged so got a new one on the way home.

 

Cleaned it all up today, after it sit in a field at a bike party all weekend where we camped.

 

well i rode for 80 miles this weekend and i think i hurt the old girl. i really rode hard a few times trying to keep up with a buddies 1000 vtwin. Now the exhaust is loader. it isnt as smooth as it was. There is a noticable loss of power. i hope its not to bad off.

 

well i rode for 80 miles this weekend and i think i hurt the old girl. i really rode hard a few times trying to keep up with a buddies 1000 vtwin. Now the exhaust is loader. it isnt as smooth as it was. There is a noticable loss of power. i hope its not to bad off.

 

well i rode for 80 miles this weekend and i think i hurt the old girl. i really rode hard a few times trying to keep up with a buddies 1000 vtwin. Now the exhaust is loader. it isnt as smooth as it was. There is a noticable loss of power. i hope its not to bad off.

 

sorry about the mutipule posts my computer is acting up.

 

Gave it a new rear tire, new rear brakes, and took her for a few miles run to the Post office.

 

Put fog lights on my 82 seca 650, and put the toggle switch on my side cover

 

Put her in the shed... shed a tear... and started pondering on what parts are going to "mysteriously" disappear over the winter... :twisted:

 

Finally got my carbs put together after they have been sitting since April. The bike hasn't moved all summer due to work schedule not allowing me to put it back together. Carbs back on the bike. Will run gas lines and start her up...... hopefully. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

Fouled two plugs by starting a cold engine with too much enrichment circuitry! Gah

Also found two square yards of black waterproof UV resistant "leather" online last week and used it to recover my seat today. Pics inbound!

EDIT: Pics...Don't think I did half bad. Tried to use all one piece but it was a pain in the a$$ stretching it all over evenly. Had to resort to two separate pieces. Fine by me!

Gotta fix the butt slide ridge that came up, and make a rolled over seam where the two pieces meet. Anyways, heck of a lot better than the stock stuff! I'll get another pic up when it's done.

 

Had the gas tank almost ready for the final coat of new paint and...
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wait for it...
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knocked it off the work bench, nice new dent to play with!