What did you do to your Yamaha today?

The non-X switch is working perfectly on the X.

 

All I did today with mine today was ride it. Took my stepdaughter for a ride this afternoon, along with a couple of Bros.

 

Spent half an hour on a bike that has been sitting for years before I got it in January. A bunch of work and a bunch of parts from xj4ever and some paint and finally some decals from bddesigns, and I think we have something!

 

Nice, better fix that peeling stripe.

 

Yep, and the missing bolt right above it. Bad mechanic, slap, slap.

 

Finally got in a good ride , rode to Illinois where i rode was not much to see exept corn fields and soybeans, but good roads dotted with woods , i was totally lost but that us the fun of owning a bike , headed back to Indiana found a great freshly paved strectch of road 8 miles all wooded . Weather was great in upper 80's and no wind only went 130 miles but had a big smile on my face . The bike performed flawlessly, when i stopped to fill up bike started right up ...starter clutch works the way it is supposed to

 

Nice. I don't ride towards Indiana much if ever, but it's good to know you're semi local. Maybe one day we'll ride out to AMA's Vintage Motorcycle Days.

I wrenched all day, kind of ignored the brakes, gave them a couple squeezes, and they felt even worse than yesterday, so I gave myself a break. No pun intended. Instead I worked on getting the mufflers off to shake out the crud. Did a good bit of cleanup, will have to do some more before the new gaskets will fit on the collector stubs. And I will shine them up really pretty before I put them back on. One step forward one step back.

 

I live very close to Chicago the AMA vintage days is awesome!!!

 

I'm about 45 miles NW of the city proper. Crystal Lake area.

 

Nice area had a late buddy that lived in woodstock the motorcycle show that was at the fairgrounds was awesome but that was a few years ago .

 

Well, I was gonna take out the spark plugs and found that they were all already loose, not a big deal but, it sat outside before I bought it and I’m thinking some rain water got down into the cylinders and maybe rusted….‍♂️ because with the plugs out I cant bump it over or turn the rear wheel with it in gear, it did crank over about a month ago so if it is rusted it shouldn’t be too bad. I need a new battery anyway. ….

 

It happened, finally decided to ride today started off good ....and smack i had a wreck woman was turning and did nor see it tried to stop but hit passenger fender and deck lid , destroyed my factory Yamaha fairing dented the pristeen fuel tank bent my right side case gaurd , broke off both turn signals , I rode home looks like i bent the handle bars and the ignition switch broke off the screws sheared , and front fender is creased . I have some bruises and some scrapes but nothing compared to my pride . I have another set of handle bars , and might have turn signals I will need to check

 

Oh no! Glad you are okay. Mostly. Any citations?

 

Happened to me too. Glad you are okay.

 

No just mostly hurt my pride unfortunately front is tweaked I have spare parts , but not sure if forks are bent , i tried the spare handle bars but that is not it still off . Now sitting in ER my wife is freaking out i have a bruise on my belly and she insisted i go get it checked out if i get out of here till midnight i will lucky.

 

Yikes! Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

Yikes indeed!! Glad you are OK @Jetfixer !

 

Im pretty sore but went to thegarage to see how bad it is , the speedometer broke had a spare do that is fixed. The ignition switch broke , had a spare . The front fender is tweaked , have another fender that needs refinished so far only thing I do not have are front turn signals left and right . The front forks had to be realigned but does not appear to be bent . Really is a downer the fairing is destroyed it was nice riding with the wind protection.

 

Didn’t get much work done today, but did pick up a new project. 1982 XJ550H Maxim with 15k miles. Hardly any rust on the bike. Needs the basic work any 40yr old bike would.



She’s obviously been repainted. Small tear in the seat as well.

 

Worked on repairing the damage from my accident. Got my front turn signals, and I found another front fairing on eBay . Got it today will need to repaint it and will need to reinstall the mount as I had removed this set up . I also need to refinish the front fender . I'm still pretty banged up with lots of bruises, my left ankle is really bruised and hurts the most so only work for short periods.