What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Took a vacation day worked the day on on the bike , repainted the new fairing , not perfect still need to finish the black trim . Hooked up the turn signals and the horns . I still need to mount the headlight and glass cover and the windshield but I want to let the paint set up for a few days . I still need to look at the front fender , the other fender I have is pretty rough .

 

Bike's looking better, how are you doing?

 

Bruised and pride hurt

 

Worked all day on bike refitting fairing and windshield all was going well till...turn bars to left clears windshield, but hits turning to right . That was when I realized the lower mounting bracket I had welded four nuts onto the stripped out original mounts . With these on there I cannot move the slotted bracket . So out came the high speed and cut off old mounting nuts , have to get new nuts and weld them on , its late and hardware store is closed . I did ride it a couple of miles so it was good to be close .

 

Someone stole my Classic motorcycle plate from my 750 Seca, probably because they don't have to pay annual tab fees. Temporary paper replacement didn't survive going 75mph...

 

After fixing the mounting plate , put fairing back on and no matter what I would do could not get handle bars quite right turning to right the left mirror would hit windshield. I swapped another set of handle bars I had and SHAZAM it has good clearance, so when I laid it down the bars must be teweaked . Still have to finish installing controls and covers that will need to wait till tomorrow.

 

Sucks about the tag. I noticed you, too, have lost the handlebar cover cap/insert. I 3D printed a filler to use with a RAM mount (the spacing is perfect), but also made a blank version (have not yet mocked one up w/ 'YAMAHA." Files are here if interested https://www.xjbikes.com/forums/threads/750-seca-and-maybe-maxim-yoke-cover-caps.131240/ If you don't have/know of a local printer, some libraries and most Maker/hacker spaces have them, or I could send you one.

 

Thanks but I have made a copy out of resin so have several copies.

 

I dopily replied to the wrong person. I meant @Andrew Nichols

 

I've got one, I'm just afraid of losing it so I don't put it on.

 

hello sir if i may ask where did you get the passenger backrest for your maxim?

 

It was already installed on the bike when I bought it last year

 

Thank you

 

Well it’s been a minimalist summers riding out here - best weather for years, but stuff has got in the way.
The 650 midnight maxim gets a short run about every now and again, and continues to work really well with its fj600 mikuni carbs and airbox. It needs a fork rebuild, seals etc, but other than that, not much which is pretty good for a £100 project bike.
The 650 seca battery has died, and can’t provide enough oomph to start it, I removed the “no fear” stickers off the tail fender thing, and fixed the clutch gasket leak (whilst stripping the sticking clutch and changing the tiny oil pump drive bearing).
The 900f has had a replacement rear tyre which I can’t get inflated onto the rim to evaluate it, so that hasn’t moved forward.
Lastly the vmax trike, has suffered a blocked idle jet for the whole season, and needs carbs off and strip, something I’ve put off since I just don’t have time.
Bugger eh?

 

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I think I need more info about this VMAX TRIKE?!?

 

I used some 320/800/2000 sandpaper on one of the caps followed by rubbing compound and it's shiny again. This was before I put on the clear coat.

 

Since it's supposed to thunderstorm this afternoon, I left mine in the garage. However, I just spotted a Maxim in the wild on my walk to lunch.

 

I had a small gas leak in the tank.
So I called every place in town to see who wanted my money to put in a liner kit.
Answer? No one. Is this America now?
So I went to CnR radiator in Bismarck, and got a liner kit.
Pulled the tank, drained the gas, used the detergent in the kit, rinsed it out.
Used the acetone in the kit, drained excess, dried it out.
Dumped 2/3 of a can of NORTHERN RADIATOR blue into it.
Twisted it all around until I had good coverage, drained the excess.
Put it back together - replaced the fuel filter since I had it all apart.
Put a gallon in, in the garage to see how it held up.
3 days later no dribbles, so I rode to the gas station and topped it off with premium.
Winter is coming.

 

Link to previous thread here:
https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/yamaha-vmax-1200-full-power.127542/#post-659407

Since I had it we’ve had loads of fun, it goes like stink, but is thirsty and has a small tank. Plans are to make a leading link set of front forks for it because the existing setup is heavy on the arms.
And now I have a spare engine waiting to be built, which means I’m on the lookout for one with a duff engine - more bikes, what’s not to like?