What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Picked up a second seat from eBay, and Amazoned some foam to start sculpting a new seat so I can scoot back when riding. I decided not to cut the original foam that came with the second seat, so its going to take some trial and error to make a new one. Will post some photos once I start.

 

It actually is an xj. Maxim xj1100 with big bore piston kit.

 

I thought of a xjr 1200 even though you stated xj, brainfart time .

 

I performed a carburetor flush on the 900 by running a tank of gas through them.

Since the wife was working and the kids are all grown, I treated myself to a Father's Day ride. Up through Deer Creek Canyon, a little exploring on some side roads, then on to the top of Guanella Pass. Back down for lunch at the Coney Island hot dog stand in Bailey. Around a 200-mile round trip. The 900 just purred along without a hitch, even at 11,000ft. I love this motor. Got an amazing 57.6mpg (US) round trip!

Great day for a ride, er, uh...carb flush. Perfect weather. Most roads didn't have much traffic except Highway 24, which is always a nightmare.

 

Oh man that's a sweet bike!

 

Put some miles on the SECA today before coming to this... https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-ne...y-to-motorcycle-passenger-and-injures-driver/

Traffic is still being diverted as of 8PM local to flatten and repair the roadway, I was literally a few miles behind.

 

Those road buckles are a pain. There is a chronic one near here that pops up every summer. Not a huge one but squeezes the asphalt up like toothpaste and can get to a couple inches tall. They keep grinding it down only to have it lift up again. It's right before a light too so when you're on the brakes and hit that bump it's quite a jolt to the bars. In the car the ABS will kick in from the wheel bounce and make you feel like you're on ice.

 

Never experienced road buckle in the PNW. is that a Midwest thing with the heat and humidity? Doesn't look fun.

 

Yes - it’s the extra f&$k you in this area. The roads get fooked by the frost in the winter and by thermal expansion in the summer.

 

My turn…..
Today I picked up a cheap 650 maxim parts bike. When I got there, the guys says “hey, I just found the title and it’s good, and open”. The bike has some broken bits on it but not an issue for me. Also the tank is missing…. No big deal. Thengine looks remarkably clean “ under the dirt”, so I looked at the mileage…..7,000 mi on it!!

I don’t think I’m gonna use that as a parts-bike.—— this one will live again

with all the project bikes now lined up…. I’m gonna deplete a lot of my stash!!

 

Let me know if you need a tank @hogfiddles

 

So what did I do to my XJ today..? Took some photos of it next to a very nice 650 Maxim this afternoon. Was coming down Hwy 47 when I spotted a pair of unmistakable veggie-slicer wheels at an intersection and first thing that popped into my head was XJ. Long story short I met another XJ enthusiast this afternoon riding what could be one of the nicest 1981 650 Maxims and got to shake hands with the owner Kurt who I encouraged to become a member. So until then I'm not going to steal his spotlight and instead drop a couple of pictures of our 1981 XJ machines I took at the Casey's in Ogilvie MN.

 

"veggie-slicer wheels".......now that's good!

 

Kinda look like an 80's veggy slicer don't they? One of those choppers in a hopper kinda thing from K-Tel.

 

Yes they do, now that you mention it. K-Tel..............you're killing me, man!

 

At least it wasn't Wham-O