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  1. LeSkid
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    dead topic - disregard

    EDIT - post deleted. It was a mistake on my side reading the chart. thanks Chacal!
    Thread by: LeSkid, Apr 20, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. LeSkid
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    SOLVED: hit a snag doing my first valve adjustment

    thanks to everyone's help (and encouragement) earlier, I tore open my head and dove-in I was a little curious as to why all the exhaust valves...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Apr 19, 2010, 11 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. LeSkid
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    3 questions on valve adjustment

    82 Seca 650. Original / mint. 9000 miles In a previous post, someone (can't recall) said to do the valves before I bother with a YICS...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Apr 19, 2010, 16 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. LeSkid
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    source for hitachi diaphragms

    Hey everyone the more I read, the more I want 4 brand-new diaphragm assemblies for my 32mm hitachis. The bike is so close to mint that I...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Apr 17, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. LeSkid
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    Wanna see a cool SR?

    My Seca finally has a reservation next weekend at a local legend bike builder. I got it running but not 100% so for the past month, it just sat...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Apr 9, 2010, 13 replies, in forum: Other Motorcycles
  6. LeSkid
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    rear axle stuck to brake plate (82 Seca 650).

    hey there time for this bikes' first-ever tire change. Everything went ok until I try to slide out the axle. The brake backing plate comes with...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 17, 2010, 17 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. LeSkid
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    SOLD all-original mint condition '82 Seca 650

    My situation just changed, enuf said. So I'm afraid I won't have time & resources to finish / enjoy this little project. (selling my mint FJR1300...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 13, 2010, 11 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  8. LeSkid
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    Is there a way to blacken & polish the engine ON the bike?

    This is probably a stupid question but here goes Whenever I've read about someone repainting the engine and polishing the cooling fins, it's...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 12, 2010, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. LeSkid
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    forum question: Why do messages stay in 'outbox' for days?

    I type messages and hit send, submit or whatever most of them have gone out right away. 3 or 4 times, I notice they're un-sent and just sitting...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 12, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  10. LeSkid
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    wanted: chrome grab rails for '82 Seca 650 (see pics)

    When I got my Seca last week, these pieces were missing, running back from the rear shock. Without these, not only does it look a little dopey, it...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 11, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  11. LeSkid
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    pics of the old girl

    I joined the forum last weekend. Here’s the bike / story. My first streetbike was identical to the ‘82 Seca 650 below. Mine was 2 years old...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 10, 2010, 15 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. LeSkid
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    Success! My new 1982 is running strong on all 4 now

    Thanks for all the advice, tips etc... over the past couple of days. You know what it was? Spark plug caps. Four $8 stinking bits of plastic...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 9, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. LeSkid
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    won't start. Can lack of rubber airbox boots be a factor?

    background: showroom-clean 82 seca 650 just out of mothballs, currently being resurrected. 14k kms / 9K miles. On Sunday, I did a lazy partial...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 9, 2010, 17 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. LeSkid
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    yes/no question about main/pilot jet placement

    background: 82 seca 650 just out of mothballs, currently being resurrected. 14k kms / 9K miles. On Sunday, I did a lazy partial carb cleaning and...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 9, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. LeSkid
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    questions about an un-seized clutch

    this is on an 82 Seca 650 - just dug out of mothballs hey everyone when I bought the bike, the clutch was stuck. I rolled it along, popped the...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 9, 2010, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. LeSkid
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    Pre carb-cleaning checklist

    I tore-down my carbs this weekend with pretty good results for 3/4 cylinders. Also uncovered a pinhole in one of the diaphragms. But...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 8, 2010, 7 replies, in forum: XJ DIY How-To Instructions
  17. LeSkid
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    Day 1: it's aliiiiiiiiiiiiiive..... well, just about.

    When I bought her, she wouldn't start at all. Just a firing of the odd cylinder to tease me. I attacked it this morning and since 3/4 float...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 7, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. LeSkid
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    EDIT -DISREGARD NOW and so it begins... first dead-end.

    I finally got my 82 seca trucked to Montreal and this morning, I wanted to do some basic checks. As my VERY first time putting a tool to this...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 7, 2010, 8 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. LeSkid
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    new member in Montreal

    Hey everyone Long story short, in '84, I was 17 and my first streetbike was a red '82 Seca 650. I was a stupid teen so I pretty much killed it,...
    Thread by: LeSkid, Mar 3, 2010, 12 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
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