http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/bulletin-board/solo-cannonball-record-zb0z1601zhur.aspx Zoom!
Hey all, thought it would be neat to have a thread for people to post pictures from their rides in one place to share together - forgive me if...
Well..... Sitting at work last Wednesday I received a text from my girlfriend saying that our neighbors house was smoking but that there was a...
Hey everyone! It's been a bit since I've been active on here other than the occasional browse before bed, life has been keeping me busy but it is...
Let me know if you have one :) Thanks!
Signed a lease for a house with a garage last weekend and when this popped up with a title I just couldn't resist. Meet Maggie, the latest...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrjrCrKwJp8 Sweet headlight/turn signals, nicely detailed walkthrough.
Hey, I have a 650 maxim project that I want to return to stock. It came with a 4-1 on it. Is there anyone out there that has their stock...
So a while back in April I snagged an old 550 seca ad off ebay for 3.50 shipped to my door, and as it was about the time when I started the 550...
Just came across a couple pictures I've taken on trips/rides and thought i may as well share them, i have many many more, but I'll get to those...
So a little background here, if you're in the mood for a little story - My dad had ridden a few bikes when he was younger, but never got his...
decided kinda last minute to take the bike to washington dc this weekend!! another spur of the moment kinda thing much like cali was, it should...
haha i just gotta share the day i had a couple days ago. So I was riding around town with a girl thats new to town that I'm mentoring for my...
Finally convinced my boss to let me bring in some old jap bikes to work on/flip/part out/etc. Saw a 650 maxim on cl for 650$ with a title I...
This came in today, has an issue sputtering out around 5k, sat for 8 years, so it sounds like its just due for a carb cleaning. Also has a...
Howdy all - This came into the shop last week, guy's looking for another tank as this one's a goner. Due to the bike being awfully rare, i...
Last couple times today i tried accessing the site(xjbikes) i would get the "the site has exceeded its bandwidth and needs upgrading" [img]...
So, long story short, there was a trip planned to go to an indian reservation in south dakota to build homes and work within the community as an...
Not something that comes up for sale every day, looks pretty cool, I'd pick it up if I had the spare cash even though it doesent get all too hot...
I lost the only original key for my maxim while on a garbage pick up in a nearby nature preserve :( Being right near a college campus, I'm sure...
I Diddnt have an extra 36$ laying around when I saw it earlier today, I sent him an offer for 14 but I figured someone else would snag it up...
Sharp looking scoot, sounds like the guy for the most part knows his stuff too. Plus he's not asking for a redic. amount of monies! :D...
Heres one down in appleton, he's asking 800, but if you picked it up for 6 or so that would be a pretty reasonable buy:...
Skip to the bold part if you dont want to read my background thoughts, haha. Looking to replace the batt in my 83 750 max. Alright, so...
Took the bike out saturday but only got about 2 blocks before it started raining and i put it back in the garage. Finally was somewhat sunny...
Who else here does a whole lot if browsing and posting on their phones or other mobile devices? I do a lot, and was thinking it wouldn't be...
Posted this as part of my Seca Restoration Thread but thought it was cool enough to post a whole separate thread on it as well: If you don't...
Couldn't pass it up - Guy said it was a runner before he ebay'd the $$ bits - [img] And the price? 40 bucks..... Bought it for a spare...
Not something you see everyday http://denver.craigslist.org/mcy/3543784657.html
Makes you want to throw some stuff in a couple saddlebags and leave the world in your rearview - http://vimeo.com/49445992
people are always looking to put bigger tanks on their 650's so i thought i'd post it - this will be a direct swap for your 650 maxim - *not...
Alright! So after much searching I found a 550 Seca! Checked it out and ran a compression test, and it blew mid 120's accross the board -...
first off im calling dibs, so nobody better go try and buy this out from under me, haha. i've been looking for a 550 seca to wrench on over...
damn - 550 seca on a dyno http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPoVNpRc ... =endscreen I currently have a 750 max and have been on the lookout for...
but ouch. way too nice and expensive for my budget :( http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/mcy/3378018605.html
could be an easy fix if it blows good numbers - http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/mcy/3393909241.html
Non-midnight front wheel, along with look at how close the wheel is to the exhaust headers - crunched in looking?...
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/m ... 63526.html
so. I've decided i really want to find a 550 seca to bring back to life. looking in the 200-400 range. let me know if you see one in your local...
He's asking wayyyyyyyy too much for the bike but maybe he'd work with you on some parts? http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/mcy/3358743767.html
Love me some fall riding! [img] [img] Gotta get it in before the white stuff starts flyin'!
Does it work? and oh! checkin' out the poll feature! weehee high tech!! edit: i guess it has to be under 500x500 pixles. this explains why...
And a bigger gas tank on an 83?? and a slower top speed on the 83?? and less horsepower in an 83 than an 82?? Or can i just not trust...
So a month or two ago i put in new tapered roller steerer bearings as my old ones had developed quite a center notch. Love em. However, a...
Hey! I was wondering if anyone knew the bearing sizes for the front and rear of an 83 maxim 750. I have read that they are easily available and...
Found this thread with lots of info with material types, but lacking the actual info on how to make them....
decent shape: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-83-YAMAHA- ... 47&vxp=mtr if only i had a midnight, lol.
Cool little vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-YEj7p ... re=related
Okay, so there has been this screaming/howling noise when i would be cruising along residential streets at 25-35 that has just driving me bonkers....
So changed the oil on the bike tonight, and as i was dumping the oil from the drain pan into the waste oil can I realized that when i took off the...
