Okay - back again. Last Fall ran like top, put away for 2 weeks, next attempt to start it would not. Plenty of battery and kept on trickle charge...
Seemingly out of nowhere I'm getting a backfire .... prior to it even starting. where do I look first? Less than 2000 miles on rebuilt carb and...
Too hot here to do much of anything, so, its time to ask a question. Starts fine, limited warm-up, but on getting down the road it just dies....
Just recently I've notices that my signal relay does not function when first running bike (prior to solid warm-up) and again when riding in cooler...
Okay, tired of searching for homemade solution thread. I thought there was a thread where someone created a gravity feed solution. I'm in need...
Bike is usually in pieces over the winter, but this winter was different. Was able to keep the beast in one piece so topped off the gas tank for...
Chacal is recommended ... Great Parts, Service, Advice. Thanks again!
Just curious, mid 2014 a report of a Midnight Maxim was liberated from a Portland, Oregon owner. Was that bike ever located and returned to the...
Have not been on site since late spring and the site looks different/good! Next project is front bearings. Does anyone have comments on the...
I've got an older (1991) EX 500 and it needs some care. I've been in the Kawaski site, such as XJ, but it seems impossible to get a response and...
Okay - put carb rack back on the bike after further inspection, cleaning, adjusting and scratching head. Losing count but I think 4 times now...
Reinstalled carbs after pulling, cleaning and inspecting for 3rd time. Struggling. Vacuum test good, color tune good except for #1 cylinder...
Just replaced rear brake shoes on Kawi EX 500. During reassembly sprocket assembly back into hub seemed to have lots of free play regardless of...
I've fought with carb installation several times. Looked through the Chat for a write-up numerous time ..... but alas no luck. If I've just...
Bike back together and running but she's still teasing me. Carbs have been cleaned and used Chacal's Deluxe rebuild kit. All else done on the...
Been gettin a lot of carb help from here on XJBikes, thanks. But not yet done as you can see from the subject line. Got it to lite-up but have...
Carb cleaned and new parts in place. I'm struggling with the process of final tuning. Float bowls and bench synch done, reinstalled on bike....
In process of assembly process on my carbs. Past threads have talked about lite machine oil on pilot mixure screw because of very fine threads....
Continuing to dismantle / reassemble carbs. As I start to reassemble I couldn't find the plate that covers the air jets. I took pictures of most...
What actually hold proper pressure on valve cover? Is it the pressure against the donut washer or the screw torque into the threades on the...
Thought I got lucky with carb. Anti-tamper factory plugs still protecting the pilot screws. E-ha. Not so fast to judge. Got the plugs...
Well, just started on carb. The Haynes manual warns not to take carb rack apart, work on it without pulling each carb off. Instructions for carb...
Strange, my decision to rebuild carb started as the No. 1 carb flooded and leaked fuel when rpm reduced or at idle. I decided to get a baseline...
Ordered my carb rebuild kit, in the mean time, what problems am I going to have with a cylinder that is in carbon heaven? Number 1 cylinder is...
Thought I dodged a bullet when I got this XJ running without carb job. Alas the #1 float bowl started leaking when at idle this year. Gotta work...
Valve cover remomed on 83 XJ 750 maxim and valve clearances measured. I've got two exhausts just under the spec. Number two is .15mm and number...
Anyone out there have recommended insurance company. I'm currently with Progressive and for no apparent reason my premium jumped 30%.
I finally got the '83 put back together and on the road. Purrs like a kitten and growled on request. However, put about 20 miles on her and...
I've got just enough tools and knowledge to make a real mess. Len provided excellent parts and suggestions to get this bike running. The XJ...
In the forum I once located a process with pics for cleaning and repainting of valve cover. Now I can't find it. Can someone point me in the...
Tearing my '83 XJ 750 maxim down more thatn I want too, but since I'm this far I'm trying to understand differences I've run across on the forum....
Working on my '83 XJ750 maxim. Front forks leaking onto one side of caliper .... so removing forks and will try rebuild of seals. In the...
'83 XJ750 Maxim obvioulsy has bad petcock. Fuel flows 'RES', 'ON', and 'PRI' position. Filters missing so use inline filter. I use shutoff...
My '83 750 Maxim has a whistle during operation. It's not loud and disapears at acceleration. As I'm new to the XJ, (and loving it) does anyone...
83 XJ 750 K. Gas tank a mess when I got it. Cleaned up well. Starts fine with choke and idles at spec (1000 rpm). After riding for a few miles...