Besides being a minor annoyance and attracting the attention of onlookers, are there any long-term affects from the starter clutch not engaging?...
The battery tests OK and the starter spins up nice and healthy when it connects. It was 40F the other morning and it cranked over speedily and...
Shit.... Well, alright then. Guess I'll start the fixes in the order that have been previously prescribed. I'm a pretty decent mechanic so...
I did read a bunch of previous posts concerning starters not engaging but I want to share my experience on the topic. Bike: '82 XJ750 Maxim, 24k...
No physical mods but I did fully pack the bike for the first time for a camping trip to Maine and back. Up in the White Mountains of New...
82 Yamaha XJ750 Maxim street bike (well customized and recently sold :() 82 Yamaha XJ750 Maxim Adventure project bike (just did 1000 miles out to...
Back on the topic if getting the piston out of the caliper: once I had the caliper on the work bench, I removed the air bleeder, wrapped the...
Yep. All the rules of carb tuning will apply including adjusting for pod air filters. Make sure your enrichment ports are all clear, the floats...
Replace the races too (it comes as a unit anyway) as they will probably be more worn than the ball bearings. When I did my two XJs, the races...
Are you sure that you have continuity between the positive and the ground? Sounds like a bad connection in the circuit somewhere. If the bulbs...
Great fortitude and control! I, too, loved the Super Tenere' and I rode one. Maybe when I'm done bashing the XJ through the New England...
It's going to rain today so it's steering head bearing day. Yay! If all goes well, maybe I'll do both bikes......
Installed a used, stock fleaBay exhaust system that the seller insisted came off an XJ750. HA!!! Should have known better. The headers were...
Don't be too quick to praise the Vermont DMV. Because the VIN was damaged on my dirt XJ750 project bike, the cop doing the VIN verification...
The valves are good and in spec. I adjusted them over the winter (800 miles ago) but I double checked them last night since I had the tank off....
I know I live in rural Vermont but I echo Ribo's comments. How many times have we seen things like this get way out of hand. And, yes, you...
I tried it on prime to rule out slow flow from the rebuilt petcock but it's the same lag under load. Not sure how far out the mixture screws are...
Icy blue in the Colortune, right? Not orange-ish? I used an unlit propane torch to check for vacuum leaks in the carb boots and didn't...
I used glass baby bottles (set of 3 at Wal-mart for $5) because they have graduations on them. Makes it easier to see changes in the ATF level...
In reading some other posts, this is definitely a fuel delivery problem. The bike (82 XJ750) starts immediately and idles smoothly (11-1200 rpm)...
Writing from experience, I took the time to build the pvc stand and it has made working on all aspects of the carbs much easier. Just make it...
Put in fancy E3 plugs early last year (guess I bought the hype) and they split in less than 6 months. Went back to good old NGK. Properly tune...
I also had to get an electronic turn signal relay to operate the lower wattage bulbs in the rear signals. No auto cancel but at least they work....
Ironsights, Sorry it took so long to reply. Spring is busy for me. I don't know about poundage but I did get "heavy duty" springs when I...
Sprung for my own Colortune plug and tuned the dirt project bike. Then balanced the carbs with a homemade rig using baby bottles and ATF....
This is my second XJ750 build so, yes, the valves are checked and adjusted to be in spec. Of course that doesn't mean that I did everything right...
I had the same split in the same spot on my XJ750 (stored outside for an extended time by POs; it's always their fault!). I hammered it down,...
While rebuilding the carbs on an 82 XJ750, I received new fuel/air mixture screws in the carb rebuild kits. I removed the first one then read in...
I bought Tour Master Solution WP boots three years ago and I'm very happy with them. They are comfortable for walking around, totally waterproof...
Thanks. I was kind of going for something different and I think I got it without doing any serious mods. Really can't wait to get it out into...
As to what order to do the work, I don't know. I had mine in my heated (well, 50F) garage all winter so I had the luxury of taking the whole...
I'll dig up the tire info and post it here this weekend. What I can tell you is that the handlebar mounts are from an early 80s Virago as the...
This project started last summer when my buddy and I were watching caveman TV and thinking about off-road riding. In our alcohol induced stupor,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Oh ye of little faith! Three months of hard work and you won't take it on faith?!? Fine, here you...
The "dirt" XJ750 build is done. I'll post some pictures tomorrow if it's sunny. Rode it around the muddy farm roads this afternoon and sent some...
Finished the conversion of my winter project 82 XJ750 into a "GS" dirt slinger. Rode it for the first time today around the farm road and sent...
k-moe, I was inspired by some of the early heavy bikes that were modified for off-road duty. I have no intention of doing that much work to this...
I added some LED lights to the rear. Blue that are just above the plate (always on) and two red below the plate that are wired to the brake...
My buddy and I were on a week long motorcycle camping trip to Canada this summer, sitting around watching caveman TV and drinking good Canadian...
Tube handlebars and risers; custom seat foam and new cover (by me); stock mirrors; new front brake master cylinder (to fit new bars), front light...
Barn find '82 XJ750 needed a lot of help and this was at the top of the internet search. You guys continue to be a huge help in keeping it...
Where would you find something like that? There's another string asking how to get a luggage rack/sissy bar for a 650.
I don't know how rare luggage racks and sissy bars are for these bikes but I didn't see too many of them when I was searching for mine. I ended...
Oh yeah, I bought a used seat on ebay, stripped off the old cover, and modified the seat foam to make a better long distance mount. By using a 4"...
Really long winter and late spring here in Vermont. Minor stuff: crash bars and highway pegs, rear luggage rack modified from a Kawi or some...
Yep. Agree with all of the above advice especially setting the floats correctly. I rebuilt my carbs, set the floats, and still had a cold start...
Fitz's write-up on needle repair was very helpful. I was able to reattach my speedo needle and also put 2 well placed drops of machine oil on the...
Dave, Thanks for the reminder that not everything is free. Logged into PayPal and dropped my $50 into the pot. I could never have gotten my...
I have two basic rules for used bikes from the 70s and 80s: Rule #1. It's a $1/cc if it runs, more if I can ride it home, less if it doesn't...
Grew up near an off-road track and a dirt 1/3-mile oval but I never got into dirt bikes. Just liked going to races from the time I could take my...