Just popping in to see how things are going.The baby Max is still sitting in my drive way. Sold it to my nephew as his 1st bike, then he scored a...
Check the carb tutorial at GS resources, lots of detailed images... It's for the old GS series Suzuki's and they break apart the whole rack (not...
Damn Rick, Came across this just passing through...... Just wanted to let you know , I still send anyone one looking to clean a CV carb to...
Start here ... http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=2 ... +yard.html
Damn Rick, sorry to hear..... There seems to be a ,lot more of it around these days, but also a lot mre treatment options. Keep active and...
Perfect, thanks , Motorcyclegear.com have the Solutioin 2 on for a decent price, and are currently the front runners My old JR's are far...
Quick thread hijack.... Fitz, how are the Soulutions bpoots? I've been eyeballing them for a while now
More info on here than the XS400 froums, they cate more to the SOHC 400's Cosmetically it's in much better shape than my old girl, and she...
You could try a USB webcam, some are pretty small, good quality and you can get in there a bit cloer with them
Parts aren't too bad to find, cables and such are still available. As fitz said, Yammi parts room bike. Other XJ and some Virago and XS bits...
There's a good CV carb pictorial over at GS resources as well
True , true, I'm armed .. have a Factory and Clymer manual. An SVrider.com is loaded with knowledge , kidnda like here Polock is right,...
Thanls Fitz, now I need to go investigate the process so I can prepare myself :)
Couldn't resist, been wanting one of these for a while and one popped up, REALLY close and at a great price. [img] A 1999 SV650 , US...
I agree. March - Dec (whenever the road starts to ice up ) :)
For those asking about Canadian retailers, I'm pretty sure Canadian Tire carry it.
AHA!! I see my Avatar being called into this thread :) My bike is a functioning machine for the last few years because of info I got here,...
Welcome aboard Larry, You've come to the right place.... And a big +++ for your avatar... Archer rocks :)
Also going with the carbs, Following Rick's carb cleaning guides made a world of difference in mine
LOL I think it is inevitable, Fitz I look around at used bikes for some of the newer ones I like, watching prices, yet seem to click on...
An 81 has popped up here as well, tempting the hell out of me, but can't make a move on anything until the spring......... will be monitering...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm beer...... Keep the pics coming, always fun to see what others are doing. Got a load of work to do to my baby max...
I'm with Fitz, no front brake and you'll be decorating the rear end of a vehicle in no time. My bike weighs less than 400 lbs and I'd never...
All I have to add is.... Listen tio fitz.....
New cable installed, a bit of a PITA but done. Would have been less of a PITA if wasn't cold and dark :) LED flashlights with a headband rock
Another thought, while cleaning the carbs be sure you have the proper size main jets in the proper carb. The PO had reversed mine ( easier catch...
New cable ordered.... waiting........
Dead stop starts and downshiting I'm thinking are the big trick.
I'd like to see a how to, something I've yet to try I suppose a google search would turn up a lot of arguments :)
Agree withg the spare set idea, never a bad idea to have on hand.... Somethintg I think I'll look into. No boneyards nearby, closest one is...
Reporing in ...... Repair failure, finally got a new end on via the solder metheod,....\ lost a bit more of te cable than I had originally...
I will be ordering a new cable, just looking for a temp fix while i wait.. None in stock locally so looking at a 3 days to a week probably....
Damn I love this site :) Clutch cable broke just as I parked the bike at home tonight... Trying to locate a replacement tomorrow, if not then...
Here on the Canuckian East Coast I pay $200/year for Liability on the 400 From what I've gathered Ontario prices are higher and even more so...
t the local shop, in for some work, 1 as a parts bike (no papers, really rough) and 1 on the road as we were gassing up this summer on a group...
I was going to take a pic in the spring of my cool weather set-up before I removed it. Shoei fairing and my handlebar mitts, works great....
There are quite a few of us 400 guys in here, so you're not alone :)
Another EXO-400 user... starting to find it a bit heavy, thinking of grabbing a 700 next.. I do like the fit of the scorpions
Looks to be in great shape.... Don't see many around here, tons of Maxims though. As mentioned, not a powerhouse, but highway capable....
Correction time.... The Maxim/Seca 400's were not based off the special engne, which is SOHC It was in fact a DOHC, YICS engine... so...
Agreed, nice looking bike there.... Love the color
LOL Thanks for posting that, was expecting a small chuckle Dammit that cracked me up :)
another plug for motorcyclegear.com I bought most of my gear from them, great price Jacket, pants, boots and gloves, to my door ( in...
"Laying it down" is an old time myth that still for some reason has survied to this day. Proper braking technique and accident avoidance should...
Yammi are still missing a market chunk... Entry level... their entry level bike is the FZ6-R Suzuki still have the GS500 Kawi have long...
MMMMMMMMMM Looks soooooo good ...... Supposed to rain all weekend her :/ long weekend coming up, I see Margaritas by the BBQ then :)
Ummmmmmmm How?????? damn.....
Take care and get well soon. And if you find REALLY good meds maybe share a little :)
Wow, that looks great!!
On the subject.... Mine has developed an issue gas in the vacuum hose Am I looking at a damaged diaphram?
