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I assume that it does but that is what it says on the shim so thats what i wrote. :)
Sold my Maxim last summer and was cleaning out the garage and found a few parts that I obviously no longer need. I Have a bag of Misc Shims and...
i feel like once i get it open i will still have a problem of my tanks opening not being as round as it should be. last time it happened i tried...
Hey every one so ive been gone for a while. havent had much time for my bike recently, as my wife and I just had a baby boy! but i have been...
or you could just do it to how you want it to look. almsot no one will judge you on it, as most people wont know if that is the 'original' design...
not counting time that i spent doing everything.. (about a month, working before work and days off) i believe the replacement head cost me...
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i purchased (and replaced) my head gasket this summer. i ordered an entire gasket kit off ebay from japan for i think about $90 which is a pretty...
welcome to the forums and to Xj's. im not a welder and thankfully my bike has a good frame, so i cant lend any advice for that area but im sure...
unfortunatly i dont think i have a napa around here i will try one of the other auto places in town. i did not know the bike would run off batter...
im also missing this bolt, im pretty sire i took it off when i removed my exhaust, but couldnt for the life of me find it later. wouldnt mind also...
i brought my battery to advance and they said there was no real way to load test it if it wasnt on the bike..... but it was showing the correct...
well the maxim has got me really frustrated as of late, did a bunch of great work on the carbs... or so i thought. been testing everything about...
ok i just went out and tested my rotor with my multimeter, and got a reading so it works ( one thing down). i do see the line on my brushes and...
thanks polack! that helps a lot.
ok so i tested my battery and it seems to charge fine when the bike is running, still havent got ti load tested yet because the wife has the car...
i could tell by the amount of mud hidden in various spots (under the chain guard plate, on top of exhaust, in air box, under back fender etc..) on...
mmm i did just measure they would be a bit large on the bike and i would need to reposition my blinkers, might still try it, maybe ill give them...
has any one used these types of bags before? i may be picking some up for dirt cheap. just looking for some first hand knowledge. or wondering if...
thanks ted ill check them out!
I ntoiced that there is an ipod charger cord coming off your bike from the left side cover, did you wire in a "car charger port" or something to...
Looks like an awesome trip so far! maybe if the goverment reopens you could get to see some of the attractions. Im still trying to get my wife to...
im sure the numbers match, ive just never looked. and now that i know they are the same i dont have too.
i need to get extra keys made for my bike, would a place like homedepot or ace hardware have the key blank? or would i need to go to a yamaha...
just posting incase anyone needs something, could be worth it for parts and carbs alone. not my bike just posting it....
whoops i meant multimeter :roll: :lol:
the bettery was dry when purchased, had the auto parts store fill the acid and charge it up before i brought it home. never let it go dead for...
my battery is brand new, i got it when i first got the bike. is there anything that may have caused the battery to die? could the acid levels be...
so after i had just got my bike running again i noticed a small issue, when it sits over night for for about 8 hours the battery will drain just...
Thanks all, I did fire right up after I left the battery in the charger for about an hour, I guess it didnt have quite enough power to start it...
didnt check for spark ass i had to recharge the battery after so many attempts, but will do that next. Yes i primed the carbs, still no kick over
ok so i got the bike all back together recently and just tried firing it up today but all i got was the engine cranking over it never wanted to...
My first bike was a,250 exciter, I got pics of it in my profile. Loved that bike love my maxim now. Enjoy your time here!
ok so i removed my lock housing and sanded smooth all the sides in hopes that it would make things glide easier, which helped a bit, and it seemed...
great pictures, from the looks of it you had a great time, and from all the pics on your FB it looks like you had some great food too!
so ive been seeing this other bike at my work and it has a great sissy bar bag on it, sadly i dont know whos bike it is to ask them about it. im...
ok so i got one of these kits here but im not sure what all of these pieces are, or even if they go to my carbs (universal set?) [img] so...
thanks guys, did finally get it off by pushing down (really hard!) checked it out once i got it off and everything seems to be in place i think...
so after all the carb work i did last night the bike still wouldnt start so i took them off again to check everything out, and when i took the...
thanks sektorgaz! its just confusing with the ups meaning down and down meaning ups, i start to confuse my self the more i read it, lol
the easy answer is to contact Chacal and tell him what you need. or you can check out jetsrus.com they may also have what you need.
alrighty so after i cleaned every thing up and got it back together, to check the float heights. but i just wanted to double check the method of...
thanks guys, thinking about it more i might just get a standard kit, like the one Ted linked me, and then just replace the pilot jets for now, as...
yah im fairly certain that the crud was some left over evaporust in the tank, even though i thought i removed it all, but the carbs have now all...
okay i have pulled the carbs off my bike once again due to a recent stalling issue, my float levels were off (even though i had set them a few...
hey every one ive been gone for a bit, but im going to try and get back on here and get my bike running smoothly. after it died on me about 2...
i always wear one, the only time i didnt is when i bought ym bike and rode it across town to my house, no helmet law in SD so i dont have to wear...
