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  1. jimw
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    What gas tanks fit an '82 XJ550 Maxim?

    If they use the same tank, then a 750 tank will fit; I put one on my 83 650 and it bolted right up. Looks different, and I like it. 50% bigger...
    Post by: jimw, Feb 23, 2007 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. jimw
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    Why do XJ's rock so hard?

    After many years of still not having my old British sports car restored in the spring, I decided to buy a bike to get me through teh next few...
    Post by: jimw, Nov 3, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. jimw
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    Different rear fender

    Ah yes that would suit what I want I think, if I just rotated it back. Thanks, Jim
    Post by: jimw, Oct 20, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
  4. jimw
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    Wanted: Black Maxim 650 gas tank, badges

    I have at least one sidecover badge, probably both. You can have them for the cost of the postage if you want. They are gold coloured, from my...
    Post by: jimw, Oct 17, 2006 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  5. jimw
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    Different rear fender

    I do have some metal working experience, so don't mind making some adjustments etc. I can mig, so fill in bolt holes and make new ones and...
    Post by: jimw, Oct 15, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
  6. jimw
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    Different rear fender

    I'm not in love with the look of the rear end of my 83 XJ650. I think I'd like it better with a fender that coevrs the rear wheel a bit more, and...
    Thread by: jimw, Oct 14, 2006, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
  7. jimw
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    Almost stripped out spark plug hole

    By the time you did all that though, couldn't you have the head off and back on and know there's no swarf hanging around inside?
    Post by: jimw, Oct 11, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. jimw
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    Bigger fuel tank....

    I found the mufflers on eBay; I think they were listed as being from a 550 but I have never found a picture of another bike with this style. I am...
    Post by: jimw, Oct 10, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
  9. jimw
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    Dyna Mini coils?

    Chacal, Using the 3 ohm coil with 12 volts across it won't give a reduced output, because the full 12 volts is across the coil i.e. there is no...
    Post by: jimw, Oct 6, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. jimw
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    Dyna Mini coils?

    First I have to correct something I wrote there. The output voltage is the turns ratio times the input voltage alright, but - the turns ratio...
    Post by: jimw, Oct 5, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. jimw
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    Dyna Mini coils?

    A good analogy is plumbing. Imagine water under pressure, flowing through pipes of different diameters. Pressure is like voltage (volts), flow is...
    Post by: jimw, Oct 5, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. jimw
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    Bigger fuel tank....

    I have a 750 tank on my 650. Check the pictures in my profile - the one with the name badges still on it is the 650 size, and the other one is the...
    Post by: jimw, Oct 5, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
  13. jimw
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    Dyna Mini coils?

    Actually the resistor cuts the voltage to the coil, not the current, but the point is correct - the output will be reduced by 40%. I would...
    Post by: jimw, Oct 5, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. jimw
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    Dyna Mini coils?

    On the secondary, remember to take into account spark plug leads when measuring resistance. I forget the details except that it threw me at first....
    Post by: jimw, Oct 4, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. jimw
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    Losing my faith, please help!!!

    Is it possible the valve timing is wildly out, as in the chain broke? Doesn't explain the low compression but maybe the total lack of even a...
    Post by: jimw, Oct 4, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. jimw
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    Staight pipe exhaust ???

    I wanted the same and ran into problems with the centre stand and side stand interfering. By the time you clear those you're already up pretty...
    Post by: jimw, Aug 21, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. jimw
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    xj750 tank on ebay

    Look in my gallery. The picture of the bike with the black exhaust system on it has the 750 tank, whereas the one with the tank that has the...
    Post by: jimw, Aug 16, 2006 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  18. jimw
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    Switching Petcocks

    I put a petcock from an '83 650 Maxim tank into a 750 Maxim tank, I think '82. It fits. The length is different; one is shorter than the other,...
    Post by: jimw, Aug 4, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. jimw
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    Carb bowl screws

    Sorry don't know off hand but just to mention - I took one of the originals to my local fastener store, and found what I needed in stainless. What...
    Post by: jimw, Jul 10, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. jimw
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    Bad: Christopher Johnston, Arlington TX – non payment

    Re: Non payment Well here it is June. I did manage to make live contact with him twice. Nice guy too, but, still no $$. Now, no response to...
    Post by: jimw, Jun 10, 2006 in forum: Reviews - Service, Online, Retail Shop
  21. jimw
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    XJ Monster XJ YICS tool and Spin-on Oil Adaptor

    Regarding the spin-on adapter - I have written to the address on the website a couple of times and do not get a response. Is there another...
    Post by: jimw, Jun 8, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. jimw
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    Seized front brake piston - any tips on how to get out?

    A bit late on this thread but another way to remove the piston is to drill a hole though the middle of it, being careful not to drill into the...
    Post by: jimw, Jun 6, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. jimw
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    help!! head problems!

    Copper washers can be re-used if you re-anneal them. Put them on a cinder block or concrete floor, heat them red hot with a propane torch, and let...
    Post by: jimw, May 25, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. jimw
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    Does your bike VIBRATE?

    Could it be the bushings for the front fork have worn? I have seen on this board a fair bit of talk about replacing them with bearings, so maybe...
    Post by: jimw, May 23, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. jimw
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    Temperature sensor.

    I have an 83 Maxim that runs just great, but never had a temperature sensor. So now feel like I need one - thanks a lot eh? :lol: How do they...
    Post by: jimw, May 15, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. jimw
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    Why do you own your XJ

    I had been restoring a Triumph TR3a for 8 years and every spring was sad because it would be another season of no top-down driving. Meanwhile I...
    Post by: jimw, May 13, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Cig lighter adapter

    I have been thinking of this too, but to charge a cell phone. Has anyone come up with a neat way to hold a cell phone on the bike? Jim
    Post by: jimw, May 8, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Tank Transformation

    How do you like your luggage rack? Servicable? I have been thinking of getting one and yours looks kind of different. Where diod it come from? Jim
    Post by: jimw, May 1, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Rear fender options 83 XJ650

    I have seen some comments from you guys about losing the rear fender, I guess it's all a matter of taste....I want to go the other way, and extend...
    Thread by: jimw, Apr 25, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
  30. jimw
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    Any exhaust gurus out there?

    Well I got lucky! After much cut, fit, fiddle, trim, grind, fit, over and over and over.....I got it finished tonight. (The left half of the...
    Post by: jimw, Apr 20, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  31. jimw
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    Lifters play musical chairs - am I screwed?

    You really are supposed to break in a cam with its lifters, following a certain process, so they bed in together. Not sure about bike engines but...
    Post by: jimw, Apr 12, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Any exhaust gurus out there?

    I have never had the correct exhaust on my 83 XJ650. The one it came with has the "box" instead of the crossover pipes, where the 4 downpipes...
    Thread by: jimw, Apr 12, 2006, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. jimw
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    Bad: Christopher Johnston, Arlington TX – non payment

    Re: Non payment I sent it around the beginning of February, and waited a while, then emailed him on the 25th of Feb. He got right back to me then...
    Post by: jimw, Mar 21, 2006 in forum: Reviews - Service, Online, Retail Shop
  34. jimw
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    Bad: Christopher Johnston, Arlington TX – non payment

    Re: Non payment Thanks for the input. I probably won't go bankrupt over it really; it's more the principle of the thing. Another state? Try...
    Post by: jimw, Mar 21, 2006 in forum: Reviews - Service, Online, Retail Shop
  35. jimw
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    Bad: Christopher Johnston, Arlington TX – non payment

    As a result of posting an ad on here, I sent a gas tank off to a person who needed it (though he did not post here) and have been having trouble...
    Thread by: jimw, Mar 21, 2006, 12 replies, in forum: Reviews - Service, Online, Retail Shop
  36. jimw
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    exhaust angle?

    I want to do this mod too. Two reasons: a) So as not to roast saddlebags 2) Looks (yeah, subjective) One possibility would be to cut very...
    Post by: jimw, Mar 10, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
  37. jimw
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    Exhaust system - for what?

    No, no digital camera yet. Want one though. Jim
    Post by: jimw, Feb 21, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  38. jimw
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    Exhaust system - for what?

    A little while ago I bought an exhaust system from ebay to go on my 83 XJ650. It's completely black, and the mufflers are not tapered. Looks like...
    Thread by: jimw, Feb 21, 2006, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. jimw
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    paint

    I did mine in a very dark non-metallic green and am very happy with it. I got to this decision by looking at cars as I drove around (could have...
    Post by: jimw, Jan 9, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
  40. jimw
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    How do you remove a stripped oil nut?

    When mine wouldn't come off I used vice grips and then the head was really nice and round. So round that it lent itself nicely to using a die to...
    Post by: jimw, Jan 9, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    air filter pods

    Re: air filter I replaced my stock paper filter with something like a K&N, but a different brand. Actually now that I think of it it's not so...
    Post by: jimw, Jan 9, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
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