I had to sell it.
Not entirely sure. The long story is that while headed out to KoP one morning the engine was losing power. I was going 65ish in the left lane...
I couldn't get the photos to load here, so I put them on my facebook. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 214fbc5c59
So I have to sell my XJ550. The mileage is over 20K. I had the brakes done, the engine tuned and new tires as of last year, but commuting to...
And an odd man out answer: maybe your chain. When my chain gets loose, it tends to start a chugging or pulsing at highway speeds, and when it is...
I am getting 42mpg and that is fully loaded with me and all my books for school for an hour commute twice a day. I really need time to work out...
Are we allowed to ask what you got for it?
A quick one for me. 1982 Yamaha XJ550 Passed to a friend 1993 Kawasaki ZX6E Passed on the right...(shame) 1982 Yamaha XJ550 At my house...
The first one I saw was in Key West (parked) and I've seen another here in Philly (parked, but not since the snow) a few blocks from work. I bet...
Re: For Sale... 1981 Yamaha XJ550 Maxim, Near Mint condition I wish I had the cash for this! This bike is stunning. I hope you get everypenny...
I'd be up to learning if people are getting together, but my 550 is out of commission from needing brakes and the fork seals redone. But I'd...
Well, grab the choke at night or have a fast escape route planned. Most tractor owners I know want to keep their chokes. :)
Can you post a vid to let us also hear it?
Your work so far looks great. I am baffled by that paint job. Does it change colors by the light and angle you look at it? Your project here is...
I'm imagining fire coming up out of your pipes, but that might not be a bonus if you're sitting on it. Really wild.
If it is really cold out, I have found either warming the engine block up with a heater or jumping it from a stronger battery (cold crank amps) to...
I was going to ask which DOT to use, and then saw my master cylinder already has the answer on it. I will be topping mine off once I get one of...
Thankfully, I put a tarp on mine, so while everything was closed yesterday, I had the family car, but with the world going again, I passed that up...
I just got my clutch cable through the mail, and waited a day or two to put it on because of daylight issues, but it was great to have it in my...
Very very cool, and insane. I know you can get desensitized to speed or heights after dealing with them for a while, but that is unbelievable.
You sound good, and I'd get that clarinet players some flowers or fruit for carrying the reed section in Jesu. Great stuff. Decent kettle drum...
When I was in college my parents got my sister and I vehicles. She chose a Honda 2 door, and I got my friends ZX-6E. That was a great season....
I would like to second the Radio Shack for fuses. Can't get a fuse block there, but fuses almost for certain.
Badges?! We don need no stinkin Badges!!! But, they always look better and I feel better riding a Yamaha rather than a Yamah
Turns out any savings I'd have had on the make an offer was going to be lost on shipping or u-haul. Turns out it is around $350 to put a trailer...
I have the chance to buy a 87 Radian 600 (probably a 86) at a give us an offer price, but can't do it unless I can get in not running home. It...
This procedure might not catch on though, as the cost of fuel to run the chevy will climb every 50 rotations of the tank. :P
So, I got to go see Batman, and thought it was great, the only trouble was getting to the theater on time. It's only 10 miles away, and I had...
I am hoping to do this while I have some time this week, but aside from the size of lines being mentioned, what should I be looking for to replace...
I am looking into changing the brake fluid in the front lines and have run into the age old problem of rusted screws on the top of the resevoir....
Philly nowdays, but Brockport and Rochester were my old stomping grounds.
I think they are to lower engine vibration, but as on mine they are chucked in there any/everywhere and not only the sides, but in some of the...
Way down in that article on helmets they had been putting through the soft impact and hard impact tests, they mention how well the liners (the...
The difference on the two spots is about as far as 8-O-clock is from 7-O-clock. Not a lot of space, but it should feel like it wants to...
I was on the dark side with a ZX6 for several years, and at 5'9" and 135lbs (back then) it was astounding the power. I do miss the dual breaks...
And we won't be tempted by that old back woods trick of using a 22 shell to just get a connection. It was that guy in a pick up truck that used...
Thanks Rick.
I just finished a project of using JB weld (fun stuff that is) to cover the few holes in my mufflers just before they hit the cones. I knew that...
I just like the improvement that when you dropped the old ones, if they survived that, you typically had to chase them to wherever they rolled to.
What was the regret you mentioned in the very first post? Was it that you only took one pic of the beginning spot?
I think we all wish that the women in our lives were as straightforward and as easy to maintain as our bikes are. They don't come with manuals...
Rediculously great purchase. Have fun, and ride safe.
You might also want to buy some chest kevlar for the one time you need to stop quick. Especially with those awesome short handlebars.
I'm right between you two, and I don't have the shim tool. If you need someone in the middle to do a pass off run, I could help. :)
I have the generic T mobile phone, and I find that with a full face, I can just jam the ear part back by my right ear, and that puts the mouth...
34 as of the 24th. So far 34 is looking like it's going to be a hard year. :)
People who don't want it harvested by computer programs that sift through websites to get personal info to sell to telemarketers. That is...
bang bang donk bang.
pretty cool
Good thinking on the magnets not working, I hadn't thought about that. The other detail that makes just a normal heater not really an option...